Morgan Wallen. Photo: John Shearer

The Top 5 country streaming songs this week are all from Morgan Wallen, according to Nielsen.

Wallen’s “Wasted on You” tops the songs chart with 17 million streams, “Somebody’s Problem” sits at No. 2 with 14 million, “7 Summers” is at No. 3 (12.5 million), “Sand In My Boots” is at No. 4 (12 million), and “Warning” rounds out the top five with 11 million streams.

His sophomore album, Dangerous: The Double Album, is the No. 1 album all-genre and country with 265K in total consumption (74K album only/232 million song streams). Wallen’s breakout album, If I Know Me, is at No. 5.

Luke Combs‘ What You See Is What You Get takes the No. 2 position on the albums chart, with 31K in total consumption.

Barry Gibb earns a global career-high chart debut, with his Greenfileds: The Gibb Brothers’ Songbook, Vol.1 project at No. 3, earning 25K. Chris Stapleton‘s Starting Over is at No. 4 (17K).

Carrie Underwood has revealed the cover art for My Savior, the upcoming companion gospel album to her recent Christmas album, My Gift. The album of gospel hymns will be released on CD and digitally March 26 just prior to the Easter holiday, and on vinyl April 30.

She co-produced the new project with longtime collaborator David Garcia, with whom she also co-produced her 2018 album Cry Pretty. With his early roots in Christian music, over the past decade Garcia has achieved chart-topping success across multiple genres with over 20 No. 1’s to his credit.  He has twice been named ASCAP’s Christian Music Songwriter of the Year (2015 and 2019), has written three ASCAP Award winners for Christian Music Song of The Year, as well as won nine Dove Awards. Garcia and Underwood’s collaborations include co-writing tracks such as her No. 1 hit “Southbound” (with Josh Miller), “Drinking Alone” and “Love Wins (both with Brett James), all of which have been certified Gold by the RIAA, as well as the original tracks “Let There Be Peace” and “Sweet Baby Jesus” (both with Brett James) on My Gift, among others.

“It’s been such a blessing to make music like this, inspirational music that is near and dear to my heart,” says Underwood. “These two albums have been on my musical bucket list since the beginning of my career and were planned long before the events of the past year, but somehow it feels like the perfect time to share these beloved songs with the world.”

Garth Brooks, Tim McGraw, Tyler Hubbard

Garth Brooks, Tyler Hubbard and Tim McGraw are among the artists slated to perform for inauguration festivities set for Former Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Kamala Harris as they are sworn in as President and Vice President of the United States.

Brooks will perform at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday night (Jan. 20) when Biden and Harris take the oath of office.

Brooks will be performing at the U.S. Capitol and joins Lady Gaga and Jennifer Lopez on the list of entertainers who will take part in the historic event. He has performed in some way for six of the last seven U.S. presidents (Ronald Reagan being the only exception), but has only participated in an inauguration once before – when he performed songs like “We Shall Be Free” on the steps on the Lincoln Memorial as part of events surrounding President Barack Obama’s inauguration in 2009. This year he will be at the Capitol, as part of the actual swearing-in ceremony.

For the superstar, taking part in the inauguration isn’t a statement of his politics but a chance to swell with pride at being an American and give back. “This is a great day in our household,” said Brooks. “This is not a political statement. This is a statement of unity. This is history! And it’s an honor to get to serve. This is kinda how I get to serve this country. Our father served as a United States Marine in the Korean War; we had brothers that served in the Air Force and the Army. This is my chance to get to serve.”

McGraw and Hubbard will be a part of Wednesday night’s primetime Celebrating America special, starting at at 8:30 p.m. ET/PT, and hosted by Tom Hanks. They will be performing their new song “Undivided.” The two detailed their plans in an interview with Big Machine Label Group’s Becca Walls for Big Machine Radio.

“Yeah, we got a call just a few days ago and got invited to play the song at the inauguration, and I think Tim and I both were extremely excited and humbled. What a crazy cool opportunity – as simple as just to get to play music again, which is exciting in itself, but then to get to spread and share this message of hope and love and unity to the world. What better platform to get to do that on, so we’re both extremely excited,” Hubbard said.

“Very excited, and also, the background of what we’re gonna be shooting is gonna be Nashville. So, to showcase our city and all that it’s gone through in the last year is a big deal for us,” McGraw said.

Pictured (L-R): Spencer Nohe, Warner Chappell Music Nashville A&R Directior; Nina Jenkins, Jody Williams Songs Creative Director; Peytan Porter; Jody Williams, Jody Williams Songs Founder; Ben Vaughn, Warner Chappell Music Nashville President/CEO. Photo: Nathan Zucker

Dawsonville, GA native Peytan Porter has signed her first publishing deal with Jody Williams Songs, in partnership with Warner Chappell Music.

The singer-songwriter moved to Nashville to attend Lipscomb University in 2016. Seeking out collaborators in co-writers outside the organized writing rooms of Music Row, Porter found further encouragement in fellow up-and-coming writers and began honing her style, particularly stories that paint pictures beyond her hometown’s 8.2 square mile radius.

“Peytan’s writing is so emotive and sophisticated structurally. The first time she performed for us in the office I was moved to tears, asking her to repeat a second verse just to take it in a bit longer. It’s exciting to have this opportunity to help someone with her natural talent realize her goals as a songwriter and artist,” says JWS founder Jody Williams. “She definitely has the gift!”

“So, as you can imagine, the opportunity to now work with Jody Williams Songs and the Warner Chappell family feels like a long-awaited exhale,” Porter says. “I knew from our first conversations that Jody and Nina are truly song-first people, and I feel fortunate to get to create in a space that advocates for excellent songwriting as it’s not just what I do, it’s who I am. I’ve always just written myself through things: my childhood, my first heartbreak, to this last year we’ve all survived. I’m glad I get to keep doing that and am honored to join a roster of writers and artists that I so greatly admire!”

“Peytan has an infectious spirit that undoubtedly translates into her songwriting,” says Nina Jenkins, JWS Creative Director. “We are fortunate to get to work with someone who has such a defined sense of self.”

In addition to Porter, Jody Williams Songs represents talents such as four-time GRAMMY nominee Ashley McBryde, Driver Williams, Nathan Chapman, Jeremy Spillman, Greg Bates and Jason Nix. The company also represents Pat McLaughlin in a writer management/publishing role. Through JWS’s partnership with Warner Chappell Music Nashville, Williams develops writers and writer-artists, secures covers, sources legacy catalogs and represents select WCM writer catalogs for exploitation.