Kenny Chesney and Hardy battle it out for the most-added designation this week across the country charts.

On the Billboard and MusicRow CountryBreakout Radio charts, Chesney’s “Beer With My Friends” featuring Old Dominion brought in 75 new station adds.

The idea to record “Beer With My Friends,” which was written by David Lee Murphy, Shy Carter and Bryan Simpson, was born on Chesney’s “Here And Now 2022” with Old Dominion. Chesney notes, “Before [the tour] is over, I wanted to give everyone something to remember it by, a song that we can all sing wherever we are–and know there’s nothing like these moments we’ve shared. All you gotta do is put it on, turn it up and we’ll all be right back there; bringing OD in reinforces it all.”

On Mediabase, Hardy’s “Wait In The Truck” saw 54 adds and an additional 11 on MusicRow.

“Wait In The Truck,” which features powerhouse vocals from MusicRow‘s newly-crowned Breakthrough Artist and Artist-Writer of the Year Lainey Wilson, was written by Hardy, Hunter Phelps, Jordan Schmidt, and Renee Blair.

“Thank you to country radio for supporting a song that means so much to me,” Hardy shares. “I’m grateful to the fans for the response already to this song, it truly means everything. I can’t wait to hear it on the radio.”

For more chart data, click here to view the latest edition of The MusicRow Weekly.

Folds of Honor 2nd Annual Celebrity Golf Tournament winning team, Team IB3 Global Solutions. Photo: Courtesy of Wortman Works

Folds of Honor Tennessee raised over $324,000 this week at the 2nd Annual Celebrity Golf Tournament at the Governors Club. Celebrity players included Lee Brice, Michael Ray, Kid Rock, Tyler Braden, Jordan Rowe, Jelly Roll, and Cortland Finnegan, among many others.

The tournament brought together friends from sports, entertainment, and corporate America with foursomes teeing off in support of Folds of Honor’s mission to provide opportunity to the families of our nation’s injured and fallen veterans in the form of scholarships.

Speaker Rachel Faulkner Brown, Photo: Courtesy of Wortman Works

The day’s winner was Team IB3 Global Solutions headed by executive board member, Sean Gleason of Knoxville. The event also featured a post-golf dinner, a concert by Edwin McCain, and a live/silent auction. The guest speaker was Rachel Faulkner-Brown, founder of Be Still Ministries.

“What a blessing! The energy in the air was electric on Monday. Thank you to all the sponsors, board members, celebrities, players, and volunteers who helped the Tennessee Chapter of Folds of Honor raise nearly 65 scholarships for our military families. Our ‘squadron’ is unmatched!” states Jenner Kreifels, the Regional Development Officer for Folds of Honor Tennessee.

Folds of Honor will distribute nearly 9,000 academic scholarships worth approximately $40 million for 2022-23. Since its inception in 2007, the organization has awarded nearly 44,000 scholarships valued at nearly $200 million.

Folds of Honor Tennessee hosts several fundraising events throughout the year to raise funds for the scholarships, including Drams ‘N Jams, Rock ‘N Jock Celebrity Softball tournament, and Heroes and Holidays in partnership with John Rich, among others.

Tyler Thompson. Photo: Danny Clinch

Singer-songwriter Tyler Thompson has signed with Sony Music Nashville and CAA.

Known for producing acclaimed films such as Black Swan, American Made, Hacksaw Ridge and Trial of the Chicago 7, Thompson’s first track, “Won’t Take Long,” is available everywhere now.

“Throughout my career, I have always been passionate about telling stories no one else was willing to tell, and bringing back projects from the brink to give them new life. This happened when I made Black Swan and that’s exactly what I believe we’re doing with this song, which was written by my pal Will Hoge several years ago,” Thompson explains. “I’m so excited for Sony Nashville to be on board for this journey and for everyone to finally hear it.”

Thompson found his way into producing movies in 2008 with his debut film, Black Swan, and followed that up with Rush, Black Mass, American Made, Hacksaw Ridge and Everest, among many others. He is in production on his next movie, The Pale Blue Eye, with Christian Bale and Scott Cooper, which will release on Netflix this fall.

“Music has always been in my blood, not genetically, but there’s something burning in me that has always driven me to make it,” continues Thompson. “A lot of country music these days is successful because it’s relatable to folks in America. In a world where it’s very hard to find authenticity, I wanted to create some semblance of it, first for myself, and now I hope people will also feel it on this record.”

Brandon Perdue

Riser House Entertainment’s Brandon Perdue has been promoted to SVP of A&R + Publishing.

Since joining the company four years ago, Perdue has developed hit songwriters Dallas Wilson and Michael Whitworth. He has been heavily involved in the past few years of Mitchell Tenpenny’s career, including setting up the session that produced his and Chris Young’s latest No. 1 hit, “At The End of A Bar.” Additionally, Perdue oversaw the production of Dillon Carmichael’s latest album, Son of A, working alongside producers Jon Pardi, Dann Huff, Ryan Gore and Phil O’Donnell.

Riser House’s publishing division currently oversees the songwriting careers of Tenpenny, Wilson, Whitworth and Carmichael, and has also recently completed a catalog purchase from The Song Factory, including hits from writers Pardi, Butler, Ashley McBryde, Dustin Lynch, and more. On the records side, the roster includes Tenpenny (in partnership with Sony Nashville), Carmichael and Meghan Patrick, along with several label services clients.

“Brandon has proven himself a key leader in our company with his ability to manage artists and songwriters, helping them to achieve great success,” says Riser House Entertainment Founder/CEO Jennifer Johnson. “Under his helm, Riser House has seen many hits as a young, boutique label and publishing company. As an A&R executive, Brandon has incredible sensibilities and knows how to help artists navigate their sound, fostering them to make artful and commercial records. He’s one of the best A&R and Publishing executives in our business, and I’m excited to see where he can take us as we continue to grow both our office and our roster.”

“I’m incredibly proud of what we’ve been able to build at Riser House over the past few years,” adds Perdue. “Our approach is ‘small but mighty’, and everyone on our roster currently has multiple things to be excited about because we are able to take a laser-focused approach with each creative we partner with. I can’t wait to see what the next four years hold for our current team and the new crop of talent we’ll be bringing on board over the next year.”

Congratulate Perdue at brandon@riserhouse.com.