November 7, 2025 News@CountryAircheck.com

Grammy Gold: Tyler Childers, Miranda Lambert and Chris Stapleton lead the country nominees in the 2026 Grammy Awards, followed by Jelly Roll, Zach Top and Lainey Wilson. The Best Contemporary Country Album category includes sets from Childers, Lambert, Jelly Roll, Kelsea Ballerini and Eric Church, while the Best Traditional Country Album category finds father and son Willie and Lukas Nelson in competition, along with Top, Charley Crockett and Margo Price. See the full list of nominees here. The Grammy Awards will broadcast live on CBS and stream on Paramount+ Feb. 1 from Los Angeles’ Crypto .com Arena. Country Aircheck's Grammy Voter's Guide will be out Dec. 12.

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Show Support: George Strait will play another (CAT 10/17) stadium show with a newly added performance at Lubbock, TX's Jones AT&T Stadium April 25. He'll be joined by fellow Texans Miranda Lambert and Hudson Westbrook; tickets here Nov. 21.

ICYMI: Cooper Alan performed "Starting To Show" on NBC's Today.

Stories Of The Week: Search for news and people in the archives at countryaircheck.com.

Radio pros share their straight-on-the-air stories in Country Aircheck Weekly.
BBRMG's Camille Kenny was promoted to VP/A&R. (11/6)
Kickin Kountry 101 added Michael "Doc" Studard and Gerry “G-Man” Snyder. (11/5)
CMT Hot 20 Countdown host Cody Alan will sign off at the end of the year. (11/4)
Todd Violette was named Connoisseur/Palm Springs, CA OM. (11/3)

Country Aircheck Today Top 5: Here are the Top 5 songs for Nov. 6, according to Mediabase 24/7.

JACKSON DEAN/Heavens To Betsy (Big Machine) 4242 points
CHASE MATTHEW/Darlin' (Warner/WAR) 3851 points
LUKE COMBS/Back In The Saddle (Columbia) 2920 points
LAINEY WILSON/Somewhere Over Laredo (Broken Bow) 2873 points
PARKER MCCOLLUM/What Kinda Man (MCA) 2769 points

Country Aircheck Top Point Gainers: Here are the top point gainers for Nov. 2-6, compared with the same days last week, according to Mediabase 24/7.

JACKSON DEAN/Heavens To Betsy (Big Machine) +5567 points
BLAKE SHELTON/Stay Country Or Die Tryin' (Wheelhouse) +1722 points
MORGAN WALLEN/20 Cigarettes (Big Loud) +1663 points
MEGAN MORONEY/6 Months Later (Col. NY/Columbia) +1244 points
ELLA LANGLEY/Choosin' Texas (Sawgod/Columbia/Triple Tigers) +1101 points

Tomorrow's Birthdays (11/8): Lauren Alaina, Dillon Carmichael, Bucky Covington, Bonnie Raitt, Kira Florita, Haley McLemore, Harold Shedd, Dave Hovel, JT Bosch, the late Patti Page.

Sunday's Birthdays (11/9): Chris Lane, Barry Knox (Parmalee), D’ette Brosius, Deb Haus, Sue Wilson, Lyndie Wenner, Neil Cacciottolo.

Monday's Birthdays (11/10): Miranda Lambert, Brian Henningsen (The Henningsens), Chris Cagle, Donna Fargo, Joe Carroll, Carol Turner, Alicia Harvey, Scott Gaines, Mike Carroll, the late Jay J. McCrae.

Back Then Write Now: EMI's Tyler Hubbard celebrates No. 1s "Back Then Right Now" (top) and "Park." Pictured (top, back, l-r) are Studio Bank’s Kari Barnhart, BMI’s MaryAnn Keen, ASCAP’s Evyn Johnston, Big Machine Music’s Alex Heddle, Spirit Music’s Kennedy Murphy and the label's Damon Moberly; (top, front, l-r) songwriter David Garcia, Hubbard, producer Jordan Schmidt and songwriter Geoff Warburton. Pictured (bottom, back, l-r) are Rhythm House’s Vanna Moua, Warner Chappell’s Spencer Nohe, Barnhart, Keen, Johnston, Sony Music Publishing’s Kenley Flynn, Moberly and HAYLO Music’s Josh Saxe; (bottom, front, l-r) songwriters Jesse Frasure and Canaan Smith, Hubbard, Schmidt and songwriter Ashley Gorley.

Stars Struck: Big Loud's Hardy at Audacy's Stars & Strings in Hollywood, FL. Pictured (l-r) are Audacy's Jeff Sottolano and Chad Fitzsimmons, the label's Lauren "LT" Thomas, Hardy, Audacy's Katie Neal, the label's Sarah Headley and Audacy's Michael Martin and Justin Cole.

I'll Be Home Shopping For Christmas: Dolly Parton celebrates the gold certification of A Holly Dolly Christmas during HSN's All-Star Nashville Holiday special.

Signage: Singer/songwriter Brendan Walter signs with Warner Chappell Music. Pictured (l-r) are True Grit's Grady Smith, WCM's Spencer Nohe, Walter and WCM's Austen Adams.