June 18, 2026 News@CountryAircheck.com

Fake Book: The bipartisan No Fakes Act, which seeks a federal intellectual property right to protect against AI voice cloning and deepfakes, cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee today (6/18). "We are encouraged by today’s passage in the Senate Judiciary Committee and look forward to the bill’s passage into law later this year," says RIAA Chairman/CEO Mitch Glazier. It's TBA if/when the legislation will make it to the Senate floor.

Smack Talk: SmackSongs Dir./Marketing Mak Symmonds' last day is tomorrow (6/19). She joined the company in 2025 (CAT 3/19/25). Reach Symmonds here through tomorrow, and Coord./Marketing Hunter Barrett here for marketing needs.

Coor Memory: Capitol Christian Music Group Coord./Royalties Accounting Jenna Wilson has joined Tape Room Music as Coord. “[Jenna's] passion for country music and the people who create it was evident when we met her," says Dir./A&R Caroline Hodson. Wilson's prior stops include Warner Chappell Music and Neon Coast; reach her here.

Heart Of The Matter: Entersong Entertainment, the live event and entertainment company co-founded in 2022 by Nashville songwriter Rob Hatch, has entered into a strategic partnership with Get After It Media's The Heartland Network. The deal marks Entersong's first venture into original broadcast and streaming content, centered on the development and production of music-focused programming. Entersong is best known for producing the Las Vegas Songwriters Festival. Heartand Network programming includes Keith Stegall's High Dollar Hill and The Chuck Wicks Show.

Seventh Heaven: SiriusXM will launch a faith-based weekly show hosted by Tommy Wallen, father of Morgan Wallen, June 21. Tommy's Sunday Seven, featuring the elder Wallen's seven-minute devotionals, will air on Morgan Wallen Radio (ch. 64) and the SXM app Sundays at 9am (ET), with rebroadcasts throughout the day. Tommy already hosts the Family Tradition With Tommy Wallen feature on the channel, where he shares family memories, stories from his son's childhood and his proudest moments from Morgan’s life and career.

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

Friends and colleagues remember the late Bill Cody in Country Aircheck Weekly.
Ashley Layfield added WUBL/Atlanta programming, and Corey Calhoun joined in afternoons. (6/16)
Shane Tarleton was named Leo33 Co-Head. (6/16)
Bill Fox was named Cumulus/Toledo OM. (6/15)

Programming Note: The Country Aircheck and Mediabase offices will be closed tomorrow (6/19) in observance of Juneteenth. Country Aircheck Today will return Monday, June 22.

Country Aircheck Today Top 5: Here are the Top 5 songs for June 17, according to Mediabase.

ELLA LANGLEY/Be Her (Sawgod/Col. NY/Triple Tigers) 4630 points
JOSH ROSS/Hate How You Look (Core/Mercury) 4340 points
JASON ALDEAN/Don't Tell On Me (Macon Music/Broken Bow) 4295 points
MORGAN WALLEN/Don't We (Big Loud) 3887 points
ELLA LANGLEY & MORGAN WALLEN/I Can't Love You Anymore (Sawgod/Col. NY/Triple Tigers/Big Loud) 3211 points

Country Aircheck Top Point Gainers: Here are the top point gainers for June 14-17, compared with the same days last week, according to Mediabase.

TAYLOR SWIFT/I Knew It, I Knew You (Disney/Republic/MCA) +2283 points
ELLA LANGLEY & MORGAN WALLEN/I Can't Love You Anymore (Sawgod/Col. NY/Triple Tigers/Big Loud) +1776 points
MORGAN WALLEN/Don't We (Big Loud) +1553 points
CODY JOHNSON/Horseback (CoJo/Warner/WRN) +1528 points
JASON ALDEAN/Don't Tell On Me (Macon Music/Broken Bow) +1487 points

Tomorrow's Birthdays (6/19): Doug Stone, Jeff Garrison, Jim Collins, Ken Rush, the late Lester Flatt.

Saturday's Birthdays (6/20): Chris Thompson (Eli Young Band), Chuck Wicks, Anne Murray, Dan Tyminski, Troy Verges, Jon Elliot, Sherrie Halford, Lance Tidwell, Andy Ritchie, Devin DeToro, Matt Kennon, Keith Montgomery, the late Chet Atkins, the late Ben Peters.

Sunday's Birthdays (6/21): Corey Kent, Tyler Childers, Kathy Mattea, Porter Howell (Little Texas), Allison Moorer, Nikki Roddy, Rob Banks, Clay Henderson, Bruce Murry, Hillary Kanter, Paul Barnabee, Leon Everette, Michael J., the late Joe Mansfield.

Monday's Birthdays (6/22): Georgia Mock-Bedwell, Josh “Rowdy Yates” Holstead, Barry Hutchens, Lisa Strickland, the late Roy Drusky, the late Kris Kristofferson.

I-75 South Of Southern: Saddle Up's Tori Rose with WKHX/Atlanta's Mike Moore and Lucas Phelan and the label's Matt Galvin (l-r) at a station visit.

Mile Hi City: East Music Row Records' Belles with Joe Schuld, KYGO/Denver’s Shawn Patrick and the label's Johnny Gates (l-r).

Signage: David Nail signs with 117 Entertainment for management (the company was already handling his PR), New Frontier Touring for booking and Carnival Music for publishing. Pictured (l-r) are 117's Zach Farnum, Carnival's Frank Liddell, New Frontier's Peter Loomis and Nail.

Let's Go, Girls, Gays And Theys: ACM Pride Takeover: Y’all Means All takes over Nashville's Canvas. Pictured (l-r) are the ACM's Haley Montgomery, The Cowgays' Chris Housman and Adam Mac, Republic's Kaitlin Butts, The Cowgays' Brooke Eden, host Vidalia Anne Gentry, WME's Anthony Green and the ACM's Damon Whiteside.

Signage: Singer/songwriter Max Alan (c) signs with Sony Music Nashville. Pictured with (l-r) are the label's Jason McColl and Ken Robold and Taylor Lindsey, Broad Highway Management’s Chris Crowley and the label's Margaret Tomlin.