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| May 18, 2026 News@CountryAircheck.com |
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Interstella: "As a cowboy, this is the gold buckle I’ve chased my whole life,” Entertainer of the Year Cody Johnson told the press room after last night’s (5/17) 61st Academy of Country Music Awards. Ella Langley set the record for most ACM wins by a single artist, taking home Female, Artist-Songwriter, Music Event for “Don’t Mind If I Do” with Riley Green, and Song and Single of the Year for “Choosin’ Texas.” Additional winners included Parker McCollum (Album), Brooks & Dunn (Duo) and The Red Clay Strays (Group); full list here, and performance links in ICYMI below. |
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Hub Step: The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee's Rondal Richardson has been named Exec. Dir. of the newly formed Music Community Foundation (MCF), a national hub for music-driven philanthropy launching with more than 120 music industry partners. MCF is designed to equip artists, managers and the industry with an infrastructure to build, grow and sustain charitable work. Its founding advisory committee includes executives from CAA, the Grand Ole Opry, Red Light, UTA and WME, as well as artists Charlie Worsham and Trisha Yearwood.
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Tour Support: Luke Bryan's fall Farm Tour has been set for Sept. 17-19, with stops in Latrobe, PA; Millersport, OH; and Brookston, IN, with TBA openers. The shows fund college scholarships for students from farming families attending local colleges or universities near the tour stops. Tickets (5/21) here.
Dan + Shay's The Young Tour kicks off Sept. 11 in Noblesville, IN and wraps Nov. 7 in Mountain View, CA. Joining on select dates are Tyler Hubbard and Josh Ross; tickets here Friday (5/22).
Waylon Wyatt will launch his more than 50-date Dustpiles World Tour July 18, with shows spanning North America, Europe and Australia as the tour continues through January. Tickets (5/21) and dates here.
Stella Lefty will embark on her 11-date Stella Lefty Live tour Oct. 30 in San Francisco, with stops in Los Angeles, Atlanta, New York, Toronto and Washington, D.C. Tickets (5/22) here.
Tickets to Ole 60's Off The Grid Tour — beginning July 9 in Milwaukee and featuring The Stews, Kolton Moore & The Clever Few, The Jack Wharff Band, 80 Acres, Arcy Drive, Phil Kane, Rob Langdon, Cigarettes @ Sunset and Garret Elias — go on sale Thursday (5/21) here.
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Festive All: Carrie Underwood, Avery Anna and American Idol winner Hannah Harper kick off the Grand Ole Opry's Summer Of The Century June 2. Additional CMA Fest week performers include Flatland Cavalry (June 3) and Jordan Davis (June 5); full lineup and tickets here.
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Bits & Pieces: Red Light Management founder Coran Capshaw will be presented with the T.J. Martell Foundation's Lifetime Music Industry Award Sept. 15 during the organization's New York Honors Gala at Cipriani. Tickets here.
The Elaina Smith-hosted Backstage Country Uncut weekly podcast debuts May 29 with guest Jordan Davis.
Atlantic Outpost's Stella Lefty was named SiriusXM The Highway channel's latest "Highway Find." SiriusXM's Cody Alan broke the news to her May 16 during ACM Awards weekend in Las Vegas.
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ICYMI: Performances from last night's (5/17) 61st ACM Awards included:
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| Country Aircheck Today Top 5: Here are the Top 5 songs for the week ending May 16, according to Mediabase.
- CODY JOHNSON/The Fall (CoJo/Warner/WRN)
- TUCKER WETMORE/Brunette (Back Blocks/Mercury)
- ELLA LANGLEY/Be Her (Sawgod/Col. NY/Triple Tigers)
- RILEY GREEN/Change My Mind (Nash. Harbor)
- JORDAN DAVIS/Turn This Truck Around (MCA)
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| Country Aircheck Top Point Gainers: Here are the top point gainers for May 17, compared with the same day last week, according to Mediabase.
- TUCKER WETMORE/Brunette (Back Blocks/Mercury) +717 points
- ELLA LANGLEY & MORGAN WALLEN/I Can't Love You Anymore (Sawgod/Col. NY/Triple Tigers/Big Loud) +317 points
- KENNY CHESNEY/Carry On (Hey Now) +305 points
- COREY KENT f/KOE WETZEL/Rocky Mountain Low (Combustion/RCA) +255 points
- LUKE COMBS/Be By You (Columbia) +226 points
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| Tomorrow's Birthdays (5/19): Lainey Wilson, Maggie Rose, Shooter Jennings, Wayne Halper, Tanya Burko, Chris Moore, Jessie Roberts, Wes Vause, the late Mickey Newbury, the late Lesly Simon.
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Swing Music: Nashville Harbor's Greylan James draws a crowd during ACM Lifting Lives' Country On The Green at TopGolf in Las Vegas Friday (5/15). Pictured (l-r) are Audacy's Mark Anderson and Justin Cole, James, and the label's Scott Borchetta, Jimmy Harnen, Ryan Dokke and Jay Cruze.
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Dan + Kay: WUSN/Chicago's Scotty Kay (c) with Dan + Shay's Shay Mooney (l) and Dan Smyers at the ACM radio remotes. |
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Poolaroid: The Opry NextStage Class of 2026 at ACM Next Wave: Country’s Beach Bash. Pictured (l-r) are ACM's Kylie Goudreau, the Opry's Dan Rogers, Dasha, Vincent Mason, Emily Ann Roberts, Tyler Braden, Hudson Westbrook, Alexandra Kay, Graham Barham, Willow Avalon, host Ashley Cooke, the Opry's Jenn Tressler, ACM's Haley Montgomery and the Opry's Lexi Lampkin.
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Dub Step And Repeat: ACM Award winners Riley Green (Music Event) and Bryan "B-Dub" Washington (National Daily On-Air and Weekly Personality) at the radio remotes. |
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All I Have To Offer: Honoree Stephanie Davenport (Warner Records Nashville) with past honoree Shannon Sanders (BMI) at the I’m Just Me: A Charley Pride Celebration of Inclusion brunch hosted by Amazon MGM Studios, Amazon Music and the ACM in Las Vegas last week. Additional honorees (not pictured) were MTSU's Beverly Keel, Compton Cowboys, Warner's James Marsh, Rolling Stone's Joseph Hudak and artist Moriah.
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She's A Casino: ACM Best New Male Artist of the Year Tucker Wetmore (l) with Country Top 40 With Fitz at the ACM radio remotes in Las Vegas. |
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Re-Signage: Songwriter Neil Medley renews his deal with River House Artists and Sony Music Publishing Nashville. Pictured (l-r) are RHA's Lauren Lieu and Zebb Luster, Medley and RHA's Kayla Adkins. |
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