June 9, 2025, Issue 964
Fest In Show: Nissan Recaps
Stadium performance highlights from nights two, three and four of CMA Fest; see Thursday’s recap here
• Stick Season: Even with a crowd that was “collectively damp”
– as Kelsea Ballerini joked –Friday night’s (6/6) gate delays and afternoon showers did nothing to dampen the energy at Nissan Stadium.
Rita Wilson opened, delivering a two-song set that began with “The Spark” and introduced a song she’d released that day, “W.O.W. (Wild Old Women).” Next up was Shaboozey , who played one song on the platform stage last year. For his main stage debut, he reprised “A Bar Song (Tipsy),” and added “Good News,” then brought out Jelly Roll for a duet of “Amen.”
Between main acts, Kelly Sutton and Amber Anderson from Amazon Music’s Country Heat Weekly asked their most famous coworker, Alexa, to introduce Kameron Marlowe (“Seventeen,” “Tennessee Don’t Mind”) and Sam Barber (“Same Sad Shit,” “Straight and Narrow”) on the satellite stage.
Mr. Roll returned for another surprise performance, this time on the platform stage, joining Brandon Lake for a choir-backed performance of “Hard Fought Hallelujah.” He also referenced the stadium being built next door by asking, “Let a local boy open the new Nissan Stadium in 2027!” (continued on page 4)
Addcock: Warner ’ s Gavin Adcock celebrates RIAA gold (“Run Your Mouth,“ “Deep End,“ “Four Leaf Clover”) and platinum (“A Cigarette“) certifications during CMA Fest. Pictured (l-r) are the label Williams, Red Light’s Tom Lord, the label’s Justin Luffman the label’s Aaron Bay-Schuck, Red Light’s Saxon Curry label’s Cris Lacy
Tour Launch: Rhett Your Appetite
Thomas Rhett’s Better In Boots Tour kicked off June 5 at Walmart Arkansas Music Pavillion in Rogers, AR. KSSN/Little Rock, KKIX/Fayetteville & KMAG/Ft. Smith, AR PD Jess Jennings was there to share it with Country Aircheck
Warner/WMN’s Castellows opened. “There’s not another female harmony sound like them in the format,” says Jennings. “The lead singer [Lily Balkcom] looked like she was having the time of her life – love her vibe.” EMI/Nashville’s Tucker Wetmore was direct support, and when he got to “Wind Up Missin’ You,” Jennings says he was visibly moved at how the whole crowd was singing along to his first No. 1. Wetmore closed out his set with “Brunette,” which Jennings calls a “freight train of energy.”
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Jess Jennings
Kelsea Ballerini Rita Wilson
Shaboozey and Jelly Roll
Kameron Marlowe
Brandon Lake
Parker McCollum Ashley McBryde
Rhett opened his set with the tour’s namesake “Boots,” as the audience all stood in theirs. What followed were more than 20 of his hits – still not enough to squeeze in all of his No. 1s.
Before going into
“Remember You Young,” Rhett reflected that his life is at “Mach 12” with four kids and thanked fellow parents, “I am genuinely blown away that you made time to spend time with us tonight.”
Wetmore returned to the stage to help with “Half Of Me.” Later, Rhett had help from his background singers on “Marry Me.” “They brought a whole other level to the show,” adds Jennings.
Rhett also reflected on what he called, “the worst year of my life, but the best.” Going from touring to six months of idleness during Covid, he said, “without a guitar in my hand, I had no idea who I am. My wife reminded me I was a father, husband, brother, friend and a damn good one. I wrote this song after that conversation with my wife.” That was his intro to “Country Again.”
After reeling off “Unforgettable,” Rhett played to the crowd (the venue is just 16 miles from the University of Arkansas campus) and “yipped” to “call the hogs.” Jennings muses, “I’m not sure he got it, it’s a ‘thing.’”
Rhett brought out the fireworks, literally, for “Craving You,” then started to wind down the evening with his current single, “After All The Bars Are Closed.” “He was sitting at a bar on stage,” says Jennings. “It had a very cool acoustic vibe.”
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“I’m going to leave you with a love song,” teased Rhett before playing “Die A Happy Man.” “It was a celebration of his musical journey,” concludes Jennings. “TR will take you on a nostalgic ride through his early hits, sparking memories and sing-at-the-top-of-your-lungs moments that feel like catching up with an old friend.” Reach Jennings here. –Chris Huff
Chart Chat
Congratulations to Megan Moroney, Dennis Reese, Mallory Michaels and the Columbia promotion team on taking “Am I Okay?” to No. 1. This is Moroney’s second trip to the top and comes 10 days shy of the second anniversary of her first, “Tennessee Orange.” This is also just the third No. 1 by a solo female in the past calendar year, and first since Lainey Wilson’s “4X4XU” in February. Songwriters are Jessie Jo Dillon, Luke Laird and Moroney.
Congratulations to Chris Fabiani and the Leo33 crew, who top this week’s CA/MB Add Board with 50 adds for Zach Top’s “Good Times & Tan Lines.”
News & Notes
A bronze statue of George Jones has been added to the Icon Walk outside Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium. The life-sized statue joins those of Charley Pride, Loretta Lynn, Little Jimmy Dickens, and Bill Monroe, all created by sculptor Ben Watts
Average Joes Entertainment has signed Creed Fisher to a record deal. AEG Presents has acquired the 45-year-old, Nashville-based special events production company Gary Musick Productions and sister company Destination Musick City for an undisclosed price. Gary Musick Productions will retain its name and continue to provide corporate and social event services. Destination Musick City will continue providing immersive experiences and meeting services for groups visiting Nashville.
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Megan Moroney
LR + TR: Thomas Rhett with KSSN, KKIX & KMAG’s Jess Jennings and Bo Dalton.
Leslie Fram’s newly-launched FEMcountry (CAT 4/28) has partnered with Marcie Allen and Derek Van Mol’s Nashville venue, AB Hillsboro Village, to host a monthly summer music series featuring rising female artists. The series kicks off July 16. Lineups and ticket on-sale dates are TBA.
Country music historian and Belmont University Professor Dr. Don Cusic has published the biography Chet Atkins: Mr. Guitar through University of Georgia Press. Find it here
The Eric Church Band will present Music Row for MusiCares: A Jody Williams Songs Takeover, at Chief’s on Broadway July 27. Performers will include Jackson Dean, Emily Ann Roberts, Harper O’Neill, Peytan Porter, Andy Austin and Jody Williams Songs writers Driver Williams, Jason Nix and Jeremy Spillman. Tickets (available here) benefit MusiCares
MusiCares has launched its annual “Wellness in Music 2025” survey, which helps the organization create programs that meet the real-world needs of music professionals. Take the survey in English here or Spanish here
Sony/Nashville’s Lukas Nelson will be honored with Music Heals International (MHI’s) inaugural Rob Wasserman Memorial Ambassador Award June 18 at Gibson Garage Nashville. He will also perform. Tickets (available here) benefit MHI.
Jake Owen will team with reggae/rock band Dirty Heads to coheadline a four-date mini tour in Florida, kicking off in Jacksonville Oct. 23 and concluding in Pinellas Park Oct. 26. The bill also includes The Original Wailers (feat. Al Anderson). Tickets here
In honor of the late music manager, Churchill Downs will host its inaugural Erv Woolsey Memorial Race June 15. Tickets, here, benefit the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance. The race will also be broadcast on TwinSpires.com and FanDuel TV
Seventeen-year-old country singer-songwriter Tristan Roberson signed with The Kirby Organization for booking. Funeral services for Lorrie Morgan’s husband, Randy White (CAT 6/2), will be June 16-17. Visitation will take place June 16, 4-6pm at Spring Hill Funeral Home in Nashville, followed by a rosary service. The funeral mass will be June 17 at 11am at St. Joseph Church in Madison. Both are open to the public. In lieu of flowers, the family encourages donations to local humane shelters in White’s name, pet adoptions or planting a tree in his honor.
Fest In Show: Nissan Recaps
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Texas’ Parker McCollum and Cody Johnson – the latter doubling as host of the CMA Fest special on ABC (6/26) alongside Ashley McBryde –performed back-to-back. McCollum ran through “What Kinda Man,” “Handle On You,” “Pretty Heart” and “Big Sky.” Johnson followed with “The Fall,” “Dirt Cheap,” and “Hurts Like Tequila,” during which he told the crowd, “Thank you for being country music fans,” before surprising the audience with Carín León and closing with “‘Til You Can’t.”
After recalling sitting up in the top of the stadium during CMA Fest at age 12, Ballerini introduced “Cowboys Cry Too” as “a song about being seen and seeing the people you love,” before welcoming Noah Kahan – in his stadium debut – for their duet and his solo “Stick Season.” He joked, “If you don’t know the words, you haven’t been in a Target lately.”
Keith Urban closed out his 10th straight CMA Fest with “Long Hot Summer” (complete with mic-drum solo), followed by “Straight Line,” “Somewhere In My Car,” “Somebody Like You,” “Blue Ain’t Your Color” and “Wasted Time.” –Caitlin DeForest
• No. 1 With A Mullet: “Look at all these country music freaks out here in Nashville,” Blake Shelton shouted to the audience at Nissan Saturday night. Before introducing “Austin,” he recalled playing his very first CMA Fest . “I had a mullet, I was skinny, and this song came out,” he said. “And I’ll be damned that people still remember [it] to this day.” Shelton shared half of his six-song set with surprise guest Trace Adkins , even letting Adkins have the full spotlight for “Honky Tonk Badonkadonk.”
Megan Moroney was playing her third CMA Fest, and shared her evolution from the 2023 Spotlight Stage in Music City Center (“I’m pretty sure the only reason people came to see me was because there was air conditioning”) to a 2024 performance on the platform stage at Nissan. That
Carín León and Cody Johnson
Trace Adkins and Blake Shelton
Keith Urban Megan Moroney
first year, Moroney could “hardly afford a band” and was accompanied by her attorney brother, Brian. Revisiting the moment, she brought him center stage this year to join on “Tennessee Orange.” Before launching into her final song, “Am I Okay?” Moroney told the crowd, “We are celebrating big tonight because I just got word that this song is my second No. 1 at Country radio. Thank you for loving it as much as we do.”
Jordan Davis had the evening’s longest set at seven songs, including “Next Thing You Know” that had fans lighting up their cell phones and swaying along. Less familiar to country audiences, The Red Clay Strays took full advantage of the opportunity to introduce their Southern Rock vibe to new fans with a set that included “I’m Still Fine” and “No One Else Like Me.”
Show closer Rascal Flatts’ set found lead singer Gary Le Vox working every inch of the stage. Before introducing guest Carly Pearce, who joined for “My Wish,” LeVox said, “Hey Nashville, thank you for coming out and supporting what we love, which is country music.”
Deana Carter opened the show, with Tiera Kennedy and Carter Faith each receiving two-song satellite stage moments. Audacy’s Katie Neal hosted. –Phyllis Stark
• Ain’t That Cool: The final night (6/8) kicked off with Rodney Atkins’ “Take A Back Road” and “If You’re Going Through Hell (Before the Devil Even Knows).” Son Elijah Atkins joined him on stage for “Watching You 2.0,” which Rodney shared is “the way I think [the song] was always meant to be.”
The crowd was noticeably on its feet for Zach Top’s six-song set. “I played the platform stage here last year ... it’s been a wild year since then,” he said. His set included the debut of “Good Times And Tan Lines,” as well as “Sounds Like the Radio” and a crowd sing-along of “I Never Lie.”
Platform stage performances included Avery Anna (“Indigo”),
Kashus Culpepper (“Pour Me Out”), Tucker Wetmore (“Wind Up Missin’ You”) and Dylan Scott (“Country Til I Die”), who performed while walking through the crowd.
“I started playing in bars when I was 19 years old,” Ashley McBryde shared. “I’d say it’s working out.” The co-host’s 30-minute set included “Rattlesnake Preacher,” “The Devil I Know” and “Tired Of Being Happy.” She also brought out New Orleans’ The Roots of Music Marching Band, an after-school organization for low-income middle school students, for their solo performance of “Boogie Wonderland.”
Bailey Zimmerman’s highenergy set featured surprise guests Josh Ross (“Backup Plan”) and BigXthaPlug (“All The Way”). He encouraged the crowd to light up the stadium for his closing number, “Rock and a Hard Place.”
“The music gets recorded in this town, but the music doesn’t live in this town,” Dierks Bentley shared. “The music lives where you guys come from.” His set included “She Hates Me,” “What Was I Thinking” and “Drunk On a Plane.” Top joined Bentley during a mashup of “Free And Easy (Down The Road I Go)” and “Mountain Music.” “You guys know the real deal when you see it, and when [Zach Top] comes rolling through town, make sure you come out to a show,” Bentley said.
Luke Bryan’s 10-song set included “I Don’t Want This Night To End,” “What Makes You Country,” and “Strip It Down,” with Bryan solo on piano. He closed CMA Fest after midnight with “Country Girl (Shake It For Me),” which featured dance performances by a Nissan Stadium security officer and a fan from the audience. –Addie Morton
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Elijah and Rodney Atkins
Deanna Carter Jordan Davis
Rascal Flatts and Carly Pearce (inset)
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Luke Bryan Bailey Zimmerman
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• Scott Aber
Former KGWY/Gillette, WY; KKAJ/Ardmore, OK and KXPX/Las Cruces, NM morning host sjaber93@gmail.com • 970-712-0249
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Former WYCM/Lafayette, IN PD/midday host badamsontheair@gmail.com
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Former CMT Exec. Asst. bryanacielo@gmail.com
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• Lyndsay Cruz
Former Exec. Dir., ACM Lifting Lives lyndsaycruz@gmail.com
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• Tim “Skeeter Nash“ Goodrich Former KDXY/Jonesboro, AR PD/afternoon host SkeeterOnTheAir@gmail.com
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Former Dir./Marketing & Promotions, Midwest/ Nashville sarahblu96@gmail.com
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• Luke Jensen Outgoing Monument VP/Promotion luke.jensen@sonymusic.com
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• Mara Sidweber Former Capitol/Southwest Regional msidweber@sbcglobal.net
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• Buck Stevens
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• Jess Wright Former LiveOne/Slacker Radio Country Format Captain and lead Country host jesswrightradio@gmail.com
Country Aircheck Add Leaders Adds
LAINEY WILSON/Somewhere Over Laredo (Broken Bow) 11
BLAKE
S. MCCREERY f/H. & THE BLOWFISH/Bottle Rockets (Triple Tigers) 8
SHABOOZEY & JELLY ROLL/Amen (Empire/Magnolia/Stoney Creek) 8
Country Aircheck Top Point Gainers
/Somewhere Over Laredo (Broken Bow) 1938 4
RUSSELL DICKERSON/Happen To Me (Triple Tigers) 1579 4
BRYAN/Country Song Came On (MCA)
B. ZIMMERMAN f/L. COMBS/Backup Plan (Atlantic/Warner/WEA/Columbia) 1356
MORGAN WALLEN/Just In Case (Big Loud) 1223
COREY KENT/This Heart (Combustion/RCA) 1160
NATE SMITH/Fix What You Didn't Break (RCA) 1155
BLAKE SHELTON/Stay Country Or Die Tryin' (Wheelhouse) 853
Country Aircheck Top Spin Gainers
MEGAN MORONEY/Am I Okay? (Columbia)
GREEN/Worst Way (Nash. Harbor)
WILSON/Somewhere Over Laredo (Broken Bow) 565 RUSSELL DICKERSON/Happen To
f/L. COMBS/Backup Plan (Atlantic/Warner/WEA/Columbia)
Activator Top Point Gainers
MEGAN MORONEY/Am I Okay? (Columbia) 1386
WILSON/Somewhere Over Laredo (Broken Bow) 1298
/Worst Way (Nash. Harbor) 960
SHELTON/Stay Country Or Die Tryin' (Wheelhouse)
(MCA)
/Backseat Driver (RCA)
(RCA)
/Just In Case (Big Loud)
Activator Top Spin Gainers
MEGAN MORONEY/Am I Okay? (Columbia)
WILSON/Somewhere Over Laredo (Broken Bow) 281
/Worst Way (Nash. Harbor) 235
WALLEN/Just In Case (Big Loud)
/Stay Country Or Die Tryin' (Wheelhouse)
/After All The Bars Are Closed (Valory)
/Backseat Driver (RCA)
/Country Song Came On (MCA)
/Fix What You Didn't Break (RCA)
M. MORONEY & K. CHESNEY/You Had To Be There (Blue Chair/Columbia) 143
Country Aircheck Top Recurrents
LOCASH/Hometown Home (Galaxy) 15938
JELLY ROLL/Liar (BMG/Republic/Stoney Creek) 14210
MORGAN WALLEN/Love Somebody (Big Loud) 13571
K. WETZEL & J. MURPH/High Road (Col. NY/Records Nashville) 12548
P. MALONE f/M. WALLEN/I Had Some Help (Big Loud) 11929
SHABOOZEY/A Bar Song (Tipsy) (Empire/Magnolia) 11751
P. MALONE f/B. SHELTON/Pour Me A Drink (Big Loud) 11430
JORDAN DAVIS/I Ain't Sayin' (MCA) 8578
DASHA/Austin (Warner/WMN) 7940
LUKE COMBS/Ain't No Love In Oklahoma (7Ridges/Atlantic/Columbia) 6591
COUNTRY AIRCHECK ACTIVITY
BLAKE SHELTON/Stay Country Or Die Tryin’ (Wheelhouse)
Debut 45*
3039 points, 916 spins
10 adds: KATC*, KRST*, KUBL*, KWJJ, WAVW, WKHX*, WSOC, WSSL, WUSN, WXTU
CHRIS YOUNG/Til The Last One Dies (Black River)
Remains at 46*
2983 points, 935 spins
1 add: WDAF
M. WALLEN f/POST MALONE/I Ain’t Coming Back (Big Loud)
Moves 44-47
2968 points, 1071 spins
3 adds: KFRG, KSKS*, WPGB
DYLAN SCOTT/What He’ll Never Have (Curb)
Debut 48*
2934 points, 930 spins
21 adds, including: KATM*, KHGE, KHKI*, KMNB, KUBL*, WCTO*, WGKX*, WIVK*, WSIX, WWYZ
DASHA/Not At This Party (Warner/WMN)
Moves 47-49*
2521 points, 769 spins
2 adds: WAVW, WGGY
TY MYERS/Ends Of The Earth (Records Nashville)
Remains at 50 2501 points, 661 spins
7 adds: WFUS, WGNE, WGTY, WKSJ, WRBT, WTHT, WUSH
VINCENT MASON/Wish You Well (Music Soup/MCA) 2426 points, 723 spins
3 adds: WDAF*, WRNS, WWWF
T. MCGRAW f/P. MCCOLLUM/Paper Umbrellas (Big Machine/MCA) 2422 points, 721 spins
6 adds: KMNB, KSD, WBBS, WDRM, WDXB, WKSJ
MITCHELL TENPENNY/Same Moon (Riser House/Columbia) 2342 points, 627 spins
1 add: WRBT
TIGIRLILY GOLD/Forever From Here (Monument/RCA) 2230 points, 745 spins; No adds
B. LAKE w/J. ROLL/Hard Fought Hallelujah (Essential/PLG/Lyric Ridge/Stoney Creek) 2061 points, 661 spins
ADD DATES
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JUNE 16
GAVIN ADCOCK/Never Call Again (Warner/WMN) JOHN MORGAN/Kid Myself (Night Train/Broken Bow)
JUNE 23
REBEL HEARTS/Work That Skirt (--)
JUNE 30
None listed
CHECK OUT
JUNE 6
Brett Young 2.0 (Nashville Harbor)
Young’s fourth studio album features songs written alongside Ashley Gorley, Jon Nite, Justin Ebach and more. Among the 11 tracks are a collaboration with Lady A, “Who I Do It For,” a new version of “In Case You Didn’t Know” with Hannah McFarland and new single “Drink With You.”
Dillon Carmichael Keepin’ Country Alive (Riser House)
The 14-track collection builds on previously released singles “Keepin’ Country Alive” and “No Matter How Hard I Try,” adding new songs including the Carmichael, Devin Dawson, Josh Phillips and Jared Conrad-penned “Raised Up Wrong.”
