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Zach Top Adds More Tour Stops To His “Cold Beer & Country Music Tour”

Zach Top sees no reason to wrap up his 2026 “Cold Beer & Country Music” tour any time soon. The trek was originally scheduled to end in Toronto September 1. Yesterday, the singer announced he was adding 17 more dates to the tour. He’ll take ten days off after the Toronto show, kicking off his next leg of the tour September 11 in Lake Tahoe, Nevada. He’ll visit San Diego, Des Moines and more before a final show October 30 in Nashville. Tickets for the new dates go on sale Friday, June 12th at 10AM local time. See the first ten dates of the fall leg of the tour below. Visit Zach’s website for more dates and ticket info. 

  • September 11 — Lake Tahoe, NV — Lake Tahoe Amphitheatre at Caesars Republic
  • September 17 — San Diego, CA — Pechanga Arena
  • September 18 — Anaheim, CA — Honda Center
  • September 19 — Fresno, CA — Boots In The Park
  • September 25 — Corpus Christi, TX — Hillard Center Arena
  • September 26 — San Antonio, TX — Frost Bank Center«
  • October 2 — Jacksonville, FL — VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena
  • October 3 — West Palm Beach, FL — iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre
  • October 8 — Des Moines, IA — Casey’s Center
  • October 9 — Rosemont, IL — Allstate Arena

This day in Country Music History

  • Today in 1974, Dolly Parton’s “I Will Always Love You” presided at #1 on the Billboard country singles chart.
  • Today in 1996, Bryan White topped the country charts with “I’m Not Supposed to Love You Anymore.”
  • Today in 1999, Chalee Tennison’s self-titled debut album and Chris LeDoux’s “20 Greatest Hits” arrived in stores.
  • Today in 1999, Reba McEntire officially announced her involvement with the First Book organization on NBC-TV’s “Today Show.” To date, she maintains her work with the group, which fights illiteracy among less fortunate children.
  • Today in 2000, Chad Brock’s single, “Yes,” was at #1 one spot on all three charts: “Radio & Records,” “Billboard” and “Gavin.”
  • Today in 2000, Collin Raye became a grandfather when his daughter, Brittany, gave birth to a daughter, Haley Marie Bell.
  • Today in 2003, Darryl Worley received a special honor as he took the stage at the Nashville Coliseum for his Fan Fair performance. He was presented a platinum plaque for his CD “Have You Forgotten?” The plaque means Darryl has sold over a million copies of the album since it was released earlier in the year.
  • Today in 2003, Tammy Wynette’s “Stand By Your Man” was ranked #1 when CMT debuts its “100 Greatest Songs Of Country Music.” Ex-husband George Jones chimed in at #2, with “He Stopped Loving Her Today.” Wynette also landed at #35, with “D-I-V-O-R-C-E”
  • Today in 2006, Keith Urban joined Brooks & Dunn for “Believe” at the first nightly concert of the CMA Music Festival at Nashville’s LP Field. Also performing: Dierks Bentley, Hank Williams Jr., Sara Evans, Pat Green, Little Big Town, Blake Shelton and Gary Allan.
  • Today in 2009, an entry from the odd pairings department: Taylor Swift and rapper T-Pain record “Thug Story.” The track used her song, “Love Story,” for a satirical show opener at the following week’s CMT Music Awards.
  • Today in 2011, Blake Shelton was the only double winner in the CMT Music Awards at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.

MEET THE H & S FEED & COUNTRY STORE PET OF THE WEEK: BRIOCHE

This week’s H & S Feed & Country Store Pet of the Week is “Brioche”, an adorable 8 month old female kitty who loves to play, especially with other cats. Brioche is a curious little gal who would love to be your new best pal!

Brioche is fully vaccinated, vetted, spayed, microchipped and ready to go!

And since Brioche is the H & S Feed & Country Store Pet of the Week and a long-term resident, her adoption fee is only $10 this week!

If you’d like to set up an appointment to meet Brioche or any of the pets at Stephen Memorial Animal Shelter, visit https://www.stephenmemorial.org/ and fill out an adoption application.

Check out our visit about Brioche with Izzy from Stephen Memorial Animal Shelter here:

Garth Brooks Considering Catalog Sale For $2-Billion, Sources Say

Garth Brooks may be about to get a massive payday. The “Wall Street Journal” is reporting that there are discussions for the legendary artist to sell his catalog and songwriting for the mind-boggling sum of $2-billion. If the deal goes through, it would be the biggest in history. As of now, both Queen and Michael Jackson‘s catalogs pulled in around $1-billion each, which Garth would blow past if the deal is made.

This day in Country Music History

  • Today in 1982, Alabama held their first ever June Jam in their hometown of Fort Payne, Alabama. More than 30,000 attended the charity concert near the high school, where the hometown band shares the stage with Janie Fricke, The Oak Ridge Boys, Louis Mandrell, and R.C. Bannon.
  • Today in 1996, Kenny Chesney put out his “Me & You” album, Lorrie Morgan released her “Greater Need” project and Neal McCoy’s self-titled album hit the record stores.
  • Today in 1998, Brooks & Dunn and Reba McEntire performed a special concert simulcast via satellite on TV screens in over 1200 Wal-Mart electronics departments nationwide. The concert was part of a benefit for Children’s Miracle Network, and over 2,300 Wal-Mart stores nationwide donated a dollar from the sale of every Brooks & Dunn and Reba album to the cause.
  • Today in 1999, Tim McGraw and more than 400 fans were forced to evacuate his charity concert at the 7th House in Pontiac, Michigan, after a woman used pepper spray against a man that she claimed groped her. During the show, Tim fell to his knees mid-song, choking. Frightened audience members fled from the hall, coughing and holding shirts over their faces. On a happier note, his album, “A Place In The Sun,” had been certified gold and platinum simultaneously that same day.
  • Today in 1999, the Kinleys earned their first gold album for “Just Between You and Me.”
  • Today in 2002, Shannon Lawson’s debut album, “Chase The Sun,” arrived in stores. “Wheels” from Hometown News was also released.
  • Today in 2002, Kenny Chesney’s “No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems, goes gold and platinum.
  • Today in 2003, Vince Gill, Marty Stuart, George Jones, Deana Carter, Kenny Chesney, LeAnn Rimes, Martina McBride, and Sara Evans performed for CMT’s taping of its “100 Greatest Songs of Country Music” special.
  • Today in 2006, a fall in her home in Tennessee caused Loretta Lynn to break her shoulder and subsequently cancel nine concerts through July.
  • Today in 2011, Trace and Rhonda Adkins’ home in Brentwood, Tennessee was destroyed by a fire.

Garth Brooks To Receive “Artist Of A Lifetime” Award From RIAA

Garth Brooks is one of one. The legendary artist just did something that basically demands the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) recognize his achievement, and it is doing exactly that. Garth has had 10 albums certified Diamond (at least 10-million units or the equivalent in streams sold). To recognize this accomplishment, the RIAA has announced that Garth will be honored with the Artist of a Lifetime Award at tonight’s RIAA Honors. Garth gives the credit to country radio, saying “It’s not about numbers, it is about the music. This milestone goes directly to country radio. It introduced me to the world’s biggest, best, and most loyal audience: the country music audience.”

This day in Country Music History

  • Today in 1949, an eighth grader named Elvis Presley got his report card – he scored an “A” in language, but only a “C” in music.
  • Today in 1972, Donna Fargo topped the country music charts with her single, “The Happiest Girl in the Whole USA.”
  • Today in 1982, the album, “Strait From The Heart,” by George Strait was released.
  • Today in 1989, Reba McEntire married her road manager, Narvel Blackstock, in Lake Tahoe, Nevada. He had previously been her steel guitar player. Reba joked that after she’d promoted him to road manager, she demoted him to husband. The couple has one child, Shelby Stephen.
  • Today in 1989, Steve Wariner’s single, “Where Did I Go Wrong,” was #1 on the country charts.
  • Today in 1990, Mark Chesnutt filmed his first video, “Too Cold At Home.”
  • Today in 1991, Willie Nelson released the album, “Who’ll Buy My Memories: The IRS Tapes.” Sales of the album helped pay off the $ 16 million he owed the federal government in back taxes.
  • Today in 1997, Tim McGraw released “Everywhere,” Pam Tillis released her “Greatest Hits” collection, and Sons of the Desert released their debut CD, “Whatever Comes First.”
  • Today in 2000, Tim McGraw and Kenny Chesney were arrested in Buffalo, New York, after Kenny rode off on a mounted police officer’s horse and Tim allegedly attacked sheriff’s deputies who attempted to stop him. The pair was acquitted on all charges related to the skirmish the following May.
  • Today in 2006, Dierks Bentley’s “Settle For A Slowdown” settled in at the top of the Billboard country singles chart.
  • Today in 2009, George Strait’s “Troubadour” album was certified platinum.
  • Today in 2011, Kenny Chesney’s “You And Tequila” video, featuring Grace Potter, debuted on CMT.

Taylor Swift And ‘Toy Story’ Announce Original Song

Once again, Swifties were right! After a day of speculations and easter eggs, Taylor Swift and “Toy Story 5” have announced her new original song, “I Knew It, I Knew You,” which will be released this Friday. Yesterday, visitors to TaylorSwift.com were greeted by a clouded countdown that would reveal the collaboration at 2PM Eastern. Taylor wrote on her socials about the song saying, “I’ve always dreamed of getting to write for these characters who I’ve adored since I was a 5 year old.”

The GRAMMY winning singer also revealed she got to see the film in its “early stages” and confessed, “I wrote this song as soon as I got home from the screening” cheekily adding, “Sometimes you just know, right?” The song, co-written by her longtime collaborator Jack Antonoff, will see Taylor return to her country roots and is being released with three variants: the original, an acoustic version, and a piano version.

The excitement follows a viral easter egg campaign with mysterious “TS” billboards that many Swifties were sure hinted at a collab. The movie’s director Andrew Stanton noted Taylor’s connection to Jessie and “the immediate way she understood what the character was going through was undeniable. The song is so deeply connected to ‘Toy Story.’ So much so that on first listen, it instantly felt like it had always belonged there, like a long-lost family member.” “Toy Story 5” arrives in theaters on June 19th.

 

This day in Country Music History

  • Today in 1953, Elvis Presley graduated from L.C. Humes High School in Memphis.
  • Today in 1986, Randy Travis’ “Storms Of Life” album was released.
  • Today in 1992, Hal Ketchum’s Past “The Point Of Rescue” album was certified gold.
  • Today in 1992, Martina McBride began her first major concert tour, opening for Garth Brooks in Denver, Colorado.
  • Today in 1993, Pam Tillis’ “Homeward Looking Angel” album was certified gold.
  • Today in 1995, Wade Hayes’ “Still Dancin’ With You” was the #1 single.
  • Today in 1998, Brooks & Dunn’s “If You See Her” album was released. On the same day, Reba McEntire’s released her album “If You See Him.”
  • Today in 1998, Diamond Rio’s Jimmy Olander, a skydiving veteran who had jumped more than 200 times, had his picture taken at 9,500 feet, with the Space Shuttle Discovery streaking skyward in the background over Cape Canaveral.
  • Today in 1999, Shania Twain’s “Come On Over” album was certified for sales of eleven million, temporarily tying it with her own “The Woman In Me” as the best-selling album by a female country artist.
  • Today in 2000, the Dixie Chicks kicked off their first headlining tour in Winnipeg, Canada.
  • Today in 2001, Kenny Chesney‘s single, “Don’t Happen Twice,” was at #1 on “Radio & Records’” Country Top 50 chart.
  • Today in 2002, Mary Chapin Carpenter married contractor Timmy Smith. Well-known for being intensely private, the nuptials weren’t confirmed until weeks later, by friends of the couple – not from anyone in Mary Chapin’s camp.
  • Today in 2000, with his wife Faith Hill on his arm, Tim McGraw was officially named Father of the Year by the National Fatherhood Initiative, at a ceremony in Washington D.C.
  • Today in 2003, Alan Jackson’s duet with Jimmy Buffett, “It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere,” was released.
  • Today in 2009, Kellie Pickler earned her first gold single with “Red High Heels.”
  • Today in 2010, Faith Hill and Emmylou Harris performed at the White House as Paul McCartney received the Library of Congress’ Gershwin Prize. Also playing for the president: Jack White, Elvis Costello, and The Jonas Brothers.
  • Today in 2011, Shania Twain received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Riley Green Announces Fourth Album

We already told you that Riley Green was teasing new music; that music came out Friday (“Think As You Drunk”). What we learned after the single dropped was that Riley has a new album coming out as well. His fourth studio album, “That’s Just Me,” arrives September 18. Two of the cool things about “Think As You Drunk”: the melody sounds a lot like Toby Keith’s “As Good As I Once Was,” and the late legend even shows up for a bit at the end of the song. The second cool thing about the tune: a portion of the song’s proceeds will be donated to the Toby Keith Foundation.

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