On this day in 2013, Hunter Hayes’ single “Wanted” was Certified Quadruple Platinum, with sales over 3.6 million. The song was released as the second single from Hayes’ debut album, Hunter Hayes.
Billboard ranked the song is the third-greatest country single of all time according to chart performance.
With Keith Urban being the child prodigy he was, he knew that he wanted to pursue music from a very young age. At the time Urban was a teenager his path seemed so straight-forward that finishing the rest of high school didn’t seem to play into the cards. Keith would end up dropping out of school at the age of 15, and in a recent interview with The Arizona Republic, the singer says he has no regrets for doing so. In fact, when asked if ever thinks that he should’ve stayed in school, Urban says, “No. There were points where I wish I had quit sooner.”
On the track, it’s on to Talladega Superspeedway, as the second half of the post-season Chase kicks off with Sunday’s Hellmann’s 400. The twelve remaining title contenders are traveling along a path that will ultimately lead to a championship for one with 1,576.08 “Miles-2-Miami” left before Ford Championship Weekend in November … and elimination for four others after Sunday’s race. Recent wins by Chevrolet drivers Jimmie Johnson and Kevin Harvick have moved them into the next round. Joey Logano and Austin Dillon are presently tied for the final transfer spot into the Round of Eight that opens October 30th at Martinsville Speedway.
On this day in 2010, Darius Rucker’s Charleston, SC 1966 debuted at the top of the Billboard Country Albums chart with 100,000 copies sold in its first week.
The album was Rucker’s second in the country genre and produced two number one singles, “Come Back Song” and “This”.
Charleston, SC 1966 was Certified Gold by the RIAA.
Oskaloosa–John Altieri (So., Warwick, R.I., Sociology) will begin his second collegiate career on the national radar as the NAIA’s preseason top-20 poll was releasedWednesday.
The 125-pound sophomore, who was 22-15 and qualified for nationals last year, is rated ninth in the NAIA. His ranking has helped William Penn to 4.5 points and an unofficial ranking of #31.
Grand View is first with 142.5 points, while Indiana Tech is second at 74.5 points. Oklahoma City (69), Montana State-Northern (68), and Dickinson State (N.D.) and Williams Baptist (Ark.) (both at 67) round out the top five.
In the Central Region, the navy and gold are seventh with 50 points, while GVU tops the standings with 217 points.
Individually, Altieri leads the way in second at 125, while Nick Wise (Sr., Phoenix, Ariz., Exercise Science) is next in fifth at 184. 141-pounder Fabian Rodriguez (So., Manassas, Va., Business Management) and 285-pounder Matthew Cuthbert (So., Yucaipa, Calif., Sociology) are both sixth at their respective weights.
For the complete polls, click here http://www.naia.org/ViewArticl
William Penn begins the season on November 5 by traveling to Des Moines for the Grand View Open.
Story provided by Wade Steinlage
Country’s biggest stars were in Nashville on Wednesday night (10/19) for the annual CMT Artists of the Year special. The ceremony was held at Nashville’s Schermerhorn Symphony Center, where the night’s honorees Carrie Underwood, Chris Stapleton, Florida Georgia Line, Kelsea Ballerini, Luke Bryan, Shania Twain and Thomas Rhett were celebrated with special performances and presentations. The special premiered last night (10/20) on CMT.
Highlights of the ceremony included:
—Shania Twain was presented with the biggest honor of the night; the award for “CMT Artist of a Lifetime.” Pop star Meghan Trainor and R&B singer Jill Scott were on hand to honor Shania, joining Kelsea Ballerini for a cross-genre medley of Twain’s iconic hits “Still the One,” “Any Man of Mine” and “Man, I Feel Like A Woman.” A clip of that performance can be seen here.
—Kelsea Ballerini was also the recipient of the second “Breakout Artist of the Year” honor. After Kelsea’s Greatest Hits co-hostArsenio Hall presented her with the award, she thanked CMT for their continued support of female artists and dedicated the award to her grandfather, who passed earlier that day. Ballerini also gave a performance of “Peter Pan,” which can be seen here.
–Little Big Town presented Luke Bryan with his fifth “CMT Artists of the Year” honor durng the ceremony. During theirpresentation, LBT poked fun at Bryan by unveiling a tiny training bicycle on stage in reference to Luke’s recent bike accident. Bryan and Karen Fairchild also took the stage to perform their chart-topping duet “Home Alone Tonight.”
–Thomas Rhett accepted his first-ever “CMT Artists of the Year” honor, thanking his friends and co-honorees, Florida Georgia Line and Luke Bryan, for their influence and support, and for paving the way for him. Rhett also teamed up pop star Zara Larssonfor a mashup of his hit “Die A Happy Man,” followed by her song “Never Forget You.” A clip of that performance can be seen here.
–As Chris Stapleton accepted his Artist of the Year honor, he recalled being on the same stage two years ago to perform his fellow honoree Luke Bryan’s hit “Drink A Beer.” Stapleton also performed his hit song “Whiskey and You.” The performance can be seenhere.
–Honoree Carrie Underwood gave a performance of her song “Like I’ll Never Love You Again,” backed by co-writers The Love Junkies. During her acceptance speech, Underwood got emotional after seeing a video of her son Isaiah on the screen. Her speech can be seen here.
–Honorees Florida Georgia Line kicked off the show with their current single, “May We All.” Brian Kelley and Tyler Hubbard’sacceptance speech can be seen here.
On this day in 2002, Keith Urban’s “Somebody Like You” was in the middle of a six-week stay on top of the charts. The song was the first single from Urban’s third studio album, Golden Road. The song was Certified Gold by the RIAA and was named the number one country song of the first decade of the 21st century.
Garth Brooks’ music is available for streaming for the first time in his career. After years of keeping his music off of the multiple streaming platforms, Garth has signed an exclusive deal with Amazon Music to have his music available to stream on-demand. Amazon Music Unlimited subscribers can already stream Brooks’ brand-new single, “Baby, Let’s Lay Down and Dance,” as well as his compilation albums The Ultimate Hits and Double Live.
· More of Garth’s music will be added to Amazon Music Unlimited later this year, including his upcoming holiday album with Trisha Yearwood, Christmas Together, and his next studio album, Gunslinger.
· Brooks said in a statement, “It is a joy to work with a company that is all about the customer when it comes to service, and all about the music and its creators when it comes to the music. I applaud Amazon on their commitment to quality and thank them for this opportunity.”
The regional brackets for volleyball got underway in Class 3A, 4A and 5A on Wednesday and five teams advanced with wins.
The most impressive win came from Oskaloosa, as heard on 99.5 FM/740 AM KMZN, the KMZN mobile app, and radiokmzn.com. The Indians trailed Fairfield 2 sets to none, but dominated in the third set, held on to the fourth in a back-and-forth battle, then cruised in the fifth set to clinch the improbable come-from-behind win.
The Indians advance to the Class 4A Region 6 Semifinals where they will face Mount Pleasant. That match will be on Tuesday, October 25, at 7 PM in Mount Pleasant. That can be heard on 99.5 FM/740 AM KMZN, the KMZN mobile app, and radiokmzn.com starting around 6:45.
Also in Region 6, Grinnell beat Newton at home, 3-1. Grinnell will face #3 Marion next Tuesday.
Class 4A Region 3 saw Knoxville fall at home to Carlisle, 3-0. Top-ranked Pella will now face Carlisle in Pella next Tuesday.
Washington was in action in Eldridge facing North Scott, but fell in straight sets to end their season.
In Class 3A, Region 5 produced two victorious area teams. Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont is looking to get to state for the fourth straight year. They took their first step to doing that with a straight sets win over PCM. They’ll play Centerville, who outlasted Chariton at home in a five-set thriller. That match will be in Centerville on Tuesday.
Region 8 in Class 3A saw Davis County advance with a straight sets win over Albia at home. The Mustangs will take on Central Lee, who got a five-set win over West Burlington. That match is in Donnellson on Tuesday.
In the top half of that Region 8 bracket, Mid-Prairie fell in straight sets to Williamsburg to end their season.
Finally, in Class 5A Region 6, Ottumwa battled with Burlington, but fell short in a 3-0 sweep. Burlington advances to face Bettendorf next week.
As mentioned, the semifinal round in all three large school classes takes place on Tuesday at 7 PM.
On this day in 1967, Jack Greene’s “There Goes My Everything” was named the first CMA Song of the Year. The album spent seven weeks on top of the Country Music chart, and spent a total of twenty-one weeks on the chart.
Along with winning CMA Song of the Year, the song helped give Greene the Album of the Year and the “Male Vocalist of the Year” awards.
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