Taylor Swift was at #1 on the US Country chart with her fourth studio album At the 56th Awards, was nominated for Best Country Album and Album of the Year, marking Swift’s second nomination for Album of the Year at the , following her 2010 victory with . Making Swift the third woman behind Barbra Streisand and Bonnie Raitt to receive an Album of the Year nomination after already winning before. It also made her the youngest artist at 23 to be nominated twice.
On this day November 22, 2012
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This Day in Country Music
On this day November 22, 2012
Taylor Swift was at #1 on the US Country chart with her fourth studio album At the 56th Awards, was nominated for Best Country Album and Album of the Year, marking Swift's second nomination for Album of the Year at the , following her 2010 victory w...
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On this day November 21, 1974
Born on this day near Magna, Utah, was Kelsi Osborn. With sisters Kristyn and Kassidy, she formed SHeDAISY, whose 1999 debut album, The Whole SHeBANG, wom them a nomination from the Academy of Country Music for top new duet or group. Their hits include...
Nov 21, 2024
On this day November 21, 1933
Born on this day in Paul's Valley, Oklahoma, was Jean Shepard, honky tonk singer, songwriter, who has scored the hits "Second Fiddle (To An Old Guitar)," "A Satisfied Mind" and a Ferlin Husky duet, "A Dear John Letter." In 2005, Shepard celebrated 50 y...
Nov 21, 2024
On this day November 20, 2000
Faith Hill was at #1 on the US Country chart with her fourth studio album. It won a Award for Best Country Album and is one of the most successful country/pop albums to date. It has shipped over eight million copies in the US and the album debuted a...
Nov 20, 2024
On this day November 20, 1954
Bartenders in Hammond, Indiana requesed that disc jockeys at WJOB radio stop playing Ferlin Husky's "The Drunken Driver," about an intoxicated driver who causes a crash that kills two children; the song "is hurting business," the union claimed.
Nov 20, 2024
On this day November 20, 2013
Loretta Lynn, Oprah Winfrey and Bill Clinton were among those presented the Presidential Medal of Freedom during ceremonies by President Barack Obama in Washington, D.C. Presenting the award to Loretta, President Barack Obama said "Over 50 years after...
Nov 20, 2024
On this day November 20, 2018
Jimmie Allen reached #1 on the Country Airplay Chart with "Best Shot", making him the first African American to send a debut single to the top of that chart.
Nov 20, 2024
On this day November 19, 1968
Jeannie C. Riley was at #1 on the US Country album chart with The title track "Harper Valley PTA" became a hit for Riley and went to #1 on both the Pop and Country singles charts, a feat not repeated until 1981 when Dolly Parton released "9 to 5".
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