2018 in country music explained
This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in 2018.
Events
- January – The critically acclaimed ABC/CMT series Nashville announces it will stop production after its sixth season which premiered on January 4, 2018. The show's last episode aired on July 26, 2018.
- January 17 – Kenny Chesney announces that he has left Sony Music Nashville after 23 years and has subsequently signed with Warner Bros. Records Nashville.[1]
- February 2 – Montgomery Gentry release their final album together, Here's to You, following the death of Troy Gentry in September 2017.[2]
- April 14 – Weeks after his impromptu performance of the Hank Williams Sr. hit song "Lovesick Blues" at his local Wal-Mart in southern Illinois had made him a viral country phenomenon, 11 year old Mason Ramsey realizes his dream of performing at the Grand Ole Opry. Five years later, a teenaged Ramsey would return to the Opry, performing the song again on the 75th anniversary of the country standard.
- April 15 – The Academy of Country Music awards return to Las Vegas for the first time since the October 2017 Las Vegas shooting, with Reba McEntire returning as host; Carrie Underwood makes her comeback performance after months out of the public eye while recovering from injuries she suffered in a fall at home.[3]
- April 30 – USA Network announces Real Country, a reality competition show designed to find the next big country star and featuring Travis Tritt, Jake Owen and Shania Twain as judges.[4]
- June 8 – Sugarland returns with the release of their first album together since 2010, Bigger.[5]
- June 25 – Fox announces it will air "iHeartCountry Festival", featuring headliners Luke Bryan, Keith Urban, and more in August.[6]
- June 26 – Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt, and Faith Hill are announced to receive stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2019.[7]
- July 25 – Reba McEntire is announced as one of the recipients of the 2018 Kennedy Center Honors.[8]
- August 8 – Carrie Underwood announces her pregnancy with her second child.[9]
- September 20 – Carrie Underwood receives her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.[10]
- November 20 – Jimmie Allen reaches number one on Country Airplay with "Best Shot", making him the first African American to send a debut single to the top of that chart.[11]
Top hits of the year
The following songs placed within the Top 20 on the Hot Country Songs, Country Airplay, or Canada Country charts in 2018:
See also: List of number-one country singles of 2018 (U.S.) and List of number-one country singles of 2018 (Canada).
Singles released by American and Australian artists
Singles released by Canadian artists
Notes
- "—" denotes releases that did not chart
- A^ Current singles.
Top new album releases
The following albums placed on the Top Country Albums charts in 2018:
See also: List of number-one country albums of 2018 (U.S.).
See also: List of UK Country Albums Chart number ones of 2018.
Other top albums
Deaths
- January 2 – Rick Hall, 85, record producer and owner of FAME Studios[167] [168]
- January 23 – Lari White, 52, singer-songwriter and actress best known for the hit "Now I Know" (advanced peritoneal cancer).[169]
- February 12 – Daryle Singletary, 46, neotraditionalist singer-songwriter with hits including "I Let Her Lie", "Amen Kind of Love" and "Too Much Fun".[170] (blood clot)
- February 25 – Bruce Nelson Stratton, 74, American radio personality (throat cancer).[171]
- March 2 – Ronnie Prophet, 80, Canadian country music singer (multiple organ failure).[172]
- March 18 – Hazel Smith, 83, American country music journalist, publicist and songwriter; first to coin the phrase "outlaw" in relation to country music.[173]
- March 27 – Kenny O'Dell, 73, American country singer-songwriter ("Behind Closed Doors", "Lizzie and the Rainman", "Mama He's Crazy"), Grammy winner (1974).[174]
- April 17 – Tom McBride, 81, Irish country star and lead singer of Big Tom and The Mainliners.[175]
- April 18 – Randy Scruggs, 64, multiple Grammy-winning songwriter and guitarist; son of Earl Scruggs.[176]
- June 2 – Wayne Secrest, 68, bassist for Confederate Railroad[177]
- June 5 – Billy ThunderKloud, 70, Native American country music singer.[178] (complications from stroke and pneumonia).
- August 4 – Lorrie Collins, 76, American rockabilly singer, member of The Collins Kids.[179] [180]
- October 27 – Freddie Hart, 91, singer-songwriter ("Easy Loving", "My Hang-Up Is You", "Trip to Heaven", "Hang In There Girl") (pneumonia).
- November 1 – Dave Rowland, 74, lead singer of Dave & Sugar (stroke).
- November 15 – Roy Clark, 85, country music singer, musician and host of Hee Haw (complications from pneumonia).
- December 15 – Jerry Chesnut, 87, songwriter ("It's Four in the Morning", "T-R-O-U-B-L-E")[181]
- December 22 – Jimmy Work, 94, American country singer-songwriter ("Making Believe").[182] [183]
- December 31 – Ray Sawyer, 81, American country singer Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show (short illness).[184] [185]
Hall of Fame inductees
Bluegrass Hall of Fame
Country Music Hall of Fame inductees
- Ricky Skaggs, bluegrass-influenced-and-styled singer-songwriter-musician and leading figure in the neotraditionalist movement of the 1980s onward (born 1954).[187]
- Dottie West, leading singer of the 1960s and early 1970s, enjoyed pop-styled resurgence in late 1970s and early 1980s (1932–1991).[187]
- Johnny Gimble, Western swing-styled musician and member of Bob Wills' Texas Playboys (1926–2015).[187]
Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame inductees
Major awards
Academy of Country Music
(presented in Las Vegas on April 7, 2019)
ACM Honors[189]
(presented August 22 in Nashville)
Americana Music Honors & Awards
(presented on September 12, 2018)[190]
American Music Awards
(presented in Los Angeles on October 9, 2018)
ARIA Awards
(presented in Sydney on November 28, 2018)[191]
Billboard Music Awards
(presented in Las Vegas on May 20, 2018)
CMT Awards
(presented on June 7, 2018, in Nashville)[192]
CMT Artists of the Year
(presented on October 17, 2019, in Nashville)[193]
Country Music Association Awards
(presented on November 15, 2018, in Nashville)[194]
Grammy Awards
(presented in Los Angeles on February 10, 2019)
International Bluegrass Music Association Awards
(presented on September 27, 2018)[195]
Juno Awards
(presented in London on March 16–17, 2019)
See also
Notes and References
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- Web site: Album Review: Sugarland's 'Bigger'. Reuter. Annie. June 5, 2018.
- Web site: All-New Special 'iHeartCountry Festival,' Celebrating the Best in Country Music, To Air 8/5, on FOX . June 25, 2018 . September 5, 2018.
- Web site: Faith Hill, Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt Set for Hollywood Walk of Fame Stars. https://web.archive.org/web/20180627034148/http://www.cmt.com/news/1796398/faith-hill-dolly-parton-emmylou-harris-linda-ronstadt-set-for-hollywood-walk-of-fame-stars/. dead. June 27, 2018. CMT com. ((Staff 6/26/2018)). CMT News.
- Web site: Reba McEntire to receive the Kennedy Center Honors. Whitaker. Sterling. Taste of Country. July 26, 2018. September 5, 2018.
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- Web site: JIMMIE ALLEN MAKES HISTORY WITH NO.1 SINGLE 'BEST SHOT' . Sounds Like Nashville . 19 November 2018 . November 20, 2018.
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- Kip Moore – Chart History. Billboard. January 14, 2019.
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- Morgan Wallen – Chart History. Billboard. December 31, 2018.
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- Old Dominion – Chart History. Billboard. December 31, 2018.
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- Brett Kissel – Canada Country. Billboard. December 24, 2018.
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- Cole Swindell – Top Country Albums. Billboard. August 27, 2018.
- Michael Ray – Top Country Albums. Billboard. June 11, 2018.
- Sugarland – Top Country Albums. Billboard. June 18, 2018.
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- Carrie Underwood – Top Country Albums. Billboard. September 14, 2018.
- Dan + Shay – Top Country Albums. Billboard. July 2, 2018.
- Devon Dawson – Top Country Albums. Billboard. February 13, 2018.
- Kane Brown – Top Country Albums. Billboard. November 19, 2018.
- Eric Church – Top Country Albums. Billboard. October 15, 2018.
- Blackberry Smoke – Top Country Albums. Billboard. April 16, 2018.
- Florida Georgia Line – Top Country Albums. Billboard. September 4, 2018.
- Ashley McBryde – Top Country Albums. Billboard. April 9, 2018.
- Kacey Musgraves – Top Country Albums. Billboard. April 9, 2018.
- Keith Urban – Top Country Albums. Billboard. May 7, 2018.
- Lanco – Top Country Albums. Billboard. February 13, 2018.
- Montgomery Gentry – Top Country Albums. Billboard. February 13, 2018.
- Jordan Davis – Top Country Albums. Billboard. April 2, 2018.
- Josh Turner – Top Country Albums. Billboard. November 5, 2018.
- Morgan Wallen – Top Country Albums. Billboard. August 10, 2020.
- Pistol Annies – Top Country Albums. Billboard. November 12, 2018.
- Chris Lane – Top Country Albums. Billboard. July 23, 2018.
- Willie Nelson – Top Country Albums. Billboard. May 7, 2018.
- Cody Jinks – Top Country Albums. https://web.archive.org/web/20180807063359/https://www.billboard.com/music/cody-jinks/chart-history/country-albums. dead. August 7, 2018. Billboard. August 6, 2018.
- Jason Isbell – Top Country Albums. Billboard. October 29, 2018.
- Dierks Bentley – Top Country Albums. Billboard. June 18, 2018.
- Brothers Osborne – Top Country Albums. Billboard. April 30, 2018.
- Jason Aldean – Top Country Albums. Billboard. April 23, 2018.
- Scotty McCreery – Top Country Albums. Billboard. March 26, 2018.
- Kenny Chesney – Top Country Albums. Billboard. August 6, 2018.
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- Mitchell Tenpenny – Top Country Albums. Billboard. December 24, 2018.
- Morgan Evans – Top Country Albums. Billboard. October 22, 2018.
- Brett Young – Top Country Albums. Billboard. December 17, 2018.
- John Prine – Top Country Albums. Billboard. April 23, 2018.
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- Loretta Lynn – Top Country Albums. Billboard. October 8, 2018.
- Adam Calhoun – Top Country Albums. Billboard. March 26, 2018.
- Garth Brooks – Top Country Albums. Billboard. November 26, 2018.
- Tim McGraw – Top Country Albums. Billboard. December 2, 2019.
- The Lacs – Top Country Albums. Billboard. May 14, 2018.
- Dave Alvin – Top Country Albums. Billboard. June 11, 2018.
- Dolly Parton – Top Country Albums. Billboard. December 10, 2018.
- Elvis Presley – Top Country Albums. Billboard. December 10, 2018.
- Elvis Presley – Top Country Albums. Billboard. April 16, 2018.
- Whitey Morgan and the 78's – Top Country Albums. Billboard. November 5, 2018.
- Jimmie Allen – Top Country Albums. Billboard. October 22, 2018.
- Mitchell Tenpenny – Top Country Albums. Billboard. August 27, 2018.
- David Lee Murphy – Top Country Albums. Billboard. April 16, 2018.
- The Wood Brothers – Top Country Albums. Billboard. February 20, 2018.
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- Kip Moore – Top Country Albums. Billboard. November 26, 2018.
- Rosanne Cash – Top Country Albums. Billboard. November 12, 2018.
- Shooter Jennings – Top Country Albums. Billboard. August 20, 2018.
- Wade Bowen – Top Country Albums. Billboard. February 20, 2018.
- Mary Chapin Carpenter – Top Country Albums. Billboard. April 9, 2018.
- Colter Wall – Top Country Albums. Billboard. October 22, 2018.
- Ashley Monroe – Top Country Albums. Billboard. April 30, 2018.
- Granger Smith – Top Country Albums. Billboard. December 10, 2018.
- American Aquarium – Top Country Albums. Billboard. June 11, 2018.
- Adam Calhoun – Top Country Albums. Billboard. November 12, 2018.
- Frank Foster – Top Country Albums. Billboard. October 1, 2018.
- Lori McKenna – Top Country Albums. Billboard. July 30, 2018.
- Old Crow Medicine Show – Top Country Albums. Billboard. April 30, 2018.
- Sister Hazel – Top Country Albums. https://web.archive.org/web/20180512141605/https://www.billboard.com/music/sister-hazel/chart-history/country-albums. dead. May 12, 2018. Billboard. September 17, 2018.
- Wheeler Walker Jr. – Top Country Albums. Billboard. December 10, 2018.
- Trent Harmon – Top Country Albums. Billboard. May 29, 2018.
- Web site: Shoals music pioneer Rick Hall dies at 85 | Local News . Timesdaily.com . January 2, 2018. January 9, 2018.
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- Web site: Country music legend Dr. Bruce dies in sleep. Kztv10.com. 2018-02-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20180227034357/http://www.kztv10.com/story/37589184/country-music-legend-dr-bruce-dies-in-sleep. 2018-02-27. dead.
- Web site: Canadian country star Ronnie Prophet dead at 80 – CBC News. Cbc.ca. June 5, 2018.
- Web site: Country Music Journalist Hazel Smith Dies at Age 83. Usnews.com. June 5, 2018.
- Web site: Grammy-winning country songwriter Kenny O'Dell dies at 73. Businessinsider.com. June 5, 2018. March 30, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180330013148/http://www.businessinsider.com/ap-grammy-winning-country-songwriter-kenny-odell-dies-at-73-2018-3. dead.
- Web site: Country music singer Big Tom dies. April 17, 2018. June 5, 2018. Bbc.co.uk.
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- Bluegrass Hall of Fame Announces 2018 Inductees & Nominees. Billboard. July 25, 2018.
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- Web site: Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame inductees Terri Clark, broadcaster Jackie Rae Greening honoured with exhibit at National Music Centre. Calgary Herald. September 26, 2018.
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