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Parton subsequently came to King's defense during an interview with Extra, and King resumed performing in March. [3] March 10 – The UK Country Airplay chart, the first ever genre-specific radio chart in the United Kingdom, debuts its inaugural list, with "Creek Will Rise" by Conner Smith claiming the title of first number one single. [4]
Morgan Wallen's "Last Night" spent 25 weeks at number one on the Hot Country Songs chart and also topped the all-genre Hot 100, the first song by a solo male country singer to do so since 1981. Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay are charts that rank the top-performing country songs in the United States, published by Billboard magazine.
March 31 – 4 Runner reunites for the second time and releases their first studio album in 20 years. [8] April 11 – Granger Smith announces that he will be leaving country music in order to focus on ministry at his local church outside of Austin, Texas. [9]
Every song to top the Hot Country Songs listing during the year also topped Billboard ' s all-genre multimetric songs chart, the Hot 100, [9] highlighting country music's unprecedented level of mainstream success in 2024. [10] In November, "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" tied the record for the longest-running number one in the history of the Hot 100. [11]
There was a 38% increase in views of country music videos globally on Vevo following the album's release, as well as a 40% increase in Black 18–34 year olds listening to country radio. [211] Cowboy Carter was said to redefine what it means to be a country artist, with Emi Tuyetnhi Tran from NBC News commenting that it will "open the ...
June 14 – Joel Whitburn, 82, chart historian whose Record Research helped produce books on how songs placed on the Billboard magazine charts, including the Hot Country Songs chart. [161] June 23 – Bobby Flores, 61, singer, fiddler and record producer (esophageal cancer). [162] July 27 – John Grenell, 78, New Zealand country singer. [163]
Kacey Musgraves' album Deeper Well debuted at number one in the issue dated March 30, making her the first woman to top the chart during the year. [2] Two weeks later, Cowboy Carter by Beyoncé entered the chart at number one, making the singer the first African American woman to achieve a number-one country album.
The year began with Gabby Barrett continuing a record-breaking run at number one on the Hot Country Songs chart with "I Hope". She achieved a second number one in April with "The Good Ones". Taylor Swift gained her first country number one for more than eight years with a new recording of her 2008 single, "Love Story". This also made her the ...