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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKYT) -- There is a song climbing the country music charts, and the voice behind it is from eastern Kentucky. Louisa-native Noah Thompson was crowned the winner of American Idol Sunday and his debut single is already a hit. "One Day Tonight" is currently number one on the iTunes country music charts. One of the writers of the song says it has been waiting for years to get its time to shine. "We wrote this song...it's probably a couple years old at this point," said Brett Sheroky. "We were all fired up about it. We thought that song was like a no-brainer. We thought, 'Man we got gold here.' But you never know, sometimes you think that and it doesn't. Then sometimes you think 'This song, eh.' Then someone cuts it, and it's a hit, and you're like, 'Really!?' So it works both ways." The song had been shopped around and a few artists put it on hold for their records. Sheroky says Kane Brown put it on hol...

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Kany García's eighth studio album, El Amor que Merecemos (The Love We Deserve) is a collection of love stories. Stories of a couple who makes it against all odds, of a woman who leaves her controlling boyfriend in the nick of time, of would-be lovers who pine for each other in silence, of a priest who falls in love with his choir director. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Like a modern-day troubadour, García collects these stories from conversations and encounters; she has a knack for recognizing a good tale and bringing it alive to music. It's led her to win six Latin Grammys (including her inaugural best new artist award in 2008) and to reach the top 10 of Billboard 's Latin Pop Albums chart every time, including two No. 1s. With El Amor , out this Friday (May 27), García astutely takes her stories and makes each one contemporary in a s...

Polo G is the stage name of the famous American rapper Taurus Tremani Bartlet. His tracks Finer Things and Pop Out propelled him to popularity. Die a Legend (2019), his debut album, was a fan favorite, reaching number six on the US Billboard 200 and earning RIAA platinum certification. His second studio album, The Goat (2020), scored eleven tracks on the Billboard Hot 100 list and reached number two on the Billboard 200. The songs Martin & Gina , Go Stupid , and Heartless all earned Platinum or higher certifications. Hall of Fame (2021), his third studio album, became his first chart-topping album and featured his first number-one hit, Rapstar . It was leading on the Rap Albums chart, Top R&B, and Hip-Hop Albums charts, and the album was able to reach the top 10 in a lot of nations. The song Rapstar is rated 3x Platinum, and his other singles, Epidemic , and Headshot , also went Platinum. Polo G has a net worth of $7 million, and he really knows ...

In honor of Stevie Nicks' birthday (May 26), we've rounded up her biggest hits on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart. The recap not only includes her solo material, but also the Fleetwood Mac songs she wrote and sang lead vocals on. In the top spot we have her collaboration with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around," which peaked at No. 3 on the Hot 100 chart on Sept. 5, 1981 and is also Tom Petty's biggest hit on the chart. The track, which was Nicks' debut solo single and lead track off her first album, Bella Donna , spent 21 weeks on the list, more than any solo or Fleetwood Mac songs. Bella Donna also reached No. 1 on the Billboard 200 album chart. The No. 2 spot on the list belongs to Nicks' quintessential Fleetwood Mac song, "Dreams," which gave the band their only No. 1 hit. The ethereal track experienced an uptick in popularity since its 1977 release, when it soundtracked a TikTok of a man cruising on a skat...

"What's amazing about writing a novel about music is the influence songs have on not only my writing process, but the characters," Coleman says of her latest book, Good Morning, Love, a fictional story about songwriter Carlisa "Carli" Henton, who is hoping to make her big break in the music industry. "Carlisa Henton is multifaceted as a guitar player, songwriter, and singer, and so the songs that motivated and inspired me while writing were right up that alley. She and [her love interest] Tau Anderson are this perfect blend of R&B, soul, and hip-hop, so the playlist I created when writing highlighted that marriage."