B-MO in the MO’rning

BMO's NEWS'eum - Today in 1970, Lynn Anderson was at #1 on the US Country charts with "Rose Garden". Written by Joe South, the song was also a major pop hit internationally, topping the charts in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Ireland, Norway and hitting... Read More.

BMO's NEWS'eum - Today in 1991, Garth Brooks was at #1 on the US country chart with his third studio album, Ropin' the Wind. The album replaced his previous album No Fences at the #1 position, where it enjoyed a combined 18 weeks at the top... Read More.

BMO's NEWS'eum - Today in 1993, Shania Twain married music producer Robert John "Mutt" Lange. The couple divorced in 2010 after Lange allegedly had an affair with Twain's best friend, Marie-Anne Thiebaud. On December 20, 2010, Twain's manager confirmed that Twain was engaged to... Read More.

  BMO's NEWS'eum- Today in 1971, Charley Pride was at #1 on the Country singles chart with "Kiss an Angel Good Mornin'" his eighth song to reach the top of the country charts. The song has since become one of his signature tunes.

BMO's NEWS'eum - Happy Heavenly Birthday to Joe Diffie who was born today in Tulsa Oklahoma in 1958.  Diffie has scored five #1 singles: "Home", "If the Devil Danced (In Empty Pockets)", "Third Rock from the Sun", "Pickup Man" and "Bigger Than the Beatles".... Read More.

BMO's NEWS'eum - Today in 1984, Kenny Rogers was at #1 on the country album charts with Greatest Hits, which featured three singles that were not included on any of Rogers' studio albums: "Lady" (written and produced specifically for Rogers by Lionel Richie), "Love The World... Read More.

BMO's NEWS'eum - Today in 1963, "Love's Gonna Live Here" by Buck Owens, was at #1 on the Country chart. Spending sixteen weeks at the top spot and a total of thirty weeks on the chart, after "Love's Gonna Live Here" finished its 16-week... Read More.

BMO in the MO'rning - Taylor Swift is making a grand return to the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. The megastar enters the chart this week with "No Body, No Crime," her collaboration with pop trio HAIM, arriving at #2. It matches her personal best entrance on the chart, as "Red"... Read More.

BMO's NEWS'eum - Today in 1974, John Denver was at #1 on the US country album chart with Back Home Again. The multi-platinum album contained the hit singles "Annie's Song", "Back Home Again" and "Sweet Surrender". In addition, the studio version of "Thank God I'm... Read More.

BMO'S NEWS'eum - Today in 1969, Merle Haggard recorded "The Fightin' Side Of Me" in Los Angeles at the Capitol Recording Studios. The following, "The Fightin' Side of Me" was nominated for Song of the Year and Single of the Year by the Country Music... Read More.

BMO in the MO'rning - Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers are headed to the Grammy Hall of Fame. Dolly's collaborative album with Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris, Trio, will be inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2021, which preserves "timeless recordings" of... Read More.

BMO in the MO'rning - Maren Morris cancelled her 2021 RSVP Tour due to the COVID-19 pandemic, however she also announced she's working on her third studio album. "Hi, darlings," she tweeted, "There is so much hope with this vaccine being distributed in 2021, but... Read More.