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The Current Poop of Mainstream Country Radio: December '23
A poop emoji is negative, a strike thru is positive, an asterisk denotes a song where the good attributes and the bad are dead even. This perfectly fits Chayce Beckham's "23" because the chorus ruins what seemed like it was going to be a very nice song.
The current Poop Rating of the Mediabase Top 20 is (-5) overall which is somehow a 5 point improvement from August (the previous time we did this chart). The best song is Chris Stapleton’s “White Horse” by a nose over Cody Johnson’s “The Painter.” Luke Bryan’s insipid “But I Got a Beer in My Hand” has the dishonor of being the worst song, though he has strong competition. The big names seem overshadowed by all the up-and-comers this time around. I don’t know if that’s a good or bad trend; they’re not impressing me much so far. Oooh yeah, I see one other trend - no solo women.
Chart info from Mediabase/Country Aircheck.
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Luke Bryan Shifts Towards Americana to Energize Flagging Career
In his first major evolution in sound since moving from “aw shucks” pop-country to party-centric bro-country early in his career, country superstar Luke Bryan is following the money his heart. Sporting a swiftly growing beard and a messy mop of hair, Bryan spoke with us a few moments about his exploration of what he calls “a more organic, earthly sound.” [sic]
“Shooter’s gonna be at the board, but he’s also gonna write with me a little,” continued Bryan. “We’re bringing in some of these new fellas like Dylan Proust, Wyatt Meloy, and Tanner Logan or whoever, and do some duets about the opioid pandemic [sic] and job loss in the Midwest; it’s gonna be so much fun!”
“I even went to the Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine up in West Virginia and got a tour,” laughed Bryan. I’m pretty much an expert on coal mining now, or at least as much an expert as all those new 20 years olds singing about it.”
Bryan, who has recently gotten in minor online spats over whispers that his career is in decline, is still a major draw live, and continues to have radio hits, though at a much slower pace than his glory days of women shaking it for catfish, and boom boom under his seat or whatever the hell he sang about. He hopes this new era will keep him relevant for years to come.
The first single from the new project, “Holler in the Holler,” is due to be dropped at mainstream radio in February, though he isn’t sure what the reception will be. “We love radio, but they aren’t always ready for someone forging a brave new path,” said Luke, sweat beads forming at the edges of his newly unkempt hair-do. “This first song’s still got some party time in it, so hopefully that will help us transition to my new totally not contrived sound, while still being a unit-moving beacon for the genre.”
At press time, Luke was eating a gas station sausage biscuit and watching Moonshiners.