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Washington Post
11 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Washington Post
This songwriter shaped today's country music. You've never heard of him.
NASHVILLE — As a kid growing up in a small town in Kentucky, Ashley Gorley was obsessed not just with songs but with the way listeners reacted to them. He studied the weekly radio countdowns to try to understand: Why did this track climb to No. 3, while another only got to No. 25? What made some songs better than others? How did certain hits just sound so catchy?
Yahoo
14-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Jelly Roll Lands His Seventh Country Airplay No. 1 Hit With ‘Liar'
Jelly Roll achieves his seventh No. 1 on Billboard's Country Airplay chart as 'Liar' rises 2-1 to the top of the ranking dated Feb. 22. It increased by 1% to 30.3 million impressions Feb. 7-13, according to Luminate. The Nashville native co-authored 'Liar' with Ashley Gorley, Ben Johnson and Taylor Phillips. Zach Crowell produced the song. More from Billboard Fetty Wap's 'Again' Is No. 1 on the TikTok Billboard Top 50 Chart Via JBL Speakers Trend Hot 100 First-Timers: Decades In, Justice Makes Chart Debut With The Weeknd's 'Wake Me Up' BE:FIRST's 'Spacecraft' Launches at No. 1 on Japan Hot 100, Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars' Duet Returns After 5 Months The track is the sophomore single from Jelly Roll's LP Beautifully Broken, which bowed at No. 1 on Top Country Albums and the all-genre Billboard 200 last October, marking his initial leader on each list. His preceding set, Whitsitt Chapel, entered and peaked at Nos. 2 and 3 on the charts, respectively, in June 2023. As 'Liar' leads Country Airplay in its 14th week on the chart, Jelly Roll wraps his quickest run to No. 1. He previously took 21 weeks to reach the top with 'I Am Not Okay' and 'Halfway to Hell,' both in 2024. All seven of Jelly Roll's Country Airplay entries have gone on to top the chart, tying him with Kane Brown for the longest active No. 1 streak. Meanwhile, Brown is on the hunt for his eighth leader in a row, as his latest single, 'Backseat Driver' (Zone 4/RCA Nashville), rebounds to its No. 22 best (7.9 million, up 5%). Back 'Home' in Top 10 LOCASH returns to the Country Airplay top 10 as 'Hometown Home' pushes 11-9 (17.2 million, up 4%). It's the fourth top 10 for the duo of Preston Brust and Chris Lucas and first since 'One Big Country Song,' which hit No. 2 in August 2020. The pair's 'I Know Somebody' ruled for a week in October 2016, after 'I Love This Life' reached No. 2 that January. Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Four Decades of 'Madonna': A Look Back at the Queen of Pop's Debut Album on the Charts Chart Rewind: In 1990, Madonna Was in 'Vogue' Atop the Hot 100
