CHESNEY'S "FIRE" SPREADS

With 93k sold in its first week, Kenny Chesney's "Setting the World on Fire" f/P!nk (Blue Chair/Columbia Nashville) is his biggest track debut, and the second-biggest country single of the year (after Florida Georgia Line's "H.O.L.Y."). The song, after debuting at #32 at Country radio, has already entered the Top 30. Noters are also noting big Hot AC play at WBMX Boston and KLLC San Francisco, as tastemaker programmers discover and play the song on their own. Manager Clint Higham and Sony Nashville's Randy Goodman, both coming off a#1 country album for Jake Owen, are pounding Fireball shots in celebration.

HITS LIST: AROUND
THE MAYPOLE
The biz springs into motion. (5/13a)
MALONE, WALLEN APPEAR NOT TO NEED "HELP" ACHIEVING MILESTONE
A genre-obliterating collab (5/13a)
RAJ KAPOOR: STACKING THE STARS, MAKING THE ACMs SHINE
Producer putting the finishing touches on Thursday's show. (5/13a)
WHAT'S NOT TO "LIKE?" HUGE STREAMS FOR KING KENDRICK
No longer keeping his diss-tance. (5/13a)
NEW RELEASES: "HELP" ARRIVES, SWIFT EXTENDS STREAK
Post, Morgan and the ever-popular POETS (5/13a)
THE NEW UMG
Gosh, we hope there are more press releases.
TIKTOK BANNED!
Unless the Senate manages to make this whole thing go away, that is.
THE NEW HUGE COUNTRY ACT
No, not that one.
TRUMP'S CAMPAIGN PLAYLIST
Now 100% unlicensed!
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