New single is No. 1 most-added at Mediabase and Billboard
Toby Keith leads the week with his new song, “Old School,” as the No. 1 Most Added single at the country format at both Mediabase and Billboard.
Billboard also reports that Keith achieves his highest career debut on Country Airplay, as “Old School” blasts in at No. 25 via his Show Dog Nashville label.
This marks 77 entries on the Billboard chart which includes 42 top 10 hits. All told, Keith has 32 No. 1 singles, more than 96 million BMI performances, sold more than 40 million albums, and has received more than 10 billion streams.
“Old School” is now available via all digital music platforms.
Written by Ryan Hurd, Maren Morris and Brett Tyler, and co-produced by Keith with Kenny Greenberg, “Old School” celebrates “small town sticking around.”
Keith is also set to release “Happy Birthday America” single and lyric video on July 1st. Keith will perform the song on Fox & Friends’ Summer Concert Series on July 2nd. Across the holiday weekend, he will host the iHeart July 4th Country Takeover special celebrating “land of the free and the home of the brave.”
“Happy Birthday America” was written solely by Keith on the back of a boat under a fireworks display in 2020. Both songs will appear on a forthcoming studio record, expected later this fall.
Keith recently teamed with Brantley Gilbert and Hardy for “The Worst Country Song of All Time.” The song is a tongue-and-cheek look at the country genre and lifestyle.
Later this year, Keith will receive the Academy of Country Music’s prestigious Merle Haggard Spirit Award, honoring him for “following his own path, crafting great songs and epitomizing Merle’s spirit.” Keith is also currently nominated for induction in the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. He recently resumed his Country Comes To Town Tour in Arizona and, earlier this month, raised another $1.4 million to help sick children and their families in Oklahoma through his OK Kids Korral.
