Dustin Lynch’s – WHERE IT’S AT – is the #1-selling Country album on the Neilsen Soundscan Digital Album Chart this week. The sophomore project from one of Country music’s fastest rising stars earned the 6th highest-selling digital album across ALL genres. In the week since it’s release, WHERE IT’S AT has surpassed 500,000 streams on Spotify.
At press time, the lead single from Lynch’s new album – also titled “Where It’s At” – was one of the fastest-moving Country songs on the Billboard Trending 140 Chart, which tracks real-time Twitter activity. “Where It’s At” is also a Top 10 Billboard Country Digital Song this week.
“Wow I am blown away! Thank you Country Radio and all of my friends and fans that crank our music up to 11. I can’t wait to see y’all at a show soon. We WILL celebrate,” said Lynch upon receiving the news.
Also this week, CMT and Lynch are showing fans that education is ‘Where Its At.’ The pair is asking fans to pledge their commitment to education on social media using Thunderclap in support of the CMT EMPOWERING EDUCATION campaign, for which Lynch has been named the national spokesperson. If 500 people sign up via the online crowdsourcing tool to support CMT EMPOWERING EDUCATION by September 18 at 11 am ET, Thunderclap will blast a concerted message of support across social media worldwide.
As an incentive to participate in the Thunderclap, CMT and Lynch will award 10 participants with personalized gift packages, as well as one grand prize package for a VIP trip to the 2015 CMT MUSIC AWARDS in Nashville, Tenn. Fans can visit HERE to raise their voice for education now.