Jerrod Niemann Scores First No. 1

Jerrod Niemann has scored his first No. 1 for “Lover, Lover.” His new album, “Judge Jerrod & The Hung Jury,” also hit No. 1. Not since Carrie Underwood’s 2005 album debut has a solo country artist achieved the double success of earning one or more No. 1 singles from a major label debut album that also hit the top in its first week on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart. Niemann will hit the road next month with headliner Gary Allan and Jerrod’s good friend, Randy Houser, on Allan’s “Get Off on the Pain Tour.”