NEW YORK (AP) --- Jimmie Allen has made history as the first black artist to have his debut single reach No. 1 on country radio, and it happened on the same week Kane Brown, who is black and white, has the top country and pop album in the U.S. Allen said he cried when he got the news his song, "Best Shot," hit the top spot on Billboard's country airplay chart, which tracks radio success. "First I screamed, like, 'Thank, God. Finally! Finally, man.' Then after that I'm filled with gratitude and motivated to work even harder," Allen said in an interview with The Associated Press on Wednesday morning. "I realized just because you get here doesn't mean you get to stay here, so I...
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