ACM Presents: Our Country spurred immediate sales gains for the songs performed on the two-hour CBS TV special, according to initial reports to Nielsen Music/MRC Data.
On the day of the show, which aired April 5, the collected songs performed on the broadcast sold 21,000 downloads in the U.S. – up 216% as compared to the 7,000 the combined tunes sold on April 4.
Among the most significant gaining songs performed on the show include Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani’s “Nobody But You,” which shifted 2,000 downloads (up 106%), Kane Brown and John Legend's “Last Time I Say Sorry” (4,000; up 258%) and Miranda Lambert’s “Bluebird” (1,000; up 172%).