Even with trees abloom and spring having sprung, Noah Kahan's "Stick Season" ascends to No. 1 on Billboard's Adult Pop Airplay chart (dated May 25). The track marks the Strafford, Vt., native's ...

In his song "Stick Season," Kahan declares "I love Vermont, but it's the season of the sticks," referring to the dreary months after the leaves fall from the trees but before snow coats the ground.