Monthly Archives: November 2025

Another hit. Over the weekend, Lainey Wilson scored her 9th career number one song at country radio with her single “Somewhere Over Laredo.” The song was included on the deluxe edition of her 2024 fifth studio album, Whirlwind. Lainey co-wrote it with her frequent collaborators Trannie Anderson, and Dallas Wilson, and Harold Arlen and Yip Harburg also received writing credits as the song interpolates the melody of “Over the Rainbow”, which was of course originally written for the 1939 film The Wizard […]

The post Lainey Wilson Scores Another #1 Hit On Country Radio As “Somewhere Over Laredo” Tops The Charts first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Neil Finn’s Crowded House wasn’t the first New Zealand band to make a mark beyond the southern hemisphere. That distinction goes to the experimental art-rock group Split Enz, which Neil’s older brother, Tim, and fellow songwriter Phil Judd formed in 1972. The group, which experienced numerous personnel and stylistic changes over the years, broke up […]

The post Music Reviews: Split Enz’s ‘ENZyclopedia,’ plus ‘Instrumental Hits of the Rock ’n’ Roll Era’ and Newly Restored Frank Sinatra Concerts appeared first on Americana Highways.

The late country legend’s estate has filed a new lawsuit claiming Coca-Cola intentionally used music resembling Cash’s in a new ad. Continue reading…

From busking on the streets of New Orleans and beyond to becoming a four-time Grammy Award-winning artist, Sierra Ferrell has truly climbed the ranks to be where she is today. The songbird from West Virginia has quite a story. She spent many years homeless, train-hopping, and busking on the streets in cities all over the United States. During this time in her life, Ferrell was abusing drugs, and has shared that she’s died five times by overdose, but has been […]

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Long-time Texas music tour, stage, and production manager Joel Schoepf has been accused of “online solicitation of a minor under 14.” Schoepf was arrested in New Braunfels, TX.

The post Long-Time Texas Music Manager Accused of Soliciting a Minor first appeared on Saving Country Music.

It’s not too ‘Fancy,’ but Reba and Rex’s Thanksgiving tradition looks like a whole lot of fun! Continue reading…

Take a look back at the big-name chain restaurants that we said goodbye to in 2025. Continue reading…

Having himself quite the season. Vanderbilt put an exclamation point on the best season in school history today when quarterback Diego Pavia led the Commodores to a massive win against in-state rival Tennessee in Knoxville. The Commodores came into the game at 9-2 and with an outside shot at making the College Football Playoff. And they were tied with the Vols at halftime, before Pavia took control and rallied his team to a 45-24 victory while racking up 165 rushing […]

The post Vanderbilt QB Diego Pavia’s Brother Arrested During A Game For The Second Time This Season first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Blanco Brown believes that an AI-generated song that’s recently been making waves in the music industry actually belongs to him… in a way. You’ve surely heard about the AI-generated song that topped the Billboard Country Digital Songs Sales chart, right? Whiskey Riff reported that a track titled “Walk My Walk,” by an artist called Breaking Rust, had seemingly fooled the masses. It’s a complete AI creation all around – from the artist, to the music video, to the song itself. […]

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