Monthly Archives: November 2025

Johnny Cash, the intensely-admired country icon known as the Man in Black, died in 2003 at 71. Now, long after he passed away, his estate is reportedly suing the Coca-Cola Company, per Newsweek. According to the outlet, the lawsuit “alleg[es] that the beverage maker used an unauthorized imitation of the late singer’s voice in a […]

The post Johnny Cash Estate Takes Legal Action Against Coca-Cola Company, Tests New ELVIS Act appeared first on Wide Open Country.

Growing up country meant farm chores, back-of-the-truck rides, loud summer nights, and the kind of hard-earned life lessons today’s kids may never know. Continue reading…

What would you expect to see in a shopping village at Christmas? Holiday decorations perhaps, maybe a Christmas tree with lights or a Santa Claus with excited little kids on his lap. Those are all realistic possibilities, but a black bear walking around, poking and sniffing at anything he sees, is not. That is what […]

The post It’s Black (Bear) Friday When a Four-Legged Visitor Takes Leisurely Jaunt Around Shopping Village, Comes Close to Children appeared first on Wide Open Country.

SJ Tuohy, who was played as a young boy in ‘The Blind Side,’ has accepted his first role as an athletic director

The post The Kid From ‘The Blind Side’ Movie Was Just Handed the Keys to a Division 1 Sports Program appeared first on Wide Open Country.

Coca Cola not playing by the rules? The beverage company, which owns a wide breadth of other brands like Dasani, Fairlife, and Costa Coffee, is currently in the midst of a lawsuit. The estate of one of the most recognizable names in all of music, Johnny Cash, has sued Coca-Cola because they believe they’ve mislead consumers into thinking that a song sung by the “Man in Black” is featured in one of their commercials. Cash’s estate has officially filed the […]

The post Johnny Cash’s Estate Is Suing Coca-Cola… Here’s Why first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Luke Combs stopped by the ‘Monday Night Football’ Manningcast on ESPN and talked about performing at the big game.

The post Luke Combs Reveals Whether or Not He Wants To Play the Super Bowl Someday appeared first on Wide Open Country.

Did Coca-Cola, or whatever advertising agency they hired to put their recent television ad together purposely try to deceive the public into believing the ghost of Johnny Cash was endorsing Coke?

The post Johnny Cash Estate Sues Coca-Cola Over New Ad first appeared on Saving Country Music.

Post Malone had himself one hell of a Thanksgiving. The pop star has experienced a lot of success since he ventured into the country music side of things. Not to say that Posty wasn’t already doing well in his music career. It feels like he’s been at the superstar level ever since he broke onto the scene in 2015 with White Iverson. And he continues to build on his superstardom with things like stadium shows, and most recently, being the […]

The post Post Malone Spent Hours Tossing The Football Around At AT&T Stadium After The Dallas Cowboys Game first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

God bless Wanda and Jamal. It’s a Thanksgiving tradition and viral story that’s now 10 years in the making, and believe it or not, one we blogged about the first year it happened. An Arizona man by the name of Jamal Hinton and a Grandma by the name of Wanda Dench accidentally crossed paths during a Thanksgiving mixup a decade ago. Dench sent a text to her grandkids inviting them to Thanksgiving dinner, but one of her grandsons had recently changed […]

The post Wanda & Jamal Officially Celebrated Their 10th Thanksgiving Together first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Even before the Red Clay Strays won Vocal Group of the Year at the 2025 CMAs, this band already had a massive grassroots fan base in their corner. Continue reading…