Monthly Archives: December 2025

Not the GOAT, but a newscaster. Tom Brady is catching strays from his former fling, Sports Illustrated model Brooks Nader. Then again, maybe she’s just a moron… The 7-time Super Bowl had quite the public split from his supermodel ex-wife, Gisele Bundchen, back in 2022. That’s to be expected, since they were two high-profile individuals, and the media machine always needs stories to churn out. And I’d be remiss if I also didn’t mention the other story that revealed itself […]

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It seems like a time of high-profile departures from popular TV shows. Michael Buble is apparently done on The Voice as one of its celeb coaches. Now it looks like Bowen Yang is quitting SNL after its December 20th broadcast, per People. That is the long-running comedy program’s last show for 2025. Cher and Ariana […]

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Thomas Rhett and Brandon Lake are apparently working on music together. What does this mean for country music and Christian music?

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The bowl game I look forward to most each year. The Pop-Tarts Bowl is a relatively new bowl game, as it’s in its third year, but it’s already become one of the best events in college football. The bowl game held at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida, set the world on fire during its inaugural game in 2023, not because of the game itself (does anyone even remember who was playing?) but because of the spectacle centered around the […]

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It’s been five months since that unforgettable moment at the Coldplay concert, and Kristin Cabot is finally ready to share her side of the story. Continue reading…

Miranda Lambert has an incredible work ethic. She has spoken frankly about how challenging it was to get to the top of the country music heap. That same holds true for Lainey Wilson. Both women are now superstars, but achieving that status was not a cinch for either of them. Both happen to be role […]

The post “Damn, Why Isn’t This Happening?”: Singer Priscilla Block Shares What She Learned About the Myth of Overnight Success appeared first on Wide Open Country.

Country music and Western movies have always been tied together. Continue reading…

Bo DePeña – Rather Move Up (Yellow DOG Studios) There’s a moment at the start of Bo DePeña’s Rather Move Up that cuts through all the noise of modern country music like a clean blade: “Half of the mistakes I made stone cold sober.” It’s the opening line of “Half of My Mistakes,” and if […]

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Roadtrip Earworms 2025 – Editor’s Pick for Favorite Songs There’s nothing like an earworm, sounding so good no matter how many times you play it. I’ve been an earworm listener since I was a kid – hitting repeat to keep that feeling going for hours.  There were a lot of them this year, and  I […]

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Many country music artists have claimed to be “Outlaws” over the years. Only two have produced .22 pistols and shot at people’s heads to prove it: Billy Joe Shaver, and Johnny PayCheck.

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