Daily Archives: January 13, 2026

He says it was worth it. A Ford employee’s interaction with President Donald Trump earlier today has gone viral – and resulted in the employee being suspended. Trump was visiting a Ford F-150 plant in Dearborn, Michigan, an appearance meant to promote his economic agenda. But during his appearance, one employee who clearly isn’t a Trump fan and shouted at him from down below. Rather than ignore the taunt, as most elected officials would, President Trump did what pretty much […]

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Fans are convinced Megan Moroney’s latest breakup anthem points to Riley Green — but she’s not naming names. Continue reading…

Less noise. More time together. Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani are leaning into what matters most — and making it work, on their terms. Continue reading…

What a run. The Pittsburgh Steelers announced today that head coach Mike Tomlin would be stepping down after 19 years, a run that made him the longest-tenured head coach in the league. There have been rumblings about Tomlin’s future in Pittsburgh for a while now. Steelers fans were getting restless after losing 7 playoff games in a row, dating back to 2016 when the team advanced to the AFC Championship before losing to the eventual Super Bowl winners, the New […]

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Stephen A. Smith made the slip when discussing the Texans during a live episode of ESPN’s First Take on Tuesday, January 13

The post “I Apologize. Oh, My God”: Stephen A. Smith Has a “Charlie Kirk” Slip of the Tongue on ESPN, Instantly Regrets It appeared first on Wide Open Country.

Trisha Yearwood has truly earned all the accolades that grace her mantel. The country music star has talent and charisma galore. She says she always wanted to be a singer, despite the fact that it’s a tough career with very few assurances and lots of pitfalls. Even so, she pursued that path with her whole […]

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Anna Leigh Waters has become the first-ever professional pickleball athlete to sign a deal with sporting giants Nike

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Before he was a country music superstar, Tracy Lawrence survived a mugging in Nashville that nearly cost him his life.  The “Time Marches On” singer recently reflected on the moment, which took place in downtown Nashville in May 1991. It still affects him today. We have the details below.  Tracy Lawrence Says the Incident Was a “Completely […]

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Teenage Tyler Childers. It’s always great to see videos of country music stars before they hit it big, and this clip is no exception. Below you’ll see a video of a 16-year-old Childers singing what I’m assuming is an original song (props to him for penning this one at such a young age, if he did), and it’s absolutely glorious. How did this video come to be? Well, the “Lady May” singer grew up in the hollers of Lawrence County, […]

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Sampling is becoming increasingly popular in modern day music. If you aren’t familiar with the practice, artists take existing songs and “sample” a portion of the original recording. It can be very obvious or it can sometimes be very subtle, but it’s been happening for a long, long time. The hip-hop genre made it way more commonplace in the 1980s, and the method of making new music from old is still very prominent today. Look at any hip hop tracklist […]

The post Chris Lane Reimagines Biz Markie’s 1989 Hit, “Just a Friend,” For A Country Remix That Absolutely Nobody Asked For first appeared on Whiskey Riff.