Daily Archives: January 28, 2026

Way more prestigious than American Idol. Hundreds braved the ice and cold in Nashville today to “audition” for country superstar Luke Combs and comedian Druski today in Nashville. Audition for what? I’m so glad you asked. If you’re not familiar with Druski, he’s the comedian behind hilarious skits like the one he released a few weeks ago mocking megachurch pastors, and his hilarious sketch going undercover as a white man at a NASCAR race. (Druski is, of course, not white). […]

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Get ready to get your Del on. Originally founded in 2008 by bluegrass legend Del McCoury, the festival has emerged in recent years as one of the premier festivals in bluegrass and roots music.

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Saturday, January 31 | Troubadour | West Hollywood, CA

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Joe Rogan has apparently discovered the benefits of believing in something bigger than yourself. If you’ve been a fan of Joe Rogan for a while now, you know that for the longest time, the podcast host and UFC commentator has been downright opposed to religion, including Christianity. He often mocked Christians in his comedy routines and podcasts, considering followers of Christ to be dumb and uninformed. There was even a time when Joe Rogan called the New Testament of the […]

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Elvis Presley lived his life in the scorching glare of the spotlight. The press and public were always nipping at his heels. That was long before the advent of the internet and social media. Everything he did caused a sensation to erupt. That is, except for one event – Presley’s wedding to his longtime love, […]

The post Elvis Presley Kept His Wedding Secret With Help From Another Music Icon appeared first on Wide Open Country.

A certified all-genre hit. It’s safe to say that Ella Langley mania has hit an all-time high this week with the announcement of her sophomore album, Dandelion, being set to release on Friday, April 10th. Containing 18 tracks, the record will be produced by Langley herself, alongside Miranda Lambert and Ben West. As of now, not much is known about the tracklist other than the fact that “Choosin’ Texas” and the title track, which will be released this Friday, will […]

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An original comedy with some original country music songs – from some bona fide songwriters. The country music genre will soon be returning to the big screen, and it’s looking like it’s going to be a country comedy. Will the country music itself be the punch line? That can’t be ruled out. But considering the proposed premise of the movie, it seems like the fictional country music star that the project will focus on will probably be the thing that’s […]

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Never going to be able to listen to the song the same way again. Ella Langley‘s latest single “Choosin’ Texas” is easily on its way to becoming one of the biggest songs of her career. After being released back in October, the Miranda Lambert-penned tune has already become her first career #1 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, and is currently sitting at #5 on the all-genre Hot 100. The song is the fastest-rising female solo song to reach the country […]

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As far as performers go, country music will be very well-represented at the 2026 Grammy awards, which are slated to take place this Sunday, February 1st live from the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California. The main ceremony airs at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on CBS and streams on Paramount+, with Trevor Noah taking over as host once again. This afternoon, the recording academy announced several country performers, which features Lukas Nelson, Reba, and Brandy Clark teaming up for the […]

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