Daily Archives: February 10, 2026

In many ways, Eric Church is a bit of an enigma in country music. Oftentimes, he strays away from what many would consider to be classic hallmarks of the genre, including but not limited to rare uses of fiddle many of his songs and the outright refusal to use steel guitar on many of his songs post Sinners Like Me. Despite this, Church has remained not only one of the best artists in the genre over the two decades but […]

The post “Push That Boundary”: Why Eric Church Has Never Followed Country Music’s Rules first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Country Music Hall of Famer, renown guitar player, part-time member of The Eagles, and all around country music good guy Vince Gill is continuing his celebration of 50 years in music by extending his 2026 tour.

The post Vince Gill Reveals New Tour Dates for 2026 first appeared on Saving Country Music.

Should go without saying… I don’t know if you’ve been following this story about Savannah Guthrie’s mother, Nancy Guthrie, but man, it’s had me in a chokehold the past week or so. In case you somehow missed it, the 84-year-old mother of Today Show anchor Savannah Guthrie was kidnapped from her Arizona home on February 1. According to police, Nancy was last seen the night before when she was dropped off at her home by her son-in-law, the husband of her […]

The post Sheriff Asks Media Not To Order Food To A Crime Scene After Pizza Delivery Man Walks To Front Door Of Savannah Guthrie’s Mother’s Home first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

These conversation heart messages have been retired and will likely never see another Valentine’s Day. Continue reading…

Imagine you have a big professional appearance lined up. It’s important that you look your very best with a national audience watching. And then, unfortunately, you fall down hard and visibly damage your front teeth mere days prior. That actually happened to country music singer Carly Pearce. She recently opened up about the unpleasant incident […]

The post Carly Pearce Speaks Out About Accident Before 2020 CMAs appeared first on Wide Open Country.

This is possibly a first for the Winter Olympics, or any other sport for that matter.  After winning a medal in the 20km biathlon at the Milan-Cortina Winter Games on Feb. 10, Norwegian athlete Sturla Holm Laegreid made a confession on live television that no one saw coming. We have the details below.  Laegreid Said […]

The post Olympian Admits to Cheating On His Partner After Winning Medal appeared first on Wide Open Country.

Dean Franklin, who competed on ‘The Voice UK,’ died a few days ago from esophageal cancer. He was only 36 years old.

The post “He Was Surrounded by Love”: Former ‘The Voice’ Singer Dies From Cancer at 36 appeared first on Wide Open Country.

It’s restaurants like Burger King that help keep Wisconsin afloat.  The Cheesehead hats during Green Bay Packers games should be a dead giveaway. The chilly Midwestern state has a long history in the dairy and meat-packing industries. Your Whopper with Cheese has to come from somewhere, right? However, the state’s Department of Workforce Development (DWD) is suing […]

The post Why Wisconsin Is Suing Burger King for Millions appeared first on Wide Open Country.

Michelle Randolph and Jacob Lofland have some questions about their Landman characters, and Taylor Sheridan evidently isn’t interested in directly answering them. The Yellowstone creator’s latest hit, Landman, certainly grabbed the attention of the masses during its first season, and it continued to do much of the same with its sophomore run. A plethora of viral moments have undoubtedly helped with that, but the stellar cast of Billy Bob Thornton, Ali Larter, Demi Moore and Sam Elliott, among others, have […]

The post ‘Landman’ Star Michelle Randolph Reveals The Plot Detail That Had Her Calling Taylor Sheridan For Answers first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

At one point in Tim McGraw’s life, he had a very important decision to make. Long before he was a country star with hits like “Don’t Take The Girl” and “I Like It, I Love It,” McGraw was a college kid just trying to figure out what he wanted to do with his life. He was starting to figure things out while he attended Northeast Louisiana University (now University of Louisiana at Monroe), and was exploring music as a career […]

The post “Sold Everything I Had”: Tim McGraw Details The Moment He Chose Between Joining The Marines Or Moving To Nashville first appeared on Whiskey Riff.