Daily Archives: April 29, 2026

Sad day for the country world. Outlaw country legend David Allan Coe has passed away at the age of 86, confirmed by a representative who said that the singer passed away this evening while in an intensive care unit. When you think of the genre “Outlaw Country,” Coe will undoubtedly be one of the first names to come to mind. The country legend had a rough upbringing, being sent away to reform school at the age of 9 and spending […]

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One of the most brilliant, most controversial, most mercurial, most wild and wildly influential artists, songwriters, and performers in country music history has done something that almost seemed impossible.

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She’s heading back to where it all started for a full-circle moment fans didn’t see coming. Continue reading…

Nick Saban had one heck of a time walking out in Tuscaloosa with Morgan Wallen earlier this month. Back on April 18, the country music superstar took his Still The Problem Tour to Tuscaloosa, Alabama – home of the Crimson Tide. Because Wallen was playing Bryant-Denny Stadium, on a field that’s now reffered to as Saban Field, there was a lot of speculation about the legendary head coach returning and walking out with Morgan. All of the speculation turned out […]

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Celebratory Triple Dippers? Sign me up. Carson Hocevar finally broke through for his first NASCAR Cup Series win this past weekend in the Jack Link’s 500 at Talladega Superspeedway in his 91st Cup Series start. After the race, the 23-year old pulled off one of the most electric celebrations I’ve ever seen when he drove around the track hanging out the window of his #77 Chili’s car for Spire Motorsports while hanging out the window and saluting fans. RIDE THE […]

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The writer behind one of the most successful worship songs in the last decade was this close to releasing a 20-song country music album. Cory Asbury is a name that many people know as a Christian artist. He joined the super popular Bethel Music collective in 2015, and then he wrote and released the song “Reckless Love” in 2018, and it was a massive success. So much so that he was soon experiencing and intertwined with the inner workings of […]

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She just opened up about her pregnancy struggles. Continue reading…

A group of Mississippi middle schoolers banded together to stop a runaway school bus and prevent a disastrous crash. During the after-school route, Leah Thomas, 46, suffered an asthma attack and lost control of the bus while driving down a four-lane highway. Thomas attempted to take her medication, but blacked out before doing so. Seeing […]

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A German tourist has died after a cobra bite during a snake show at an Egypt resort, with an investigation now underway.

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The world apparently understood Kenny Chesney’s “Beer in Mexico” all wrong. No Shoes Nation’s leader, Mr. Kenny Chesney, recently sat down with The Rich Eisen Show and discussed how his hit song, “Beer in Mexico,” came to be. The country music star described it as an autobiographical song that was inspired by a rather unique gig he played in Cabo San Lucas. If you are wondering what the special concert was… Chesney was asked to play Sammy Hagar’s birthday party. […]

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