Daily Archives: May 16, 2026

Very well-deserved. Last night, Ella Langley was surprised with the news that she won the ACM Artist-Songwriter of the Year ahead of her sold-out show in Savannah, Georgia as part of her The Dandelion Tour. She beat out a stacked group in Luke Combs, Riley Green, Megan Moroney and Morgan Wallen who were all nominated in that category as well. The Alabama native has absolutely skyrocketed to the top of country music over the last year or so, and more […]

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He’s a Vol for Life. Last night, Morgan Wallen headlined Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Florida, where he did his famous walkout with legendary quarterback Tim Tebow. Of course, Morgan is a diehard Tennessee Volunteers fan, and when Tebow tried to get him to do the Gator Chomp with him a they walked through the tunnel, Morgan wasn’t having it. The two teams are longtime SEC foes, so it’s no surprise that Morgan wasn’t joining in… And when Tebow […]

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Pizza Hut Classics are already a staple of certain towns nationwide. But one franchisee has vowed to bring it to more places.

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Morgan Wallen hit a pretty insane milestone recently. He did something no country artist has ever done before.

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A scary incident. A NASCAR pit crew member was injured at Dover Motor Speedway this weekend after a pit box began rolling down a hill towards a NASCAR on FOX reporter. The scary scene unfolded ahead of yesterday’s NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race, as teams were unloading their equipment and getting set up for the weekend. Apparently the pit box, which can weigh thousands of pounds when fully loaded, broke free after the brakes gave out while being pushed down […]

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Rashodrick Harris, 20, was taken into custody in Paducah, Kentucky, on Thursday in connection with the shooting of Mizzou running back Ahmad Hardy at an outdoor concert.

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A Jackson 5 alum has been forced to pay over $6.5 million after he failed to respond to a lawsuit detailing alleged heinous crimes.

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If you’ve never seen the West Virginia native perform, Charles Wesley Godwin puts on an high-energy show… and sometimes that spells trouble when he plays out in the heat. CWG announced earlier today that his fourth studio album, Christian Name, is set to come out on July 24. It’ll be his follow up to the stellar Family Ties project that he released in 2023, and will add to his already impressive catalogue that got started with Seneca in 2019 and […]

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“Earl walked so Carl could die… I mean run.” There is nothing that butters my biscuit quite like a good murder ballad to kick off the weekend, and Willow Avalon nailed that perfectly with her brand new single “Hypothetically Speaking” featuring Kaitlin Butts. View this post on Instagram “Hypothetically Speaking” comes off the heels of her sophomore record announcement, Pink Pocket Pistol, and the release of her stunning duet with Jason Isbell, “Cardinal Sin.” Willow Avalon was one of those […]

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