Daily Archives: June 2, 2026

And that’s what friends are for. Ella Langley has already had incredible year, taking home a record-breaking seven trophies in a single night during last months ACM Awards, and her sweep officially shattered the previous single-night record of six wins, which was shared by country legends Garth Brooks (1991), Faith Hill (1999), and Chris Stapleton (2016). Not bad company at all… Her hit sophomore album Dandelion has been one of the biggest albums of the year, and it was executive […]

The post Miranda Lambert Says She Has Mostly Provided Moral Support For Ella Langley: “Talking Her Off A Ledge Or Hyping Her Up” first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Talk about the rock and roll lifestyle… it’s a wonder any of them lived to tell these tales, but thank goodness they did. It honestly sounds like it could be a country song too, and it’s no secret that Tommy Lee, who is the co-founder and drummer of the iconic 1980s rock band Mötley Crüe. He first started the band with bassist Nikki Sixx, and as you can imagine, these two got in a heck of a lot of trouble […]

The post “Someone’s Gonna Die”: Mötley Crüe’s, Tommy Lee, Recalls The Terrifying Times When He Injected Jack Daniel’s Into His Veins first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Jamie Lee Curtis shared on Instagram on Saturday, May 30, that her sister, Kelly Lee Curtis, had died. She was 69 years old.

The post Cause of Death of Jamie Lee Curtis’ Older Sister Revealed appeared first on Wide Open Country.

Vandals cut a fuel line to a generator set up for temporary lighting at a recent Freedom 250 event at the National Mall.

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3 people have died and a further 4 are injured after a tragic crash. The incident happened on the I-75 in Florida.

The post 3 Dead and 4 Injured After Tesla Slams into Overturned Semi-Truck on Florida Highway appeared first on Wide Open Country.

Mick Jagger has not got a speck of quit in his lanky frame. At 82, the iconic Rolling Stones frontman wants to hit the road and go on tour. There is nothing like bringing the band’s blistering, propulsive brand of rock to the fans in person, right? And there is no one who does it […]

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Cody Johnson is under fire after posting about a grizzly bear hunt he took part in. But he’s fired back at critics, saying it was good to do.

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Weird choice for a kid’s movie… After weeks of teasing, Taylor Swift finally confirmed yesterday that she would be releasing a new track for the fifth installment in the Toy Story franchise this Friday, June 5th, titled “I Knew It, You Knew It.” View this post on Instagram Though it’s not explicitly confirmed by Swift, Disney itself is touting the song as her “return” to country, where she got her start in music: “Inspired by the rootin’ tootin’ cowgirl Jessie’s ongoing […]

The post Taylor Swift’s Team Used A Reference To Travis Kelce’s Dong To Promote Her New Song From ‘Toy Story 5’ & Even Her Fans Are Uncomfortable first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

It’s been a wild year for Ella Langley. And while she has been on our radar for years, she admits she still has to work hard to stay grounded.

The post Ella Langley Says When It Comes To Navigating Fame, She’s “Winging It” appeared first on Wide Open Country.

There were so many. I think we can all admit that country music itself is no stranger to tropes, clichés and the like. Of course, you have your classic beer, trucks, dirt roads, dogs and mama clichés that have invited critics and haters to subsequently dunk on the worst the genre has to offer. That’s not to say that songs with any or all of those cannot be good — look at Chris Stapleton’s “Maggie’s Song” or his penned Luke […]

The post Looking Back at Country Music’s Bizarre 2010s Obsession With Name-Dropping Old Songs first appeared on Whiskey Riff.