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Another day, another record broken. It’s hard to argue that there’s a bigger artist, not just in the genre but music as a whole, than Ella Langley in 2026. In case you haven’t been keeping up with her and “Choosin’ Texas’” success, it just spent its 21st week at #1on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100. As it stands today, “Choosin’ Texas” is the longest-running #1 hit by a female artist this century, the only country song by a woman to […]
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Longtime sports talkshow host Colin Cowherd is making headlines for something he said to Indiana Fever star Sophie Cunningham on his very own podcast. The WNBA’s Indiana Fever is easily the most popular team in the league. It might even be the most popular team in all of women’s sports. Everyone loves Caitlin Clark, and fans have really gotten to know one of her teammates, Sophie Cunningham, ever since she started standing up for her teammate when no one else […]
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Stella Parton is mad. And disappointed. She contends that country singers – she did not specify which ones – failed to send condolences after her beloved sister Dolly Parton died last month at age 80. In an appearance on CBS Mornings on Thursday, September 10, Parton said that “I haven’t had one condolence from anyone […]
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The iconic actress revealed that, despite having her parents there at the Oscar ceremony, she wanted someone else -who she couldn’t have.
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Tinder is a dating app that makes matchmaking easier for singles looking for love. Since Tinder launched in 2012, the platform boasts over 630 million total downloads and 75 million monthly active users. Most users seek romance, but a woman in New Jersey carried much more sinister plans for the platform. Jaclyn Diiorio, a licensed […]
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In June 2026, former Tennessee Titans running back Chris Johnson revealed that he had been diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). A progressive nervous system disease that destroys nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. The news has left the sports world stunned. Chris Johnson Questions In Football Career Led to ALS As a […]
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They certainly had a unique relationship, but it worked for them. On August 25, 2026, Dolly Parton sadly passed away at 80-years-old in Nashville Tennessee. Dolly had been dealing with undisclosed health issues for the last year or so, and she previously shared that she was having issues with severe kidney stones. Dolly’s reps confirmed she sadly died following a “brief battle with cancer,” though the specific kind was not revealed. Dolly lived just 17 months after her husband of nearly […]
The post “Barefooted Cooking In The Kitchen” — Stella Parton Says Carl Dean Would’ve Preferred Dolly To Stay Home But Encouraged Her To Chase Her Dreams first appeared on Whiskey Riff.
Politics – divisive, hard-core, polarizing politics – has infiltrated just about every aspect of our lives. The entertainment world is feeling it, too. Stars have been harshly blasted for either liking or not liking someone or their ideology. Being either pro-Donald Trump and MAGA or flagrantly negative on both can get a prominent figure in […]
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