Monthly Archives: September 2026

If you see a pair of sizable bucks battling it out like this, it’s best to keep your distance. Or you can be like this guy and get as close to the fighting wild animals as possible. It’s very normal to see bucks lower their heads and clash antlers during their rut (also called their mating season). That’s when males use their size, weight, and their head-mounted weapons to spar with other big boys in order to establish dominance. Only […]

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Billy Ray Cyrus decided to celebrate Dolly Day – fittingly taking place on 9/25 – by sharing one of his most prized possessions with the world. All across the country, and all across the world, for that matter, fans of the late, great Dolly Parton have celebrated her life on what’s being called “Dolly Parton Day.” September 25 was chosen as a day of Dolly recognition because of it’s nod to one of the Queen of Country Music’s biggest hits: […]

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Ian Noe is pulling ZERO punches on this new record. For all intents and purposes, Appalachia has become one of the epicenters for today’s biggest and brightest stars in the flourishing independent/alternative scene. Of course, you have the staples of the genre such as Tyler Childers, Sturgill Simpson and Chris Stapleton hailing from Kentucky. With that being said, however, once you expand out and include the likes of both Kentucky, West Virginia and Virginia, it truly shows just how talented […]

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An early fan favorite picked her team, and they seemed stunned…

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Most of us have heard shocking stories about horrifying hazing incidents on college campuses. Students are allegedly required to perform tasks that are humiliating or even dangerous as part of fraternity initiation rituals. In an alleged such incident at the University of Wisconsin, per The New York Post, an alarming discovery was made by police. […]

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A popular country singer put a security guard on blast mid-song during a recent show, leading to a debate on concertgoing etiquette. Indeed, “South of Sanity” singer Zach Top offered a young fan a honky-tonk helping hand at his recent “Boots in the Park” show in Fresno, California. It seems the youngster could see Top […]

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Pour some ranch dressing out for die-hard salad lovers.

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A complete breakdown of “Choosin’ Texas’” historic run. In what seems like one of the greatest success stories in country music history, Ella Langley’s rise to all-genre superstardom has been one to behold over the past two years. If you’ve been paying close attention within the genre over the years, it was more than apparent that the Alabama native was bound to be a star, catching early buzz with tracks like “Country Boy’s Dream Girl,” “paint the town blue” and […]

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One of the best in Texas country is back with a brand new album…sort of. Wade Bowen dropped his latest album The Version Of Me You Get today, his first album since 2024. But as it turns out, this is one that’s been sitting on the shelf for a while, just waiting for the right time to be heard. The 10-track album was originally recorded in 2020, during the COVID pandemic and also following a period of losses and hardships in Bowen’s […]

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The drama surrounding Ed Sheeran’s “Loop” tour appears to be never-ending. Sheeran’s multi-city tour was scheduled to hit Gillette Stadium this weekend — home of Robert Kraft’s New England Patriots. However, those shows have now been called off, according to a Friday (September 25) report from TMZ. Ed Sheeran’s Shows at Gillette Stadium Get Axed […]

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