Daily Archives: October 2, 2026

Having an iconic role in a film or TV series can be a double-edged sword. On one hand, it’s great to achieve immense renown. On the other hand, audiences may always see you as that character. Maybe that was the case with Mary Louise Weller. She was the actress who played sorority sister Mandy Pepperidge […]

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People might think that being cyberstalked happens exclusively to celebrities. In fact, that is often not the case. It can be anyone in the public eye being targeted. Maybe someone connected to a person who is high-profile is the victim. Or an individual gets xeroed in on by someone with a grudge. Nevertheless, regardless of […]

The post Man Charged With Cyberstalking Top White House Aide’s Wife After Dozens of Calls and Texts appeared first on Wide Open Country.

A student at Texas A&M who had aspirations of becoming a Navy SEAL has passed away. He passed away due to complications from a heat stroke he suffered during the basic training process. The student, 21-year-old Austin Stallman, passed away on Tuesday (September 29). He suffered the stroke about two weeks earlier during the training […]

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The debate abut the role that AI should play in the music world is raging. Some artists have decried the way that the versatile, almost limitless technology has edged itself into songwriting and singing. Others feel that it has its place, with some reasonable curbs or guardrails built in, maybe. Kelly Clarkson seems to be […]

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Making his stance known. Zach Bryan is in Foxborough this weekend for two sold out shows at Gillette Stadium, home of the New England Patriots. And tonight, he took the stage with a clear message for Patriots owner Robert Kraft after the controversy surrounding Macklemore and his recent comments while on tour with Ed Sheeran. The controversy started earlier this month when Macklemore was opening for Sheeran at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, and used his performance to deliver his […]

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We all know that Dolly Parton had a great work ethic – I mean, just look at “9 to 5” – but she was always willing to do just one more song.

The post Dolly Parton “Got Out of Her Bed” to Make Final Vocal Recording Before Her Death appeared first on Wide Open Country.

The country singer had a heartwarming announcement in light of a pretty unfortunate series of health updates in recent months.

The post Country Singer Shares Hopeful Cancer Update That Has Fans Celebrating appeared first on Wide Open Country.

Can’t say I’ve heard anything like it in my life. Regardless of your thoughts on his output as a whole, it’s becoming increasingly clear that HARDY has become one of the most interesting figures in all of Nashville over the years. As an artist, he’s experienced some great success, recently scoring a #1 on country radio with “Favorite Country Song.” Additionally, he’s scored #1 hits with the likes of 2020’s “ONE BEER” (feat. Lauren Alaina and Devin Dawson) and 2023’s […]

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The Duckman is headed to the water. Riley Green has been announced as the third headliner for Barefoot Country Music Fest, the annual four-day festival held on the beach in beautiful Wildwood, New Jersey. View this post on Instagram The newest judge on The Voice becomes the third announced headliner, joining Carrie Underwood and Florida Georgia Line with one headliner still to be announced. Speaking on the addition to the lineup, Southern Entertainment co-founder Bob Durkin praised Riley as one of country […]

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If you’re a fan of tournament bass fishing, or just bass fishing in general, one of the coolest tournament opportunities I’ve seen is coming to Music City. World Bass Enterprises (WBE) is launching the ultimate bass fishing tournament dubbed “The Champions,” tournament, which will bring the 50 best bass anglers in the entire world (plus two “average Joes”) together to compete for a record-setting $1.25 MILLION prize for the winner. Second place gets half a million, and even the 5th […]

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