Monthly Archives: October 2026

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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Columbia Records and Legacy Recordings announced a massive new Bob Dylan box set titled The Rolling Thunder Revue: The 1976 Live Recordings due out November 6. Distributed via 39 CDs, the 371 tracks that have never been head on recordings before from 19 shows, mostly across the southern states.

Jon Pardi had to make the tough decision to postpone a couple of his Gamblin’ Man Tour dates. The “Mr. Saturday Night” singer, who has proudly remained one of the last traditionalists in mainstream country over the years, has been known to give it his all during his energetic concerts. It’s that very reason that he’s actually pulling the plug on a couple of concert dates – at least for now – as he battles an illness. The country star […]

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I’m SO here for it. Today, Miranda Lambert released her new disco-inspired album Crisco, which she co-produced with Jesse Frasure. It features 12 tracks as Miranda explores “heartbreak and hope, highways and honky-tonks, rhinestones and reflection, creating a record that feels both timeless and refreshingly alive.” She’s been doing tons of press around the release, and during a fascinating conversation on the New York Times podcast Popcast, she confirmed the long-standing rumors about her fued with Nickelback’s Chad Kroeger, and she also talked […]

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This Halloween marks the fourth anniversary of Patrick Haggerty’s passing. These anniversaries, of course, always bring up grief for someone who is so important and held dear by so many. But they’re also a time to remember all of the departed’s accomplishments.

The last

“She can bring folk and country together, and marry them into sentiments about love and love lost the resonate universally with all fans of music. This is what she does to favorable results on ‘Wayfaring Woman.'”

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The Chicks – Taking The Long Way – 20th Anniversary Edition – 3 LP This was originally the trio’s 7th album, & the effort went on to win 5 Grammy Awards. Now 20 years down the dirt road a celebration is in order & with that an expanded & well laid-out 3-record vinyl version, a […]

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Listen: just go buy John Leventhal’s second album National Drift. A restless musical genius, Leventhal hears notes and snatches of melodies and builds rhythmic patterns around them, delivering soundscapes that soothe and transport. He’s a guitarist who is one with his instrument, and he’s