Yearly Archives: 2026

It’s Ella Langley’s world right now, and everyone else is living in it… including former New York Jets coach and current NFL analyst Rex Ryan. The “Choosin’ Texas” singer has rocketed to country music superstardom in the past couple of years, and has gotten the attention of country music and non-country fans alike. She’s got crossover appeal, and everyone is jumping on the Ella bandwagon. Most call themselves “Ella Fellas.” I’m not exactly sure what the female Ella fans calls […]

The post “Officially An Ella Fella”: Former NFL Coach Rex Ryan Says He’s A BIG Fan Of Ella Langley first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Not that many were questioning it previously, but on Saturday night, July 18th at the Under The Big Sky Festival in Whitefish, Montana, Zach Top had a resounding answer to anyone who wondered if he deserves headliner status.

The post Zach Top Proves He’s Worth New Headliner Status in Montana first appeared on Saving Country Music.

David Allan Coe intentionally left his kids out of his will. Continue reading…

Less and less can you rely on algorithms to serve you the stuff that might best fit you as an independent country fan. This playlist is designed to break through all the noise and put the best stuff at the top.

The post New Adds to Saving Country Music’s Top 25 Playlist (#182) first appeared on Saving Country Music.

The Rolling Stones’ last album of new material, 2023’s Hackney Diamonds, was their first such CD in 18 years. Now, a little less than three years later, they’re back with Foreign Tongues. They must have realized that at this point, waiting another 18 years to record again wouldn’t work out so well. Time is not […]

The post Music Reviews: The Rolling Stones’ ‘Foreign Tongues,’ plus Soul Music from Baltimore appeared first on Americana Highways.

Fans at Wallen’s Baltimore tour stop got a peek into the singer’s next era. Continue reading…

Possibly another song from the forthcoming EP. At the beginning of July, Zach Bryan pretty quietly announced that he has an EP called Young Manhood and Other Donatable Organs, which he shared in the YouTube comments of two video teasers of two different songs called “Lodi When”: “A snippet of ‘Lodi When’ off the new EP, ‘Young Manhood and Other Donatable Organs’.” I still have not been able to figure out the EP title and I’m really hoping at some […]

The post Zach Bryan Teases New Song “Walk Backwards,” Which Will Likely Be Included On Forthcoming EP ‘Young Manhood And Other Donatable Organs’ first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

One of the best walk outs of the Still The Problem tour. Last night, Morgan Wallen headlined M&T Bank Stadium with Ella Langley, Gavin Adcock, Jason Scott & The High Heat in Baltimore, Maryland, and he brought out a Ravens favorite in Hall of Famer Ray Lewis for his walk out on night 2. Ray Lewis a former linebacker, one of the greatest defensive players in NFL history, and he spent his full 17-year career with the Baltimore Ravens. and […]

The post “Couple New Moves In My Arsenal ” — Morgan Wallen Does The “Squirrel Dance” With Ravens Legend, Ray Lewis, For Baltimore Show Walk Out first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

It’s always the dang whiskey. Yesterday, Emily Ann Roberts released a new version of her song “Jack & Jill Daniel’s,” which she first put out as a solo single in August of 2025. She wrote it with Ryan Beaver, Jeremy Spillman, and Trent Willmon, and it’s a brilliant spin on the “went up the hill” nursery rhyme. Emily was nominated for ACM New Female Artist of the Year award this year, and it’s a well-deserved recognition for Roberts, whose incredible voice […]

The post Emily Ann Roberts And Ian Munsick Team Up For Whiskey-Drenched New Duet, “Jack & Jill Daniel’s” first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Darius Rucker has very specific ideas about when — and where — he’ll end his career. Continue reading…