Yearly Archives: 2026

Dolly’s Hollywood Walk of Fame star became a memorial after her death. Now, the vandalized landmark is being replaced with a new one. Continue reading…

A new class-action lawsuit is being brought against the leading company for consumer-level AI music generation, Suno. There’s also a unique angle in how they’re approaching this lawsuit that will have fans of Star Trek smirking.

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‘Wheel of Fortune’ announcer Jim Thornton has suddenly been pulled from the show as Sony Pictures Television investigates allegations stemming from an incident on a flight. Continue reading…

The world is still mourning the passing of country music icon, Dolly Parton. But apparently some aren’t as sad about her untimely death. After Parton passed in August, several fans decorated her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, with floral arrangements and messages of condolence and tribute. However, on Tuesday (September 1), Parton’s star on […]

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Taylor and Travis’ mystery dog has finally gone from secret family member to fashion star, with one detail about the adorable pup now revealed. Continue reading…

From the return of ‘The Gentlemen’ to a new reality show starring a huge TikTok star, here are the new TV shows and streaming series for the week of August 31, 2026. Continue reading…

The music star revealed his mother passed away in a post on social media. He’s previously talked about their rocky relationship.

The post Music Star Reveals Mother’s Death: “This One’s Gonna Hurt” appeared first on Wide Open Country.

Rowdy forever. It’s been just over 3 months since the sudden and shocking death of NASCAR legend and two-time Cup Series champion Kyle Busch. Busch passed away back on May 21 at the age of 41, just hours after it was announced that he was suffering from a “severe illness” and would miss that weekend’s upcoming Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Kyle competed in his final race during the exhibition All-Star Race at Dover Motor Speedway, with his final […]

The post Kyle Busch, Who Passed Away In May, Finished Ahead Of One Full-Time Driver In The NASCAR Cup Series Regular Season Points first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

What kind of monster would vandalize Dolly’s star? Though it still doesn’t feel real exactly a week later, the queen of country music, Dolly Parton, passed away on August 25th at 80 years old in Nashville, Tennessee. The “Jolene” singer 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. Aside from that, she understandably didn’t share more, though clearly there were more serious […]

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Getting more out of touch by the day. Despite country radio clearly losing the decades-long stranglehold it has had on consumers for the better part of the past five or so years, there’s no denying that it’s still a major player in terms of introducing casual listeners to music as it has throughout history. As pretty much everyone knows by now, however, country radio has taken what can only be described as a nose-dive in quality over the years. Gone […]

The post Taking A Look At The Current State of Country Radio… And It’s Quite Bad first appeared on Whiskey Riff.