Yearly Archives: 2026

The Whitewater Amphitheater in New Braunfels, Texas is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, and now music fans in the “Lone Star State” are scrambling to find out what exactly that means. Back in 2007, the Whitewater Amphitheater opened on the banks of the Guadalupe River. Across almost two decades, it’s been one of Central Texas’ most popular outdoor music venues. But in a surprising turn of events, news broke just yesterday that the venue had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy: […]

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Mackenzie Shirilla is currently serving a life sentence behind bars for double murder, but that isn’t stopping the famed killer from posing for a selfie on Instagram. Shirilla is the subject of Netflix’s true crime documentary The Crash. Released in May, the documentary chronicles her murder conviction for deliberately driving 100 miles per hour into […]

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It’s official. It’s hard to believe it’s been over two years since the tragic passing of the late, great Toby Keith. As we all know, the Oklahoma native passed away on February 5, 2024, at the age of 62 after a long battle with stomach cancer. Words can hardly describe the lasting impact he’s had on not only the genre itself but all his long-time fans, members of the military and the countless number of lives touched through his philanthropy, […]

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Slaine Kelly, who achieved renown for her role in The Tudors, died on Saturday, July 4. In fact, her death reportedly came after a brave battle with cancer. She was 43 years old. Kelly passed away just five days shy of her 44th birthday. From the very warm tone of the tributes written about her, […]

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A martial arts master was not match for a group of cops during a recent pursuit, despite him throwing some crazy kick

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Always striking gold together. Throughout its history, country music has been home to some of the most iconic collaborations in music. From Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton scoring a genre-defining hit with “Islands in the Stream” and Johnny Cash and June Carter teaming up for “Jackson” to Brad Paisley and Allison Krauss delivering one of the most haunting songs in history with “Whiskey Lullaby” and George Strait and Alan Jackson sticking in to the Nashville machine on “Murder on Music […]

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Hollywood superstar Glen Powell and Landman‘s Michelle Randolph have officially gone Instagram official as a couple after months of speculation from fans. Randolph, who plays Ainsley Norris in the hit Taylor Sheridan series, and movie star Glen Powell decided that the 4th of July was the perfect time to tell the world they are together. This comes after months of rumors that the pair was dating, and Powell’s mother even coming out and saying that the two were not together. […]

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Cat Out of Hell by Fantastic Cat Fantastic Cat’s third album is another classic, nothing but pure pop perfection. Four songwriters with distinct styles blend here in a way that shouldn’t work as well as it does — sharp and spirited in both lyric and melody. And credit where it’s due: any album title that […]

She’s moving on. TMZ broke the news that Jelly Roll, whose real name is Jason DeFord, filed for divorce from his wife Bunnie Xo, whose real name is Alisa DeFord, back on May 18 in Williamson County Chancery Court, just outside of Nashville. Whiskey Riff obtained a copy of the divorce complaint that was filed by the “Save Me” singer, which reveals that the couple separated on May 9, a week and a half before the request for a divorce was filed. He cites “irreconcilable differences” […]

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Randy Travis hasn’t released an album of original songs since 2008. That’s about to change. Continue reading…