Yearly Archives: 2026

“They were genuinely best friends.” Continue reading…

A Mid-Air Security Issue Has Led to the Forced Grounding of a Southwest Flight Bound for Ft. Lauderdale.

The post Mid-Air “Security Matter” Leads to Forced Grounding of Southwest Flight appeared first on Wide Open Country.

A Springfield, Missouri woman has been arrested after living out a fantasy fit for a children’s book. She faces a first-degree burglary charge.

The post Woman Becomes Real Life Goldilocks After Breaking Into Home to Eat Cereal appeared first on Wide Open Country.

Please, let it be true… it looks like Kacey Musgraves and Miranda Lambert are ready to bury the hatchet, and might have a very long-awaited (in my mind) collaboration coming. Of course, they’re two of the most successful mainstream country artists to come from Texas and really make it in Nashville in the last 10 to 20 years, but in fact, their families knew each other before either one of them ever cut their debut record. They actually have a lot of […]

The post “I’ve Done My Fair Share Of S*** Talkin’” – Miranda Lambert & Kacey Musgraves Seemingly End Longtime Feud As Fans Speculate A Collab Is On The Way first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Sophomore album coming soon. With the lines between country and folk blurring together more frequently as of late, highlighted by the success of Zach Bryan, Dylan Gossett, Wyatt Flores and more, Sam Barber has established himself as one fastest-rising artists as of late. Since breaking out with his viral hit, “Straight and Narrow,” back in 2022, Barber has been one of the premier artists in the ever-growing country-folk scene over the past few years. With one of the most unique, raspy […]

The post Sam Barber Is Living On “Borrowed Time” In Stellar New Single first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

George Kittle and Greg Olsen got the best of Luke Combs at last summer’s TEU. If you aren’t familiar with the acronym, TEU stands for Tight End University. Travis Kelce, along with NFL veteran George Kittle and tight-end-turned-broadcaster Greg Olsen, came together to create the program that shines a light on underrated and overlooked position. It sets out to help develop the next generation of tight ends at the professional level, and last year’s annual TEU event took place in […]

The post George Kittle Explains How He & Greg Olsen Bullied Luke Combs Into Going On Stage Before Taylor Swift At TEU first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

The second album from Johnny Blue Skies and the Dark Clouds (Sturgill Simpson) called ‘Mutiny After Midnight’ is not officially out until March 13th. But it’s fair to wonder if that March 13th date is relevant now.

The post Separating the Signal from the Noise of Sturgill Simpson’s “Mutiny” Leak first appeared on Saving Country Music.

Emily Scott Robinson, a Carolina born & bred and Colorado-based singer-songwriter, had the top album (Appalachia) and was the most-played artist on folk radio during February 2026, while Bruce Springsteen’s “Streets of Minneapolis“ — an anti-ICE protest song inspired by the fatal shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti by federal immigration agents in the Minnesota city — was the most-played song. So say charts compiled by Folk Alliance International based on radio playlists submitted to FOLKDJ-L, an electronic discussion group for DJs and others interested in folk-based music on the radio.

[Click on the headline to view the top albums, songs, and artists charts that are posted monthly with permission.]

Alcohol, drugs and infidelity played a role in country music’s most volatile marriages, but one of them really takes the cake. Continue reading…

You wouldn’t want any of these coming into your house to drop off eggs while your family is asleep. Continue reading…