In a world that is becoming increasingly political, Riley Green is trying to make his shows a safe haven by keeping politics out of it.
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Gotta keep your head on a swivel down there. Over the past decade or so, Nashville has developed a (well-earned) reputation for being one of the top party cities in the country, thanks mostly to the scene on lower Broadway in downtown Music City. With over 40 bars in a 5-block stretch, many owned by some of the biggest names in country music, Broadway has turned into a massive tourist destination where visitors flock from all over the world to […]
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This marked DelFest’s 18th year since its inception in 2008, and founder Del McCoury and his family continue to bring in arguably one of the finest festival line-ups year after year.
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Night two of Nashville’s Music City Rodeo was everything a rodeo fan could have hoped for. Some of the best rodeo cowboys and cowgirls put on an absolute show last night Bridgestone Arena. The best in the world were all on the venue that sits on Broadway to compete in the second day of the three day event put on by the Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association (PRCA). It’s the largest rodeo east of the Mississippi and the largest in the […]
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Crucifictorious is BACK. The cast of Friday Night Lights was back in the Lone Star State yesterday to celebrate 20 years since the show launched (how has it been that long?) Actors Kyle Chandler, Connie Britton, Jessie Plemons, Adrianne Palicki, Scott Porter, Gaius Charles, and more were on hand in Austin to reflect back on everyone’s favorite high school football team from Dillon, Texas. Not a real town by the way… The discussion was a part of the ATX TV Festival, which […]
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Guess they’re gonna need a new piano for tonight. Last night, Morgan Wallen played night one of his two-show stand in Denver, Colorado at Empower Field at Mile High with Brooks & Dunn, Gavin Adcock, Vincent Mason. He walked out with Broncos legend John Elway to kick things off: The Duke joined @morganwallen for Night 1 of his Still The Problem tour at @EmpowerField! 🤠🐐 pic.twitter.com/hz70Q549vR — Denver Broncos (@Broncos) May 30, 2026 But when he got to the part […]
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Ever wondered what it would be like to accidentally help write a monster hit song for a a country music superstar? Channing Wilson knows the exact feeling. The Georgia native recently sat down with us on the Whiskey Riff Raff podcast and talked about why he shifted from a songwriter to an artist, how “Bro Country” was a dark time in Nashville, the influences that have helped to shape his music over the years, and not being a fan of […]
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Not exactly a Fourth of July anthem. Martina McBride has caused quite a stir the past few days, after first being announced as a headliner for the Great American State Fair taking place this summer to celebrate America’s 250th birthday, before backing out just a day later following online outrage. The fair is part of the celebrations being planned by Freedom 250, which is a non-partisan organization responsible for putting together all the festivities to celebrate America’s 250th birthday. The […]
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