Yearly Archives: 2026

“Hopefully we will cross paths soon, and I can tell him how inspirational it was for me to get to talk to him about it.” Continue reading…

Riley Green is an expert at making music videos that are hotter than hot. Take the one he did for “Worst Way.” That is an excellent example, Then he made another racy one for “If I Don’t Leave I’m Gonna Stay.” Green called upon fellow country music star Carly Pearce to help him with it […]

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Ray J has been released from the hospital. He had previously been admitted following his MMA defeat at the hands of Supa Hot Fire.

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Allen Toussaint – Songbook – 2 CD Set This is a pristinely recorded 2-disc set that includes live performances from Joe’s Pub in NYC (2009) of some of Allen Toussaint’s compositions, which were hit songs for countless mainstream artists. Allen recounts that he’ll perform some songs he’s written, some he wishes he’d written, & some […]

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May’s blues offerings feature a trio of powerful blues women. Belgium’s Ghalia Volt may look like a rockabilly queen, but her output is more Mississippi hill country blasted with chunks of bombastic rock. Irish powerhouse Grainne Duffy bemoans heartbreaking situations in a soulful rasp that cuts

Joshua Ray Walker has slowed down enough to feel what he’s feeling.

The mid-tempo, pensive “Chasing Sunsets” is spacious and melancholy like a War on Drugs tune. It opens with this Texan disillusioned in Hollywood, setting a rattled, twilit vibe for the rest of the tune.

Socrates said, “to know thyself is the beginning of wisdom”, and Ben Franklin said, “there are three things extremely hard: steel, a diamond, and to know one’s self.” Between them they underscore the fact that self-awareness is a difficult journey, and not one that everybody chooses to take. Kentucky-based singer/songwriter Jonathan Pennington, who goes by […]

Sam Barber is a contemporary folk artist who has so much more similar in style, sound and approach to the music of Zach Bryan, Noah Kahan, Joshua Slone, and other massive artists that have been dominating charts.

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Cody Johnson has CoJo Nation fired up with this new teaser. It’s been one heck of a 2026 for the “Dirt Cheap Singer” thus far. He won the Entertainer of the Year award at the ACMs earlier in May, and just a month prior, he let fans that have been patiently waiting for two years know that he’s got a new album on the way. Johnson officially announced his 10th studio album, Banks of the Trinity, will drop on Friday, […]

The post Cody Johnson Teases New Song “Take Me Back (Leave Me There)” & CoJo Nation Can’t Wait first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

It’s not the worst thing that went wrong while filming that movie, actually. Of course, Dolly Parton starred in The Best Little W****house in Texas in 1982 alongside movie star Burt Reynolds, and the film was co-written, produced and directed by Colin Higgins and was his final film as director. The movie was nominated for two Golden Globe Awards for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, and Dolly was nominated for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy. Dolly […]

The post “Everybody Started Laughing”: Dolly Parton Explains the Mishap That Ruined Her Kissing Scene With Burt Reynolds first appeared on Whiskey Riff.