Yearly Archives: 2026

There’s two sides to every story, and this whole saga just keeps getting juicier. Yesterday, Megan Moroney released her third studio album Cloud 9, which includes a song called “Who Hurt You?” that fans are convinced is about Riley Green. There’s been speculation about that one for months, and Moroney says writing it was a cathartic moment, that finds her being incredible honest about this elusive situation. She explained that she tried to include “every possible detail” so she never has […]

The post “You Hated My Dog”: Riley Green Seemingly Responds To Megan Moroney With A Humorous Song Of His Own, “POS Like Me” first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

There are few more valuable assets in the arsenal of present-day country music than the voice of Emily Nenni, and how she so deftly wields it through her enveloping original songs.

The post Emily Nenni Readies New Album “Movin’ Shoes” first appeared on Saving Country Music.

Barry Manilow, a fan favorite for decades, is begrudgingly postponing concerts after lung cancer surgery on orders from his doctor.

The post “Very Depressing”: Barry Manilow Postpones Concerts After Lung Cancer Surgery on Doctor’s Orders appeared first on Wide Open Country.

What a crazy life he’s had. Continue reading…

A cast and crew that plays together, stays together. If anyone was wondering why Landman has been so successful during it’s first two seasons, this might be the reason right here. Many just draw it up as “it’s another Taylor Sheridan show,” and that definitely contributes to the series working. However, in a recent interview with Variety, the cast of the show revealed that their closeness when the cameras are off directly translates to their on-screen chemistry. It was actually […]

The post Billy Bob Thornton Says The ‘Landman’ Cast & Crew Goes Karaoke-ing Together: “It’s Such An Amazing S*** Show” first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Dierks Bentley is playing chess while the rest of us are playing checkers. Soon, the “Drunk On A Plane” singer will hit the road once again for his bluegrass-heavy Off The Map Tour. It’s basically a continuation of his Broken Branches Tour from last year, which shared and celebrated the artist’s 2025 album release of the same name. In fact, the Off The Map Tour gets inspiration from a song that was included on Broken Branches. I actually wrote last […]

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Braxton Keith was a music-making machine in 2025, gifting fans with numerous singles like “Wind Blows,” “Baby You Do,” “Bye In Goodbye,” and his collaboration with fellow Texas honky tonker Randall King for “Cheatin’ On My Honky Tonk.” Keith also gifted fans with two additional songs during the fall, the honky tonk heartbreaker “Prescription” and a stellar cover of George Strait’s “The Chair.” The Texas native has carried that momentum into 2026, first releasing a highly teased Western swing tune, “I Ain’t […]

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It’s a blessing that she’s even still alive. Bunnie Xo and rapper-turned-country star Jelly Roll have an impressive rags to riches story, which Bunnie talks about extensively in her new book, Stripped Down: Unfiltered and Unapologetic, which was released yesterday. Bunnie was working as a high-end escort in her hometown of Las Vegas when she met Jelly in 2015 while backstage at one of his concerts at the Las Vegas Country Saloon. They married in a spontaneous Las Vegas ceremony in […]

The post Bunnie Xo Reveals She Almost Had Her Hand Amputated After Getting Tattoo While High On Drugs: “Went So Deep He Hit My Wrist Bone” first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Jelly Roll recently spoke with People regarding his first realization that he’s “California famous” now, after a tripe to Rodeo Drive

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Keith Gray, a former NFL player and college gridiron phenom, has been found guilty by a federal jury in Dallas of a brazen Medicare fraud scheme that involved an unbelievable $328 million. That sum is unimaginable to most of us. Gray is now facing possible years in prison for his crimes. According to TMZ, he […]

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