Yearly Archives: 2026

There’s a lot of talk about AI in the music industry right now… and Shooter Jennings thinks he’s found the perfect way to combat the rise of artificial intelligence. The famed producer and son of Waylon Jennings is one of the most respected individuals in the music industry. In just the past couple of years, he’s helped produce projects for Lukas Nelson, Charley Crockett, Jake Owen, Benjamin Tod and the Turnpike Troubadours. And you may have heard that he produced […]

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Celebrity feuds happen a lot. Sometimes they are not really serious dust-ups. Other times, they are truly vitriolic. Now there is a new one erupting in Hollywood that involves two legendary ladies – Jane Fonda, 88, and Barbra Streisand, 83. It seems that Fonda is mighty miffed because Streisand paid tribute onstage to the late […]

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Reggie Miller is competitive. That is why he was one of the greatest shooters in NBA history. He also survived the infamous Malice at the Palace in 2004, though he was injured when the incident took place. Yet despite all of this, he says he’s scared of coach Kelly Clarkson on The Voice.  Druski echoed this […]

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The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences defended itself for leaving out two well-known stars out of the segment.

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Luke Grimes has a successful acting and singing career going. Yet he admits that he feels like an imposter when he performs live.

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The Dread Pirate Johnny Blue Skies is going after a fan who tried to rip off other, loyal members of the pirate ship. Mutiny After Midnight officially released last Friday (March 13). And no, the album hasn’t popped back up on online. Some fans of the artist formerly known as Sturgill Simpson were hoping that Johnny Blue Skies would return the full album back to YouTube after – in what could be one of the more unique and inventive ways […]

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I mean, somebody’s gotta do it… This past Friday, Carly Pearce released a new duet with Riley Green called “If I Don’t Leave I’m Gonna Stay,” which was written by Devin Dawson, Seth Ennis, Jordan Minton and Jordan Reynolds. Of course, they had the internet in a frenzy just with the teasers they shared getting very up close and personal, but the music video takes all of that to the next level… they played a beautiful couple in the video, and just like […]

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I’m not crying… okay, maybe a little bit. Megan Moroney released her already very successful third studio album Cloud 9 a few weeks ago, and there’s some great stuff on there, including songs like “I Only Miss You” with Ed Sheeran, “Bells & Whistles” with Kacey Musgraves, “Medicine,” and more, but one of the saddest on the tracklist has to be a song called “Wedding Dress.” Written by Megan along with Ben Williams and Colin Healy, it finds Megan thinking […]

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There is a new development in the situation between Jesse James and his estranged wife, Bonnie Rotten.  TMZ reports that the former porn star was arrested in Texas. Records show that she was booked into the Hays County Jail on Saturday night. The charge was for assault causing bodily injury involving a family member.  What Happened […]

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The Intimidente is getting a new look. It seems like Carson Hocevar and his Spire Motorsports team are fully embracing the comparisons to the legendary Dale Earnhardt – and this weekend at Darlington they’re going full throwback to the Intimidator. Hocevar is in his third full year of the NASCAR Cup Series as the driver of the #77 car for Spire Motorsports, and it’s safe to say he hasn’t made many friends in the garage area since he arrived. During […]

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