Yearly Archives: 2026

The viral injury theory is gaining a whole lot of momentum. If you ask any NFL fan who the most injured team in the league is, there’s a good chance that the majority would answer with the San Francisco 49ers. It seems like year after year, the pro football team in Southern California racks up an unreal amount of injuries, and this past season was much of the same. The most recent injury the 49ers suffered before being bounced from […]

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The Songwriters Hall of Fame has announced the inductees in its Class of 2026. They are a diverse and extremely impressive group. Taylor Swift, Alanis Morisette, Kenny Loggins, Walter Afanasieff, Christopher “Tricky” Stewart, KISS members Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons, and Terry Britten & Graham Lyle will be receiving this prestigious honor, per Variety. According […]

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Landman star Jacob Lofland opens up about Cooper’s romance, the show’s intense fight scenes and what surprised him most about Season 2 — including that unforgettable proposal. Continue reading…

The Red Clay Strays tipping their cap to the great Hank Williams Jr. If you ask me, the Red Clay Strays – consisting of Drew Nix (electric guitar, vocals, harmonica), Zach Rishel (electric guitar), Andrew Bishop (bass), John Hall (drums), Sevans Henderson (keys), and frontman Brandon Coleman – are great ambassadors of country music. They are one of the genre’s brightest modern day acts… even though they insist they aren’t even making country music. Yeah, that’s true. Right after they […]

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Nothing short of a phenomenon. Since late 2023, there was an almost tangible feeling that Ella Langley was primed to be country music’s next female superstar. With early success on tracks like “Could’ve Been Her,” “paint the town blue” and her Koe Wetzel collaboration, “That’s Why We Fight,” all signs pointed to Langley blowing up into the stratosphere. Then 2024 rolled around and she shattered all expectations with the monster success of her Riley Green collaboration, the viral “you look […]

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Kelso going country. In this day and age, it might just be easier to clarify who isn’t switching over to the country genre. Artists from all different walks of the music industry have traded in their regular form of music making to try their hand at country music. Post Malone, Beyoncé, and Lana Del Ray are probably the most famous names… and you can throw former Beatles member Ringo Starr in there too. Then there’s a laundry list of non-musicians […]

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The reunion has been a smash success. Continue reading…

What you see onscreen is how they are offscreen. Landman stars Billy Bob Thornton and Ali Larter have been a hot topic of conversation throughout Season 2, as the season’s plotlines focused more on family dynamics and growth. The previously divorced couple chose to rekindle things during Season 1 of Landman. During Season 2, Tommy’s father, T.L., reminded Tommy that when you find a woman who loves you the way Angela does, you work through all the craziness to make it […]

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Chris Stapleton’s high school days were more than just country music; he was also the top student at Johnson Central. What a combo! Continue reading…

While Jelly Roll is in Los Angeles judging Netflix’s Star Search with Sarah Michelle Gellar and Chrissy Teigen, his wife, Bunnie Xo, is thinking about other men.  The host of the Dumb Blonde podcast shared a video last night about seeing her celebrity hall pass on television. In case you are unfamiliar with the term, a hall pass refers […]

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