The country artist exclaimed that the last marriage was a “start-up”, and that the divorce meant that they could “get to have the real one”.
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The country star had returned to the stage just weeks before he took to social media to announce he’d had a “setback” with his sepsis.
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Over the past 20 years, Heisman finalists have had a pretty good track record in the NFL. Former first-round picks and Heisman finalists Christian McCaffrey, Andrew Luck, Melvin Gordon, Aidan Hunthinson and Jalen Hurts have all reached superstar status at the pro level. In the early 2000s, Heisman finalists Larry Fitzgerald and Adrian Peterson went […]
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Can we just abolish the IRS already? Now, I’m not trying to get political, but I think everybody can agree that the IRS is an absolutely terrible organization. Obviously nobody likes paying taxes, but thanks to the IRS (and our tax code that’s absolutely impossible for anyone to figure out), the whole thing is way more difficult than it should be and the whole organization just makes things way more complicated and frustrating than it should be. And one Tennessee […]
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Maya de Vitry is a giant of songwriting from The Stray Birds to her solo output. We invited five of Maya’s favorite writers to dig into her new album. Ana Egge, Caitlin Canty, John Craigie, Kristin Andreassen, and Oliver Wood (and ofc Maya) are on the show talking about these wonderful new songs. Link in bio or where you listen.
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When it comes to social media rants, Charley Crockett never lets up. The “Hallelujah Trail” singer released two albums in 2025 (Lonesome Drifter and Dollar A Day), and another two in 2o26 (Age of the Ram and Clovis). The latter of 2026, along with it’s delay and then return, had a lot of fans talking… as did his recent spat with the satanic Twin Temple. But funny enough, what keeps the Grammy-nominee in the headlines – and now the memes – again and […]
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You’re over the moon to hear that country traditionalist Mo Pitney has a new album in the offing. After all, it’s been six years since his last one. But in typical Curb Records fashion, you’re gonna have to wait a long time.
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Could have been Beyoncé’s first country song. It seems like the pop superstar’s time in country music is pretty much over, after she made quite the splash in 2024 (how has it already been two years?) with the release of her “country-inspired” album Cowboy Carter. Of course there was a lot of conversation about whether the album should be considered country (Beyoncé herself said it wasn’t, for the record) and how she was treated by the country music industry. But […]
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Have you recently discovered a new country artist? And now you can’t get enough of them? If so, you aren’t alone. It’s that very conversation that’s being explored over Those are the questions that are currently being explored over on the r/countrymusicstuff page of the online forum known as Reddit. Reddit is a wonderful place to share opinions. It’s really just an online soundboard (often referred to as the “Front Page of the Internet”) where you can get unbiased and often […]
The post From Charles Wesley Godwin To Stephen Wilson Jr.: Country Fans Reveal Their New Favorite Artist Discoveries first appeared on Whiskey Riff.
Two of the best in the business. There’s no doubt that the alternative country scene is not only the most popular that it’s ever been, but also arguably the most talented as well. While it seems as if the likes of Zach Bryan, Tyler Childers and Sturgill Simpson have risen to the top in popularity, countless other acts have proven time and time again that they deserve to be put into these conversations as well. Of course, you can look […]
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