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The slopes were gnarly that day. Snow days for wildlife aren’t always a lot of fun. While most of us humans have the option of stocking up and staying indoors, animals out in the wild just have to fight through the elements… whether they are prepared for it or not. This deer in West Virginia had no idea how to handle the snow and ice that fell in it’s home state over the weekend. Much of lower 48 got hit […]

The post WATCH: West Virginia Deer Accidentally Goes Sledding All The Way Down Icy Hillside first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Proving to everyone he still has it. Despite dropping arguably the most profound album of his career in 2024 with Fathers & Sons, there were quite a few fans online who claimed that Combs “fell off” given the record did not produce any smash hits that were comparable to the likes of “She Got the Best of Me,” “Beer Never Broke My Heart” or even “Where the Wild Things Are.” But Luke knew that going in, confessing that it was […]

The post “Just Fastballs”: Luke Combs Says He Wants To Prove He Still Has It With The Release Of His New Album, ‘The Way I Am’ first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Nashville is reeling after an ice storm left thousands with no power in the brutal cold. There is major damage from the slippery coating.

The post Nashville Faces Massive Cleanup After Crippling Ice Storm Initially Cuts Power to Nearly 230,000 appeared first on Wide Open Country.

There’s a lot of whiskey on the market, but not enough people drinking it. This has led to one popular distillery to stop production.

The post “Whiskey’s Gone”: This Popular Distillery Has Stopped Production This Year appeared first on Wide Open Country.

I guess it doesn’t hurt to go to school to be a scientist before you become a songwriter? In case you didn’t know, Stephen Wilson Jr. has lived many lives in his 46 years on this Earth. At first, he was a boxer – as his father had trained him to be. Then, he went to Middle Tennessee State University and studied microbiology. After he graduated with his bachelor’s degree, he went to work for the MARS company. Unaffiliated with […]

The post “Start With An Emotion”: Stephen Wilson Jr. Explains How He Uses Science In His Songwriting Process first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Landman completed its second week at the top of the streaming charts this week, beating out Netflix movie “The Rip” in the process

The post ‘Landman’ Dominates Streaming Charts Despite Big-Money Netflix Movie appeared first on Wide Open Country.

The 68th Annual Grammy Awards are set for this Sunday, February 1st at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California. It will be broadcast live on CBS with Trevor Noah is set to host the event, and while some very deserving country artists are nominated in the country categories, the genre was left off of the big four categories in Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year and Best New Artist, though that certainly isn’t […]

The post “It’s Not Political”: Recording Academy CEO Breaks Silence On Country Music’s Snub From The All-Genre Categories At The 2026 Grammys first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

What does one do when their husband chooses to climb a skyscraper, for fun? Don’t worry, Sanni McCandless is used to this.

The post Wife of ‘Free Solo’ Star Alex Honnold Shares Her Reaction to His Decision To Climb Taipei 101 appeared first on Wide Open Country.

The singer said that in 2023 that he “dropped dead” from suffering from both a heart attack and a stroke within the span of three days.

The post This Country Artist Recently Shared a Song About His Near-Death Experience Following a Heart Attack appeared first on Wide Open Country.

The viral clip shows mother of three, Hannah Harper, detailing her battle with postpartum depression before wowing the judges

The post Carrie Underwood Moved To Tears by ‘American Idol’ Singer Who Battled Postpartum Depression appeared first on Wide Open Country.