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It’s restaurants like Burger King that help keep Wisconsin afloat.  The Cheesehead hats during Green Bay Packers games should be a dead giveaway. The chilly Midwestern state has a long history in the dairy and meat-packing industries. Your Whopper with Cheese has to come from somewhere, right? However, the state’s Department of Workforce Development (DWD) is suing […]

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Michelle Randolph and Jacob Lofland have some questions about their Landman characters, and Taylor Sheridan evidently isn’t interested in directly answering them. The Yellowstone creator’s latest hit, Landman, certainly grabbed the attention of the masses during its first season, and it continued to do much of the same with its sophomore run. A plethora of viral moments have undoubtedly helped with that, but the stellar cast of Billy Bob Thornton, Ali Larter, Demi Moore and Sam Elliott, among others, have […]

The post ‘Landman’ Star Michelle Randolph Reveals The Plot Detail That Had Her Calling Taylor Sheridan For Answers first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

At one point in Tim McGraw’s life, he had a very important decision to make. Long before he was a country star with hits like “Don’t Take The Girl” and “I Like It, I Love It,” McGraw was a college kid just trying to figure out what he wanted to do with his life. He was starting to figure things out while he attended Northeast Louisiana University (now University of Louisiana at Monroe), and was exploring music as a career […]

The post “Sold Everything I Had”: Tim McGraw Details The Moment He Chose Between Joining The Marines Or Moving To Nashville first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

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Get your tissues ready. Though we were treated to his first full-length live record, Live From Steel City, back in the fall, many fans (myself included) have been patiently waiting for the pride of West Virginia, Charles Wesley Godwin, to release new music for quite a while now. While we’re still waiting for the announcement of album #4, which Godwin confirmed is in the works, he kept fans satisfied with a plethora of different teasers throughout 2025. Between “Every Once In […]

The post “Both Had Tears In Our Eyes”: Charles Wesley Godwin Shares Touching New Song Co-Written With Lori McKenna first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Bet he’s wishing the Super Bowl was in Miami. Seattle Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold just won his first Super Bowl after many believed his career may never really get off the ground. Darnold was drafted by the New York Jets (which is a career killer right out of the gate) back in 2018, before being traded to the Carolina Panthers after three seasons. He spent two seasons in Carolina, where he would end up sharing starting QB duties with Cam […]

The post How Did Seahawks QB Sam Darnold LOSE Money Winning The Super Bowl? Thank California’s Insanely High Taxes first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Back in December, we reported that Post Malone would be performing at a concert before Super Bowl LX. But since the show was sponsored by Bud Light, fans had to enter a contest to win tickets.  But it sounds like the “I Had Some Help” singer might have bitten the hand passing him that pint. He reportedly […]

The post Post Malone Says Bud Light’s Prices at His Super Bowl Show ‘Unacceptable’ appeared first on Wide Open Country.

When Randy Travis suffered a stroke in 2013, many wondered if they would ever see the icon perform again.  But now, fans will have the opportunity to see the “Forever and Ever, Amen” singer alongside James Dupré, Craig Morgan, and Paul Overstreet. Travis has been announced as a special guest on the Country Cruising 7th […]

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Marissa Blackstock is pregnant, but taking things day by day after a difficult IVF journey. Continue reading…

The FDA has announced a recall affecting thousands of repackaged M&M’s candies that may be missing critical allergen warnings, posing a serious risk to consumers with peanut, soy or dairy allergies. Continue reading…