Author Archives: Echoes Staff

I mean, it seems like he was right? I remember when reality singing competitions first burst onto the scene back in the early 2000s. Believe it or not, back then American Idol was the biggest show on TV. The first few seasons of the competition, Idol was a certified cultural phenomenon and gave us some massive superstars like Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood. It also inspired spinoffs like Nashville Star, which launched the careers of artists like Miranda Lambert, Chris Young and Kacey Musgraves, and of […]

The post Remember When Eric Church Accidentally Started A Feud With Miranda Lambert & Blake Shelton After His Comments On Reality Singing Competition Shows? first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

There are two simple rules when it comes to black bears: Pretty simple, right? However, some people are still unaware of this, including a group of visitors to Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Someone from the city, located next to the Smoky Mountains National Park, where an estimated 1,500 black bears live, recorded a woman blatantly disregarding these […]

The post A Tourist Tried To Feed a Black Bear in Tennessee and Lived To Tell the Tale in an Act of Careless and “Mind-Blowing” Behavior appeared first on Wide Open Country.

The reason is completely obvious. Continue reading…

The power of social media and the internet on display In the many stories that I’ve written, I’ve often touched on the negative aspects of social media. The disconnection, the overwhelming negative discourse, and the consistent comparison that people put themselves through… sometimes you wonder if it’s all even worth it? But then you see a story like this, and not only does it give you the feeling that social media’s existence garners some positivity, it also lets you know […]

The post Influencer Raises $1.5 Million To Help 88-Year-Old Army Veteran Retire From His Grocery Store Job first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Pat McAfee has got himself a song coming out… and a country music artist and producer helped make the sports personality’s vision a reality. In case you didn’t know, Ernest (whose full name is Ernest Keith Smith) is one of the most talented music makers in all of Nashville. He’s a singer, songwriter, producer and label owner that has over a dozen No. 1 hits to his name. Every big name in country music wants to work with him. And […]

The post Pat McAfee Says Ernest Has Helped Him Record 7 Songs, With The First Titled “Dookie” Dropping Tonight first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

The couple never shy away from public displays of affection. Continue reading…

Smith says he’ll return to music soon — but not before God says it’s time. Continue reading…

Gavin Adcock opens up about the emotional moments that creep into his high-energy performances. Music has a way of hitting us right in the feels, doesn’t it? Continue reading…

Moroney has announced 43 dates on her international 2026 tour. Continue reading…

Todd Snider photo by Melissa Clarke The Lyrics Only Todd Could Write When we lost Todd Snider, we lost one of America’s most important writers. Though he never gained the mainstream recognition or fame that other top-echelon lyricists amassed in their lifetimes, his influence on the now-mature class of Americana songwriters that followed him by […]

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