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It will be a full-circle moment, indeed. Bunnie Xo and rapper-turned-country star Jelly Roll have an impressive rags to riches story, which Bunnie talks about extensively in her new book, Stripped Down: Unfiltered and Unapologetic, which was released yesterday. Bunnie was working as a high-end escort in her hometown of Las Vegas when she met Jelly in 2015 while backstage at one of his concerts at the Las Vegas Country Saloon. They married in a spontaneous Las Vegas ceremony in […]

The post “You Changed My Life”: Bunnie Xo Says The Last Cop Who Arrested Her For Prostitution Will Be Speaking At Her Las Vegas Event first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Food Network chef Anne Burrell’s death at the age of 55 on June 17, 2025, at her Brooklyn, New York, home came as a stunning shock to her many fans. The culinary master with the funky platinum blonde ‘do was a favorite of viewers who loved watching her wizardry in the kitchen. She seemed so […]

The post New Information Revealed in Suicide of Popular Food Network Chef appeared first on Wide Open Country.

What would compel anyone to boo Carrie Underwood? The former contestant and now-judge of American Idol recently shared on social media that she got “booed A LOT” from the Hollywood Week audience. We couldn’t understand why anyone would do this to the “Jesus Take the Wheel” singer, so we’re taking a deep dive into what, if anything, people […]

The post Carrie Underwood Says Audience Booed Her A Lot During ‘American Idol’ Hollywood Week appeared first on Wide Open Country.

‘Game of Thrones: The Mad King’ was created by George R.R. Martin. Continue reading…

Jon Hamm always wanted to work with Taylor Sheridan, and even though his time on Landman was relatively short-lived, he’s grateful he got the opportunity. The oil drama was the Paramount+ hit that no one saw coming when it debuted in late 2024. I say “no one saw it coming,” but I guess if it had Taylor Sheridan’s name attached to it, people at least had an inkling that the series was going to be successful. Just look at Sheridan’s […]

The post Jon Hamm Reveals The Real Reason His ‘Landman’ Character, Monty Miller, Didn’t Make It Past Season 1 first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Nashville has a choice, and it’s one with major implications on how the city will be perceived heading into the future, its economic viability as a tourist destination, and how the musicians of Nashville are supported.

The post It’s Not Just About Acme Feed & Seed. It’s About The Soul of Nashville first appeared on Saving Country Music.

Country Sides the new release by The Band of Heathens marks their 20th anniversary as a band. The band was basically formed from a local collaboration that grew organically the old school viral way, by word of mouth. (There was no TikTok viral push available back then.) Over the last 20 years, The Band of […]

You’d think that Hugh Freeze would have figured out social media by now.  When he was head coach at Ole Miss, he often replied to critics of his football program. Not exactly the best look when you have a team to run.  But then Freeze slid into the DMs of an alleged sexual assault victim […]

The post Former SEC Coach Caught Reposting Explicit AI Content on Instagram appeared first on Wide Open Country.

EDITOR’S NOTE: No Depression’s new “Top 5” series features a quick playlist in which roots musicians share what they’re listening to at the moment. It gives artists the chance to highlight their contemporaries, as well as classic songs getting them through

The 2026 lineup also features Kacey Musgraves, Red Clay Strays, Jason Isbell and more. Continue reading…