A longtime staple of the CMT lineup, Hot 20 Countdown, will come to an end in December after 12 years on the air. Per Billboard, the program showcases the most popular videos from the genre. There are also appearances by various singers. CMT Has Been Undergoing Significant Changes According to the outlet, Hot 20 Countdown […]
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The ultimate Dale Earnhardt story… there’s no topping this one. Many racing fans know his story. Dale Earnhardt was born in the small town of Kannapolis, North Carolina into a racing family. His dad was one of the best short-track drivers in the state, and was a driving force (pun not intended, but I like it) in what made him want to be a race car driver in the first place. And his son Dale Earnhardt Jr. told a great story […]
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The woman accusing Garth Brooks of sexual assault has filed an appeal in her attempt to remain anonymous during the lawsuit against the country music singer. The latest move comes after a Mississippi judge denied a motion from the woman that requested a protective order in the case, allowing her to proceed under a pseudonym in the litigation to keep her name from being made public. The accuser had requested an emergency protective order after the country singer named her […]
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Post Malone was in attendance for WWE’s “Saturday Night’s Main Event” in Utah, and followed that up with a post on social media.
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The first country artist with a bar at sea? Over the past few years we’ve seen a ton of country artists slap their names on their own bars. Walk down Broadway in downtown Nashville and you’ll see bars from Morgan Wallen, Jason Aldean, Kid Rock, Garth Brooks, Eric Church, Dierks Bentley, Alan Jackson, Hank Williams Jr., Miranda Lambert, Lainey Wilson, Blake Shelton, and a ton of other artists. The trend isn’t only in Nashville though. Blake Shelton has opened Ole […]
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The Season 8 contestant faces six felony charges, including “luring and dissuading a witness from reporting a crime.”
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Running it back. 2025 was a year for the ages for Cross Canadian Ragweed. Before embarking on their massive “Boys From Oklahoma” concert series, which began with four-straight sold-out shows at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater, Oklahoma, in April and received an additional encore set in August at McLane Stadium in Waco, Texas, the legendary Red Dirt band set their long-awaited reunion last January with their first appearance at Mile 0 Fest in Key West, Florida. And they’re running it […]
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Classic Reba. Just about a month ago, Dolly Parton announced that she was having to postpone her 2025 Las Vegas Residency due to health issues, and it became a huge national news story after her sister, Freida, asked fans to pray for the country icon. Many thought that meant there was something incredibly serious going on, though Dolly later assured everyone that she’s perfectly fine, just taking care of some health things that she put on the back burner during […]
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Country music artist Alexis Wilkins has been in the news a lot lately…. so who exactly is she? If the name sounds familiar, there’s a good chance you know her in one of three ways. First, the 27-year-old is a country music artist that has released songs like “Grit,” and her music typically has very patriotic messaging and is directed towards listeners on the right. Second, she’s a political commentator and former Capitol Hill press secretary (for Representative Abe Hamadeh). […]
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Jelly Roll is currently on tour in Australia and New Zealand, unfortunately he had an experience to forget when visiting a Louis Vuitton store
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