Author Archives: Echoes Staff

Okay, I know I’m a little late here… but it needs to be said. Over the Christmas holiday, I’ve been looking for news shows to watch that I can really sink my teeth into, so to speak, because it took me all of two evenings to watch the newest season of Emily In Paris. So after wasting entirely too much time scrolling through pretty much every streaming service known to man, I finally decided to give Chad Powers a try, […]

The post The ‘Chad Powers’ Show Tracklist Is PACKED With Great Country Music first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Always keeping it real. Dolly Parton has always been open about the struggles she’s faced in life, from why she never had children with her longtime husband, Carl Dean, to her personal struggles with weight over the years, she never holds back… and she does it with humor. On the Kelly Clarkson Show back in 2022, she talked about how her song, “Two Doors Down,” was inspired by a nasty liquid diet to try to lose a few pounds: “It was, […]

The post Dolly Parton Has Hilarious Response To Fan Question About Weight Struggles: “When I Had To Haul A**, I Had To Take Two Trips” first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Not holding back. Billy Ray Cyrus and Firerose had a short-lived whirlwind romance, as the couple divorced after just seven months of marriage. After finalizing their divorce in August of 2024, it appears that Billy Ray has moved on, hard launching his relationship with the Gossip Girl and Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery actress Elizabeth Hurley in April of last year. They seem to be doing well, as Hurley posts about Cyrus often, recently sharing a photo of them with her son, Damian, at […]

The post Billy Ray Cyrus’ Ex, Firerose, Claims That He Did Not Allow Her To Leave His Farm, Says She Was “Completely” Isolated From Friends & Loved Ones first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

The wedding might have been a surprise to fans, but details show that this was no spur-of-the-moment affair. Continue reading…

We’re proud to reveal the Top 10 Songs of the 2025 Wide Open Country Song Contest. These selections represent some of the strongest work submitted this year, highlighting remarkable songwriting, originality, and artistic vision. We want to thank every songwriter who entered the contest. The depth of talent made narrowing the field an incredibly difficult—and […]

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It was certainly a choice. On New Year’s Eve, news broke that Zach Bryan had married his girlfriend Samantha after rumors have been going for a little while now about their marital status. Until yesterday, though, all we knew for sure was that Leonard and Bryan were dating, and had been since just after the his very public and messy breakup with Barstool Sports personality Brianna Chickenfry. Bryan and Leonard’s relationship went public around August of 2025, and Zach actually […]

The post Zach Bryan Gets A Shocking Amount Of Hate For Singing At His Own Wedding first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Jelly Roll has lost an astonishing 275 pounds over the last two years and has truly transformed into a new man in front of the public’s eyes. At his highest, the country singer (whose real name is Jason DeFord) weighed around 550 pounds, but he knew he had to make a change. Jelly Roll recently admitted that it got to the point that he was “disgusted” with himself and struggling to do daily tasks: “A little bit over a year […]

The post “Feel Like A Teenager Again” – Jelly Roll Gets Candid About Low Testosterone & New Bedroom Performance After 275-Pound Weight Loss first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

If your New Years resolution was to ditch the empty calories of pop country, and start a routine of healthy music chock full of twang, truth, and top quality songwriting, this is a great place to start.

The post New Adds to Saving Country Music’s Top 25 Current Playlist (#170) first appeared on Saving Country Music.

Music Reviews: An Anthology of Beatles Covers, Ward Hayden Interprets Springsteen, and a Record about Records Another Box of Beatles Covers Particularly during the years when the Fab Four dominated the charts, countless artists from a wide variety of genres couldn’t resist jumping on the band’s wagon. The new With a Little Help from My […]

The post Music Reviews: An Anthology of Beatles Covers, Ward Hayden Interprets Springsteen, and a Record about Records appeared first on Americana Highways.

Did your favorite Patty Loveless hit make the cut? Continue reading…