Author Archives: Echoes Staff

From busking on the streets of New Orleans and beyond to becoming a four-time Grammy Award-winning artist, Sierra Ferrell has truly climbed the ranks to be where she is today. The songbird from West Virginia has quite a story. She spent many years homeless, train-hopping, and busking on the streets in cities all over the United States. During this time in her life, Ferrell was abusing drugs, and has shared that she’s died five times by overdose, but has been […]

The post Watch Sierra Ferrell Busk At Seattle’s Pike Place Market Way Back In 2016 first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Long-time Texas music tour, stage, and production manager Joel Schoepf has been accused of “online solicitation of a minor under 14.” Schoepf was arrested in New Braunfels, TX.

The post Long-Time Texas Music Manager Accused of Soliciting a Minor first appeared on Saving Country Music.

It’s not too ‘Fancy,’ but Reba and Rex’s Thanksgiving tradition looks like a whole lot of fun! Continue reading…

Take a look back at the big-name chain restaurants that we said goodbye to in 2025. Continue reading…

Having himself quite the season. Vanderbilt put an exclamation point on the best season in school history today when quarterback Diego Pavia led the Commodores to a massive win against in-state rival Tennessee in Knoxville. The Commodores came into the game at 9-2 and with an outside shot at making the College Football Playoff. And they were tied with the Vols at halftime, before Pavia took control and rallied his team to a 45-24 victory while racking up 165 rushing […]

The post Vanderbilt QB Diego Pavia’s Brother Arrested During A Game For The Second Time This Season first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Blanco Brown believes that an AI-generated song that’s recently been making waves in the music industry actually belongs to him… in a way. You’ve surely heard about the AI-generated song that topped the Billboard Country Digital Songs Sales chart, right? Whiskey Riff reported that a track titled “Walk My Walk,” by an artist called Breaking Rust, had seemingly fooled the masses. It’s a complete AI creation all around – from the artist, to the music video, to the song itself. […]

The post Blanco Brown Claims Breaking Rust, The AI-Generated Artist That Topped Country Digital Sales Chart, Is Based On Him first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Bringing out one of Auburn’s most beloved legends. Ahead of a very important game this evening, Riley Green brought out a very famous Auburn fan in the one and only Charles Barkley, who of course played college basketball there at Auburn University from 1981 to 1984. He left after his junior year to enter the NBA draft, but he made history leading Auburn to their first NCAA Tournament appearance in school history in 1984. He still holds the Auburn record […]

The post Riley Green Surprises Fans With Auburn Legend, Charles Barkley, Ahead Of The Iron Bowl, & He Didn’t Mince Words first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

One of his biggest inspirations, and now, closest friends. Morgan Wallen is gearing up to release a limited-edition I’m The Problem CD zine, which is slated to drop on December 19th, and the book promises exclusive interviews with the likes of Wallen himself and other collaborators, articles reflecting on the record penned by the “Whiskey Glasses” singer, exclusive lyric sheets of all 37 songs and, of course, the highly anticipated letter from Morgan’s father. And fans are getting an early look […]

The post Morgan Wallen Says He Never Listened To Country Music Until He Discovered Eric Church: “I Knew Every Bit Of His First Three Records… I Could Sing Them All” first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Not a want but a need. In honor of Veterans Day, Cody Johnson finally released his official studio cover of “Travelin’ Soldier,” which fans have been begging him to do for years at this point. You’ve probably seen the mega-viral video of Cody’s acoustic performance of the song, which first went viral back in June of 2020, during the height of the pandemic, when CoJo did a live stream with his backing band. He eventually released an acoustic cover on […]

The post Now That Cody Johnson Gave Fans His Cover Of “Travelin’ Soldier,” We Need Him To Cut “Wichita Lineman” Next first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

I’m sure it would be a huge hit. Last week at the 59th CMA Awards, Ella Langley and Riley Green took home three awards for their 2024 smash hit, “you look like you love me.” The track would win Single and Song of the Year as well as Music Video of the Year, sweeping its three eligible categories and becoming the FIRST song in the history of the CMA Awards to take home all three awards on a single night. The song has […]

The post Riley Green Says It Would Be “Really Difficult” Not To Do Another Duet With Ella Langley After How Successful “You Look Like You Love Me” Has Been first appeared on Whiskey Riff.