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Ashley Marina appeared on America’s Got Talent when she was 12. Unfortunately, she was cut in the second round.  Some would see this as a failure, but Marina clearly learned from the experience. Now, at 18, the commercial music major from Pittsburgh turned some chairs on The Voice on Monday. All three of them, as a matter of fact.  […]

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Samson Reyes, a 17-year-old student at a Texas high school, has tragically passed away following an accident at a Texas high school.

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If you are a celeb and you want to offer an opinion about President Trump, the war with Iran, or anything else inflammatory and political, don’t do it in front of Gene Simmons. The KISS rocker is irked to no end about famous people sounding off about the political landscape – which these days is […]

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William Shatner recently shattered his right shoulder after falling off a horse. The 94-year-old now needs surgery to repair the damage

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When Jelly Roll appeared on The Joe Rogan Experience last December, the podcast host had a surprise for him. During the episode, Rogan played a video message from one of Jelly Roll’s heroes, Craig Morgan.  “I’ll never forget meeting you on the Grand Ole Opry, and how much it meant to ME to hear you say my […]

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Six months after Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman announced their separation, the actress has finally broken her silence.  Kidman filed for divorce in September after 19 years of marriage, citing irreconcilable differences. It became official in January. As Kidman’s new television series, Scarpetta, debuts today on Prime Video, she spoke with Variety about the show and, inevitably, her personal life.  Nicole […]

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A nod to a country music great turned into a high-pressure performance for Ernest at the Grand Ole Opry. Ernest takes pride in guiding his modern country music fans to the legends of yesteryear. The “Flower Shops” singer recently spoke about that during an interview on The Pat McAfee Show, and he more recently put it into practice while performing at the Grand Ole Opry. Ernest was a part of Opry lineup that helped celebrate Jelly Roll being inducted into […]

The post Ernest’s “He Stopped Loving Her Today” Cover Got The Nod Of Approval From George Jones’ Widow first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

“I live my entire life somewhere between two middle fingers and the grace of Jesus Christ. And I learned that from Johnny Cash.” Continue reading…

Hilarious timing. I honestly cannot tell you what’s been in the air lately (other than the obvious absurd amount of alcohol), but every year it seems as if concert etiquette has gotten increasingly worse as time passes. Even ignoring all the drama surrounding Treaty Oak Revival and their fans, we’ve seen rowdy fans grab Morgan Wallen, hurl a hat at Megan Moroney and nail Koe Wetzel with a beer (to name a few) just in the last couple of years. […]

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Kacey Musgraves is in a dry spell… and it’s also the title to the lead single from her forthcoming sixth studio album Middle of Nowhere, which was announced today and produced by Kacey alongside longtime collaborators Daniel Tashian and Ian Fitchuk. “Dry Spell” was written by Kacey with longtime collaborators Luke Laird, Shane McAnally, and Josh Osborne, and it’s a hilarious song full of innuendo that made me giggle more than once when I listened to it the first time. […]

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