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The one person in the world who’s never heard of Rascal Flatts, and he happens to be a witness in the most high-profile trial in the country right now. By now I’m sure you’ve heard of Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts woman who’s currently on trial for murdering her three children. Clancy has admitted to strangling her three children, 5-year-old Cora, 3-year-old Dawson and 8-month-old Callan, back in 2023. She also attempted suicide before being found by her husband, Patrick Clancy, […]

The post Gary LeVox Reacts To Witness In Lindsay Clancy Trial Saying He’s Never Heard Of Rascal Flatts first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Coming in 2027. Last week, the queen of country music, Dolly Parton, passed away on August 25th at 80 years old in Nashville, Tennessee. The “Jolene” singer had been dealing with undisclosed health issues for the last year or so, and she previously shared that she was having issues with severe kidney stones. Aside from that, she understandably didn’t share more, though clearly there were more serious issues going on. Dolly’s rep confirmed to People that her death sadly followed a […]

The post Dollywood Announces New Additions To The Park In Honor Of Dolly Parton’s Passing first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

A fake country “artist” got “hit” by a phone that was thrown by a fan, and real fans online are outraged by it. Yep… the weird, confusing future is officially here. I’m hesitant to draw attention to this, just because I’d rather not shine a light on a country artist that’s created by artificial intelligence. However, my hope is that by pointing it out, I can save thousands of people from thinking that a guy named “River Cain” is an […]

The post We’re Doomed: AI Country “Artist” Dupes Fans With a Fake Phone-Throwing Video first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Miley Cyrus is going by just “Miley” now, and her country music icon father Billy Ray Cyrus has a very personal reason for understanding the move. Continue reading…

Believe it or not, Dolly had a hand in the changes that are coming. Continue reading…

‘The damn thing got so much negativity that Riley was being funny…[he was like] ‘Don’t associate me with that,” Bryan says. Continue reading…

It’s only a matter of time until Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” is officially crowned the biggest single in American music history. It’s already the longest-running #1 single on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100.

The post The Irony of Doja Cat’s Cutting Comments on Ella Langley first appeared on Saving Country Music.

Several days after speaking with Kevn Kinney, I watched a storm roll across the mesas outside Taos, New Mexico. Purple lightning split the sky, eventually forcing Drivin N Cryin’s scheduled outdoor performance indoors. The band adjusted. Instead of the full-throttle rock show one might expect from a group that has spent nearly four decades making […]

Lily Seabird Lightspheres on Their Way Lily Seabird’s Trash Mountain was one of my favorite albums of 2025. It hit that indie country spot that I was enjoying at the time (and still am enjoying), and it had some gorgeously un-idyllic imagery of her Vermont home. So when I saw she was playing Denver’s venerable […]

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Benjamin Tod Country Is Dead Country artist Benjamin Tod unveils his new album, Country Is Dead, on which he covers 12 classic country songs by Jimmie Rodgers, Hank Williams, Merle Haggard, and Bob Dylan, among others. Tod explains, “Some of these songs I started playing on the streets of Nashville when I was a teenager […]

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