Category Archives: Americana News

How times have changed. Of course everybody remembers what happened back in 2003 when Natalie Maines, lead singer of the Dixie Chicks (now known simply as The Chicks) said that she was embarrassed that then-President George W. Bush was from their home state of Texas during a show in London. The backlash to the comments, which came in response to the invasion of Iraq, was swift and severe. The Chicks were blacklisted from thousands of country radio stations, fans burned […]

The post Natalie Maines Says She Would Give George W. Bush “A Big Wet Kiss” Now After Comparing Him To Trump first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

His resume and media credentials were vast. He covered space shuttle launches and civil rights matters. But in the end, country music was Jimmy Carter’s passion.

The post Legendary Country Music TV, Radio Reporter and Personality Jimmy Carter Dies first appeared on Saving Country Music.

The principal later released a statement apologizing for her conduct, admitting “our school’s process… lacks transparency and fairness.”

The post Principal Suspended After Rigging Student Election so Daughter Could Win appeared first on Wide Open Country.

Some fridges even caught on fire after being remotely set up to 122 degrees for a prolonged period of six hours.

The post Cyberattack Leads to Supermarket Fridges Being Raised Up to 122 Degrees appeared first on Wide Open Country.

A newly hired deputy has found herself back in the unemployment line. After a viral photo she took on the job landed her in hot water. Per a report from News 4 San Antonio, a woman who was months into her new position decided to flash the double-bird. While posing for photos with inmates at […]

The post Deputy Fired Just Months Into Job After Posting Middle-Finger Poses With Jail Inmates appeared first on Wide Open Country.

X-Files will soon return to television, with one of Hollywood’s biggest directors spearheading the reboot. Hulu has picked up Ryan Coogler’s X-Files reboot, which chronicles “two highly decorated but vastly different FBI agents who form an unlikely bond when they are assigned to a long-shuttered division devoted to cases involving unexplained phenomena,” per the logline. […]

The post Hulu Greenlights Reboot of Beloved 90s Paranormal Series appeared first on Wide Open Country.

“Days of our Lives” star Robert Kelker-Kelly was pronounced dead after being found “unresponsive” in his Missouri home earlier this month. According to a copy of the police report obtained by the New York Post’s Page Six. Soap Star Declined Medical Treatment Before Cardiac Arrest The report also adds that the soap opera star had […]

The post ‘Days of Our Lives’ Star Refused Hospital Visit After Chest Pains Before Fatal Cardiac Arres appeared first on Wide Open Country.

A woman from Richmond has been arrested in connection with the shooting of the reality star. She was just 29 years old.

The post Reality Star Shot Dead Following Alleged Nightclub Altercation at Just 29 appeared first on Wide Open Country.

It’s such a beautiful song. Christian singer Brandon Lake and country star Lainey Wilson released a song in April called “The Jesus I Know Now,” which was written by Lake and Wilson along with Emily Weisban and Luke Laird after a conversation about they’ve encountered false teachings of the Word throughout their lives. In the first verse, Lake lays out the preconceived notions held by many non-believers, remarking how he was always told that Jesus was an angry figure who would […]

The post Lainey Wilson And Brandon Lake Deliver Beautiful Performance Of “The Jesus I Know Now” At The Dove Awards first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Kid Rock had a little fun and pulled off a little track list switcheroo with his upcoming album Halfway 2 Jesus. In case you didn’t hear, the “All Summer Long” singer has a gospel record coming out this Saturday (October 17). Though it might seem like an out-of-left-field move for Kid Rock, the rock/rap/country artist has already had a No. 1 hit song on Billboard’s Hot Christian Songs chart. His cover of Cody Johnson’s 2022 hit, “Til’ You Can’t,” which […]

The post Kid Rock Adds Lil Wayne To New Album ‘Halfway 2 Jesus,’ Reveals New Tracklist first appeared on Whiskey Riff.