Category Archives: Americana News

They are just letting any idiot walk around in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, eh? If I’ve learned anything perusing internet videos that focus on the outdoors, it’s that morons and wildlife don’t mix. Fortunately, a lot of encounters end up being harmless, and just make for scary-but-funny, what-not-to-do examples of humans and wild animals coexisting. Every time a bear is involved though, the stakes are a little bit higher. It’s estimated that around 400,000 bears live in the […]

The post Gatlinburg Tourist Idiotically Slaps Black Bear From Behind, Promptly Gets Charged first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

An exceeding about of noise is exactly what Austin-based songwriter Jonathan Terrell has been making after his 2020 album Westward was pulled from streaming recently due to these false claims.

The post Jonathan Terrell’s Album Was Pulled From Streaming. He Took It Personal first appeared on Saving Country Music.

Weight loss can change someone’s life dramatically. When people shed pounds, they look and feel better. usually become more active, and drastically improve their overall health. Jelly Roll recently lost around 200 pounds. (He formerly weighed approximately 500 pounds.) It has taken him a long time and plenty of dedication and commitment. At the age […]

The post Jelly Roll Dishes About a Consequence of His Dramatic Weight Loss: “I Have 35 Pounds of [Extra] Skin” appeared first on Wide Open Country.

Jim Ward, best known for his work on ‘Fairly OddParents’, has passed away at the age of 66 following complications with Alzheimer’s.

The post ‘Fairly OddParents’ and ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender‘ Star Dead at 66 appeared first on Wide Open Country.

Bet NASCAR wishes they had settled this one from the beginning. A settlement was reached today in the bombshell lawsuit against NASCAR that was filed last year by two of its race teams, 23XI Racing (which is owned by NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin and NBA legend Michael Jordan) and Front Row Motorsports. The surprise settlement, which came after 8 days of testimony in the trial that rocked the sport, brought to an end the lawsuit from the teams that accused […]

The post What Did Teams Get Out Of The Settlement In 23XI Racing’s Antitrust Lawsuit Against NASCAR? A Lot, It Sounds Like first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

He nailed it. This week, Lainey Wilson played a show in Las Vegas during the the National Finals Rodeo (NFR), her last concert of the year that wrapped up her extensive Whirlwind tour. Lainey has a tradition of bringing up a little girl during every concert to be her “Cowgirl of the Night,” which she’s been doing at every show on her aforementioned tour. She brings a little girl from the crowd up with her to the stage, introduces them […]

The post Lainey Wilson Brings Adorable Little Boy Onstage Who Dressed Up Like Her Fiancé, Duck first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

A beer fit for a Bills fan. When it comes to Buffalo Bills fans, no table goes unbroken, and no pile of snow goes un-shoveled. In case you didn’t know, while the Bills have played in Highmark Stadium, the organization has relied on fans to clear out snow when big flurries hit. The “Bills Mafia” has always taken pride in shoveling snow when called upon, and unfortunately, that tradition will be ending after this season. The NFL team in Buffalo […]

The post Buffalo Bills & Bud Light Partner To Create “Blizzard Brew,” Made From Snow That Fell Inside Highmark Stadium first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Playing it coy… A couple weeks ago, Riley Green was one of the biggest winners at the CMA Awards, taking home three trophies for Music Video of the Year (announced before the show started), Single of the Year and Song of the Year for the song “You Look Like You Love Me,” which he shares with Ella Langley. But it wasn’t his acceptance speeches, or even his performance of “Worst Way,” that fans were paying attention to… it was his date, […]

The post Riley Green Says CMA Awards Date, Influencer Bryana Ferringer, Is Just A Friend first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Camryn Magness, 26, has sadly passed away following a collision while riding as a passenger on an electric mobility scooter

The post 26-Year-Old Singer Who Opened for One Direction Killed in Electric Scooter Accident appeared first on Wide Open Country.

In an emotional interview, John Michael Montgomery reflects on ending his touring career and shares why his final concert in Kentucky means so much. Continue reading…