These Two Country Videos Went Viral in 2025 + We Know Why
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Influencer Raises $1.5 Million To Help 88-Year-Old Army Veteran Retire From His Grocery Store Job
The power of social media and the internet on display In the many stories that I’ve written, I’ve often touched on the negative aspects of social media. The disconnection, the overwhelming negative discourse, and the consistent comparison that people put themselves through… sometimes you wonder if it’s all even worth it? But then you see a story like this, and not only does it give you the feeling that social media’s existence garners some positivity, it also lets you know […]
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Pat McAfee Says Ernest Has Helped Him Record 7 Songs, With The First Titled “Dookie” Dropping Tonight
Pat McAfee has got himself a song coming out… and a country music artist and producer helped make the sports personality’s vision a reality. In case you didn’t know, Ernest (whose full name is Ernest Keith Smith) is one of the most talented music makers in all of Nashville. He’s a singer, songwriter, producer and label owner that has over a dozen No. 1 hits to his name. Every big name in country music wants to work with him. And […]
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20 Adorable Pictures of Jelly Roll and His Wife, Bunnie Xo
The couple never shy away from public displays of affection. Continue reading…
Conner Smith Says God Will Tell Him When to Return to Music
Smith says he’ll return to music soon — but not before God says it’s time. Continue reading…
The Alan Jackson Song That Brings Gavin Adcock to Tears
Gavin Adcock opens up about the emotional moments that creep into his high-energy performances. Music has a way of hitting us right in the feels, doesn’t it? Continue reading…
Megan Moroney Announces 2026 ‘Cloud 9’ Tour
Moroney has announced 43 dates on her international 2026 tour. Continue reading…
The Lyrics Only Todd Could Write
Todd Snider photo by Melissa Clarke The Lyrics Only Todd Could Write When we lost Todd Snider, we lost one of America’s most important writers. Though he never gained the mainstream recognition or fame that other top-echelon lyricists amassed in their lifetimes, his influence on the now-mature class of Americana songwriters that followed him by […]
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Afton Wolfe – Ophiuchus
I’ve noted before that I’m a fan of concept albums. I have not seen anyone embrace it quite the way Nashville-by-way-of-Mississippi resident Afton Wolfe did on his newest record, Ophiuchus. Each of the 13 songs is associated with one of the 12 well-known signs of the zodiac, plus one for the lesser known Ophiuchus. Then, […]
Show Review: David Byrne at the Fox Theatre
David Byrne at the Fox Theatre: A Night Where Art, Rhythm, and Americana Collide When I first considered covering David Byrne’s tour stop at Atlanta’s Fox Theatre, I wasn’t sure I could justify it. After all, Byrne and The Talking Heads have roots in new wave, punk, art rock—genres that sit a long way from […]
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