Category Archives: Americana News

Gonna be a heck of a party for America’s 250th birthday. Carolina Country Music Festival is gearing up for a massive festival in beautiful Myrtle Beach, South Carolina next month, featuring performances from some of the biggest names in country music like Riley Green, Luke Bryan, Blake Shelton, Post Malone, Justin Moore, Tracy Lawrence, and many, many more. Of course this year’s festival also comes as we celebrate America’s 250th birthday with festivities around the country – and Carolina Country […]

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Despite his final show being sold out, it was announced that fans have another chance to get tickets to see Alan Jackson in Nashville in June.

The post Want to See Alan Jackson’s Final Show? We Have the Details Here appeared first on Wide Open Country.

The Arkansas school director was jailed for her role in encouraging children to fight each other as the “ringleader” of a makeshift child fight club.

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You mess with the calf, you get the herd. It’s estimated that around 4,500 bison roam around Yellowstone National Park. Considering there’s only 90 to 120 wolves in the same area, you’d imagine that the bison have the upper hand. But that doesn’t mean that wolf packs don’t cause trouble for bison herds from time to time. Wolves will generally do their best to narrow down one bison out of the pack. They usually go for one of the slowest, […]

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Season 1 of ‘Dutton Ranch’ is sure to come with tragedy. I think I know what it is. Continue reading…

Keith Urban is undoubtedly a role model for many rising singers and musicians. His concerts are electrifying. His dedication is plain to behold. And his creativity ranks as boundless. Nevertheless, Urban, 58, has his own role models that he looked up to as he rose through the country music hierarchy. One of them is the […]

The post Keith Urban Lauds This Beloved Country Music Icon for Being Such an Inspiration appeared first on Wide Open Country.

Dave Grohl revealed he wanted to name his album a certain way, but the release of the hit musical ‘Wicked’ made him change things up.

The post Dave Grohl Reveals He Had To Rename Foo Fighters Album Because of ‘Wicked’: “So P*****” appeared first on Wide Open Country.

Despite the immeasurable loss of its frontman, this Grammy Award-winning group has announced it will continue.

The post Iconic Country Band Announces Tour After Leader’s Death appeared first on Wide Open Country.

Darius joined some elite company. Despite some competition from Apple Music, there’s no doubt that Spotify has remained the top streaming platform since its official launch in the United States in July 2011. With over 696 million monthly active users, 276 million of whom pay for premium, the platform has become nothing short of a staple in terms of music consumption nowadays. Boasting over 100 million songs available to be streamed right now (excluding Garth Brooks’ entire discography, of course), […]

The post Darius Rucker’s “Wagon Wheel” Cover Becomes The Latest Country Song To Reach One Billion Streams On Spotify first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Her Texas roots run deep. Last week, Kacey Musgraves released her sixth studio album, Middle of Nowhere, which Musgraves produced alongside longtime collaborators Daniel Tashian and Ian Fitchuk. It, of course, featured the highly anticipated duet with Miranda Lambert, “Horses and Divorces,” as well as the super-talented Billy Strings on the album. She also featured legendary Texan Willie Nelson on a song called “Uncertain, TX,” which she previously debuted solo at Coachella. Since the record’s drop, Musgraves has done a Texas-sized promotional run, which includes a three-night […]

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