Category Archives: Americana News

Didn’t take the Ivy League for a group of bear hunters, but I’m happy to stand corrected. If you’re anything like me, your college nutrition was far from optimal. We’re talking chips, snacks, mac and cheese, and of course, instant ramen noodles. You can go to the cafeteria, but is that much better? It’s more or less fast-food quality, no better than your average shopping mall food court. You’d think after all that money I gave DePaul University, they’d spend […]

The post Cornell University Officially Bans Processing Wild Game In Dorms After Students Cleaned A Black Bear In Communal Kitchen Last Year first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

The hockey icon was recently taken into hospital, where doctors found multiple worrying symptoms. His daughter gave an update online.

The post Promising Health Update in Hockey Icon appeared first on Wide Open Country.

Inject this into my veins. It’s hard to understate just how much of a force to be reckoned with Chris Stapleton has become throughout his music career. With 12 Grammys, 19 CMA Awards, 11 ACM Awards and a plethora of other hardware from the likes of Billboard, the Americana Music Association, ASCAP and more, the Kentucky native is arguably the biggest and most critically-acclaimed country artist this century. Of course, there’s so much to talk about when discussing Stapleton’s career […]

The post WATCH: Zach Top Joins Chris Stapleton For Cover Of Waylon Jennings’ “I Ain’t Living Long Like This” Live In Toronto first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

You picked GA-20 with Charlie Musselwhite – BLUES NOW as your favorite new release for the week of July 31, 2026.

The rock icon posted that she didn’t want to “disappoint” fans. However, she needed to “focus on physical therapy” following the surgery.

The post Rock Icon Cancels Concerts After Undergoing Surgery appeared first on Wide Open Country.

Didn’t want to perpetuate the stereotypes. There’s no doubt that the south often gets a negative portrayal in the media, with Hollywood writers frequently depicting those from the southern United States as backwards, uneducated, racist rednecks. Of course anybody who lives in the south (or spent any time here) knows that’s not true. I mean, just ask all of the World Cup tourists who visited the south and came away realizing what a welcoming and kind place it is, even […]

The post Walton Goggins Initially Turned Down A Now-Iconic Role Because He Didn’t Like How It Portrayed The South first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Yet another headline-worthy story that has to do with the WNBA has hit the timeline… and this time, it includes a former NBA star looking to join the women’s league to prove a point. Regardless of if you are a WNBA fan or not, there’s a good chance you’ve heard the latest drama out of the league. It all started when Indiana Fever forward, Sophie Cunningham, came out in an interview and said she was against biological men playing women […]

The post “I Meet Every Single Requirement”: Former NBA Star, Enes Kanter Freedom, Says He’s Entering The 2027 WNBA Draft first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Sierra is BACK. In an era filled with some of the most talented female artists in the genre, ranging from Ella Langley and Lainey Wilson dominating the mainstream to the likes of Kaitlin Butts, Carter Faith, Maggie Antone and more turning heads in the alternative country scene, Sierra Ferrell has remained one of the best of the best of the decade. 2025, in particular, was a huge year for the “Lighthouse” singer. Riding the highs of her brilliant 2024 album, Trail […]

The post Sierra Ferrell Returns With Sultry New Track, “Trying To Love You” first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Surprised it even took this long. As we sit in 2026, there’s simply no denying that Morgan Wallen and Ella Langley are the hottest stars in country music at the moment. For Wallen, he’s continued to ride the record-breaking highs of his fourth studio album, I’m The Problem, which shattered multiple Billboard chart records en route to becoming the first male country artist since 1993 to receive Billboard’s Top Artist of the Year nod. Couple that with the fact he became […]

The post Ella Langley & Morgan Wallen Score #1 Hit On Country Airplay Chart With “I Can’t Love You Anymore” first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Garth Brooks added on to his tour stop in Chicago. Here’s the full list of dates for next month’s shows. Continue reading…