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Heartbreak for Denny Hamlin. Kyle Larson is a two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion after a late-race caution shuffled the field and left Hamlin stuck back in traffic on the final restart after having the dominant car all day long. Larson entered Phoenix as the only one of the championship four to have won a championship in the past, while Denny Hamlin, William Byron and Chase Briscoe were all hoping to take home their first trophy. The story of the race […]

The post Heartbreak For Denny Hamlin As Kyle Larson Wins His Second NASCAR Cup Series Championship Thanks To Late Race Caution first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

That ought to be some good luck. The 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season wraps up today at Phoenix Raceway, with Denny Hamlin, William Byron, Kyle Larson and Chase Briscoe competing to become this year’s champion. Of course because it’s such a big event there are plenty of celebrities in attendance for the season finale – including America’s Sweetheart, Sydney Sweeney. The blonde bombshell actress sat in on the driver’s meeting ahead of the race, where it seems like she was […]

The post Austin Dillon Pulled The Ultimate Bro Move & Introduced William Byron To Sydney Sweeney Ahead Of NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

In 2023, a terrifying health emergency caused Gabby Mooney to flatline. Before her pulse was restored, she says she had a powerful meeting with Jesus. Continue reading…

October was a great month for country music. That should come as no surprise, though, because the country music scene has been on quite the hot streak for some time now. In just the past few weeks there have been so many amazing album and single releases, and it’s impossible for us at Whiskey Riff to cover every single song that deserves to be heard upon its release. But in my opinion, that is a great problem to have, and […]

The post 30 New Country Songs That Need To Be On Your Radar – November 2025 first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

McGraw just couldn’t hold back his smiles as his daughter Audrey came out as a special guest at his show in Atlantic City. Continue reading…

The late, great Dave Roe played bass for Johnny Cash beginning in 1992, all the way up until Cash passed away in 2003. Before Dave himself passed away, he sat down with Otis Gibbs to discuss what is was like working with the Man In Black, and right off the bat, he recalled how his buddy, who also happened to be Cash’s publicist, recommended him to Cash, touting him as the “best upright bass player in the world.” However, Roe […]

The post Johnny Cash Once Gave His Bass Player Money For Lessons When He Realized The Guy Couldn’t Play Upright Bass: “I’ll Give You 6 Months” first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Catherine Bach was hospitalized for an embolism this weekend, worrying fans. Luckily, her ‘Dukes of Hazzard’ co-stars have all the updates.

The post Catherine Bach’s Costars From the Dukes of Hazzard Update Fans on Her Hospital Visit appeared first on Wide Open Country.

This real-life odd couple chose a Halloween couples costume that fit their personalities perfectly. Continue reading…

The music is still up on Spotify and YouTube as of this post, though it will likely be taken down soon. But in many respects, the damage is already done. This is just a harbinger of things to come.

The post Country Legend Don Williams Falls Victim to Fake “AI” Album first appeared on Saving Country Music.

Think of French chanteuse Françoise Hardy as her country’s answer to England’s Marianne Faithfull. Like Faithfull, Hardy, who died last year, possessed an alluring, angelic voice and had a penchant for moody pop/rock songs. She also had a visual presence and sense of style that turned heads. Mick Jagger, Faithfull’s boyfriend in the late 1960s, […]

The post Music Reviews: Françoise Hardy Reissues, plus Bill Scorzari, Rosy Nolan, and Jamie Granger appeared first on Americana Highways.