Category Archives: Americana News

The Red Clay Strays tipping their cap to the great Hank Williams Jr. If you ask me, the Red Clay Strays – consisting of Drew Nix (electric guitar, vocals, harmonica), Zach Rishel (electric guitar), Andrew Bishop (bass), John Hall (drums), Sevans Henderson (keys), and frontman Brandon Coleman – are great ambassadors of country music. They are one of the genre’s brightest modern day acts… even though they insist they aren’t even making country music. Yeah, that’s true. Right after they […]

The post Red Clay Strays Put Their Soulful Spin On A Hank Williams Jr. Classic — Should They Drop The Full Version? first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Nothing short of a phenomenon. Since late 2023, there was an almost tangible feeling that Ella Langley was primed to be country music’s next female superstar. With early success on tracks like “Could’ve Been Her,” “paint the town blue” and her Koe Wetzel collaboration, “That’s Why We Fight,” all signs pointed to Langley blowing up into the stratosphere. Then 2024 rolled around and she shattered all expectations with the monster success of her Riley Green collaboration, the viral “you look […]

The post Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” Scores The Most Adds On US Adult Contemporary Radio As The Track Continues To Surge Up All-Genre Charts first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Kelso going country. In this day and age, it might just be easier to clarify who isn’t switching over to the country genre. Artists from all different walks of the music industry have traded in their regular form of music making to try their hand at country music. Post Malone, Beyoncé, and Lana Del Ray are probably the most famous names… and you can throw former Beatles member Ringo Starr in there too. Then there’s a laundry list of non-musicians […]

The post “I Don’t Care If Anybody Listens To It”: Ashton Kutcher Reveals His Latest Obsession Is Writing A Full Country Album first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

The reunion has been a smash success. Continue reading…

What you see onscreen is how they are offscreen. Landman stars Billy Bob Thornton and Ali Larter have been a hot topic of conversation throughout Season 2, as the season’s plotlines focused more on family dynamics and growth. The previously divorced couple chose to rekindle things during Season 1 of Landman. During Season 2, Tommy’s father, T.L., reminded Tommy that when you find a woman who loves you the way Angela does, you work through all the craziness to make it […]

The post Landman’s Billy Bob Thornton Says He & Ali Larter’s Relationship Is “Not A Hell Of A Lot Different Offscreen” first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Chris Stapleton’s high school days were more than just country music; he was also the top student at Johnson Central. What a combo! Continue reading…

While Jelly Roll is in Los Angeles judging Netflix’s Star Search with Sarah Michelle Gellar and Chrissy Teigen, his wife, Bunnie Xo, is thinking about other men.  The host of the Dumb Blonde podcast shared a video last night about seeing her celebrity hall pass on television. In case you are unfamiliar with the term, a hall pass refers […]

The post Don’t Tell Jelly Roll About His Wife Bunnie Xo’s Hall Pass appeared first on Wide Open Country.

Did you know Chris Stapleton’s wife was only 19 when they met? Continue reading…

Could have only been recorded by her. John Rich recently took to social media to share the story behind one of his biggest hits as a songwriter, that autobiographical “Mississippi Girl” that was personally commissioned by Faith Hill. The country star and wife of Tim McGraw released the song, which was written by one half of Big & Rich along with Adam Schoenfeld, back in May 2005 as the lead single from her album Fireflies. The song is obviously autobiographical for […]

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The Indiana Hoosiers head coach will now have a lifetime supply of beer courtesy of Upland Beer, following his immense success this season

The post Curt Cignetti Receiving a Lifetime Supply of Beer for Indiana Title Win Has Me Thinking I’m Ready To Get Into Coaching appeared first on Wide Open Country.