Category Archives: Americana News

Nashville getting no love from our northern neighbors. Music City continues to be one of the premiere tourist destinations in the United States. 16.9 million people visited Nashville in 2024, and that annual visitor number crept up to 17 million tourists in 2025. That’s not a substantial increase, but it’s an increase nonetheless. People evidently can’t get enough of the pedal taverns, artist-owned bars, hot chicken, and $15 beers. Though millions flock to “Music City” to immerse themselves in the […]

The post Nashville Tourism Is Slightly Increasing… But One Country Isn’t Flocking To Music City Like They Used To first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

If you liked the first episode of Marshals, one of the cast members of the Yellowstone spinoff recently hinted that it’s only going to get better. Last weekend, the Kayce Dutton-focused spinoff that fans have been waiting for finally aired on CBS. The series, which sees Luke Grimes reprise his Yellowstone, navigates the complex life of Kayce Dutton as he faces tragedy in his personal life (the loss of his wife, Monica) and finds himself working as a U.S. Marshal. […]

The post “It’s Not So Pretty”: ‘Marshals’ Star Logan Marshall-Green Says The End Of The Season Could Spell Chaos For Kayce Dutton first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Sounds like one heck of a way to lay out your tour schedule. On the latest episode of the Whiskey Riff Raff podcast (which was actually a double episode), Leon Majcen talked to us about being raised by Bosnian refugee parents, almost quitting music altogether during 2020, his ambitious plans for future music releases, and one of his career goals being that he does well enough to give back to his parents. Majcen was born in the Czech Republic to Bosnian […]

The post “Those Days Were Really Simple”: Leon Majcen Used To Plan His Early Gigs Around Where He Wanted To Fish first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Always blazing his own trail. It’s safe to say that since he released his debut album Sinners Like Me in 2006, Eric Church has always been ahead of the “mainstream” country music sound. Back in 2006, country music was largely, as Church puts it, “soccer mom country.” It was radio friendly, bubblegum pop country that was, believe it or not, dominated by female artists. But the then-newcomer from North Carolina burst onto the scene with an album that was the polar opposite: […]

The post “He Wasn’t Chasing Anybody” – Label Exec Recalls Signing Eric Church To His First Deal first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

A “super” grandma has challenged herself to run 50 marathons across the country after an inspiring weight loss story.

The post Super Grandma Set To Run 50 Marathons After Inspiring Weight Loss Journey appeared first on Wide Open Country.

Is Kelsea Ballerini sending a subtle message or just living her best life? Maybe both… Earlier this week, Chase Stokes, the actor best known for his role as John B. in the popular Netflix series Outer Banks, called out Morgan Evans in a bizarre social media outburst that now has the country singer trying to show off his masculinity. For some backstory here, Australian country singer Morgan Evans is the ex-husband of fellow country star Kelsea, and the two were married […]

The post Kelsea Ballerini Seemingly Responds To The “Masculinity” Beef Between Her Ex-Husband And Ex-Boyfriend first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

The legendary Notre Dame coach helped Garth Brooks to kickstart the world-famous Stadium Tour, which spanned 42 shows.

The post The Touching Way Garth Brooks Memorialized Late Coach Lou Holtz: “They Could’ve Chose Anyone” appeared first on Wide Open Country.

‘From time to time, I’ll see a clip of him singing and it just breaks my heart for him and his family,’ Bryan admits. Continue reading…

Though none of them like to broadcast it too loudly because they want to stand on their own two feet, Alan Jackson has numerous relatives in the country music business. They’ve been added to his final show.

The post New Additions to Alan Jackson’s Final Concert are Family first appeared on Saving Country Music.

These women are kicking down doors, fighting for equal representation and broadening the path for the female country acts who come after them. Continue reading…