Category Archives: Americana News

Jelly Roll gave his Grammy Award acceptance speech as only he can. Prior to this year, the artist whose actual name is Jason Bradley DeFord had racked up 4 Grammy nominations and had gone home empty handed every single time. This time around, he was nominated for three more Grammys, and swept all three. In the non-televised portion of the show, he won Best Country Duo/Group Performance for the “Amen,” his duet with Shaboozey, and another duet, Best Contemporary Christian […]

The post “Jesus Is For Everybody”: Jelly Roll Praises The Lord In Powerful 2026 Grammys Acceptance Speech first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Jelly Roll’s wife Bunnie Xo had to run a long ways to find him after his win. It was worth it. Continue reading…

In his acceptance speech, Shaboozey delivered a message of support for immigrants, including his mother. Continue reading…

Ahead of the show, McEntire said her family is ‘hanging in there,’ but ‘we miss Brandon so much.’ Continue reading…

The country singer shared a post on social media ahead of the Grammy Awards saying he won’t be in attendance. Continue reading…

Shaboozey is officially a GRAMMY-award winning country music artist. The “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” singer, whose real name is Collins Obinna Chibueze, was nominated for three awards this year, including Best Country Solo Performance and Best Country Song for his single “Good News,” and Best Country Duo/Group Performance for his duet, “Amen,” with Jelly Roll. It’s not Shaboozey’s first time being nominated for a GRAMMY Award, after scoring 3 nominations last year, including Best New Artist. But this year, he […]

The post Shaboozey Dedicates GRAMMY Award To Immigrants After Winning Best Country Duo/Group Performance first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Tyler Childers is now a Grammy winner. So is Zach Top. Mavis Staples and I’m With Her also have two more Grammy Awards apiece. Chris Stapleton has another one for his massive trophy collection.

The post Tyler Childers, I’m With Her, Mavis Staples Win Big in Early Roots Grammys first appeared on Saving Country Music.

Seems like Gary “The Voice” had a rough night. Rascal Flatts is back out on the road with their Life Is A Highway Tour, which kicked off last year after the band announced in 2020 that they would be going their separate ways following a farewell tour that same year. Well we all know what happened in 2020, and the farewell tour was ultimately cancelled due to the COVID pandemic, meaning that for a while it appeared that we had already seen […]

The post Rascal Flatts Goes Viral For All The Wrong Reasons After Brutal Performance From Lead Singer Gary LeVox first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

One of the biggest country music stars on the planet isn’t going to be making an appearance at the Grammys. Eric Church was looking forward to attending the 2026 Grammy Awards. After all, he’s up for an award in the “Best Contemporary Country Album” department for his Evangeline vs. the Machine project. Church is nominated alongside Kelsea Ballerini (Patterns), Jelly Roll (Beautifully Broken), Miranda Lambert (Postcards From Texas) and Tyler Childers (Snipe Hunter). I’m still perplexed that Eric Church didn’t […]

The post “I’m So Disappointed”: Eric Church Reveals He Won’t Be Attending The 2026 Grammy Awards first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Cementing his legacy. Oftentimes considered the “savior” of traditional country music, Zach Top seems to be everywhere these days. Riding the highs of his debut album last year and his highly-successful sophomore effort this year, Ain’t In It For My Health, the Washington native has simply flown through the ranks in country music over the past two years. Whether it’s his ACM win for New Male Artist this past April, his five CMA nominations and a win for Best New Artist this […]

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