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Going have to wait a little longer to get to court. A Nashville judge granted a request from Bryan Seaver, nephew of Dolly Parton, to delay a hearing that had been set in the lawsuit filed against him by his late aunt’s estate. In case you aren’t familiar with the ongoing lawsuit, it all started when Dolly’s longtime manager Danny Nozell, who also runs She’s Alive LLC, the company overseeing Dolly’s estate, terminated Seaver and his company as head of […]

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Southwest Airlines is offering passengers the chance to convert clusters of phone notifications into free flights. Southwest Airlines’ new Enter Airplane Mode campaign offers eligible Rapid Rewards members up to 10,000 points for simply sharing how many phone notifications they have after their flight. Eligible passengers who submit a screenshot of their phone notifications to […]

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Attention, Ragweed fans. As one of the cornerstones of the Red Dirt movement, Cross Canadian Ragweed has remained one of the most important country bands over the past three decades. Forming in Stillwater, Oklahoma, in the mid-1990s, the group’s impact truly cannot be understated, influencing some of the brightest stars in the Texas and Oklahoma scene, such as Turnpike Troubadours, Koe Wetzel, Wyatt Flores, Parker McCollum, Shane Smith & the Saints and many more. Simply put, Ragweed caught fire early […]

The post Cody Canada Confirms A New Cross Canadian Ragweed Record Is In The Works: “At A Halfway Point” first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

She’s a fighter, there’s no doubt about that. Wynonna Judd has been through a LOT in her personal life over the years, notably with her mother, Naomi, the other half of legendary country duo The Judds, who sadly died by suicide in April of 2022. The Judds were one of the most successful country duos of all time, signing with RCA Records in 1983. Naomi and Wynonna released six records between 1984, kicking things off with their debut record, Wynonna & Naomi, and ending their […]

The post “I’ve Been Keeping Secrets A Long Time” — Wynonna Judd Opens Up About Her Very Tough Childhood, & How She Survived first appeared on Whiskey Riff.