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Famous California bald eagles, Jackie and Shadow, might have no other choice but to relocate if $10 million can’t be raised by the end of July. It sounds like the plot right out of a pro-environment, campy movie from the 90s, does it not? But it’s exactly what’s playing out in the Big Bear Lake, California area. People on the internet have fallen in love with the bald eagle couple thanks to a nature camera that was set up by […]

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Could two of the country’s largest spirit brands soon become one? Brown-Forman, the parent company of iconic brands like Jack Daniel’s, Woodford Reserve, Chambord, Old Forester and more is reportedly exploring a merger with Sazerac Company, a spirits brand headquartered in New Orleans but with its principal offices in Louisville, Kentucky. The news of the the potential merger comes two weeks after Brown-Forman confirmed that it was in talks with Pernod Ricard, a French spirits company that has a portfolio […]

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I can’t wait to hear the full studio cut. Ernest is gearing up to release a new album called Deep Blue on May 1st, which will be very beach-inspired and, as he put it before, it will sound like “Alabama and Jimmy Buffett had a baby,” and described it as a grown-up version of his 2019 debut album, Locals Only: “It’s kind of a grown-up version of the first project I put out called ‘Locals Only,’ which was all heavily inspired by […]

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Another career milestone for Combs. From the beginning of the album’s rollout, it was clear that Luke Combs was playing for keeps with the release of The Way I Am. After diverting from his typical formula back in 2024 with the release of his incredibly personal album, Fathers & Sons, some fans were questioning whether the “Hurricane” singer still had the ability (or desire) to deliver the massive, stadium-level hits he built a career on over the past 9 or so years. […]

The post Luke Combs Scores 20th Career #1 Hit On Billboard’s Country Airplay Chart With “Sleepless In A Hotel Room” first appeared on Whiskey Riff.