AMERICANA MUSIC

Late-night television endured several severe setbacks last year, but Conan O’Brien anticipated trouble in 2024.  He predicted it before Jimmy Kimmel was suspended in September of last year after remarks he made about the death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.  O’Brien sensed it before CBS announced last year The Late Show with Stephen Colbert would end on May 21, 2026.  As […]

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Let this be a lesson to all the aspiring artists out there. While it’s definitely changed over the past decade or so, it seems like there’s still this commonly-held belief that the best way to become a superstar in country music is to get a deal with a major label. And that’s not to say that there aren’t benefits to getting a record deal: Labels have deep pockets and decades of experience in the music industry, as well as connections […]

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More history for “Choosin’ Texas.” Though Morgan Wallen has blown expectations through the roof in terms of all-genre hit songs over the past few years with the likes of “Last Night” and “Heartless,” Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” has been flying up the charts in a way rarely done before for a country song. If you haven’t been paying attention to just how successful it’s been, let me give you a quick rundown of all the history it’s made over the […]

The post Ella Langley Becomes The Third Female Artist In History To Score The Top Two Spots On Billboard’s Hot Country Songs Chart first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

The ‘Yellowstone’ star has defended her “blue collar” roots, describing her living conditions before getting big.

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