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Country music artist Brantley Gilbert is speaking directly to those who are criticizing his involvement in the Turning Point USA “All-American Halftime Show.” Shortly after Bad Bunny was announced as the Apple Music halftime performer, the organization founded by the late Charlie Kirk shared that they’d be staging a “pro-America” halftime show to act as counter-programming. From the very beginning, Turning Point USA has maintained that their show will be “celebrating faith, family, and freedom.” And for those who have […]

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It’s been a long time since we’ve had a country act perform at the Super Bowl, with Shania Twain being the last country artist to headline the show in 2003… so it’s been over 20 years. Right now, country music is as popular as it has ever been, and with options like Luke Combs, Post Malone, and Morgan Wallen, so I think there are plenty of great options who could realistically put on a show that connects with a majority […]

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Can forget about Primetime on the NFL sideline. There’s been a lot of speculation that Colorado football coach Deion Sanders could make the jump to the NFL at some point in his coaching career, but Coach Prime is shutting that down…and he’s got a personal reason for staying out of the league. Deion is, of course, the father of Cleveland Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders, who played for his father at Colorado before being drafted by the Browns in the 5th […]

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