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It’s the show that made country music famous. And it’s also the show that gave us one of the most famous power couples – and greatest love stories – in country music history. It was at the Grand Ole Opry in 1956 where Johnny Cash first met June Carter backstage on the day that Cash

Happy Friday. This week on the Whiskey Riff New Music Friday Playlist, we have new tunes from Muscadine Bloodline, Josh Meloy, Dylan Wheeler, Cody Canada, Jessi Daniel with Jodi Lyford, Jason Aldean, Mason and the Gin Line, The Wooks, Kassi Ashton, The Tuten Brothers, Sarah Darling, Jake Bush, Ned LeDoux, and more. Turn it up,

California country soul outfit Wreckless Strangers bring the heat in their brand new track “Sun State,” which is premiering exclusively at The Boot today. The sexy, fiery track was co-written by all six members of the group and features the incomperable Charlie Musselwhite on harmonica. With a mixture of powerhouse vocals, clever lyrical imagery and richly layered

Keep calm people, the album is coming tonight. NEW ALBUM DROPPING AT MIDNIGHT. ⛽️ — Muscadine Bloodline (@MuscadineBLine) February 3, 2022 Anyone with a pulse has been anxiously waiting for the release of Muscadine Bloodline’s sophomore album, Dispatch To 16th Ave, since it was announced at the end of last year. The title track is a direct

This Randall King album is fixin’ to be a good one. The “countrier than cowshit” budding Texas superstar dropped the news that his first major label record, titled Shot Glass, was to be released on March 18th and that got us all pretty jacked. Now today, he drops 30 seconds of an unreleased song, and I’m

Allison Moorer “Wish for You” “Wish for You” is the first single from Allison Moorer‘s upcoming self-titled EP, due out Feb. 11 via Thirty Tigers. The inspiration for the project was her 11-year-old son, John Henry Earle, who is autistic and lives with a severe speech disability. When John Henry began creating his own unique melodies and humming

PLEASE drop that next album tomorrow, Koe. Okay, that’s not exactly realistic, but Koe Wetzel has never been one to do anything the mainstream way when it comes to his career… especially in terms of how you’re “supposed” to release an album. I mean, most artists these days put out an album release date months in

Paramount Network’s Yellowstone is the biggest show on television at the moment. The show recently finished airing the season finale of its fourth season on January 2nd and drew 9.3 million total viewers to become the most watched cable series since the season eight premiere of The Walking Dead back in 2017. In addition to

Singer-songwriter Jeremy Ivey recently announced his third full-length record, Invisible Pictures, due out on March 11. To coincide with the news, he also debuted his autobiographical single “Orphan Child,” an existentialist track that references his own experience being raised by foster parents. In the track, Ivey calls himself a “nomad” and a “transient,” a man without a home. But that,

To be honest, I completely forgot the song even existed… I was watching The Best of Me the other night (go ahead and judge, but you might just thank me later), and I realized there was an incredibly familiar voice on the soundtrack. It was none other than Kip Moore, singing a song called “Lead

Putting the “alternative” in “alt-country,” Sophie and the Broken Things are kicking off their 2022 with the mischievous “Churches and Bars.” The song feels like it’s been passed through a filter of 1970s grime and inventiveness, with Sophie Gault’s distinctive voice rising above the off-kilter free. “Churches and Bars” is the latest single off the

“Song, song of the south, sweet potato pie, and I shut my mouth..” I know damn well you didn’t read those words, you sang them in your head… I don’t blame you, there’s few songs that get the people going more than “Song Of The South.” Written by Bob McDill, it’s by far one of

For those who came of age in the early 2000s, anxiety and sensory overload have become a way of life. From 9/11 to the war in Ukraine, there seems to be a new international incident every week. The economy has been unreliable, climate change has made our summers unlivable and the American populace has grown

Cody Jinks, ya gotta love the guy. Talk about a dude that’s refused to sell out to any big time record label, and cut his teeth while doing things his own way to sustain the success he’s had over the past 15 years. Not only is it his gritty voice that makes him so intriguing

If this isn’t the perfect metaphor for that damn song, I don’t know what is. By now “Fancy Like” is probably haunting all of our minds. No matter where we turn, it’s impossible to escape. Social media, radio, TV…that song is everywhere. And now the CBS broadcast crew for this Chiefs/Bengals AFC Championship game can

The country music community lost an absolute legend today. Hargus “Pig” Robbins passed away today at the age of 84. A member of the country Music Hall of Fame, Pig Robbins has played keys for just about country music legend to ever cut an album. We’re talking Dolly Parton, George Jones, Bob Dylan, Patsy Cline,

The Mother Church of Country Music. The Ryman Auditorium is one of the most historic buildings in country music. Step inside the doors and you can feel the history in the building, a landmark that’s hosted the biggest legends in country music on its stage. It’s my favorite building in Nashville, a place that leaves

Maddie & Tae and Morgane Stapleton are sending a warning to all heartbreakers with their new song, “Don’t Make Her Look Dumb.” The song appears on M&T’s new collection, Through the Madness Vol. 1, out Friday (Jan. 28). Skirt-chasers have been wrecking hearts, and the singers are done witnessing their sisters go through yet another heartbreak. “Bad boys seem like

I felt like a kid on Christmas morning the other day when William Clark Green finally announced his sixth studio album, Baker Hotel, after four long years. Slated to drop on March 25th, he says this new record is all about self-reflection and coming to terms with where he’s at right now, after plenty of

In the years since Goodnight, Texas released their 2018 record Conductor, the band has released an EP, The Senseless Age, and a live collection titled Live in Seattle, Just Before the Global Pandemic, which largely featured an up-tempo folk and western sound. The first track from their brand new album How Long Will it Take Them to Die, out today