Hailey Whitters kicks off 2021 with a bang, enlisting Little Big Town to help her sing “Fillin’ My Cup.” Accompanied by a music video starring Whitters as a runaway bride, the new tune adorned with Little Big Town’s big harmonies puts Whitters’ endearing talent front and center. Directed by Harper Smith, the clip has Little Big Town’s Karen Fairchild,
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If you know Whiskey Riff you know that Alan Jackson is one of our all-time favorites… Seriously, though? Now, to this video. 2020 was a mf’er for everyone in the music industry and beyond. People miss live music like never before, and as we wait for some normalcy to return to concerts and touring, the
Amanda Shires kisses 2020 goodbye with a newly released cover of Genesis’ “That’s All” — and an accompanying lyric video that truly encompasses the wild and wacky year that was. The song, Shires says, “defines 2020 for me — a true COVID anthem.” Shires’ “That’s All” lyric video, created by Deren Ney, features “murder hornets,”
Some videos from the ’90s stand above the rest. For example, the great Alan Jackson appearing on Home Improvement to sing his hit, “Mercury Blues” which he released as a single in 1993 (“Mercury Blues” was originally released in 1948 by K. C. Douglas who co-wrote it with Robert Geddins). Speaking of Alan… IF YOU DON’T
Great, just what we needed… more Florida Georgia Line. If you remember back to the election, Tyler Hubbard and his wife unfollowed Brian Kelley and his wife on Instagram prompting fans to speculate that they could possibly on the verge of a breakup. And while they came out and squashed any speculation regarding a breakup,
Miranda Lambert is one of the most respected country artists in the genre today, and for good reason… she’s as talented as they come. Back in 2017, Lambert, who is a Texas native herself, tipped the cap to another Texas country legend, Waylon Jennings. ‘I Ain’t Living Long Like This’ was originally a Rodney Crowell
It’s been a little over a week since the Nashville bombing on Christmas day. Thankfully, only a few people were injured in the blast, but the physical damage is devastating. Over 40 buildings were damaged, homes and businesses destroyed, and for one musician, his livelihood was damaged in the blast as well. Buck McCoy lives
It’s was a tough year for just about everyone, but the country music community was hit especially hard in 2020. While we look forward to a better year in 2021, it’s also a good time to reflect back on 2020 and remember all it has taken a lot from us. Singer, songwriters, reporters, radio show
We’re back. New music always slows down at the end of the year, and while we have a pretty light week to kick off 2021, we got enough for a playlist. This week on the Whiskey Riff New Music Friday Playlist, we have a new tunes from Parker McCollum, Hailey Whitters with Little Big Town,
With 2020 in the rearview, it is time to ring in the new year with a clean slate. For most of us, 2020 sucked… but the title track of Chris Stapleton’s new album is the perfect reminder to be present, and enjoy life the way it is. “Starting Over” tells us to make the most
World-renowned music publicist Howard Bloom has just published his seventh, and possibly his most surprising book, Einstein, Michael Jackson & Me: A Search for Soul in the Power Pits of Rock and Roll (Rowman & Littlefield), a book that has leaped to number one on Amazon’s chart of best-selling music business books. Howard Bloom has
Ol’ John Dutton has some damn fine taste in music. John Dutton, played by Kevin Costner, is the patriarch of the Dutton family in the Paramount Network hit series Yellowstone. And aside from the show itself being pretty damn incredible, the soundtrack is unlike anything I’ve ever heard. We’re talking Tyler Childers, Cody Jinks, Whiskey Myers, Sturgill
Sturgill Simpson is a modern day outlaw, doing all he can to resist the status quo while maintaining below-the-radar, genre defying superstardom. Prior to 2020, Simpson had already released four albums and helped produce Tyler Childers’ Purgatory and Country Squire. If that wasn’t enough, Simpson shook the world as he got back to the basics
This has always kind of bugged me… How in the hell were songs like “Honky Tonk Badonkadonk,” “Swing,” and “Ladies Love Country Boys” written by Jamey Johnson and Chris Stapleton? Back in 2005, Adkins released a powerful song called “Arlington,” a beautiful tribute dedicated to fallen our soldiers. But then… he followed it up with
Flatland Cavalry has grown popular enough that a casual fan of non-mainstream country music has probably come across their music a time or two. There’s a chance they may have even heard of the new Texas supergroup The Panhandlers, or at least heard of members Josh Abbott or William Clark Green. Unfortunately, though, not enough
Taylor Swift is taking country radio for a moody, villainous ride with the mid-tempo “No Body No Crime,” a collaboration with pop outfit Haim off her most recent album, Evermore. Flecked with twangs of mandolin and a story-song written as well as any out of the annals of country music legacy, “No Body No Crime” is a
The King of Cool Jimmy Star is a featured guest on The Mike Wagner Show on iHeart Radio. Jimmy Star is one of the hosts of The Jimmy Star Show with Ron Russell, the #1 webshow in the world with 4.5 million weekly viewers/listeners. He is also an actor, producer, author and PR Guru who
Our lives have changed all over the planet. Nothing remains as we knew it. The world has shifted and we shape ourselves to fit in. For the music industry the live stage grew dark and every thought of a live performance began and ended in silence. Virtual concerts became the new normal and it seems
Man, what a live show. Ask anybody who was there (or happened to stream the replay concert) and they’ll tell you that Cody Jinks’ Red Rocks show was one of the best concerts they’ve ever been to. An artist as good as Cody, in a sold out setting like that… how can it not be
Oh, here we go… If you had Rascal Flatts frontman Gary “The Voice” LeVox being a conspiracy theorist on your 2020 bingo card, then step right up and claim your prize. Whenever something terrible happens, and even when something great happens (hello Moon Landing), there’s an inevitable group of people that somehow seem to have