Music

A class act as always. Dolly Parton is speaking out on her perspective when it comes to Elle King’s disastrous performance on the Grand Ole Opry during the Opry’s Opry Goes Dolly tribute to Dolly Parton on the legend’s 78th birthday in January. After appearing on the early show to perform “Jolene,” which went off without issue,

Country album? Let’s pump the brakes… Beyoncé teamed up with Verizon for a Super Bowl commercial tonight, but she was doing a little more than selling cell phone plans. With a “break the internet” angle, Beyonce did her best to actually break the internet by dropping a surprise album announcement, as well as two songs

The Super Bowl is finally here. There are so many thing to look forward to with tonight’s “Big Game.” So many actually that we need to do a checklist real quick to get everything straightened out: -Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs are looking to strengthen their dynasty with a third Super Bowl win

Wow, talk about a power duo. With the Super Bowl, excuse me, the Big Game happening tomorrow, Vegas has been absolutely buzzing as fans and celebrities alike descend on Sin City with only a few things on their minds: Football, booze, and good times. Part of the weekend festivities leading up to the game was

I will never get over this performance. Last Sunday, Tracy Chapman and Luke Combs took the stage at the Grammy Awards for a stunning performance of “Fast Car,” a song originally written and recorded by Chapman in 1988, but that both of them have found a ton of success with. The fan reaction was extremely positive,

The Toby Keith tributes keep pouring in. And this one in particular will feature a lot of beverages being literally poured into red solo cups, which of course was the late great country artist’s go-to receptacle. Toby Keith passed away this past week at the age of 62 after a long battle with stomach cancer.

Happy Friday, y’all. We’re back with another edition of the Whiskey Riff New Music Friday Playlist. This week on the playlist, we have new tunes from Kacey Musgraves, Noah Kahan with Brandi Carlile, Shane Smith and the Saints, Kolby Cooper, Parker McCollum, Bruce Robison, Marcus King, Evan Honer, Sam Barber, Bella White, Scotty McCreery, Dalton

I felt in my bones that this was the year we got a new album from Marcus King, and the news is HERE. 2024 has already blessed us with a new single from King, and today, the new song is followed with major news of King’s newest project and world tour. Marcus King drops the

Willie Nelson has always been as real and authentic as they come. There are so many stories that capture his kind and loving spirit, and also his sense of adventure, but most of them would not be truly complete without mentioning his best friend and longtime drummer, Paul English. Paul and Willie met in Fort

Calling it quits. Jason Isbell and his wife, fellow singer and frequent collaborator Amanda Shires, have filed for divorce after nearly 11 years of marriage. The two singers were married in February 2013 following Isbell’s decision to get sober the previous year and time in rehab. They were married shortly after finishing Isbell’s Southeastern album,

I think we all need to start saying this toast in honor of Big Dog Daddy. It still feels like a fever dream waking up this morning and knowing that Toby Keith is no longer with us. The country music legend peacefully passed away Monday night at the age of 62 after a longstanding battle

It was another great night to be at the Grand Ole Opry, though everyone that graced the stage knew it was a somber day in the country music world. Throughout the night, there were many tributes to Toby Keith after it was announced early this morning that the legendary country singer passed away yesterday at

What a story. In Marc Elliott’s 2022 book The Hag: The Life, Times, and Music of Merle Haggard, he told an incredible story about Merle Haggard’s final concert and how Toby Keith saved the day. Last night, it was announced by his family that country hitmaker Toby passed away at the age of 62 after a long battle

Did he break her achy breaky heart? (Ok I’m sorry, I promise that’s the only one). Miley Cyrus is, of course, the daughter of country singer Billy Ray Cyrus and his ex-wife, Tish Cyrus. The father-daughter duo had (have?) a close relationship, working together early to launch Miley’s career with Hannah Montana, and even recording

KM5 is coming SOON. Kacey appeared on the Grammy Awards last night to present the Country Album of the Year award to Lainey Wilson, though Kacey herself was also a winner, taking home the trophy for best Best Country Duo/Group Performance category for her duet with Zach Bryan, “I Remember Everything.” Leading up to the

Here we go again… Remember a couple months ago when Lainey Wilson took home the CMA Award for Entertainer of the Year, and fans of Morgan Wallen and Carrie Underwood took to social media to express their shock (and displeasure?) Well Lainey just won her first-ever Grammy Award for her 2023 album Bell Bottom Country, beating

Luke Combs and Tracy Chapman are gearing up to take the Grammy stage tonight, performing her 1988 song, “Fast Car.” Originally written and recorded by Tracy Chapman, “Fast Car” was released in 1988 as the lead single from her 1988 self-titled debut studio album, and at the 31st annual Grammy Awards in 1989, she won

That’s one way to announce a new album… Fans have been anxiously awaiting word from Kacey Musgraves on her next album, which is anticipated to drop at some point this year. According to a recent article in Variety, the next album may mark a shift back towards Kacey’s country roots in the same vein as