Music

How about one last live performance from Carrie Underwood before Christmas is over? I’ve been loving all of the videos of her singing some of the classics like “O Come All Ye Faithful”, “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas” and “Silent Night”, so I wanted to share her Christmas Eve performance from yesterday on The Today

Talk about a duo we didn’t know we needed… Billy Strings played a show in Dallas, Texas earlier in December and brought out none other than Tyler, Texas native Paul “Big Velvet” Cauthen to join him for a few songs. They played two songs together. One was The Grateful Dead’s “Friend of the Devil,” and

Carrie Underwood is the queen of country Christmas music. Something about her voice is just perfect on a classic like some of the ones we’ve shared recently, “O Come All Ye Faithful” and “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas”, and now, she’s releasing her live performance of “Silent Night” from the 2021 Opry Live: USO Holiday Special

I imagine Christmas at the Nelson house is full of just as much singing as it is exchanging gifts and normal people holiday traditions. I say normal because the last thing I would ever want on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day is to hear anyone in my family try to sing a song or play

Man, I almost forgot about this absolute Christmas country gem. Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers are two of the most recognizable/likeable names in country music history. And what happens when you bring the two together for a collab? It’s truly something special. “A Christmas to Remember” is a country all-timer. Straight off of Dolly’s legendary

“Pretty Paper” is up there on my list of favorite classic country Christmas songs. Written by the one and only Willie Nelson in 1963, it was first made famous by Roy Orbison when it peaked at #15 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. Willie later recorded his own version of the song in 1964 and again

Hard to believe we’re already wrapping up another year of (mostly) great country music. Looking back on this year, it’s hard not to be encouraged by the way country music is going. From killer debut albums to incredible new releases from some of our old favorites, there was plenty to be excited about in 2021.

Well folks, if you were waiting to buy George Strait’s gorgeous hilltop mansion in San Antonio, you’re officially outta luck… It’s off the market. After sitting in the market since 2018, and cutting down the price over $3 million bucks, the mansion now has a new owner, according to San Antonio Current. The 8,000 square foot

I mean, is there anything better than a music festival in the mountains of Colorado? The great Tyler Childers is set to perform at the annual Telluride Bluegrass Festival, along with Tenacious D, Sam Bush Band, Molly Tuttle, Punch Brothers, Greensky Bluegrass, Rhiannon Giddens, and a ton more. The festival is set for June 19th

On this date in 1970, Loretta Lynn was topping the charts with the song that defined her career. “Coal Miner’s Daughter” was a solo write by Loretta and was by far the most significant of her career, leading to her 4th career Number 1, 2nd Gold album and a biographical musical film of her life

As we approach the end of the year and start putting together all those year end lists here at Whiskey Riff, I’ve been reflecting a lot on what music has touched me the most over the last 12 months. I’ve found plenty of new favorite songs and artists, was reminded why I still love Eric

Goin’ deluxe. Brothers Osborne 2020 hit album, Skeletons, is getting a deluxe makeover. Featuring their GRAMMY nominated hit “Younger Me,” picked for best duo/group performance, the deluxe edition will also feature “Headstone,” produced by Jay Joyce and written by the Osborne brothers and Kendell Marvel, as well as “Midnight Rider’s Prayer,” a song that features elements

Another Sunday in the books and another batch of tunes to add to the to our league leading Yellowstone: The Soundtrack playlist. The best soundtrack on television, it features Ryan Bingham, who stars in the show, Whiskey Myers (who even made an appearance as a bar band), as well as Tyler Childers, Sturgill Simpson, Lainey Wilson,

You can tell this one means a lot. Lauren Alaina had an emotional moment on stage at the Grand Ole Opry last night as her hero, Trisha Yearwood, officially invited Lauren to become the Opry’s newest member. After surprising Lauren with her dad being in the audience, Trisha had an even bigger surprise up her

Okay, it’s finally December, so it’s finally socially acceptable to blast Christmas music like there’s no tomorrow. Now, I’ll be the first to say, at my steep age of 23, I’m 1,000% burnt out on Christmas music. I mean c’mon, your average Christmas music radio station plays the same 10 songs on repeat for three

If Dolly Parton hadn’t already made her case for TIME Person of the Year, how about now? She added three Guinness World Records to her already impressive resume this year. According to Billboard, Parton now holds the record for most decades on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart by a female artist with 7. The most

GOLD. It’s pretty customary for artists to pull pranks on each other on tour, and especially to do so at the end of a big tour for one last good laugh. After months out on the road together, everybody gets pretty close, and we’ve seen some pretty damn good ones over the years. Recently, Runaway

Looks like Morgan Wallen is doing his part to make sure a number of kids will have a much better Christmas this year. Via Facebook post from the Memphis Salvation Army, Wallen donated $20,000 to the #AngelTree program, a fundraiser that helps underprivileged kids receive the gifts that they want on their Christmas list. After

It’s been a year of transition for many artists as plans delayed by the initial COVID-19 outbreak finally came together. As a result, music fans were treated to a wave of incredible releases by artists both established and new. There was something for every type of country music fan this year, with releases that mixed pop

Jason Isbell is speaking out on Morgan Wallen once again. Back in February, right after the video of Wallen using a racial slur dropped, Isbell called the behavior “disgusting and horrifying” and said that his spot in country music should be “given to somebody who deserves it,” while also noting that “there are lots of