Another classic Dolly story. On August 25, 2026, Dolly Parton sadly passed away at 80-years-old in Nashville Tennessee. Dolly had been dealing with undisclosed health issues for the last year or so, and she previously shared that she was having issues with severe kidney stones. Dolly’s reps confirmed she sadly died following a “brief battle with cancer,” though the specific kind was not revealed. She was preceded in death by her husband, Carly Dean, who passed just 17 months before Dolly, […]
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Brand new from Megan Moroney. Titled “Say When,” the song was released for the soundtrack for the new season of Nobody Wants This. The popular Netflix series, starring Kristen Bell and Adam Brody, is a romantic comedy that follows the complicated relationship between Joanne, a fiercely independent dating podcaster, and Noah, a charming and newly single Jewish rabbi. I have yet to watch it, but I know they’ve had some other great country music artists on the soundtrack for previous […]
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Never could I have ever imagined that Willie Nelson would inspire this… The country music legend has inspired quite a song, by an artist you probably have never heard of… and that would be Luann de Lesseps, AKA “The Countess,” who is a star on The Real Housewives of New York City. She’s honestly quite a character and so funny, and fans know that she’s a cabaret star and she has released several singles over the years, including “Chic C’est […]
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Doesn’t get much more authentic than that. When it comes to authentic country music, there’s nobody who lives the lifestyle in his music more than Chancey Williams. The Wyoming native is a rodeo cowboy turned country artist, one of only two artists to both compete at Cheyenne Frontier Days and also perform on the main stage. (The other is Chris LeDoux, if that tells you anything). Given his background, Chancey is able to bring the western lifestyle to his music […]
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A generational run. As we near the end of the year, it’s becoming increasingly clear that 2026 will go down as the year of Ella Langley. Simply put, it’s hard to argue that she’s not just the hottest star in country music, but in music as a whole. If you’ve been paying close attention within the genre over the years, it was more than apparent that the Alabama native was bound to be a star, catching early buzz with tracks […]
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