Country Music

35 number ones. Two Grammy awards. 16 CMA awards. 17 ACM awards. Alan Jackson is a legend. And today, that legend turns 63 years old. You probably already know how much we here at Whiskey Riff love AJ – I mean, let’s take a quick look inside Whiskey Riff HQ. From “Chattahoochee” to “Chasin’ That

Is the “Mistress Named Music” medley going to make a permanent return to Eric Church‘s setlist? God I hope so. Last week, when a few members of Eric’s band came down with COVID and he was forced to perform the weekend’s shows solo (well, kind of…), he opened his show in Pittsburgh with an incredible

If there ever was a more iconic, recognizable country song than “Jolene,” I have yet to hear it. On this date in 1973, Dolly Parton released her signature track (and one of her first hit singles), “Jolene”, as the first single and title track of her 13th studio album. She wrote it on the same

1996, what a time to be alive. Honestly, country music might’ve been at its peak. I mean, the mullets, the honky-tonks, the jorts and trucker hats, the whole nine yards. And for all of the people who were ashamed to live in a tiny town, stuck out in BFE, Alan Jackson assured us that it

A couple of days ago, we saw the California cowboy Jon Pardi pay tribute to the great Randy Travis by covering a couple of his greatest hits, honoring his CMT Artist of a Lifetime award. You already know that guys like Randy have played a significant role in a lot of these young country stars’

Parker McCollum is about to check another item off the bucket list when he makes his debut on the main stage at the Houston rodeo in 2022. He was just announced as a headliner for the show in March of next year, saying: In a video posted by the Houston rodeo, Parker announced the show

If you don’t know much about Austin, Texas, there’s one thing for certain… It’s one of the best places on this planet to go take in some live music. And now, they’re adding a brand new multi-purpose arena in what’s considered the “live music capitol of the world” (Nashville might have a say in it,

A full circle moment. For my money, “Quittin’ Time” was easily the best song on Morgan Wallen’s record-breaking Dangerous: The Double Album. It’s decidedly the most “country” song on a massive project with a TON of pop influence, and it just so happens… it was written by Eric Church (with Luke Laird and Josh Thompson). If

Absolutely cannot wait for this new Drake White album. He already released the title track, “Hurts The Healing”, and “Angel Side Of You,” which both show off his incredible soulful voice, and today, he said there’s two more songs that will be coming October 15th. We already heard a bit of “Giants” (Where he was

Phew, I got nervous for a second. It’s been like clockwork over the past two years. Artists having to cancel shows due to somebody within the band contracting COVID. I’ve just gotten used to it. Eric Church is in the midst of his soon to be legendary Gather Again Tour, touring for the first time

This may be the most American thing I’ve ever seen… Hannah Dasher, who seems to be exploding before our eyes, recently had the opportunity to play three of her songs at Patsy Cline’s dream song in Nashville, TN as part of Fender’s Player Plus Sessions, getting to take one of their new Telecasters for a spin.

For my money, nothing can beat 90’s country. But the 2000’s also had some absolute heaters. The first decade of the 2000’s brought us names like Eric Church and Chris Cagle, Kenny Chesney was pumping out summer jams, and Brad Paisley was cranking out hit after hit. And Steve Holy gave us the ultimate comeback

Reba is gearing up to release some new(ish) music this Friday. It will be in the form of a triple album called Revived, Remixed, Revisited, which is essentially a fresh spin on a greatest hits album. Revisited was produced by Dave Cobb, and is a more acoustic, stripped-down record which “I’m a Survivor” will appear on. Revived will

Happy freakin’ Monday to us. We’ve long been awaiting the Muscadine Bloodline sophomore project and today the Alabama Boys brought us one step closer. Titled, Dispatch To 16th Ave, the new album will be available for pre-order this Friday with the title track also being released. They say it’s going to set the tone for

Kacey Musgraves is baring it all with her new post-divorce album Star-Crossed… Literally. Owen Wilson introduced her as the musical guest on Saturday Night Live last night, and she hit the stage to sing “Justified” in nothing more than a pair of cowboy boots with only an acoustic guitar to cover her front side. Of course,

“Bowhunter my ass…” Koe Wetzel and the fellas from Fierce Firearms made their way down to Mescalero, New Mexico, for an elk hunt in the Sacramento Mountains. And right from the jump, the crew spotted several bulls in the valley, and could hear even more bugling around them. Needless to say, all signs pointed towards

Logan freakin’ Mize. It’s always been hard for me to understand why the Clearwater, Kansas native isn’t talked about more often. He’s one of the most authentic singers in the mainstream country scene, and has quietly put out two incredible albums in a row this year: Still That Kid, and his latest album release, Welcome

Now I’m not much for figuring out secrets and cryptic codes, but this one has me feeling like Nicolas Cage on National Treasure. When Luke Combs dropped his music video for “Cold As You,” I had this eerie feeling that something about it looked all too familiar… And I just couldn’t put my finger on it.

Zach Bryan does not miss. And today, he’s previewing another new song seemingly titled “Float” that I’m already obsessed with. It’s a heartbreaker where he talks about moving on from a girl he feels he isn’t right for because he can’t give her everything she needs, and thinks someone else could. Check out this chorus and

Jason Aldean made some headlines yesterday with the announcement of his upcoming double album, Macon, Georgia, but his wife Brittany was making headlines for a completely different reason. Over the weekend, Brittany shared a picture of herself rocking an “Anti Biden Social Club” t-shirt from the “Unvaxxed Collection” of the apparel company Daddy T 45, with Daddy