Just to clarify. Carrie Underwood won Season 4 of “American Idol” back in 2005. Which was over 20 years bc ago now. Well 21 to be exact now.
Now that we all feel older now together…we’re actually talking about Carrie’s judging abilities on “American Idol”. Carrie has officially returned to the judges’ table on “American Idol” for Season 24, alongside Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie.
And she knows some fans think she’s a tough judge. The country superstar addressed past criticism about her judging style during an interview on SiriusXM’s The Highway.
She said this about her judging process, “sometimes I get in trouble from people like, ‘how dare she say that it wasn’t perfect?’ I just want everybody to learn…and hearing you are amazing all the time is not going to get you anywhere.”
Carrie says her critiques come from encouragement, not negativity. Someone has to tell the truth…and I’m happy to Carrie is doing that too. We need more of that in this world.
A 51-year-old guy in Florida got arrested after he walked outside in a residential neighborhood…and got it on with a vacuum cleaner.
His name is Kevin Westerhold. It happened last Thursday in a gated community in Kissimmee, Florida called Windsor Hills Resort. He and his wife own condos there and rent them out on Airbnb. It’s near Disney World.
Cops got multiple 911 calls about a guy exposing himself. It’s not clear if he was outside his own place or a neighbor’s. He was gone by the time police got there.
A witness said Kevin was half-naked, and they got some footage of the hoovering. Luckily cops haven’t released the video yet, and thank God they haven’t. I mean no one needs to witness that.
It turned out multiple neighbors reported a “naked man” back in December, and there’s footage of that too. No word on whether any appliances were involved.
Cops got a warrant and arrested him on Tuesday. He’s facing one charge for “exposure of sexual organs.”
A 51-year-old man has been arrested after deputies say he exposed himself and performed a sexual act with a vacuum cleaner outside a residence at Windsor Hills Resort in Kissimmee Florida. 🤔
According to the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office, Kevin Dale Westerhold was reported… pic.twitter.com/jp6v9tN8Dv
It was just announced that Netflix has officially acquired the new documentary “Lainey Wilson: Keepin’ Country Cool”. It drops on April 22nd.
The documentary follows Lainey during a major turning point in her career and will show what it really takes to stay true to yourself in country music. Which ain’t easy.
It captures Lainey on the road, on stage…and fans are sure to love all the behind-the-scenes footage.
Lainey said, “I hope that folks who watch it see that no dream is too big and that staying true to who you are will always lead you exactly where you’re meant to be.”
Luke Combs has one other headliner on his upcoming tour that’s pretty excited to just be an opener again.
Dierks Bentley has spent the last two decades zig-zagging across the country as a tour headliner. But this year, he’s taking a step back and joining Luke as an opener on select dates of the “My Kinda Saturday Night Tour”.
Dierks said, “it’s kind of fun to get a chance to go back and do that again.”
Dierks added that he loves Luke’s music and is looking forward to experiencing the tour from a different perspective.
Luke’s tour kicks off in March and runs through June.
The Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) announced that its Board of Directors has voted to seriously consider moving its headquarters and museum from Colorado Springs to Cheyenne, Wyoming.
ThePRCA said that the board approved a “non-binding memorandum of understanding to seriously consider relocating the organization’s headquarters,” which includes the PRCA Hall of Fame and Museum of the American Cowboy, to Wyoming.
Back in November 2025, the PCRA announced that it was discussing a possible move to Cheyenne, and now the organization says that its leadership believes there are long-term benefits to that potential move.
The PRCA has been in the Springs for more than 40 years. So, this news is a little upsetting…especially if you love and live the western lifestyle.
According to the PRCA, Cheyenne has offered to build a Hall of Fame and administrative building to host its national headquarters. They said this would include an upgraded office space and other included amenities.
Tom Glause, CEO of the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association said, “this is a strategic decision that positions the PRCA for the future. Wyoming lives and breathes rodeo, and Cheyenne offers authenticity, visibility and alignment with our sport’s values. The opportunity to build a purpose-driven campus that celebrates rodeo’s history while supporting its growth is incredibly exciting.”
Colorado Springs Mayo Yemi Mobolade issued a joint statement regarding the decision:
“I am proud of the coalition we formed and the work we did collaboratively to try to retain the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association and the Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame. Despite a generous package of incentives, the PRCA board voted to relocate to Cheyenne, Wyoming. We, as a community, with organizations such as Colorado Springs Sports Corp, El Pomar Foundation, Visit Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs Chamber & EDC, Bryan Construction, Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo Foundation, the National Western Stock Show and several others banded together to present a strong case to PRCA, which included a privately-funded capital fundraising campaign to refurbish the Hall of Fame. We express and offer support for the affected employees and their families.
We will continue to work with the PRCA, and we continue to embrace our nearly-century long, tradition and partnership with the Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo, to include hosting the NFR Open through at least 2031. Rodeo is alive and well in Colorado Springs, and our Western Heritage will continue to be a central part of our city’s identity. We are thankful for the years PRCA and its people spent here in Colorado Springs and we are confident for what the future holds.”
Board President of the Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo told 11 News this potential move won’t impact fan’s experience at the beloved event.
President Laurie Carroll said, “the PRCA has sanctioned rodeos all across the United States, Canada, and Mexico. We were just very fortunate and lucky to be co-located with them.”
PRCA said the move is expected to happen in early 2029.
Ashley McBryde just covered the hardest song in all of country music. It’s “I’ve Been Everywhere”…which was made famous by Johnny Cash.
This song has gotta be one of the hardest songs ever to memorize. And of course Ashley did the best she could. Mainly because she’s a certified bad ass.
Before starting, Ashley joked about being offered twenty bucks to learn the song in just a few hours. That means she had to cram dozens and dozens of towns into one verse without tripping up. Good luck.
She nailed the opening cities, then the rest got a bit wild.
When the lyrics got shaky, she made up her own version, and swapped town names for beers and cocktails. And even though she flubbed some of the lyrics, it was still very impressive.
The 2026 Grammy Awards are happing on Sunday, February 1st on CBS.
Now country music still has their own respectful categories and that’s apparently all they have. Even though guys like Morgan Wallen and Luke Combs broke some big records in the music industry. And they have numbers from the data to prove it.
Morgan’s album, “I’m The Problem”, had massive success in 2025…but for some reason country music was literally shut out of the major categories at the Grammys.
Country is completely absent from Best Album…Best Song…Best Record…and the Best New Artist category.
The Recording Academy CEO, Harvey Mason Jr., said it’s always “heartbreaking” when deserving artists are left out, but the Grammys reflect how voters vote each year.
He says the focus is on having balanced voting across genres (that’s clearly not happening)…and not controlling the outcome. When he was asked if the decision was political, he said, quote, “it really is not that.” I’m personally calling bullshit on that.
Fans have been watching a mysterious countdown on Ella Langley’s website all week…and when the clock hit zero yesterday, the news dropped.
Her sophomore album “Dandelion” is on the way y’all. The album will have her new smash-hit, “Choosin’ Texas”, that’s co-written with Miranda Lambert. In fact, the whole album is co-produced by Miranda.
The title track from “Dandelion” will be released on Friday.
She’s also hitting the road with Eric Church and Morgan Wallen this year. Seems like it’s going to be another huge year for Ella.
King George Strait just announced..two more new shows.
Yes. They are all happening in Texas too. All four of these shows will be at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas on April 9th and April 11th. And now on May 15th and May 16th.
Instead of rolling out a full tour in 2026, George continues to drop new dates one or two at a time. First it was Clemson, South Carolina. Then Lubbock, Texas. Now it’s Austin. And William Beckmann will be opening both of the Austin shows. So, due to overwhelming demand already from the the first two shows being announced literally yesterday. George and his team announced these two additional shows on May 15th and 16th with Carter Faith set to open these two dates. These are his final shows of 2026 according to George’s team too.
Pre-sales for the added dates of May 15th and 16th will begin Wednesday 1/28 at 10AM CT. You sing up at georgestrait.com/shows to receive your code too.
Pre-sale has also already begun for the first two dates as of today…and tickets for those will go on-sale at 10AM CT time this Friday, January 30th, at georgestrait.com/shows.
And, if history is any warning again, these tickets will not last long at all.
Meanwhile in Decatur, Illinois…this bar is doing just fine.
Curly’s Sports Bar in Decatur, Illinois is going viral for all of the right reasons. Their cartwheel contest featured overly confident (and more than like over-served patrons) contestants who tried to show off their cartwheel abilities. The demonstrations of drunks doing cartwheels in a small town bar is a peak small town neighborhood bar level…and it’s pure entertainment.
The bar goers all had perfect form to start off their cartwheels, but as they started to throw their legs over their bodies, that’s where it all went wrong. Curly’s participants landed on their heads. Luckily the alcohol helped them not care, because it looked slight painful.
This is the kind of small town neighborhood bar that says “come on in, have a beer and do a cartwheel”. Hopefully more bars in America will adopt this past time. Cartwheels bring people together and possibly help drunks on getting a trip to the hospital.
