Rhett Akins was officially inducted as a member of the Grand Ole Opry on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, which also happened to be his 57th birthday. He had some damn people there to help welcome him into Opry too.
His boy, Thomas Rhett, was obviously there for his dad. And so was Jason Aldean, Jon Pardi, Jamey Johnson and Luke Bryan. I mean it was another regular Tuesday night in Nashville to be honest. It’s where country music lives.
Luke actually said it best when he said, “I wouldn’t miss tonight if Iran created a new covid and I got it.” I mean that’s really sweet to say to a friend on their birthday if you ask me.
I’m guessing she’s okay with hating on Italians and their ancestors.
Kacey Musgraves has always been known to be a grade A bitch to me. Yet…she wants people to be respectful to her culture and whatever she believes in. While she shits on people’s beliefs she disagrees with…and all while holding a microphone on a stage where people pay good money to see her dress like an overgrown toddler in a onesie.
She spoke to the Texas crowd during her second night at American Airlines Center Sunday (10/11/26), Kacey noted that the next day, was in fact Monday, Columbus Day.
“Tomorrow’s Monday?…Ew, that’s right, wait, it’s Columbus Day? It’s what now?”, she asked as the audience booed and corrected her, saying it is Indigenous People’s Day.
“Yeah, no yeah yeah, actually, obviously f*ck Columbus. Literally the lamest person to probably ever exist. Like for real. What a loser,” she said. “You’re a loser, Christopher Columbus, we hate you!”
Now she has every right to say how she feels…but what in the actual f*ck did Christopher Columbus do to her? Was she alive in 1492? Last I checked…indigenous people were also literally killing each other for land as well. So, the idea that Christoper Columbus came here to help start the colonization of America to just ruin this land is laughable.
Maybe I should start wearing a onesie in public when I speak to get my point across too?
Megan Moroney doesn’t want fans to get it twisted when she asks the audience during her shows to, “scream if you miss your ex!” I mean I think she wants you to scream because she wants you to scream out of hating them. You don’t need them anymore. So, please move on.
She said, “I’m always like, ‘This is not a sign, don’t call them.’ One of my fans was like, ‘I’m going to call him.’ I was like ‘No!'”
Megan has called an ex after writing a song and she does not recommend that at all.
Have you ever wondered which country albums are the highest-selling? Well…wonder no more.
“Whiskey Riff“ put together a list based on this month’s RIAA data. Not surprisingly, Garth Brooks took three of the Top 5 spots. Selling those box sets have really paid off.
Shania Twain had three of the Top 10 albums and The Dixie Chicks also laid claim to two. Kenny Rogers and Taylor Swift rounded out the rest.
Here’s the Top 10:
1. “Double Live”, Garth Brooks (1998): 25 million
2. “Come On Over”, Shania Twain (1997): 20 million
3. “No Fences”, Garth Brooks (1990): 18 million
4. “Triple Live”, Garth Brooks (2018): 13 million
5. “Wide Open Spaces”, The Chicks (formerly the Dixie Chicks) (1998): 13 million
6. “The Woman in Me”, Shania Twain (1995):12 million
7. “Kenny Rogers’ Greatest Hits”, Kenny Rogers (1990): 12 million
8. “Up!”, Shania Twain (2002): 11 million
9. “Fearless”, Taylor Swift (2008): 11 million
10. “Fly”, The Dixie Chicks (1999): 11 million
You can check the rest of their list here. And yes, Morgan Wallen landed on the list twice.
He recently had a free concert for Broadway on the rooftop bar of Luke Bryan’s bar in Nashville to announce his self-titled album, which is due January 22, 2027.
Now he’s going on tour to support that album. Kameron Marlowe is introducing this next chapter by bringing his high-energy live show across the U.S. this winter, hitting 12 cities. The “Take You Down With Me Tour” is set to kick off February 4, 2027 in Chattanooga, TN, just weeks after the release of that new self-titled album of his in 2027.
Stops include Atlanta’s Tabernacle, Raleigh’s The Ritz and Royal Oak Music Theatre and a lot more.
Dates for Kameron Marlowe’s “Take You Down With Me Tour” include…
2/4/27: Chattanooga, TN – The Signal
2/5/27: Cincinnati, OH – Bogart’s
2/6/27: Milwaukee, WI – The Rave
2/12/27: Raleigh, NC – The Ritz
2/13/27: Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle
2/19/27: Columbia, SC – The Senate
2/20/27: Knoxville, TN – The Mill & Mine
2/26/27: Orlando, FL – House of Blues Orlando
2/27/27: Charleston, SC – The Refinery Charleston
3/4/27: Louisville, KY – Mercury Ballroom
3/5/27: Cleveland, OH – Globe Iron
3/6/27: Royal Oak, MI – Royal Oak Music Theatre
Tickets will go on sale this Friday, October 16th. Pre-sale begins on Tuesday, October 13th and runs through Thursday, October 15th. And you can purchase tickets right here y’all!
On a recent episode of “The Voice”, Riley Green made a comment to a duo of sisters that they reminded him of Ella Langley. In an attempt to sway sister duo Ferryn & Brinkley, he brought up Ella’s success after opening for him.
He said, “there was a girl that reminded me a lot of y’all. I took her on tour with me, her name’s Ella Langley. She’s doing pretty well.”
Well, some fans thought he was taking credit for her success. So, one person asked Ella during an Instagram Live, “when Riley took credit for your success on ‘The Voice’, did that rub you the wrong way?!”
She responded saying, “yeah, when that man took credit? No, didn’t love that, but typical. Typical. Pretty typical.”
On an episode of The Voice, Riley Green seemed to take credit for Ella Langley's success — Ella did not love that pic.twitter.com/dYTt8pAZtt
Since Dolly Parton’s passing on August 25th, 2026, at the age of 80, her estate is turning into a made for tv movie.
The estate has gotten themselves into a legal dispute with her nephew, Bryan Seaver, Dolly’s former head of security. And yes, he’s the same nephew that actually announced her passing to the world. A Nashville judge has granted a request from Mr. Seaver to delay a hearing that had been set in the lawsuit filed against him by his late aunt’s estate.
This all started when Dolly’s longtime manager Danny Nozell, who also runs She’s Alive LLC, the company overseeing Dolly’s estate, terminated Bryan and his company as head of security for the estate. And it was all due to some wild accusations. Bryan has maintained that he has been unfairly pushed out, and many of his issues with Dolly’s manager, Danny Nozell, through the management entity She’s Alive, LLC.
In text messages filed with the lawsuit, Mr. Seaver allegedly threatened to “destroy the entire brand,” while claiming that the “Dollywood brand is dying” and threatening to take his story to Billboard Magazine.
“I’m going to spend the next time I have on earth ratf**king anyone that has ever betrayed my family.”
He also threatened to go public in another text message…
“I’m going to set up a podcast dedicated to ruining Dolly’s brand partnerships and telling the violations these people have done on us. It’s going to be great. Or f**king pay me.”
He also emphasized his military service and career as a contractor in a September 3, 2026 email to Dolly’s longtime attorney…
“I’m not an entertainment person. I’m a killer. I sold 27 million $ worth of ammunition and arms to the Haitian Police on the day Dolly died. Entertainment is not my game. I have spent my entire career breaking things and spying on African and Arab leaders. And protecting Dolly.”
According to People, Bryan’s lawyer’s released a statement alleging that the court filings were misleading and taken out of context in terms of some of the threats he made about tarnishing Dolly’s brand and targeting some of her team.
The statement was written by Bryan’s attorneys, Dominic J. Leonardo and James L. Collier. And it says…
“Mr. Seaver has always been a private person, but he was chosen by his aunt, with his family’s approval, to make the announcement about Dolly’s passing. He would have preferred to remain a private person as this ordeal has taken a toll on his family.”
They added that the ongoing legal battle between their client and the “business manager,” is all an “incomplete story” with messages that are “misleading and taken out of context” as it went on to say…
“While the family was grieving, the business manager went to court and the media with a surprising and incomplete story. Seeing text messages that are misleading and taken out of context has been very hurtful to our client and his family.
Dolly had him protecting her for a reason. He’s family and he obviously knew what he was doing when it came to protecting his aunt…or she wouldn’t have kept him around.
It also sounds like the family is sticking together, at least publicly…
“While Mr. Seaver and family work through this they trust the bright light of Dolly’s legacy remains untouched and they are eager to amicably and expeditiously resolve this matter.”
The Alabama Crimson Tide will take on the Tennessee Volunteers on Saturday, October 17, 2026. And the hate is already happening among fans. As in football trash talk.
It features Riley and Manning trading lines about the two teams and finding common ground in their love of the game. All while drinking alcohol at a bar. Which is a great setting for watching any football game.
Of course as a proud Texas Longhorn fan here, I hope Alabama and Tennessee both lose at the same time. Amen.
After a controversial t-shirt story, let’s get back to a new music story for this tool.
Zach Bryan is releasing an 8-track EP called “Young Manhood & Other Donatable Organs” on Friday. It includes songs with Lana Del Rey and the Turnpike Troubadours. I know. It’s a very questionable name for an album…but look who’s releasing it. The man has made a lot of questionable decisions, but his music is solid.
He finally made a post his Instagram after reactivating it saying, “love you guys very much and hope you enjoy it. Thanks for a great year on the road.”
And In other Zach news, he gave a look inside his home in Manhattan for “Architectural Digest”.
Gavin Adcock has officially extended “The Day I Hang It Up Tour” into 2027. Of course this is fresh off the release of his massive 25-track album, “The Day I Hang It Up”, he will be hitting the road across the United States and making international stops in Australia too.
Gavin posted the 2027 tour news on his socials Monday morning (10/12/26) saying, “having too much fun out here and had to keep it going.” Texas native singer-songwriter, Blake Whiten is locked in as the supporting act for these newly added 2027 dates.
Tickets for the majority of the US leg are scheduled to go on sale to the general public on Friday, October 16, 2026, at 10:00 AM local time, following earlier artist pre-sales and you can sign up at gavinadcock.lnk.to/headlinedates2027.
