I’m not going to lie. When I first saw this on Instagram, I didn’t know what this mash-up was. Mainly because I listen to country music.
I’m also not a fan of Justin Bieber and Olivia Dean…but I like this. Lainey Wilson posted a fun mash-up of Justin Bieber’s “Daisies” and Olivia Dean’s “Man I Need”. They’re two of pop’s biggest hits and her acoustic cover actually works very well.
It’s just Lainey on a porch with an acoustic guitar and she’s showing off how talented she really is. This mash-up could be a hit song. I mean I’d add it to a playlist.
He makes his voice acting debut today on the Season 5 premiere of the Disney Channel series, “Big City Greens”. I mean he’s kind of sort of playing himself.
He is Rusty Twang, a country superstar, and he sings a new song called “Watch Out for the Greens”. And Luke said, “having three little boys at home who love Disney just made this an opportunity that was hard to pass up. This will be way cooler in their eyes than anything else I’ve done.”
And meanwhile in other Luke Combs news, he did in fact land his 21st career #1 single on the Billboard Country Airplay chart with his single “Be By You” the week ending August 22, 2026.
The court has spoken in favor of Kenny Chesney in this sad and ridiculous case.
A Kenny Chesney impersonator scammed this woman and an appeals court has ruled that she can’t sue the country superstar. Patricia Linson, who was duped into paying $310,000 to a phony KC, had claimed that the real star was legally liable for failing to stop imposters from defrauding his fans. Luckily he’s not.
In a ruling last week obtained by Billboard, a California court ruled that legal precedent does not require celebrities to “warn and protect their fans against third-party imposter scams”.
The court wrote in the ruling saying, “we do not doubt that financial scams are becoming more sophisticated and prevalent as technological developments make it easier for people to impersonate others,” which is very real. It also noted that it would stretch “common sense and sound public policy to require celebrities to post warnings about third-party scams on their websites and social media accounts lest they face liability”.
Nobody should responsible in paying someone else’s debt. Especially when that said person had absolutely nothing to do with the situation at all. Thank God the courts in America get it right sometimes.
This what you call a bold move and it’s definitely how get people talking about your tour.
Kacey Musgraves kicked off her “Middle of Nowhere Tour” at the United Center in Chicago, viralizing online for performing her track “Rhinestoned“ while suspended on a prop shaped like a giant pair of rhinestoned disco balls. She literally buckled herself in to sing “Rhinestoned”, a track from her 2026 album “Middle of Nowhere” album.
She had a massive set of double disco balls suspended from the ceiling, which fans and media widely compared to a sparkly set of “truck nuts” or a “disco ballsack”. Both are describing her disco ball perfectly well beyond the way.
During the concert, she even joked that her nana always advised her, “if you’re gonna do something, do it big and do it sparkly.”
It’s probably the reason why she postponed some tour dates. She was probably waiting one he “disco ballsack” to arrive in one piece. They take time to make.
It was a great night for Jason Aldean in Washington D.C.
The field trip to the White House wasn’t the only highlight of visiting D.C. with Luke Bryan. This is also a career first for Jason who just added not one, but two diamond certifications to his music catalog .
He was surprised on his “Double Down Tour” stop with Luke Bryan in Washington D.C. on Thursday (8/20/26) with the news that two of his of his songs have been certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Both “You Make It Easy” and “Dirt Road Anthem” have reached the milestone of 10 million certified units sold or streamed.
Jason said, “having two songs reach Diamond status is something I never could have imagined when we were making these records. It’s special to have a moment that is still a career first all these years in, especially one that is all due to the fans,” he adds.
These are the now 25th & 26th country songs to ever be certified Diamond too.
This is what bumper cars look like…in bull and inflatable human bubble ball form.
I get wanting to look tough, but this ain’t it for me. A bull running at me with an inflatable human bubble on will go well. After the bull hits you and that thing pops, you literally have no way of getting up. Mainly because it pops while trapping in plastic for the bull to continue killing you.
So, I will gladly watch people die in a rodeo arena while drink the Lord’s water. Cold Coors Light.
Side note here. There are actually two Tooth Fairy Days…as the other one is February 28th. And don’t think the Easter Bunny hasn’t noticed!
To celebrate, Delta Dental released some data from a new poll:
1. 33% of children go to bed early when expecting a visit from the Tooth Fairy…up significantly from 23% last year. Hear that kids?!
2. Children’s curiosity is also on the rise…with 30% “asking to learn more” about the Tooth Fairy, compared to 24% in 2025. They probably saw that ad the Tooth Fairy placed, saying “talk to your local parent or guardian to request a free quote. Terms and conditions may apply.”
3. 35% of parents say the tradition encourages better oral care in their kids.
4. The average value of a single lost tooth during the past year increased by a whopping 17%, from $5.01 to $5.84. That’s the first year-over-year increase in Tooth Fairy-giving since 2023.
32% of kids received a physical gift this year, up from 19% in 2025.
And since 1998, the average cash gift left by the Tooth Fairy has surged 349%, from $1.30 to $5.84 per tooth.That FAR outpaces inflation during that time, which would estimate today’s price at $2.69.
Beyoncé fans (the Beyhive) are now upset with country music artist Ella Langley because her hit song, “Choosin’ Texas”, broke a 23-year-old Billboard chart record previously held by Beyoncé. I mean the record was going to broken eventually like most records are…and I’m just happy it was a country song that did it too.
So, here we are in August of 2026, Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” secured its 18th week at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Which is simply impressive.
This week (8/16/26) Ella’s song officially surpassed Beyoncé’s 2003 record for the most weeks spent at #1 in a single calendar year by a female artist this century. Beyoncé had held the title with 17 combined weeks at the top the chart, thanks to her solo debut era hits “Crazy in Love” and “Baby Boy”.
Disgruntled fans have been flooding comment sections labeling Ella an “industry plant” and alleging that “payola” (label manipulation) was involved in keeping her song at the top spot for so long.
Ella signed her first record deal back in 2023, 4 years after moving to Nashville, and released her debut album “Hungover”in 2024.
It was that album, and her duet “you look like you love me” with Riley Green, that really gave Ella her breakout moment and eventually her first #1 single in late December of 2024. That was more than 5 years after she first moved to Nashville and nearly a decade after she first started pursuing a career in music.
That’s a pretty long journey and a lot of hard work for an “industry plant”. She’s more on the classic 10-year overnight success of a career to be honest and she deserves all of recognition she’s getting if you ask me.
Luke Bryan and Jason Aldean performed in Washington D.C. last night at Nationals Park. But before that, they stopped by the White House Briefing Room for field trip.
By the looks of it, it was a private gathering. They each took playful turns at the podium.
Luke also reportedly spent time with Vice President JD Vance earlier in the day, and met with Secretary of Transportation Brooke Rollins and Secretary of Interior Doug Burgum.
