We’re COUNTRY and NEVER apologize for it
Wrestling and country music make for great business partnerships.
Darius Rucker signed a deal with the WWE. But sadly, he isn’t going to actually wrestle. It’s for clothing.
Darius said, “not sure if y’all knew this, but I’m a HUGE wrestling fan!! I have been my whole life! That’s why I’m so excited to share the new WWE line in my Fanatics collection.”
Post Malone is celebrating 10 years of teaming up with Bud Light with a new product: MINI BEERS.
Post said, “we knew we had to do something…small! It’s a simple thing. If the Bud Lights are mini, they stay cold longer for you and your buddies to enjoy. Genius, if I say so myself.”
There will be 7-oz. bottles and 7.5-oz. cans and they’ll be co-branded with the “Posty Co.” logo.
Posty made the announcement with a short film called “The Smallest Bar in the West”. The minis will make their debut at the Stagecoach Festival next week. He’s headlining on Sunday, April 26th.
They’ll be available nationwide on May 4th.
Welcome to another Friday again y’all…as it’s April 17, 2026. And we do in fact have some new country music here today.
Now be sure to do your part in visiting your neighbor liquor store to pair your favorite alcohol with your new favorite country music, because it’s how country music is supposed be enjoyed. Don’t let anyone judge you for it neither.
Here’s what we’ve found…
1. Cameron Whitcomb released a five song EP called “Deep Water”.
2. Benjamin Tod dropped his fifth album, “Vengeance and Grace”.
3. Vincent Neil Emerson dropped “Blue Stars”.
4. Owen Riegling released “In The Feeling”.
5. Benny G dropped his new EP “When You Know You Know”.
6. Riley Green…”My Way”
7. Vincent Mason…”Don’t Ask Me”
8. Johnny McGuire…”Outta My Head”
9. Cody Johnson dropped the first song, “I Want You”, from his upcoming album, “Banks Of The Trinity”, due June 26, 2026.
10. Kacey Musgraves released the title track to her album, “Middle of Nowhere”, which is due May 1st.
11. ERNEST & Lucas Nelson…”Time Is A Thief”
12. Kip Moore…”Faith in the Wind”
13. Midland…”Drinkin’ Dark Whiskey”
14. Reba McEntire…”One Night In Tulsa”
15. Max McNown…”Heart You Didn’t Break”
16. Cole Goodwin…”Where She’s Coming From”
17. Willie Nelson…”Dream Chaser”
18. Corey Kent…”Wannabe”
19. Ashley McBryde…”Lines In The Carpet”
20. Lauren Alaina…”Raining Whiskey”
21. Austin Snell…”You Being You”
22. Cole Phillips & Logan Ryan Band…”Whatcha You Gonna Do With A Cowboy”
23. Belles feat. Dolly Parton…”Son of Jolene”
Dogs are amazing additions to the family. Until they start rubbing their ass all over your carpet at home.
As a proud dog owner and lover….I’ll be the first to say that dogs can be nasty. It’s also not a bad idea to buy a carpet cleaner if you’re thinking about getting or maybe you already own dog. Mainly because if you have carpet in home,,,they will cover it with literal shit at some point.
With that being said…I still firmly believe that dogs are still better than cats. And you won’t change my mind.
Karaoke is a favorite thing to do on any given night for a lot of people…and even dogs.
This dog is really into singing Keith Urban’s “Blue Ain’t Your Color”. They even sound on key. It could be the alcohol helping.
Justin Moore recently landed his 14th career #1 with “Time’s Ticking”, which also set the record for the longest climb to the top of the charts with its 67 week run to get there.
Having fourteen #1 songs to your name is impressive for any artist. There are a lot of artists who go their entire career and never make it to the top of the charts, and Justin has managed to be a consistent hitmaker for nearly two decades now. In fact, Justin’s 14 chart-toppers puts him in the top 40 of all time in country music…and it ties him with another country legend, George Jones.
It’s kind of hard to believe the Possum, one of the greatest country artist of all time, only scored fourteen #1 songs throughout his 50 plus year career. And Justin had a priceless reaction to finding out he had actually tied George with his latest #1.
After “Time’s Ticking” topped the charts, Justin was talking with radio hosts Big D & Bubba when they revealed to him that his fourteen chart toppers put him into a tie George. And it’s safe to say that Justin was shocked to find himself in some really good company.
He said…
Are you kidding me? Oh my gosh. That’s insane.”
Which is how I would’ve responded to that news as well. Justin admitted that his goals have changed over the years too.
“I mean, I remember when I moved to town, I was 18, this was ’02, and I thought, ‘Man, if I can just get a record deal, even if I don’t ever get to put anything out, then I can go back home and be proud.’ You know, stand tall, puff my chest out.
And then we had a hit and I thought, ‘It’s alright if I’m a one hit wonder.’ Then you have one more, and another one, and another one. It’s amazing, man.”
He sums it up with a goal that’s much more important though…
“I’m still trying to make my mom and dad proud.”
We all are. Let’s be real.
News broke back on April 10th about Kacey Musgraves being followed by three unidentified flying objects on her flight to Nashville. The orbs were orange-ish and would change direction with her plane.
She said, “these orbs were not moving like any craft that we can control. They were intermittently coming and going, forming triangle patterns.”
Kacey’s pilots told her they’ve been seeing these pop up and don’t know what they are.
Now Kacey is pretty serious about UFOs y’all. She’s set up an Instagram page with the username “Spacey Sightings” to post all the “weird stuff” she sees saying, “I’m gonna be so annoyed if I created this account and never have any other sightings.”
In other Kacey news, she was announced as a surprise guest for Coachella on Saturday.
Today is Tax Day, which is probably either meaningless, annoying, or stressful to you. If you’re in the last group, you’re not alone.
According to a survey that was conducted at the start of 2026, 29% of Americans said they’d probably procrastinate on filing their taxes this year…and even more admitted to putting things off last year too. It’s an annual tradition y’all!
Back then, 15% of Americans thought they’d be done by January…38% said they were hoping they could get it taken care of in February…26% said March was the best bet…and 18% said they expected to wait until April.
Even then, 3% of people said they’d probably file for an extension, which pushes the deadline back to October 15th. If you do that, you do have to pay interest on any money you owe.
Let’s be honest…more than 3% are actually in that boat, today.
19% of people said they didn’t know when the filing deadlines were.
There are a lot of reasons that we procrastinate on filing our taxes. And the top three are…it’s too complicated and stressful…it’s too time consuming…and we’re worried about owing money.
If you have more complex finances, it can also be a hassle collecting and organizing all the documents you need…and if you wait to the last minute, it can be hard to schedule an appointment with a tax professional.
The people most likely to procrastinate on their taxes are in the Southeastern U.S., as well as the Dakotas and out west. The states least likely to put it off are in the Midwest and Northeast.
According to a new Fox News poll, a record 70% of voters think the taxes they pay are too high…up 11 points from last year. And 75% say that government spending is too wasteful…up a whopping 18% from last year.
The #1 tax frustration is…the wealthy not paying their fair share. Whatever that really means.
What’s really important this mans take on the IRS, because they really are “c*ck sucker”.
We’ve got some more country artist acting news here.
Tim McGraw will head back to TV in a new Hulu series called “Southern Bastards”. It’s a drama about crime, football, and power in the Deep South. It also stars Kevin Bacon and Erin Kellyman from“28 Years Later”.
Tim will play a legendary high school football coach in Alabama who runs a powerful crime operation. And from that alone…I’m watching this.
When you really grow up…you look at life a little differently.
Luke Bryan doesn’t want to be known as just the “party guy” in country music. He says it’s fun and loves having that part of his “repertoire”, but he’s explored other themes in his songwriting.
He said , “[I have songs that] talk about small town life, and the nuances of growing up in small town life. The ups and downs that come with that, I think country music has always told the story of the American journey.
It’s just what makes country music special. You can have serious songs, heart break songs, cheating songs, the bar songs. Country music can make all that happen.”