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Larry Fleet is truly a gifted songwriter and his timing is pretty damn perfect when it comes to releasing songs right when the world needs them.

In 2020, when the world was going through hell during the “pandemic” he released “Where I Find God”, and a lot of people did. And now, in 2026, Larry looked at the current state of the world we’re in and released “Both Sides of the Fence”.

You could categorize this new song as being political…but not in a divisive kind of way. Larry is hoping people take a step back, take a deep breath, and realize that at the end of day, we’re all just people. We might absolutely look at certain things from a different perspective, or not agree on what’s good at all. At the end of the day though, we can all get along and appreciate one another. Hopefully.

The first verse that opens up the song is solid…

“My daddy voted for Carter, and Momma voted for Reagan…My sister jammed Dolly Parton, my brother loved Van Halen…Somehow it all made sense…On both sides of the fence.”

Larry Fleet has a way with words and tells a story grace…without placing blame.

Kid Rock is celebrating America on the road in 2026. He just announced a spring tour that salutes our country’s 250th anniversary.

It’s called the “Freedom 250 Tour” and it includes 10 dates kicking off May 1st Dallas, TX at the Dos Equis Pavilionand wrapping up June 20th in Burgettstown, PA at the Pavilion at Star Lake. It’s mostly outdoor dates for the Kid Rock and it surrounds his scheduled appearances on the “Rock the Country Festival” series. If that even still holds itself together. Especially considering how artists keep dropping out of it, which has caused one of its dates to be canceled.

Jon Pardi, Parker McCollum, Brantley Gilbert, Big & Rich and Them Dirty Roses are set to open shows on select dates.

The “Freedom 250 Tour” promises a celebration of 250 years in the making. It’s a nod to America’s 250th birthday in 2026, although it’s unlikely the country’s forefather’s prophesied this exact event. It will be a party worth celebrating.

Tickets will go on-sale to the public on Friday, February 13, 2026, at 10AM local time at ticketmaster.com.

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I hate this for Gary, because the man can really sing too.

Rascal Flatts recently went viral, but not in a way they’d hope. At one of their shows in Omaha, frontman Gary LeVox seemed to be having a tough time onstage. He sang off-key, messed up lyrics, and was overall struggling.

TikTok user @nebraskalex captured a few videos from their night of seeing Rascal Flatts in Omaha.

Zach Bryan will replace Luke Combs at tonight’s EA Sports Madden Bowl show in San Francisco. 

Luke had to drop out for a damn good reason too, which is because he and his wife are expecting the arrival of their third baby y’all. Luke has always said family comes first. As they always should.

Other performers at the Madden Bowl include Teddy Swims, Stephen Wilson Jr., Gavin Adcock, and rapper LaRussell. Which should be interesting to say the least.

This lineup obviously has me wondering if Zach and Gavin are finally going to face off in a fist fight. Considering the trash talk between the both of them and the almost fight that happened in Oklahoma last year. I mean a fight between the two of them would definitely make for front page news.

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Welcome to the Friday #1 in February…as it’s February 6, 2026…and we have some new country music here again y’all.

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. Sam Barber released his “Live From 2025” album.

2. Jay Buchanan dropped “Weapons Of Beauty”.

3. Megan Moroney released the title track to album “Cloud 9”, which is due February 20th.

4. Gavin Adcock dropped a new song called “Colorblind”.

5. Ashland Craft feat. Chase Rice have a song called “Momma Don’t Pray Like She Use To”.

6. Koe Wetzel released “Time Goes On”.

7. George Birge feat. Luke Bryan “Ride, Ride, Ride”.

8. Waylon Wyatt has new out called“In Loving Memory”.

9. 49 Winchester dropped a new song, “Change Of Plans”.

10. Zach John King dropped “Get To Drinkin’”.

11. Benjamin Tod released the title track to his “Vengeance and Grace”, which is coming April 17th.

12. Bayker Blankenship dropped his own cover of the late great Joe Diffie’s “Pickup Man”.

13. Russell Dickerson released a new song called “The Roses”.

14. Elvie Shane and Kevin Marlowe dropped “Bourbon & the Bible”.

This song is a certified twanger.

Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” is on the verge of making country music history as it currently sits in the #2 position on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100 and is primed to go #1 next week. Good Lord willing. And in case you haven’t been keeping up with how popular this song has seriously become over the past few months, let’s take a quick trip down memory lane here to see how incredible this “Choosin’ Texas” run has been.

When the song was first released on October 7th, it debuted at #37 on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100. It also shot all the way to #7 on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart, both of which were career-highs for Ella.

Then on December 2nd, ”Choosin’ Texas” became Langley’s first career #1 on the Hot Country Songs chart, which also became the fastest solo female song to reach the top 10 at US Country Radio this decade. It literally only took eight weeks to break into the Top 10 too.

We arrive to January 5th now and “Choosin’ Texas” made its way into the #5 spot on the all-genre Hot 100, skyrocketing all the way up from #48 from the previous two weeks. With this entry, “Choosin’ Texas” become Langley’s first-career Top 5 entry on the chart as well as her first Top 10 entry.

The song has now become a crossover hit over the past couple of weeks as it has found it’s way onto both Adult Contemporary (AC) and Pop radio, receiving the most additions on US Hot AC radio for the week of January 19th and subsequently getting the most adds on US Pop radio this week with 44.

Now it’s being reported by Chart Data on X, “Choosin’ Texas” is officially the #1 best-selling song in 2026 in the United States by total units, surpassing Taylor Swift’s 10-week Hot 100 #1 hit, “The Fate of Ophelia.” And my country heart is full after hearing this news.

Ella Langley's "Choosin' Texas" is now the #1 best selling song in 2026 in the US by total units, surpassing Taylor Swift's "The Fate of Ophelia". pic.twitter.com/1Xq5CJesey

— chart data (@chartdata) February 5, 2026

I love seeing country artists I grew up listening to in the 90s still hitting the road for full tours.

Tracy Lawrence recently announced his “No Alibis Tour” for 2026 a couple of weeks ago and he’s taking his tour to thirty two different cities if I counted correctly. It’s to kick off in March 12, 2026 in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL and runs through August 29, 2026 in Long Beach, CA.

Openers for the tour include Frank Ray, Chandler Walters, Palmer Anthony, Belle Frantz, and Kenny Whitmire, with lineups varying by city of course.

Tracy said in a post on his socials, “this year felt like the right time to really celebrate these songs with the folks who’ve been there from the beginning. The ones that love real country music.

The ‘No Alibis Tour’ is about showing up and sharing a night that reminds us why we fell in love with country music in the first place. I can’t wait to sing all the hits together!”

Tickets are on-sale now at tracylawrence.com.

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Nashville will be hosting a bass fishing tournament this October called “The Champions” and there’s a lot of money of up for grabs.

The 50 best bass anglers in the world will compete for a record-setting $1.25 million for the first-place winner. There’s also over $3 million in prize money up for winning.  

Second place gets $500,000, third place gets $300,000, and even last place will get $8,000.

After learning about this competition, I feel it’s time to start fishing again. It also pairs very well with drinking cold beer and I love that past time.

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The Red Clay Strays teased something with comedian Matt Rife. Well now, it’s been confirmed on exactly what they were teasing.

Matt will star in their video for their upcoming song, “If I Didn’t Know You”, which is due February 12, 2026.

The band said, “hard to believe this’ll be our first love song released since ‘Wondering Why’. Our next single drops Thursday, February 12th, with a kickass music video starring our buddy Matt Rife. Gonna be a good Valentine’s this year.”

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Here’s some news worth talking about.

Toby Keith, Kenny Rogers, and Ed Harris will be inducted into the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum’s Hall of Great Western Performers and Hall of Great Westerners.

The ceremony will go down in April at the museum in Oklahoma City. Other legends that have already been inducted include King George Strait, Brooks & Dunn, Kurt Russell, and Burt Reynolds.

On a sad note, today, February 5th, marks two years since we lost Big Dog Toby Keith back in 2024. So, today is a fine day to celebrate that Oklahoma cowboy and this news is a damn good way to do that.

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