I don’t know how many number one songs this man is going to land, but he’s already got twenty songs that have reached the number spot to his name now.
Yes, Morgan Wallen’s “20 Cigarettes” hit #1 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart dated Feb. 20, 2026, marking his 20th career leader on that tally. The song is featured on his “I’m the Problem” album and reached the top spot on both Billboard and Mediabase country radio charts in February of 2026.
This song would have meant more in 1959 when cigarettes were a quarter then. And I know this information thanks to John Anderson’s song “1959”. My mom loved that song and raised me right by introducing me to country music early on in life. I also don’t know how anyone can afford cigarettes considering they cost as a downpayment on a house now.
As of March 2, 2026, Morgan Wallen’s new single is “Don’t We”, which is hopefully going to be his 21st number song in 2026.
On Sunday night (3/15/26), a couple dozen people will leave the Oscars with either a gold-plated statue, or the “honor of just being nominated.”
And some of the nominees will actually walk away with something else. Which is an overpriced gift bag worth $350,000. Not all of them get one though…it’s mostly just for the very important people. This year, that includes…
Timothée Chalamet, Leonardo DiCaprio, Michael B. Jordan, Jessie Buckley, Kate Hudson, Rose Byrne, Jacob Elordi, Elle Fanning, Teyana Taylor, Delroy Lindo, Josh Safdie, and Emma Stone.
How they come with who the very important people are is over my head and completely dumb as hell in my humble opinion. It’s kind of like a private Hollywood circle jerk to me on who gets a bag I’m assuming.
So, what’s in the bag? Here are some of the highlights for you:
1. An exclusive Arctic villa getaway with Northern Lights views.
2. A ten‑day restorative reset in Sri Lanka.
3. ArtLipo elite body‑sculpting liposuction.
4. Facial rejuvenation procedures from Dr. Konstantin Vasyukevich, whoever that is.
5. A custom prenuptial agreement from Celeb divorce attorney James Sexton, whoever that is. And that’s obviously important in Hollywood.
6. A gold-plated cold storage cryptocurrency wallet.
7. High-potency cannabis products.
The Oscars don’t give out these bags anymore. It’s an independent thing done by a company called Distinctive Assets. And they know this has the stink of “the rich getting richer” on it.
But they say the bags showcase and elevate, “small businesses, minority‑owned brands, female entrepreneurs, and companies that give back at a time when everyone can use a little more fun and frivolity.”
Check out more items from the gift bag here. Of course I won’t be watching Oscars because I’ve got more important things to do in my life. And includes drinking cold beer in my garage and scrolling through TikTok. It’s far more entertaining to me.
Riley Green was minding his own on stage performing for the fine people of Melbourne, Australia when he struck in the face/neck by a cell phone.
Some idiot decided to throw their phone during his concert at the Margaret Court Arena in Melbourne, Australia, on March 14, 2026. The incident left him with a visible injury and he was bleeding from it, but he continued on with the show after his crew assisted in cleaning the blood of his neck.
Riley was clearly pissed off when it happened and asked for the house lights to be turned on. After pointing the fan out in audience, security removed the fan from the show and rightfully so.
If you’re planning on going to see any artist perform, please don’t throw anything at them during the show. It’s completely unnecessary, idiotic and it can cause injuries.
Get their attention in handing them what you want them see/have instead of throwing objects at them like an immature toddler would do. I know after some people have been drinking…it can be hard…but be an adult with common sense and don’t throw sh*t at artists while they’re working.
One of America’s national treasure graced the Grand Ole Opy’s stage for the first time ever on Friday night.
Ward Davis made his Grand Ole Opry debut on Friday, March 13, 2026 to be exact and as John Anderson taught me in 1993, “I Wish I Could’ve Been There”…for that. For real.
He was introduced by his longtime friend and Opry member, Steve Wariner. Ward described the experience on his Instagram as a “bucket list” milestone he had dreamed of since he was 15 years old. To honor his late father, who had supported his early musical ambitions, Ward performed while wearing his father’s boots.
If you haven’t listened to Ward’s newest album, “Here I Am”, or “The Bordello Sessions”, “Black Cats And Crows”,“15 Years In A 10 Year Town” and one of my favorite songs from him called “Another Bad Apple”…you’re missing out on some damn fine music.
Be sure to check out our interview with Ward Davis too. We got serious and talked about who the biggest b*tch in a country song was. And we all agreed on how the mom in “Fancy” wins that award.
These two men are carrying traditional country music on their backs proudly.
The Reeves Brothers were obviously born in the right time, because we need real country music ambassadors who aren’t afraid to show it off. These men look and sound like they born in the 1930s and had a successful career in country music sometime between 1970 and 1989 to me.
According to their website, Matt Reeves and Cole Reeves, grew up in the small town of Pahrump, Nevada. They originally moved down Stagecoach Road, where they lived behind The Stagestop. Which was a juke joint where their father, Jack Reeves, headlined playing country music five nights a week. Needless to say, music runs in their blood.
“The Whiskey Ain’t Workin'” was a honky tonk banger that Travis Tritt and Marty Stuart recorded back in 1991. It was released in November of 1991 as the third single from Travis’ album “It’s All About to Change”. It unfortunately peaked at number two on the Billboardcountry music chart in the in 1992 due to Doug Stone’s twanger,“A Jukebox with a Country Song”, owning the number one spot that week.
The Reeves Brothers released their version of “The Whiskey Ain’t Workin’” on February 27, 2026 and it sounds pretty damn good. Now I’m not saying it’s better than Travis and Marty’s version…but The Reeves Brothers brought this twanger back to life in a beautiful way.
Kacey Musgraves released her new single, “Dry Spell”yesterday, and yes, it’s exactly what you think it means. In the song she pokes fun at the longest time of her life being single.
For example, her first verse has the line, “If you know what I mean, I’ve been sitting on the washing machine,” and the song ends with, quote, “nobody but the chickens are gettin’ laid.”
Kacey says, “It was a long time without any intimacy with anyone else, and I had always feared that before I experienced it, just having this notion that I needed someone to be happy, which I found to be completely untrue.”
“Dry Spell” is the first single from her upcoming album, “Middle of Nowhere”, which is due out May 1st. It includes features from Willie Nelson, Billy Strings, and Miranda Lambert. And yes, Kacey and Miranda have buried the hatchet. You can read more on that here.
Welcome to the second Friday in Mach y’all…as it’s March 13, 2026…and it may be Friday the 13th…but don’t let it scare from listening a lot of new country music this weekend.
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.Gavin Adcock released his classic country compilation, “Counrtry Never Dies”, with the help of a lot of country artists. The 11 songs are more than worth the 39 minutes of your time. Theses covers are flawless.
2. Conner Smith dropped “Stories I’ve Never Told (Acoustic Tapes)”.
Miranda Lambert is just a normal person who ain’t afraid to show off the things she ain’t good at in life.
Cooking a pizza in a fire oven is one of those things Miranda ain’t good at too. Now I’m not judging her in anyway, because Lord knows I probably couldn’t cook that pizza any better. Cooking takes some special skills and a lot of practice to actually cook well.
Miranda posted some pictures and a video on her Instagram of her trying to cook a pizza and the caption said everything we need to know about how that went. She captioned it saying, “cooking ain’t for the faint of heart y’all!!!”
Luckily they had wine and pizza on the table…so it looks like it eventually worked out well. Wine usually fixes a lot of problems in life.
Jelly Roll was officially inducted as a member of the Grand Ole Opry Tuesday night, and wore a special piece of jewelry around his neck.
His girl Lainey Wilson was there to officially induct him into the Opry and he was wearing Johnny Cash’s cross necklace too. Johnny’s son, John Carter Cash, met him backstage to let him wear it for his big night.
Jelly Roll said, “he said it was his father’s favorite piece of jewelry that his father owned. He thinks that he would want me to wear this during the induction…I live my entire life somewhere between two middle fingers and the grace of Jesus Christ.
And I learned that from Johnny Cash, you know what I mean?…I wear black because of Johnny Cash.”
