We’re COUNTRY and NEVER apologize for it
CMA Fest 2026 is almost here y’all!
Spotify House just dropped its lineup for CMA Fest 2026 and it’s pretty stacked. You can see Cody Johnson…Jelly Roll…Kane Brown…Keith Urban…Carly Pearce and many more.
It’s all taking place at Blake Shelton’s Ole Red on Broadway from June 4th to June 6th. It will also be a place to catch some great up-and-comers…and there are usually surprise performers who drop in.
The NHL and Amazon Music announced that Jelly Roll’s new song “Rise Up” will be the official anthem for the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
The song debuted during Game 1 of the Western Conference Final and will now be featured throughout the rest of the playoffs. Jelly said, “this song was written for the guys grinding every night for the Cup. This is their song.”
The NHL said Jelly’s music brings the exact “energy, speed and power” the league wanted for the playoffs.
Welcome to Friday May 22, 2026. And we do in fact have some new country music here.
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.
Projects (Albums & EPs):
Ben Chapman – “Feet On Fire”
Reba McEntire – “Hurt Like That”
Ian Harrison – “Jealous”
Julia Cole – “Love You To Death”
Singles:
Bailey Zimmerman – “The Climb”
Brad Paisley feat. David Lee Murphey – “Hi Ho Silverado”
Tyler Hubbard – “Land”
Chris Young feat. Shaylen – “One of Us”
Jesse Welles – “Masks Off”
Elizabeth Nichols – “Paul Revere”
Ingrid Andress – “All The Best”
Erin Kinsey feat. Dylan Marlowe – “Say I’m Wrong”
Landon Smith – “SUPERTRAMP”
Aaron Lewis – “Give My Country Back”
Brandi Carlile – “Life On The Run”
Jonathan Peyton – “Back to Ohio”
Grace Tyler – “Fear of Flying”
Hayden Coffman – “Last Summer”
Adam Doleac – “Shady”
Lily Meola – “Daisies”
Ryan Jewel – “Barrel Full of Whiskey”
Jimmy Cantwell – “Cowboy Singer”
Christian Parker – “Bottle”
Rose Falcon – “Redneck Blue”
Trevor Snider – “Last Call”
Getting a Dairy Queen blizzard is serious business.
This one TikTok uses witnessed a DQ customer ran into a bush and lose a muffler just get in line to order a blizzard. Luckily no one harmed in the process.
I’m just wondering what kind of blizzard this lady ordered though.
This woman’s reaction to seeing these being sold was perfect.
I’m sure what there are and when this one woman fashion…shorts/jeans/chaps things she said, “what in the cowgirl hell are these?” And some people are obviously being overcharged for these things too.
If you’re into looking like a country hooker, you too can get some for the low price of $198.
It wouldn’t be uncommon to hear a kid in a school cafeteria complain about something “tasting like dirt.” It would be uncommon for it to be actual dirt.
A delicious dish of baked dirt was accidentally served during a high school community supper in Maine last week. The school admitted the mistake on social media, saying it was an “unfortunate incident.”
Here’s how it happened, “Earlier in the day, students had baked potting soil as part of a science activity, to sterilize it, so they could later test plant growth. The soil had been placed in a baking dish, covered with foil, and set off to the side.”
During the meal, there was some chaos in the kitchen as the servers were working to quickly deliver food to the tables…and the dish was mistakenly grabbed, and brought out.
Three students ate the soil, thinking it was “a dessert item,” and immediately realized that it…tasted like dirt. Mainly because it was. They spit it out, and the dirt was taken away.
The school insisted that this was a coincidence, and not a prank. There’s no indication that anyone was hurt or sickened by the mix-up.
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Riley Green had a pretty decent night at the 2026 ACM Awards.
He took home the trophy for Musical Event of the Year award with Ella Langley for their song “Don’t Mind If I Do,” which is a solo write by Riley that was the title track to his 2024 album and became a hit single. Riley also performed his current single at country radio “Change My Mind,” and I’m sure the ladies will be happy to know why Riley didn’t bring a date to the awards show.
He talked with ExtraTV asked “did you bring a date?” And Riley said “no…well Shania Twain is here…so I’m not…I’m not bringing a date.”
You’re never to old for some crowd surfing.
A 99-year-old woman just set the Guinness World Record for the oldest person ever to crowd surf. And she did it during Brantley Gilbert’s set at the Rock the Country festival in Texas.
But this is nothing new to her, because online she’s known as “Gangster Granny”…and she’s already well-known for her pranks.
Almost any new country artist wants a chance to work with a country music icon. And if she gives you something…you keep it forever.
Ashley McBryde just revealed that Dolly Parton once gave her some ChapStick…and she kept it for 20 years. When Ashley first moved to Nashville she got to work with Dolly, so she treasured the gift, even though it was small.
Ashley said, “I would only use it on special occasions. I got to use my Dolly Parton ChapStick.”
Ella Langley was on Theo Von’s podcast and she shared a crazy story about why she was homeschooled.
Apparently, she had a lot of eye surgeries when she was growing up, and it affected her so much that her parents pulled her out of school.
Ella says she was homeschooled through the sixth grade. But then she went back in 7th grade, to the same school her dad went to. And her graduating class in high school was 32 kids. That’s a school where everyone knows everyone…and their families.