I literally grew up with this song. “All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight” was written and recorded by Hank Williams Jr. And it was originally released October 1984 as the second single from Hank’s album, “Major Moves”.
It unfortunately peaked at number ten on the country music charts. Which is a f*cking crime in itself. From 1989 to 2011, Hank performed a version of the song (reworked as “All My Rowdy Friends Are Here on Monday Night”) as the opening theme to Monday Night Football. It was America’s song y’all.
Chris Stapleton was in Toronto at Rogers Stadium on September 1, 2026, as part of his “All-American Road Show”. He went ahead and showed Canada how good country music really is with a cover of “All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight” with the help of Ashley McBryde.
I’m also going to need a recorded version of this for our HILLBILLY LIVE playlist ASAP please.
He may have some douchebag tendencies…but seeing a baby can make anyone’s heart shine.
Zach Bryan continued his tradition of gifting his acoustic guitar to a fan that catches his eye. I mean…he’s still a man of the people. Even if he telling a fourteen year old girl to“get off my d*ck”. At his show on Saturday (9/5/26) night in Arizona, he spotted a father holding his baby boy at the barricade in the pit.
He told the father, “when he’s older, you’ll give him this?…You swear?” and handed it to him.
American Airlinesrenumbered their daily flight from Dallas to Nashville in honor of Dolly Parton. It’s currently known as flight 1396 and will be changed to flight 925.
When asked about the flight number change, American Airlines acknowledged that it was made in honor of the the country icon. They said…
“American’s scheduling team puts their creative hats on to find flight numbers that are meaningful to travelers.”
The change will take effect on March 28th of next year. And hopefully by then the Nashville International Airport will be renamed so fans can take flight 925 to Dolly International.
George Strait will be honored with the Career Maker Award at the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame on October 26th.
The award recognizes his decades-long impact on the careers of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame members. It also honors individuals outside of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame membership whose work has helped songwriters with their induction into the Hall’s membership.
George said in a press statement, “I’m so honored to be receiving the Career Maker Award from the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. I look forward to being there with some of the most talented Hall of Fame songwriters I’ve been so lucky to be associated with throughout my career.”
George has actually helped more than 40 different songwriters achieve induction into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. I mean his not called the King of country music for nothing.
He added saying, “you folks definitely make the world a better place through your amazing abilities as songwriters and artists. See you there.”
The only other artist to receive the award is Reba McEntire back in 2018.
Ella Langley’s“Choosin’ Texas” is #1 for a 21st week on the Billboard Hot 100. She’s only one week away from tying Mariah Carey for the longest-leading song in chart history.
So it comes as no surprise that Ella’s hit also tops Billboard’s official Songs of the Summer chart. Country music actually snagged the Top 3 spots.
Here are the Top 10:
1. “Choosin’ Texas”, Ella Langley
2. “I Knew It, I Knew You”, Taylor Swift
3. “Be Her”, Ella Langley
4. “hate that i made you love me”, Ariana Grande
5. “Janice STFU”, Drake
6. “I Can’t Love You Anymore”, Ella Langley and Morgan Wallen
7. “Boston”, Stella Lefty
8. “So Easy (To Fall in Love)”, Olivia Dean
9. “Man I Need”, Olivia Dean
10. “Dracula”, Tame Impala and JENNIE from Blackpink
First off. Her song “Boston” is a song that stays stuck in head. You can’t argue that.
So, Stella Lefty had to give songwriting credit to Noah Kahan for the similarity between “Boston” and his song “Stick Season”. Then, she had to give credit to The Dixie Chicks for interpolating their song on one of other songs called “Summer You Were Mine”.
Now, fans have found two more of her songs that have similarities to other songs. The chorus of “Why Wouldn’t We” shares a resemblance to Blake Shelton’s “I’ll Name the Dogs”.
And the chorus of her song “Misery” is similar to “A Million Dreams” from “The Greatest Showman”, you know that Hugh Jackman musical. I mean since the beginning of music…every chord has been played. Can we just get past the idea that this girls music is actually coping other songs? Because we could literally do this with every song ever made and find some similarities in them.
Ernest had a busy 2025 to say the least, which saw him co-writing not one but four of Morgan Wallen’s multi-platinum, #1 hits off his “I’m The Problem”album. “I Got Better” (platinum), “Smile” (2x platinum), “Just In Case” (2x platinum) and as well the title track (3x platinum). He also released two separate projects, “Cadillac Sessions” and “Live From The South”.
So, when 2026 kicked off, Ernest showed no signs of slowing down. May 1st, he dropped his fourth studio album, “Deep Blue”. After dropping the album, he tapped as Ella Langley’s opener on her “Dandelion Tour”, but life caught up to him.
He posted on his Instagram story on August 28th to announce that he was stepping away for a while to prioritize himself and his health…
“Hey y’all. The road has been dragging me down in a bad way. From mental to physical health. I am going away for a couple of weeks to get myself and my priorities back in order. I want to thank Ella for having me out on tour and wishing her the BEST in Auburn tonight and the rest of the tour. I look forward to coming back better and stronger. I owe it to myself and those affected by my actions. That starts now. Love y’all.”
After being off-the-grid since the announcement, he returned to social media to provide an little update on where he’s at in both his mental and spiritual health journey over the past week or so.
“Just checking in to say thank you for all the love and support …. Bottom line is I was LOST… i recon I still am … but the search is on…. And that’s new to me….
If anything, through this time, I am really starting to touch back in with my relationship with God… growing up in the church / Christian school, I would say I got a bit burnt out on it all. I have spent far too long relying on my own (dumbass) way and thinking I can outsmart my better judgement…. That’s not the case…. I don’t have many answers at all….”
Life is one day at a time and thank God that’s all we have to do. And no matter what you’re going through…it’s okay to say I need some time for myself.
Taylor Swift is #1 on country radio for the first time in 13 years thanks to her song for “Toy Story 5”, “I Knew It, I Knew You”. It’s also her 13th song to reach #1 on country radio.
It’s pretty special too considering how 13 is Taylor’s favorite number for number of reasons. Taylor also appeared on three country radio programs over the weekend. Fans who tuned in were a bit disappointed though because the segments seemed to be pre-recorded.
Every song by @taylorswift13 to reach #1 at US Country Radio (Mediabase):
•Our Song (2008) •Should’ve Said No (2008) •Love Story (2008) •White Horse (2009) •You Belong With Me (2009) •Mine (2010) •Back To December (2011) •Mean (2011) •Sparks Fly (2011) •Ours (2012)… pic.twitter.com/vsdrXwbNuW
She said there’s double meaning to the lyrics of “I Knew It, I Knew You”. She said, “the word daze is spelled ‘d-a-z-e’ in the lyrics, but you could also think of it as ‘d-a-y-s’…
Blades of the grass in summer, that harkens back to childhood and playing and using your imagination, but also there’s the added meaning of they’re toys. They can only see up to the height of blades of grass.
Parachutes for the free fall of being younger. There’s the actual parachute army toys in ‘Toy Story’, as well as symbolically, somebody who helps you grow up, helps your landings be softer.”
Believe it or not, today (Monday 9/7/26) is Labor Day. And in general, Americans put in more hours at work than people in most other countries.
The average in the U.S. is around 1,800 hours. That’s more than people in Canada, Australia, Japan, or the U.K. But LESS than people in Mexico, Chile, and Korea.
But which state has the hardest workers? Well, it ain’t Michigan. An annual study ranked all 50 states based on things like employment rates, hours worked, average commute, and how much free time people have in general.
According to the results, the 10 hardest-working states are…South Dakota…North Dakota…Alaska…Hawaii…Wyoming…Nebraska…Texas…New Hampshire…Tennessee…Georgia.
Michigan ranked dead-last, followed by Oregon…New Jersey…Ohio…Nevada…Rhode Island…California…New York…West Virginia…and Pennsylvania.
I’m well aware that this may be triggering for some people, but that ain’t me. If that’s you…please leave our site now.
In case you didn’t know, Luke Combs is an avid hunter and he’s pretty good at it. His trip from last December in Iowa is finally up on YouTube, and you see him successfully hunt a 10-pointer white-tailed buck.
Hunting is God’s gift to us and it’s human nature. As well as survival.
