We’re COUNTRY and NEVER apologize for it
These two are in fact “Ella’s Fellas”.
Thomas Rhett and Niall Horan recently had a co-headlining show in Nashville. And they did a co-encore set together, which included a cover of Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas”.
Speaking of Ella’s hit, “Choosin’ Texas”, it just logged a 13th week at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. She had two other songs in the Top 4. “Be Her” came in at #3 and “I Can’t Love You Anymore” with Morgan Wallen is at #4.
I just want to show up to a concert and get free tickets to that artists show for life too. Just once.
Jelly Roll also isn’t the only country star to offer a fan free tickets for life. Luke Bryan just did it too. He spotted a fan dancing his butt off in the crowd, and called him onstage.
Luke had the fan show his moves onstage, and awarded him with a beer, which he shotgunned like a true alcoholic. And after that, Luke told him, “Colin, for that, you get free tickets to my concerts for life.”
Megan Moroney is releasing a perfume called Calliope, inspired by the Greek muse of epic poetry and song.
Her perfume comes in a pink heart-shaped bottle and has notes of jasmine, pink peony, mineral musk, and peach blossom. It sounds like it smells like “Beautiful Things” would smell if it had a smell. It’s available for pre-order, and is expected to ship at the end of the month.
Megan also surprised fans at her show in New York Thursday night by bringing out Benson Boone. After she performed “Beautiful Things”, she brought out Benson to do a duet of his song, “Beautiful Things”.
As soon as their divorce was made public…there was already a podcast up about it.
Bunnie Xo spoke about her and Jelly Roll’s divorce on her podcast last month, but has since taken the episode down. It was one of her highest-viewed episodes too, and it earned her $100,000.
She said, “I took it down because I realized I just don’t want one of the hardest moments of my life to become a permanent headline. I don’t want to live in that…I don’t care about the money.
If I cared about the money, I would have left it up and let it get another f*cking 100 grand.”
About a month ago, Justin Moore said he was taking a break from touring to focus on his health. Well, he returned to the stage Thursday night and revealed how he just got out of rehab.
Justin told the audience that his drinking got out of control, and he let everyone down. He said he let his band, crew, God, and family down. So, he felt he needed a change.
Justin said, “I just got out of rehab for 30 days. This is my 31st day sober. I’m a Christian. I’m not as good of one as I want to be. God has given me so much, between my wife and our four awesome kids and my family, a career like this.
So, I’m trying from this point forward to use my platform even further than I ever have.”
I’m sure you’ve heard Charley Crockett, the “10 Cowboy”. The man is not afraid to speak his mind and he plays this thing called real country music.
Back in March, Charley announced his 49-show date run with “Age of the Ram Tour” that began back in April of 2026 and will wrap in early October. Unsurprisingly, Crockett grabbed a ton of openers, employing the likes of Nat Myers and Durand Jones & The Indicators as primary openers during a majority of the tour. Additionally, he also hired Kashus Culpepper, Sierra Hull, Margo Price, Lee Fields, Honky Tonkin’ Queens, Wild Horses, Pony Bradshaw and Twin Temple as support on select dates.
Now in case you’re unfamiliar with Twin Temple (which they probably just got a lot more famous since this firing), they are a self-proclaimed “satanic doo wop” duo hailing from Los Angeles with their most popular tracks featuring titles such as “Lucifer, My Love”, “Satan’s a Woman”, “Let’s Have A Satanic Or*y” and “The Devil (Didn’t Make Me Do It)”.
In case you didn’t believe they actually love the devil…they’re actual satanists. As in they rep pentagrams, upside-down crosses and the likes of that shit. In other words, you know what you’re getting into if you’re booking Twin Temple.
Apparently, neither Charley or his team didn’t do their research in this band. And it’s obvious now.
On Wednesday (78/26) Twin Temple announced that Charley and his team have removed them from their upcoming shows next week (July 14th and 18th) due to their satanic imagery. The duo of course apologized to fans and express how grateful they are for their support, finishing the post by hailing Satan. It’s who they are…and who they support.
Charley talked with Rolling Stone via his representative on Thursday (7/9/26) that he thought they were like Black Sabbath.
“I thought they were like Black Sabbath, but they ain’t. Not today, Satan.”
He also upload a photo of Johnny Cash on his Instagram on Thursday posing in front of a church, along with Kris Kristofferson’s “To Beat The Devil” playing in the background. And in the caption, he said, “if they did it to Jesus, imagine what they’ll do to you.”
And if you care about Twin Temple having work after being fired by Charley, they do now. Jack White has hired them to open up some shows for him. So, he’s obviously heading straight to hell now too.
The state of Oklahoma has officially proclaimed July 8th as “Toby Keith Day”.
July 8, 2026 would’ve also been his 65th birthday too. Governor Kevin Stitt presented Toby’s daughter, Krystal, with the proclamation as he said some good things about the Big Dog himself.
He said, “Oklahoma will always remember and celebrate the legacy of Toby Keith…a true Oklahoma icon whose music, patriotism, and generosity touched millions of lives.
Toby never forgot where he came from. From his Oklahoma roots to stages around the world, he represented our state with pride and carried the values we hold dear everywhere he went.”
Toby lost his battle with stomach cancer in February of 2024. And God rest his soul.
If you had to choose the Most Important Modern Country Artist, who would you pick?
Well, wonder no more. The Boot.com has ranked their Top 25 of the most important modern country artists who are making a difference in the genre. And their selection criteria primarily focused on people who are actively dominating on radio, in the streaming charts, at award shows, and in filling up concerts.
Here are their picks. See if you agree…because I clearly don’t with a few of them…
1. Cody Johnson
2. Luke Combs
3. Lainey Wilson
4. Morgan Wallen
5. Zach Bryan
6. Chris Stapleton
7. Ella Langley
8. Jelly Roll
9. Shaboozey
10. Kacey Musgraves
11. Miranda Lambert
12. Zach Top
13. Carrie Underwood
14. Tyler Childers
15. Megan Moroney
16. Jason Aldean
17. Dan + Shay
18. Keith Urban
19. Kenny Chesney
20. Jason Isbell (seriously?)
21. Eric Church
22. Blake Shelton
23. Tim McGraw
24. Kelsea Ballerini
25. Riley Green
If Tim McGraw and Kenny Chesney are on this list, where’s King George Strait, Alan Jackson, Casey Donahew, Aaron Watson, and the Turnpike Troubadours to name a few others? Hell some of the artists on this list are considered to be pretend country in most conversations with real country music fans.
And why is Riley Green in last place here? I should probably shut up now.
After watching the video for this song…I feel in need to head to my neighborhood bar for a beer.
If you still haven’t heard Riley Green’s new song, “Think As You Drunk“, it samples Big Dog Toby Keith’s “As Good As I Once Was” at the end. It’s all thanks to Toby’s family to be honest. Riley’s team played them the song, and they wanted to have Toby’s vocals on it.
Riley said, “they completely thought it was a tip of the cap to Toby…It’s really a full-circle moment for me to have Toby’s vocal on that song.”
He also thinks the best compliment that can be given to a song is if it feels like a Toby song. He said, “especially as a songwriter, I don’t know if there was a bigger influence on me.”
The official video for “Think As You Drunk” is out now. And Riley’s fourth album, “That’s Just Me”, will also drop September 18th.
This song and this woman can’t be stopped on the charts. It’s literally the gift that keeps on giving in country music.
Billboard announced more good news for Ella’s mega-hit this week. “Choosin’ Texas” (a hit with the Ella Fellas) has claimed its position at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for 12 straight weeks.
It’s hell of an accomplishment too. There have been only 25 other songs have pulled off the accomplishment dating back to 1958, and only four songs have a longer run in the number one spot. So, there more room this song to break Billboard records if it keeps going. And it really could.