We’re COUNTRY and NEVER apologize for it
This is just in time for his final show in Nashville on June 27th.
Alan Jackson’s Silverbelly Whiskey is opening a distillery and museum in Nashville on the 25th. The whiskey will go from barrel to bottle onsite, and guests can enjoy a glass while touring the museum of memorabilia.
If you’re in town for Alan’s final show on the 27th, you can get tickets at AlanJacksonMuseum.com. And your probably should.
Some sports fans are obviously not very intelligent and they don’t the same sense that God gave a jackass.
In case you missed it. The Knicks did in fact beat the San Antonio Spurs Saturday night (6/13/26) in game five to win their first NBA Championship title since 1973. It happened in San Antonio, but that didn’t dampen the mood in New York City at all. Fans flooded the streets and, well…they literally started destroying stuff.
Fires were set and vehicles were destroyed…including five school buses that were hired to transport World Cup fans from MetLife stadium.
At least 10 cops were injured, dozens of people were arrested, there were huge fights, a teenager was shot, and there were four slashings or stabbings.
One of the most entertaining parts of the World Cup is seeing international visitors’ reactions to places we take for granted here in America. One such treasure they’re loving is Buc-ee’s.
There’s even shuttle buses taking players and fans to visit. A round-trip ticket is $20.
One fan from Scotland said, “a place like this could ONLY exist in America and I LOVE it.”
There’s also a player from Germany named Freddy who has been going viral for documenting his trip and loving every moment of it. In addition to shouting out Buc-ee’s, he also shared photos of Waffle House, Taco Bell, and Walmart.
Freddy also shared how he and his teammates discovered Ella Langley’s music, and she’s become the soundtrack to his trip. Well, when she learned about her new fans, she personally invited them to one of her shows.
If you’ve ever said, “they just need to sing the National Anthem the way it was written and don’t put their own spin on it”, actually happened y’all.
Dan + Shay performed live rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner” during the pre-match opening ceremony for the United States Men’s National Team (USMNT) match against Paraguay. And it was absolutely f*cking amazing. It filled my patriotic heart.
They didn’t need any music to accompany them at all. It was performed a cappella and Shay’s voice was meant for this. To be honest…Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney should be asked to sing our National Anthem at every major sporting event.
When Shania approves of the cover of her song…that obviously means it’s that good.
Ella Langley posted a video of herself singing a stripped-down cover of Shania Twain’s “You’re Still the One” on piano. She wrote in the caption, “I’ll never get over this song.”
Well, Shania saw it and gave it her approval. She commented saying, “so flattered. Loved getting to connect at ACMs xx.”
Sometimes you can put your head against a woman’s belly and hear a baby’s heartbeat. And sometimes you can rest your head there and you can literally hear the “Heartbeat Song”, by Kelly Clarkson.
A woman on TikTok is going viral for revealing that she accidentally swallowed her AirPod. She was grabbing her vitamins from the table, and inadvertently added an AirPod to the pile.
She didn’t realize it until she sat in her car, and it said that her AirPod was connected. She realized she didn’t have her AirPods with her…or so she thought. She slowly came to the realization, and freaked.
She called poison control, and they basically said she should wait for it to pass, and go to urgent care if she experienced any pain. So, the woman kept posting updates over the next few days…and her followers anxiously awaited good news from her bowels. But it never came.
Her stomach was feeling increasingly messed up due to laxatives and stress, and on day five she finally went to the doctor to get an X-ray to figure out if it was still stuck inside her.
It was not. She evidently passed it without seeing it. In an interview, she admitted that she didn’t “give up” looking for it . . . but her stomach was upset so it got to the point where “searching” wasn’t reasonable.
This all went down last week, and she’s since recovered. She said she hasn’t replaced the AirPod yet…but she will.
Someone did ask her if she would’ve used the AirPod if she would’ve found it, and she said she did think about that…but she said she would’ve had to assess the damage first.
Billy Ray Cyrus has opened up about some recent health battles he went through. He suffered vocal paralysis in 2024 after a near-fatal bout of sepsis.
Billy said, “as I was trying to stay alive, at times they sent me home from the hospital, and I’d be there with [my dog] Tommy Jack. My body was blowing up and there was a toxicity of some type or whatever.
If it would have erupted, I would have died. In the last moment, I had a prayer answered.”
Billy Ray said that he’d kneel at a prayer rock every day asking for a miracle. When he went to the hospital for one last surgery, he was told he was healed. It’s not clear what exactly he had.
He also mentioned that his daughter Noah’s song, “Don’t Put It All on Me”, saved his life. And his 5-year-old grandson helped him find the light in life by telling him to, “try again”.
President Trump has appointed John Rich of Big & Rich to serve as Special Envoy for American Landowners. He’ll advocate for farmers, ranchers, and private landowners to help ensure their rights are protected.
John said in a post on Instagram, “I look forward to representing and advocating for landowners’ rights against any entity that chooses to harass or intimidate them in an effort to achieve goals contrary to those of the President.
I look forward to defending our farmers and ranchers.”
Just last year he advocated for homeowners in his hometown against a federally owned electric utility company called the Tennessee Valley Authority. I also feel John is perfect for this job too.
We’ve got some new coffee to drink in America y’all.
Dolly Parton launched her own coffee brand called Cup of Ambition. It’s inspired by her song “9 to 5”. It’ll first come out at Dolly’s Tennessean Travel Stop later this month, and then will hit stores nationwide later this year.
She said, “it takes a lot of energy to pursue your passion and navigate each day. That’s why I wanted to make a coffee that works just as hard.
You know, I begin each morning with a head full of dreams, a notepad full of ideas, and a cup or two of coffee.”
Welcome to Friday June 12, 2026.
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):
Koe Wetzel – “The Night Champion”
Jon Pardi – “California Sunrise (10th Anniversary)”
Midland – “Stages”
Chris Young – “I Didn’t Come Here To Leave (Deluxe)”
Redferrin – “Been There Done That”
GRAHAM BARHAM – “CLUB COUNTRY”
Kenny Whitmire – “Fool In A King Size Bed”
Dailey & Vincent – “A Beautiful Life”
Singles:
Ty Myers – “Valerie”
Charles Wesley Godwin, Wyatt Flores – “Hey There Son”
Brad Paisley feat. Miranda Lambert – “Someone Else’s Arms”
Conner Smith – “Match For Your Memory”
Ian Munsick – “World War III”
Willow Avalon – “Work To Do”
Blake Whiten – “Barely Gettin’ By”
Jackson Dean – “My Cross To Bear”
Solon Holt – “Songs About You”
Colin Stough – “Trippin’”
Max McNown – “First Born Daughter”
Nicholas Jamerson – “I’ve Never Been Anywhere”
Troy Cartwright – “Thinkin’ Bout You”
Craig Campbell – “Better By The Sea”
Trey Pendley – “Spend My Time Lovin’”
Colton Dawson – “It’s Gonna Rain”
Scoot Teasley – “The Good News Is”
Natalie Del Carmen – “Gone For Good”
Locash and Parmalee – “Let The Country Music Play”
Jacob Hackworth – “Help Yourself”
Highway Home – “No More Drinkin’ Songs”
Jonathan Peyton – “Lesson Learned”
Joshua Quimby – “Knife”
Rose Falcon – “Redneck Blue”
Aaron Lewis – “The Door”
Paige Fish – “Looking Forward To Looking Back”
DELTONA – “Let It Burn”
Hunt Pipkin – “Couldn’t Be Us”
Payton Smith – “Two Hearts”
Ava Claire – “New York”
Taylor-Rae – “Messy”
Caleb King – “Good Ole Boys”
Waylon Payne – “Weed On The Wall”
Julianna Rankin – “Dusty Boots”