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This needed to be done.

A few days ago, the Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority voted unanimously to rename Nashville International Airport in honor of Dolly Parton.

There used to be a policy in place which required a two-year waiting period before a building could be named after someone who had passed away. This vote bypassed that step though. It is Dolly after all. And I think we can all agree, she’s worth it.

Airport officials say this is just the first step, and now they plan on figuring out how Dolly’s legacy will be included.  A final name has not yet been announced, although Dolly Parton International has been floated. It has a nice ring to it.

They’re also still debating whether the airport will keep its BNA airport code.

(People)

We are seeing signs of a Kenny Chesney stadium tour happening in 2027 y’all.

Eight major stadiums across the country have simultaneously shared an image of a “Vibe Room 2027” backstage pass. They all feature a date and Kenny’s iconic palm tree and guitar logo, teasing a return to an actual tour next year after have a residency the past two years at Las Vegas Sphere.

The images are captioned with, “open invite to The Vibe Room…delivered Tuesday,” with an eyes emoji.

The stadiums teasing the tour stops are the American Family Field in Milwaukee…Empower Field at Mile High Stadium in Denver…MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ…Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta…Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, NY…Soldier Field in Chicago…Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City…and US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.

It’s unclear how many dates Kenny will play. But an official announcement is expected on Tuesday, September 15th, followed by a performance on NBC’s Today Show on Thursday, September 17th, as part of the Citi Concert Series.

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Well, this sounds like a fun hockey team. 

There’s a Nashville hockey league packed with country stars and hockey veterans. Some of the guys playing in the beer league include Dierks Bentley, Howie Jennings, Trevor Rosen, and former NHL star Mike Fisher…who also happens to be Carrie Underwood’s husband.

Here’s the best part. Instead of competing for the Stanley Cup, they’re playing for the Stanley Keg, which has serious bragging rights. And who doesn’t want a Stanley Keg?

Howie even wrote a new song about it called “Beer League”…and it’ll be released this Friday.

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(Whiskey Riff)

Sports can bring out a lot of emotions.

Dave Portnoy just shared a funny story about Toby Keith and how much he hated former Oklahoma football coach Lincoln Riley. People are talking about Lincoln because he’s now coach of the USC Trojans, and they’re off to a good start this year.

Here’s what Dave said, “I’ve never seen anybody hate a human more than Toby Keith hated Lincoln Riley.”

I’ve never seen a human hate someone more than Toby Keith hated Lincoln Riley pic.twitter.com/8kUxu7Zhrx

— Dave Portnoy (@stoolpresidente) September 12, 2026

Now that’s pretty intense.  

They never explained why he hated him so much. But Toby was known to be a diehard Sooner fan.

(Yahoo! Sports)

Dolly Parton’s first posthumous release is here. 

It’s a cover of the 1964 song, “Bound to Ride” by The Stanley Brothers. She recorded it back in 2022 at her home studio, and she’s backed by the First Ladies of Bluegrass.

It’s part of the all-star tribute album called “Where the Soul Never Dies: Celebrating 80 Years of The Stanley Brothers” that comes out October 16th. 

In other news, a lady in Ohio named Jolenna thinks she’s the little girl that inspired Dolly to name her song “Jolene”. Not to be confused with the woman who inspired the character of Jolene.

I don’t know how snub a country artist who sells out stadium, puts up massive streaming numbers and continues to dominate on the charts…but 2026 CMA Awards just showed us how.

The 60th annual CMA Awards announced the 2026 nominees on Thursday, September 10th…and Morgan Wallen received a major snub CMA Awards this year by earning zero solo nominations. The man was completely shut out from major categories like Entertainer of the Year and Male Vocalist of the Year.

Now he did secure two nominations…but they were both under Musical Event of the Year for some collaboration work. One was for “I Can’t Love You Anymore” with Ella Langley and the other one was “McArthur” alongside HARDY, Eric Church, and Tim McGraw.

I don’t mean to assume things here…but I don’t the Country Music Association likes Morgan.

The fine people at Brach’s ain’t messing around this year.

There’s exciting news for anyone who’s ever wanted to smell like the inside of a plastic, trick-or-treating jack-o-lantern…because Brach’s is releasing a candy corn perfume this fall. 

It’s called “Ode to Candy Corn”, and it’ll be available for $22 at CandyCornSeason.com, while supplies last. There will be two “drop” dates too. The first batch will be released on September 22nd, and the second run will hit on October 1st. It’s unclear how many will be made available.

The bottles are pretty small, just 1.7 ounces, so the fragrance isn’t “cheap”.

So what does it smell like? They say it, “swirls together notes of creamy vanilla, spun sugar, and honey…to capture the coziness of fall in every spray.” Now I’m a fan of candy corn and will always eat it proudly…but I personally don’t want to smell like it.

(PR Newswire / Click Orlando) 

Darius Rucker is back with some new music.

He released a new song called “I Believe”. It’s an uplifting song, just in time for the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. 

Darius said, “the way the world is, where we are right now…I believe in us. That’s why I wanted to put this song out. It’s my love letter to America, and you can listen to it now.”

The CMAs announced their 2026 nominees on Thursday, September 10th…and it’s Ella’s award show.

Ella Langley leads with nine, followed by Miranda Lambert with seven, and Kacey Musgraves and songwriter Ben West each with five. Ella is also now the eighth artist in CMA history to land two Single of the Year nominations in the same year.

Taylor Swift will also attend the awards for the first time in 10 years, since her song, “I Knew It, I Knew You” is nominated for Single of the Year. She said, “looks like I haven’t yee’d my last haw.”

The awards air live on Wednesday, November 18th on ABC and Disney+.  Lainey Wilson will host. 

It wasn’t a good morning 25 years ago as of today.

It’s insane to think that a quarter of a century has now passed since that God awful day. There’s somedays it seems like it didn’t happen, but it unfortunately did. It was a morning that literally changed everything in so many people’s lives.

In 2001, at 8:46 a.m. and 9:03 a.m., two hijacked planes were crashed into the World Trade Center. Two other suicide flights crashed at the Pentagon and in the woods of Pennsylvania.

A total of 2,792 people died in the World Trade Center attacks. 184 innocent people died in the Pentagon attack (including those on the plane), and 40 died in the plane that crashed in Pennsylvania. It was like a scene being played out in a movie, but it was all very real.

It’s a day that’ll I’ll never forget and no one ever should. And God rest the souls of the victims that died that horrible day.