We’re COUNTRY and NEVER apologize for it
Karaoke is a favorite thing to do on any given night for a lot of people…and even dogs.
This dog is really into singing Keith Urban’s “Blue Ain’t Your Color”. They even sound on key. It could be the alcohol helping.
Justin Moore recently landed his 14th career #1 with “Time’s Ticking”, which also set the record for the longest climb to the top of the charts with its 67 week run to get there.
Having fourteen #1 songs to your name is impressive for any artist. There are a lot of artists who go their entire career and never make it to the top of the charts, and Justin has managed to be a consistent hitmaker for nearly two decades now. In fact, Justin’s 14 chart-toppers puts him in the top 40 of all time in country music…and it ties him with another country legend, George Jones.
It’s kind of hard to believe the Possum, one of the greatest country artist of all time, only scored fourteen #1 songs throughout his 50 plus year career. And Justin had a priceless reaction to finding out he had actually tied George with his latest #1.
After “Time’s Ticking” topped the charts, Justin was talking with radio hosts Big D & Bubba when they revealed to him that his fourteen chart toppers put him into a tie George. And it’s safe to say that Justin was shocked to find himself in some really good company.
He said…
Are you kidding me? Oh my gosh. That’s insane.”
Which is how I would’ve responded to that news as well. Justin admitted that his goals have changed over the years too.
“I mean, I remember when I moved to town, I was 18, this was ’02, and I thought, ‘Man, if I can just get a record deal, even if I don’t ever get to put anything out, then I can go back home and be proud.’ You know, stand tall, puff my chest out.
And then we had a hit and I thought, ‘It’s alright if I’m a one hit wonder.’ Then you have one more, and another one, and another one. It’s amazing, man.”
He sums it up with a goal that’s much more important though…
“I’m still trying to make my mom and dad proud.”
We all are. Let’s be real.
News broke back on April 10th about Kacey Musgraves being followed by three unidentified flying objects on her flight to Nashville. The orbs were orange-ish and would change direction with her plane.
She said, “these orbs were not moving like any craft that we can control. They were intermittently coming and going, forming triangle patterns.”
Kacey’s pilots told her they’ve been seeing these pop up and don’t know what they are.
Now Kacey is pretty serious about UFOs y’all. She’s set up an Instagram page with the username “Spacey Sightings” to post all the “weird stuff” she sees saying, “I’m gonna be so annoyed if I created this account and never have any other sightings.”
In other Kacey news, she was announced as a surprise guest for Coachella on Saturday.
Today is Tax Day, which is probably either meaningless, annoying, or stressful to you. If you’re in the last group, you’re not alone.
According to a survey that was conducted at the start of 2026, 29% of Americans said they’d probably procrastinate on filing their taxes this year…and even more admitted to putting things off last year too. It’s an annual tradition y’all!
Back then, 15% of Americans thought they’d be done by January…38% said they were hoping they could get it taken care of in February…26% said March was the best bet…and 18% said they expected to wait until April.
Even then, 3% of people said they’d probably file for an extension, which pushes the deadline back to October 15th. If you do that, you do have to pay interest on any money you owe.
Let’s be honest…more than 3% are actually in that boat, today.
19% of people said they didn’t know when the filing deadlines were.
There are a lot of reasons that we procrastinate on filing our taxes. And the top three are…it’s too complicated and stressful…it’s too time consuming…and we’re worried about owing money.
If you have more complex finances, it can also be a hassle collecting and organizing all the documents you need…and if you wait to the last minute, it can be hard to schedule an appointment with a tax professional.
The people most likely to procrastinate on their taxes are in the Southeastern U.S., as well as the Dakotas and out west. The states least likely to put it off are in the Midwest and Northeast.
According to a new Fox News poll, a record 70% of voters think the taxes they pay are too high…up 11 points from last year. And 75% say that government spending is too wasteful…up a whopping 18% from last year.
The #1 tax frustration is…the wealthy not paying their fair share. Whatever that really means.
What’s really important this mans take on the IRS, because they really are “c*ck sucker”.
We’ve got some more country artist acting news here.
Tim McGraw will head back to TV in a new Hulu series called “Southern Bastards”. It’s a drama about crime, football, and power in the Deep South. It also stars Kevin Bacon and Erin Kellyman from“28 Years Later”.
Tim will play a legendary high school football coach in Alabama who runs a powerful crime operation. And from that alone…I’m watching this.
When you really grow up…you look at life a little differently.
Luke Bryan doesn’t want to be known as just the “party guy” in country music. He says it’s fun and loves having that part of his “repertoire”, but he’s explored other themes in his songwriting.
He said , “[I have songs that] talk about small town life, and the nuances of growing up in small town life. The ups and downs that come with that, I think country music has always told the story of the American journey.
It’s just what makes country music special. You can have serious songs, heart break songs, cheating songs, the bar songs. Country music can make all that happen.”
The REDWEST Country Music Festival returns to the Utah State Fairpark in Salt Lake City for its third year on October 16–17, 2026.
The 2026 festival is moving forward with a slightly smaller two-day setup compared to the previous year, which faced some significant weather challenges. Of their lineup for the two days are packed with some great artists.
The 2026 REDWEST Country Music Festival’s lineup includes Ella Langley, Shaboozey, Koe Wetzel, Sam Barber, Tucker Wetmore and more.
Tickets for the 2026 festival are scheduled to go on sale Friday, April 17, at 10:00 AM MDT at redwestslc.com.
The American Music Awards announced their nominees yesterday. While Taylor Swift leads with eight, Morgan Wallen is the most nominated country artist with seven.
Morgan is nominated for Artist of the Year, Song of the Year for “I’m the Problem”, and Album of the Year for “I’m the Problem”. And at least he’s being recognized by this awards show. The man deserves it.
Then we have Ella Langley, who’s most-nominated female country artist with five, including New Artist of the Year and Song of the Year for “Choosin’ Texas”.
Here are the country categories:
Best Male Country Artist:
Jelly Roll
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen
Riley Green
Shaboozey
Best Female Country Artist:
Ella Langley
Kelsea Ballerini
Lainey Wilson
Megan Moroney
Miranda Lambert
Best Country Duo or Group:
Brooks & Dunn
Old Dominion
Rascal Flatts
Treaty Oak Revival
Zac Brown Band
Breakthrough Country Artist:
Sam Barber
Tucker Wetmore
Zach Top
Best Country Song:
“All the Way”, BigXthaPlug and Bailey Zimmerman
“Choosin’ Texas”, Ella Langley
“Just in Case”, Morgan Wallen
“Happen to Me”, Russell Dickerson
“Good News”, Shaboozey
Best Country Album:
“Cloud 9”, Megan Moroney
“I Hope You’re Happy Now”, BigXthaPlug
“I’m the Problem”, Morgan Wallen
“Restless Mind”, Sam Barber
“What Not To”, Tucker Wetmore
The AMAs air this Memorial Day…Monday, May 25th, on CBS and Paramount+. And Queen Latifah is the host.
For this award show, the fans decide the winners. Voting is currently open. And you can see all the nominees here.
Jamey Johnson shared the insightful advice Willie Nelson once gave him to stay authentic in the music industry. It’s basically to not focus on the opinions of the executives of record labels, or in his words, “the suits”.
Jamey said, “[Willie said] they’re going to be around for a short time…You’re the one that’s gonna be here in the end. None of them are gonna be around.’ You sit and watch these labels, and they change hands, and they keep changing hands.”
Jamey also announced the “Traveling Truebadour Tour”, which kicks off next month.
Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick shared a cover of “Be Her”, and it’s Ella Langley approved.
Ella commented on their video and said, “I LOVE THIS SO MUCH.”
Ella’s music is the gift that keeps giving to her too. She just scored her second Hot 100 hit this week with that song. “Be Her” rose to #8, and “Choosin’ Texas” is still sitting at #1 for a sixth week.