Megan Moroney stopped by Raising Cane’s in Michigan on Monday and surprised fans in the drive-thru. She joked that if she worked there, she’d be a “personality hire”.
She said, “I would survive here and I think that I wouldn’t get fired. I would be good at taking the orders in the drive-thru because my favorite thing that I say is, ‘Yo, yo-yo, you want some chicken to go?’ I love a rhyme.”
Megan recently teamed up with Raising Cane’s as they have been teaming up country artists to sell their chicken. They’re selling an exclusive pink rhinestone tumbler for $19.99, and a sparkly pink cup that’s available with the purchase of a meal.
Carly Pearce and Parker McCollum co-hosted the 19thACM Honors on August 19, 2026, at The Pinnacle in Nashville…and they showed up with a nice surprise.
They literally opened the show with a flawless duet. They performed Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers’ classic hit, “Islands in the Stream”. They delivered the rendition to honor Dolly Parton, who was also the recipient of the prestigious ACM Poet’s Award.
I also don’t who you are, because when “Islands in the Stream” comes on I’m singing along with it. Like you’re supposed to do in life.
Justin Moore has been through it over the past few years and luckily he’s got a damn good wife standing beside him.
He was a guest on “TL’s Road House” podcast and he opened up about his drinking and his stay at rehab. He explained how he never really had an issue with alcohol early in his career, unlike many artists. Instead, it was the COVID-19 pandemic that sparked his addiction due to having nothing better to do most days outside of his podcast because of the lockdown.
Even though he wasn’t getting “smashed”he was still drinking early and often.
“I didn’t drink until I was 21. Don’t ask me how or why. Almost 20 years, [I] never had any issue whatsoever. And then COVID hit, we were doing our podcast at the time and literally nothing else. Man, ‘Idle hands are the Devil’s workshop’ is a real thing. A drink at 5:00 turned into 3:00 and noon. Then, before you know it, it’s all day, every day. [It was] not even really getting smashed, just constantly having a cocktail.”
Justin basically said he’d fool himself into thinking he was functioning just fine. Looking back though, he’d say there were plenty of moments that he didn’t want to look back on while on stage.
“It started affecting my life. Just like everybody else, you think, ‘Oh, nobody knows. I’m hiding this. I’m good. I’m functioning — high functioning.’ And I was to an extent. Once a month, I’d have a show.
You try to get that mixture just right, and when you do, it’s great. But the times you don’t, you look back and go, ‘Ah, I don’t even want to see that video.’”
He was on his 65th day sober at the time of recording “TL’s Road House”, Justin said he’s doing pretty good overall, especially considering his health scare as well.
“I feel like myself for the first time in a while. And I’m actually proud of myself for the first time in a while, which maybe sounds weird.”
Justin is also aware that fans are commenting on his thick neck. He even joked that about it making him look like a linebacker from 1982. Thankfully doctors were able to rule out cancer or any growths. And it turns out it’s just fat.
He said he’s never sold records for his looks anyway and his wife told him, “if you just have a fat neck and you’re here for the next 50 years, then shut up and stop complaining.”
Kip Moore has a warning for young artists trying to be like Morgan Wallen, Tyler Childers, or Zach Bryan.
During a visit on The Stephan Hogan Podcast, he answered a question about advice for up-and-coming artists and I agree with the man. Kip explained that it’s a huge mistake for anyone to chase any sound that is “popular” at the moment.
He said, “we see a lot of people chasing the biggest seller in our format right now…but by the time you catch it, the train left the tracks. And you’re getting to pick up a few little nibbles here and there. But then it’s gonna fizzle out.
And it’s great to be inspired by somebody, but you have to find your own voice, because by the time you catch that train, you’re just gonna get the pebbles from it.”
I mean it’s hard to ignore a man who’s built an incredibly sustainable, long-term career and really without the help from mainstream radio. I mean he had a few hits…but Kip has managed to relevant on his own with a fanbase that’s pretty loyal.
Lauren Alainabrought out her one-year-old daughter, Beni, onstage during her performance of “Doin’ Fine” on Saturday at the Back Road Music Festival. She told the crowd,“everybody say hello to my little girl.”
This is exactly how you handle a strangers underwear being thrown at you.
Riley Green got a pair of underwear thrown at him onstage at the Maine Savings Amphitheater in Bangor on Saturday, August 15th. He used a drumstick to pick them up and hang them on his bandmate’s microphone. I mean he should’ve used gloves too…but a drumstick was all he had.
After hanging them safely, Riley also said, “ma’am, you dropped those.” And I believe he left them at the venues lost and found.
The nominees for the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards came out yesterday (8/18/26). Ella Langley, Shaboozey, and Stella Lefty lead the country artists with two nominations each.
Ella’s “Choosin’ Texas” is up for Song of the Year, Shaboozey’s “Cowgirl” is up for Best Cinematography, and Stella is nominated for Best New Artist.
As for Morgan Wallen, he also secured one nomination for the Artist of the Year award.
Miranda Lambert will be the first artist to perform at Nashville’s newest venue, The Truth, on October 1st. She’ll perform her hits, and select songs from her new album, “Crisco”. Her show will also include a 12-piece string section.
She said, “we’ve never gotten to play that way on stage, and to have the opportunity to do it for the first time at the opening of a beautiful new venue right here in Nashville is going to be really special.”
The Hondo Rodeo Fest debuts in Florida at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa from February 26th through the 28th, 2027.
The event features 76 top rodeo athletes competing for a $1 million prize purse each night, followed by major live music concert performances. And the musical entertainment is stacked.
Friday, February 26th the rodeo competition will be followed by performances from Cody Johnson and Jon Pardi. Saturday, February 27th the rodeo competition will be followed by performances from Nickleback and Dexter and The MoonRocks. Then Sunday, February 28th following the rodeo competition Jason Aldean and the Red Clay Strays will wrap it all up.
Pre-sale signups are available through the official Hondo Rodeo Fest Tampa site, with presale registration opening ahead of ticketing dates. For everything you need to know, please visit thehondorodeofest.com
Pat McAfee released his debut album on Friday (8/14/26) called “The Diary of a Polarizing Figure”…and it’s something. Even his fans are roasting his song “Blue Collar Symphony“.
Here are some of the responses…
One person said, “don’t listen to the haters Pat, this sh*t is worse than what they even say.”
Another said, “love the show Pat but not enough people are telling you no.”
And I promise you won’t find this song on our HILLBILLY LIVE playlist on Spotify.
