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The next time you stay in Nashville, you can rent a Morgan Wallen-themed condo on Airbnb. It sleeps up to 12 people and has four bedrooms. It costs about $900 to $1,400 per night.

I mean $1,400 per night is kind of rich (as in overpriced)…but we’re talking about here. So, anyway…each room has a different theme, with a neon sign of the song it’s inspired by. The rooms are “Cowgirls”, “Tennessee Fan”, “Country A$$ Shit”, and “Silverado for Sale”.

The living room has a neon sign of the name of his bar, which is Morgan Wallen’s This Bar, and also framed custom Wallen jerseys. 

There’s also a nod to his infamous arrest on the balcony.  There’s a chair with a sign that says, “you are not Morgan Wallen. You won’t get away with it. Don’t throw the chair!”

In other Morgan news, Legacy High School in Las Vegas received over $38,000 from his foundation for their music program and to get new instruments. Morgan has been giving back to the communities he performs in while on tour.

Zac Brown Band member John Driskell Hopkins was diagnosed with ALS at the end of 2021. Since then, he says he’s been “chasing the clock” to live as much life as he can.

He says he’s taking more family vacations, is in the studio more, and still performing on tour. As he’s just trying to live life and make some more memories. But he’s worried that staying active is causing his body stress and exacerbating his condition.

John said, “so it’s a bit of a catch-22, you know, I’ve created. I hope that my progression continues to be slow and that I can sing for a long time, but who knows?”

The McCollum’s are officially on baby watch.

Parker McCollum took two shows off his calendar this weekend for a very beautiful reason. His second baby boy is on the way.

On Wednesday night, Parker was performing at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado. And he was pretty excited about his second baby boy coming. He also shared the news in an Instagram Stories post on Wednesday night (July 29), saying that he and his wife Hallie Ray Light are expecting their baby to be born on Thursday (July 30).

Parker wrote, “my beautiful wife is blessing our family with our second baby and it’s looking like he’ll be here tomorrow! I couldn’t be more excited to become a dad for the second time.”

Welcome to Friday…July 31, 2026.

We have some new country music for your playlist. Please do your part and visit your neighborhood liquor store to pair your whiskey with this new country music as well. Its country music is meant to be enjoyed.

PROJECTS (Albums & EPs):

Wyatt Flores – “Scared of Heights”
Buffalo Traffic Jam – “Pictures of You”
Tucker Wetmore – “Sunburn Mixtape”
Shaboozey – “The Outlaw Cherie Lee & Other Western Tales”
Colin Lynch – “Miracles off Exit 17”
Jon Langston – “The Rewind Vol.1”
mor – “Long Road”
RYMAN – “Growing Pains”

SINGLES:

Riley Green – “Imagine That”
Kenny Chesney – “Burn My Boat”
Mack Geiger – “String By (Acoustic)”
Tyler Hubbard – “902180”
Stephen Wilson Jr. feat. Miranda Lambert – “Hardwired”
Zach John King – “How To Not”
Dasha – “Memo”
Chase Matthew – “Autopilot”
Aaron Watson – “Dolly Parton Pinball Machine”
Cigarettes @ Sunset – “Gasoline”
Drayton Farley – “Trouble in the Pines”
John Morgan – “Kid Myself (Stripped)”
Alejandro Preschel – “Cowgirls, Waitresses & Dancers”
Clayton Mullen – “Can’t Compete With Carolina”
Cody Lohden – “Gettin’ Nowhere”
Robyn Ottolini – “Other Girls”
Bottomland – “We’re About To Break Up”
Dalton Davis – “Touch Tunes”
Julianna Rankin – “Double Knot”
Alica Blue – “Please Don’t Call”
Wesko – “Big Bad Love”
Thomas Edwards – “Man You Needed”
Corey Parsons – “One Hour At A Time”
Jenny Tolman feat. Brandon Ratcliff – “Big Mama”
Ashley Walls & Struggle Jennings – “CAN’T BREAK THE BROKEN”
Mike Thomas – “Cold River Runnin’”
Smithfield – “Drunk Love You”
Savannah Rae – “Rest In Pieces”
Kat Velasco – “Rambling Girl”
Onoleigh – “Losing Me In You”
Colby T. Helms – “Armed and Dangerous”
Reed Foley – “Wrong Things Right”
Deana Carter and Deerock – “Strawberry Wine (Deerock Remix)”
Belles – “Hell I Won’t”
Everette – “Settling Down”
Mountain Grass Unit – “Suspicion”

The price of ranches in America has increased by 112% over the last 10 years. 

An economist for Realtor.com thinks it’s because of Taylor Sheridan’s shows like “Yellowstone”. That show has also had a great impact on western retail too and I’ve seen a lot of people that come into a western store to get hat shaped like Rip’s…or Kayce’s.

He said the shows “introduced ranch culture to a much broader audience, drawing in viewers who fell for the sweeping landscapes and rugged lifestyle long before they ever considered owning a piece of it themselves.”

For comparison, the median price of traditional homes only increased by 66% in the last 10 years. So, there is that.
 

Willie Nelson is not one to back down from a good fight.

Now he’s fighting against data centers being built. He posted an open letter urging Americans to fight against the construction of data centers in their community, including his hometown of Abbott, Texas. 

He said, “the last thing we need is a loud, water thieving, light polluting, data center anywhere near our town. Whoever controls food and water, controls the masses.  

Let’s not allow our own demise or give up control over necessary resources in the U.S. and especially in Abbott.”

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Trace Adkins is now able to make light of being shot by his second wife Julie Curtis back in 1994. 

He joked on Theo Von’s podcast that the shooting took things a little far and was totally uncalled for. They were arguing about his drinking and she shot him under his left arm. The bullet went through both lungs and his heart before exiting out his right arm.

He said, “I just remember getting off the floor, taking a few steps and then going back down. That’s all I remember.”

Trace had to be airlifted to the hospital for emergency surgery. Doctors said the only reason he survived is because he was shot at point blank velocity, so the bullet didn’t have time to mushroom.

He’s forgiven Julie. And he said, “I’ve just always felt like I don’t think she meant to do it. I just don’t think she thought it was gonna hurt me. She thought I was indestructible.”

They divorced later that year, and Trace didn’t press charges.

Lainey Wilson’s song “Phone, Keys, Wallet” has some dance moves to it.

So, Lainey has been teaching her better half, Devlin “Duck” Hoges, how to do that dance. And there are multiple videos of her being patient with him in teaching him. And as a husband myself here…I’ll admit…we can be slow learners sometimes.

I’m proud of “Duck” though, because he’s been practicing y’all. It ain’t great…but it’s definitely better than the first time. Of course Lainey looks slightly unimpressed by his moves. Which is how wives usually look at their husbands.

Dolly Parton will receive the Poet’s Award next month at the Academy of Country Music Honors. She won’t be able to attend in person though, so she’s accepting the award with a special video message.

The ceremony is set for August 19th at The Pinnacle in Nashville with hosts Carly Pearce and Parker McCollum. Details on how to watch it from home haven’t been announced as of yet though.

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In sadder Dolly news, her older brother Coy “Denver” Parton passed away at 82. He’s one of her 11 siblings. She has five sisters and one brother who are still alive.

Megan Moroney abruptly ended her show in Denver, Colorado last night at Ball Arena due to an unspecified illness. She was only three songs in, when she addressed the crowd that she couldn’t give them the show they deserve.

Shortly afterwards, Ball Arena released a statement confirming the cancellation of her show. It read…

“Megan is unable to continue her performance this evening due to illness, and we must end the show at this time. Please allow event staff to direct you to the nearest exit, and we will follow up with more information as soon as we’re able. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your understanding and cooperation.”

Megan also posted on her Instagram Story hours after to apologize again and announce the rescheduled date of August 27th.

She said, “that was the hardest decision I’ve ever had to make and I’m so sorry to cancel the show tonight.

I never ever will give you guys a show that is not 100% and by song 3 I knew that I was not capable of giving that to you tonight. I’m typing this as I’m quite literally bawling my eyes out in my dressing room and it hurts me so much to disappoint you all.

I will be back August 27, and all tickets purchased for tonight’s show will be honored for the new date. If you can’t make the rescheduled date, refunds are available at the point of purchase.

I’ve never had to do this and I’m truly so sorry.”