Are you familiar with Miranda Lambert’s song, “Gunpowder & Lead”? I mean you should be, because it’s a certified twanger.
Now in case you’re unaware about the substance of the song…let me remind you. It’s about a woman who’s ready to shoot her abusive husband when he gets out of jail. Which is what abused wives should probably do in all fairness. Well, a fan once told Miranda that the song gave her courage to do just that.
Miranda said, “she’s like, ‘I just want to tell you that I finally had enough and that song gave me the courage, and I did shoot him, and I got off.’ Then we cried together.”
Elsewhere on the “And the Writer Is…” podcast, Miranda said after she split from Blake Shelton, she leaned into her misery and wrote 75 songs. Now I’m not a fan of watching someone go through heartbreak…but it makes for some damn good country music. And God bless it.
After spending three weeks at in the #2 spot behind Taylor Swift, her song rebounded to reclaim the crown, further cementing its position as the longest-running #1 song in the history of the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Ella Langley’s massive country hit “Choosin’ Texas”has returned to the #1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100, extending its historic, record-breaking run to 25 nonconsecutive weeks.
The song previously shattered the long-standing 22-week record held by Mariah Carey’s holiday staple “All I Want for Christmas Is You”. Which fills my country soul just knowing that too.
By hitting its 25th week at the summit, it continues to widen the gap ahead of other historic chart-toppers like Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road” and Shaboozey’s“A Bar Song (Tipsy)”. So, with all due respect. Hopefully it keeps widening that gap.
This is definitely one way to not let the bots and ticket scalpers win.
Remember how Garth Brooks shut down ticket sales for his third date in Kansas City due to “excessive bot activity”? Well, the show has officially been canceled. Those who did manage to buy tickets will be refunded.
The shows for the other two dates, on November 6th and 7th, will go on as planned. For everything Garth, please visit garthbrooks.com.
Brooks & Dunn are in fact working on new music for the first time in almost 20 years.
Their last album of new music was 2007’s “Cowboy Town”. So, it’s been long enough…and their compilation “Reboot” albums they’ve released were fine…but we need some new music from Ronnie and Kix now. They made the announcement about some new music on “CBS Mornings”.
Ronnie Dunn said, “we’re compromising right now. As songwriters, we’re firing stuff back and forth, you know, we’re criticizing one another’s music, that’s the holy grail, right?
I want all my songs on there, he [Kix Brooks] wants all his songs on there. So, we have to work that stuff out. And you sweat and bleed every word.”
“Yellowstone” creator Taylor Sheridan and his Texas-based ranch partnered with the MGM Grand in Las Vegas to open a restaurant. It’s called Four Sixes Ranch Steakhouse and it’s expected to open early next year.
Taylor said, “ever dish will tell a story of the American West, and we can’t wait to share it with everyone who walks through our doors.”
The steaks will come from his Four Sixes Ranch, and the production designer for “Landman” will design the dining room.
The rumors were true…and now it’s official…Jay-Z will headline the Super Bowl 61 Halftime Show.
He said, “from Reasonable Doubt to standing on the Super Bowl Halftime stage, this has been a journey. Thirty years of music, work, and culture on the world’s biggest stage. This run continues to be a dream come true.”
And NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said, “when we first reached an agreement with Roc Nation to produce the show, I had just one request: that Jay-Z take the stage himself one day, whenever the moment felt right to him.”
The game goes down February 14th…yes, Valentine’s Day…at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. It’ll air on ESPN, ABC, and Disney+. So, Valentine’s Day will literally be ruined this year because of football. And please direct all of your hate emails to Roger and Jay-Z.
Jay played two shows at SoFi over the weekend, and people were expecting him to announce it there. But instead, the reveal happened on “Monday Night Football”. The timing also coincides with milestone celebrations for his career, including the 30th anniversary of his debut album “Reasonable Doubt” and the 25th anniversary of “The Blueprin”.
Now I get celebrating the anniversary of you’re work from your music career, but why pick yourself as the entertainment for the NFL’s biggest game of the year when you can pick anyone else? It’s because you obviously think highly of yourself and you could care less that there are other genres of music out there.
Country music alone is having a moment. As in it’s bigger than it’s ever been in 2026. Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” has proven that as it’s now the longest running #1 song on Billboard’s HOT 100 chart to date.
Morgan Wallen, Luke Combs and Zach Bryan can also fill up a stadium just fine too. And their digital and sales numbers are massive as well. But…yeah…let’s pick yourself to entertain people for the biggest halftime show of the year.
She’s going to be exactly where she’s supposed to be on Thanksgiving Day.
Miranda Lambert is going to be home in Texas. She will perform at the Dallas Cowboys Thanksgiving Day game against the Philadelphia Eagles on November 26th.
Miranda said, “the Salvation Army and the Dallas Cowboys have built an incredible tradition with the Red Kettle Kickoff..and I can’t wait to be back home in Texas this Thanksgiving to help carry it forward.”
It’ll also be the 30th consecutive Salvation Army Red Kettle Kickoff halftime show. Of course as a Green Bay Packers fan here, I’m hoping the Cowboys and Eagles both lose.
Taylor Swift is officially the youngest person to ever be inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. Lainey Wilson performed an acoustic cover of “Love Story” and Brad Paisley inducted her.
Taylor joked that she was surprised to see Brad because they’ve been estranged since 2007 when he took a tour prank too far. She was nice enough even go into details about that prank during her speech too.
She said, “we’ve been estranged since 2007. I think you know why. He took a tour prank too far, filled my entire tour bus with live crickets, thousands of them. For months I couldn’t sleep. All night I considered buying a pet lizard to eradicate the problem.”
She couldn’t sleep for months because of the chirping, but that they’re all good now because of his introduction. So, at her cricket ptsd is finally under control.
Elsewhere in Taylor’s acceptance speech, she called Nashville the place that she went to in her middle school daydreams. She was 14 when she moved there from Pennsylvania.
She also said, “it’s not lost on me how crazy this is. I will cherish it forever because Nashville is the place that honed and polished the thing about myself and the thing about my life that I am the most proud of and the most passionate about.”
Country Thunder Arizona 2027 is officially locked in for April 8–11, 2027, returning to its longtime desert home at AZ Talio Ranch (formerly Canyon Moon Ranch) in Florence, Arizona.
The festival just unveiled its massive full main stage roster as of Monday (10/26/26) morning.. The four-day lineup features a heavy-hitting mix of country superstars, a massive reunion tour, and fast-rising breakout talent.
The 2027 daily headliners are as follows…
Thursday, April 8:Stella Lefty — The breakout newcomer behind the chart-topping hit “Boston” gets things started by headlining the Thursday Kickoff.
Friday, April 9:Jordan Davis — Making his highly anticipated Country Thunder headlining debut.
Saturday, April 10: Florida Georgia Line — Tyler Hubbard and Brian Kelley are officially back together on stage for a limited festival-run titled the Anything Goes Again tour.
Sunday, April 11:Megan Moroney — Closing out the festival in style following her massive chart-topping successes.
Supporting artists include Carly Pearce, Josh Ross, ERNEST, The Band Perry, Ashley Cooke, Shenandoah, Zach John King, Mae Estes, Colton Dawson, Kaitlin Butt and more.
Garth Brooks is actually fighting against Ticketmaster bots. His team shut down ticket sales on Friday for his third show in Kansas City due to “excessive bot activity.”
Garth said, “the bot situation is out of hand.
It’s been progressively getting worse on this tour. With that said, my concern is for the people who managed to buy tickets today before the bots crashed the on sale. I will personally look into what can be done.”
The bot situation is out of hand. It's been progressively getting worse on this tour. With that said, my concern is for the people who managed to buy tickets today for the third show in Kansas City before the bots crashed the on sale. I will personally look into what can be done.…
