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Congratulations to RIVER HOUSE ARTISTS/COLUMBIA NASHVILLE’s LUKE COMBS and his promotion team for scoring the #1 Country song on MEDIABASE chart this week with “Doin’ This,” which ascends to the top of the chart after 21 weeks on. The single, which charted even before its radio ship date in FEBRUARY, was also most added in its debut week with a total of 150 stations on board at impact. Written by COMBS, DREW PARKER and ROBERT WILLIFORD, the single is from COMBS’ third studio album, “Growin’ Up,” due out JUNE 24th. It is the artist’s 13th consecutive #1 hit. Read More
Radio and television personality BOBBY BONES has a new show in the works for USA NETWORK. Billed as an “action-packed social experiment,” the show is titled “Snake In The Grass.” BONES will host the program in which, DEADLINE reports, “four strangers … are dropped into the wild with a chance to win $100,000. In order to win, the team must figure out which one of them is the Snake – a saboteur who is secretly undermining the group every step of the way.” BONES’s previous television credits include one season of “Breaking BOBBY BONES” for NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC, several seasons as a mentor on ABC’s “American Idol” (2019-2021), a season on ABC’s Dancing With The Stars,” and his role as host and Executive Producer of CIRCLE network’s weekly “Opry” show Read More
Queer/pop country enigma Fancy Hagood (the artist formerly known as Who Is Fancy) releases the nostalgia-driven, whimsical video for his latest tune, “Bored.” Giving fans a colorful sneak peek into Fancy’s millennial mind, the clip takes fans on an animated trip to the trailblazing artist’s childhood. With animation akin to some of the biggest shows of the late 1990s/early 2000s, from MTV’s Daria to Beavis and Butthead, the video finds a young, cartoon version of Fancy in his bedroom, processing the world around him and nodding to the pop-culture staples that defined his upbringing – from the Spice Girls and Destiny’s Child to Tamagotchis, Miss Cleo, and Brittney Spears, whose story actually inspired second verse of the thought-provoking tune. “I used to love cartoons in the ’90s, so I wanted a Beavis and Butthead-inspired cartoon for this particular video,” Fancy explains. “This video is all about consumption and getting lost in a world where the media is just trying to sell us anything and everything… And by the way, this is just the beginning of my animated self’s journey. Stay tuned to find out what happens after my ‘gaylien’ abduction!” With the video amplifying this sentiment, “Bored” tackles the topic of perception versus reality in today’s society and serves as a commentary on the glamorized way we view the world, the image we create for ourselves and how we often hide the struggles and truth beneath. Co-written with and produced by Alysa Vanderheym (Lady A, Florida Georgia Line, One Republic, Blake Shelton), “Bored” is Inspired in part by Fancy’s own demons and serves as a cautionary tale to remain honest with yourself. Earlier this year, Fancy took on a new gig as a radio host, launching his new Apple Music Country Radio show, Trailblazers Radio, which airs by-weekly on Wednesdays… Read More
On May 20, Riser House Records and Warner Canada artist Meghan Patrick will tap into her softer side and celebrate her upcoming nuptials with the release of “My Left Hand.” Available today (5.6) for fans to pre-save here, the tune became a viral moment for the back-to-back CCMA Female Artist of the Year when she first previewed it on TikTok this past December — garnering more than 4.4 Million views and quickly becoming the soundtrack to hundreds of fan-created videos about their own journeys to forever. Written by Patrick alongside Heather Morgan and Thomas Salter, the thoughtful track serves as an ode to Patrick’s own love story with fellow country hitmaker and fiancé, Mitchell Tenpenny — spotlighting her rarely-seen vulnerable side, while also remaining true to Patrick’s rough and rowdy, rebel roots through unexpected lyrical twists that wouldn’t normally find their way into a wedding tune. “‘My Left Hand’ has really taken on a life of its own, and it all started on TikTok” Patrick explains. “Most of my fans are in the same phase of life that I’m in, getting engaged and settling down, so it really resonated with them from the very beginning — not to mention, after so many weddings were postponed during the height of the pandemic, this song became extra special for those couples who are finally getting the chance to walk down the aisle this year, myself included.” Announcing her engagement this past November, the 18x CMAOntario Award-winner has been busy planning her upcoming trip down the aisle, which is set to take place later this year, and she’s looking forward to turning the page on a new chapter — not only in her love life, but also in her music. “What I’m most excited for with this release is the chance to show my… Read More
Longtime staples of NBC’s THE VOICE, BLAKE SHELTON and CARSON DALY have teamed up to create a new celebrity game show for USA NETWORK called BARMAGEDDON. The two stars will executive produce the show, to be hosted by WWE HALL OF FAME member NIKKI BELLA. The show will be shot in the downtown NASHVILLE location of SHELTON’s bar chain, OLE RED, according to USA NETWORK, which says the show will “welcome a rowdy crowd for live music sing-alongs and well-loved bar games — with a twist! With DALY behind the bar and SHELTON on stage, BELLA will keep the competition fierce and set the stakes as celebrity friends go head-to-head in games such as Air Cannon Cornhole, Keg Curling, Drunken Axe Hole, Sharts (‘SHELTON Darts), and many more.” Said SHELTON in a press release, “NASHVILLE is known for great music and hospitality, which makes it the perfect setting. I’m excited about BARMAGEDDN and can’t wait for friends, old and new, to join my buddy CARSON and me for some drinks, music, and high-spirited fun at OLE RED.” Added DALY, “BLAKE, [co Executive Producer] LEE [METZGER] and I wanted to create a show where the audience can feel like they’re hanging out with us at OLE RED in NASHVILLE, having a drink and cheering on friends as they compete in the ultimate test of athleticism and endurance — bar games!” USA NETWORK reports that “each episode will see two celebrities play a unique set of five games in the bar … Besties SHELTON and DALY will provide some much-needed words of wisdom — with the occasional good-natured heckling thrown in, of course — to keep the crowd rowdy and the party going.” No word on when the show is set to debut. Read More
Size matters? Not to a lynx is doesn’t… In this insane video filmed near Fort Saint John, British Columbia, we get to see just how powerful a lynx can be, even against an animal that weighs four times more than it does. For starters, a full grown Canada Lynx tops out around 30 pounds, with most of them weighing somewhere around 20-25. A mule deer doe can get up near 180 pounds but most of them clock in somewhere around […] The post Canada Lynx Takes Down Adult Mule Deer More Than Four Times Its Size first appeared on Whiskey Riff. Read More
Jeff Bridges and his wife Susan have lived quite a happy life together, as they’ve celebrated 45 years of marriage, a rather rare feat when you’re an actor in Hollywood. However, little did we know that Bridges was basically on his death bed last year, as he caught COVID shortly after his cancer diagnosis. According to People, the 72-year-old actor weighed in on the discovery of his non-Hodgkin lymphoma diagnosis: “I had a 12-by-9-in. tumor in my body. Like a child in […] The post Jeff Bridges Says He Nearly Died From COVID While Battling Cancer Last Year: “I Was In Surrender Mode, I Was Ready To Go” first appeared on Whiskey Riff. Read More
When actors spend a number of months filming a show or movie together, the characters they portray begin to become a part of them, as they invest so much time into the role. Tim McGraw and Faith Hill have both been very vocal about how much their portrayals of James and Margaret Dutton on 1883 have impacted them, along with a number of other actors on the show. With that being said, the two sat down for an interview with Entertainment Weekly recently, and […] The post Faith Hill Fights Back The Tears Discussing The Gut-Wrenching Death Of Elsa In ‘1883’ Finale: “I Can’t Imagine Not Being With My Child In Their Final Moments” first appeared on Whiskey Riff. Read More
Colin Kaepernick is finally getting his opportunity to show if he’s got anything left in the tank as an NFL quarterback, as he’s currently working out for the Las Vegas Raiders. The former San Francisco 49ers QB has been trying to get back into the league for some time now, which some may find ironic considering he compared the NFL to slavery in his Netflix special. Nevertheless, he’s getting a shot for the first time since departing from the league […] The post Mike Florio Says Colin Kaepernick Is Better Than Tua & Any Quarterback On Carolina, Seattle, & Houston… Twitter Laughs In His Face first appeared on Whiskey Riff. Read More
Hank Williams Jr. just keeps crankin’ out heaters. As he gears up to release his next album, Rich White Honky Blues, he’s already given us a taste of what’s to come with a couple songs, including “Georgia Women” and “.44 Special Blues.” And for this upcoming project, Bocephus is taking it all the way back to his roots, as the 72-year-old grew up with a lot of influence from the blues genre, with most of that stemming from his father, Hank Sr. […] The post Hank Williams Jr. Releases “Jesus, Won’t You Come By Here,” From Upcoming Blues Album, ‘Rich White Honky Blues’ first appeared on Whiskey Riff. Read More