The Greatest Compliment Vince Gill’s Mother Ever Gave Amy Grant No matter how many GRAMMY Awards you might win, few moments carry the weight of impressing your in-laws. For country legend Vince Gill, that pressure was eased when his mother offered a remark about his wife, Amy Grant, that he still considers the highest compliment she ever gave. “She told Amy, ‘You’d have made a good farm girl,’” Gill recalled in a 2007 interview. Coming from a woman who grew up knowing hard work and hard times, it was a tribute rooted in admiration. For Gill, it perfectly summed up…
Author: Kelly Whitewood
Riley Green Announces 2026 Cowboy As It Gets Tour With Justin Moore & Special Guests Country music hitmaker Riley Green is saddling up for one of his biggest tours yet. The Alabama native just revealed plans for his 2026 Cowboy As It Gets Tour — a massive headlining run produced by Live Nation that will bring him to arenas and amphitheaters across the U.S. Joining Green on the road is Justin Moore as direct support, along with a rotating lineup of special guests: Drake White, Mackenzie Carpenter, Zach John King, Hannah McFarland, and Adam Hood on select dates. Tour Details…
Country Music’s Hottest Drama: Riley Green, Ella Langley & Megan Moroney in a Love Triangle Nashville has always been full of heartbreak ballads, but this time, the drama is unfolding off stage. Country stars Riley Green, Ella Langley, and Megan Moroney are caught in a whirlwind of romance rumors, side-eyes, and subtle shade — and fans can’t stop talking about it. Ella Langley’s Wink Heard ‘Round the Internet At a recent show, a fan held up a phone sign that read: “Wink if Riley’s a dumba–.” Without hesitation, Langley — known for her fiery duet with Green, “You Look Like…
I said yes to one easy evening of babysitting and walked straight into the truth that had been hiding in plain sight for eight years. When Kelly asked me to watch Thomas so she could take a rare weekend off, I didn’t hesitate. She became a mom at sixteen, moved states to outrun the whispers, and has been holding life together with grit and coffee ever since. “Go,” I told her. “Sleep. Breathe. I’ve got him.” Ryan didn’t clap. “Why are you babysitting someone else’s kid for free?” he asked, irritation pricking every word. “Because she’s my friend,” I said,…
Last month my sister-in-law, Jessica, announced a “family bonding vacation.” She found a lake house that “totally sleeps everyone,” sent the link, and said all we had to do was Venmo $500 per person for our share. Everyone paid. Jessica, notably, did not. Two days before departure my son came down with a fever, so I stayed home. My mom had already ridden up with my brother and Jessica. The next morning I FaceTimed to check in. Mom answered with a smile that didn’t reach her eyes. “You okay?” I asked. “Just didn’t sleep well,” she said. Then the camera…
After our son was born, I asked for a paternity test. Zara gave me this crooked little smirk and said, “And what if he’s not yours?” I shot back, “Divorce. I won’t raise another man’s kid.” The results came in. Not the father. I signed papers, packed boxes, and rewrote my life like he’d never been in it. Three years later, I almost tossed the letter that undid me. It was buried in forwarded mail from my old address—thin envelope, unfamiliar return label, the kind you rip in half without thinking. The lab’s name snagged my eye at the last…
Until last weekend, I would’ve sworn I knew my son, knew our town, knew the seam between everyday life and whatever secrets hum beneath it. Then Ethan jumped into the deep end, and that seam ripped wide open. I’m Eve, thirty-five, mother of two in a Midwestern place where the cashier knows your coffee order and the high school gym smells like every season you’ve ever cheered through. It’s quiet here—predictable in a way that can feel like a warm blanket or a stuck record, depending on the day. Most mornings I complain; most nights I’m grateful. Ethan is fifteen—lanky,…
Two Florida middle schoolers are facing serious juvenile charges after deputies say their own mothers identified them as the suspects behind more than $50,000 in damage to a school library. According to the Volusia Sheriff’s Office, the boys—ages 12 and 13—first wandered onto the Friendship Elementary School campus in Deltona during the day on September 13, then slipped back onto the property later that night. Investigators allege the pair ransacked the media center: books tossed across the floor, furniture upended, and graffiti scrawled on doors and surfaces. Deputies responding to a triggered fire alarm found a shattered glass entry and…
Jamey Johnson Honors Charlie Kirk With Emotional Tribute in Arkansas The country music community continues to grieve following the tragic death of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk, who was shot and killed on September 10 while speaking at Utah Valley University. Kirk, just 31 years old, leaves behind his wife Erika and their two young children. As tributes poured in from across the nation, country stars including Jason Aldean, Lauren Alaina, Lee Greenwood, and Parker McCollum shared their condolences. Aldean, who had met Kirk several times, described him as “one of the kindest, smartest and bravest people I’ve ever met.” Jamey…
I grew up as the unwanted puzzle piece. Mom had me at nineteen, divorced before my kindergarten class learned to spell “family.” When I was five she married Mark, and a year later my half-sister, Ava, arrived in a pink blur of bows and adoration. Mark never called me his daughter. He wasn’t cruel—just absent in the way a closed door is absent. He paid the bills, read the paper, and looked through me like I was part of the furniture. For Ava, he lit up like a birthday cake. I learned to live with it. Straight-A report cards, dishes…