Once it clicks, there’s no going back. Ella Langley’s breakout hit Choosin’ Texas is tearing up the charts with the kind of momentum that happens when raw country emotion collides with a heartbreak anthem co-written by Miranda Lambert. The track has become Langley’s first No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and is currently sitting at No. 5 on the all-genre Hot 100. But while the song is connecting deeply with listeners, TikTok has done what it does best — turning an emotional lyric into a viral case of wildly misheard words that has fans questioning their own…
Author: Kelly Whitewood
Country artists across Music City are among the tens of thousands affected by the powerful ice storm that moved through Middle Tennessee over the weekend of Saturday, Jan. 24, and Sunday, Jan. 25. As of Thursday morning, more than 90,000 customers served by Nashville Electric Service (NES) were still without electricity, despite crews restoring power to roughly 140,000 homes and businesses. A long list of artists — including Lauren Watkins, Meghan Patrick, Mitchell Tenpenny, Maddie Font, HARDY, Jessie James Decker, Drew Baldridge, Erin Kinsey, Levi Hummon, Sheryl Crow, Russell Dickerson, and Maren Morris — have shared updates about enduring days…
New Music Is Coming From Ella Langley Ella Langley fans have plenty to celebrate — the rising country star has officially announced her second studio album, Dandelion, set to arrive on April 10, 2026. The project follows the breakout success of her debut record. Langley released her first album, Hungover, in August 2024. The album featured the massive hit You Look Like You Love Me with Riley Green and debuted at No. 77 on the Billboard 200, while also landing at No. 11 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. Alongside a video announcing the new record, the Alabama native…
After the breakout success of her debut album Hungover, Ella Langley spent much of 2025 riding a major wave of momentum. Songs like “You Look Like You Love Me” dominated playlists, and her collaboration with Riley Green swept the CMA Awards, earning honors for Single of the Year, Song of the Year, and Music Video of the Year. She also took home New Female Artist of the Year at the ACM Awards. Closing out the year on a high note, Langley dropped her single “Choosin’ Texas.” And she clearly wasn’t ready to slow down. Now, with her sights set on…
Miranda Lambert and Husband Brendan McLoughlin Mark Seven Years of Marriage If you didn’t already know, Miranda Lambert and her husband Brendan share a love story that began completely by chance. Back in 2018, Miranda was performing with the Pistol Annies during an appearance on Good Morning America in Times Square. Brendan, who was serving as a New York City police officer at the time, was assigned to work security for the event. That unexpected meeting would turn out to be life-changing. Soon after, the two quietly began dating, keeping their relationship out of the public eye. It didn’t take…
Jayson Arendt, a baseball entertainer in the Banana Ball League, scored three yeses from the judges with his American Idol audition. Season 24 of American Idol is officially in motion, kicking off auditions at Belmont University’s Fisher Center for the Performing Arts in Nashville. The two-hour premiere featured performances from 18 aspiring singers, along with a few surprise moments. Country star Brad Paisley dropped in to help Luke Bryan pull off a playful prank on fellow judges Carrie Underwood and Lionel Richie. Last season’s finalist Breanna Nix also made an appearance, accompanying 15-year-old Tate Emmons to his audition. As expected,…
When the power failed and ice started falling from the sky, Terri Clark responded the way true country artists do — by rolling up her sleeves and speaking plainly. “Country strong” isn’t just a phrase or a sound; it’s a mindset. And Clark proved exactly that as Winter Storm Fern turned Nashville into an icy battleground. The brutal storm slammed the city with record-breaking ice and cold, toppling trees, snapping power lines, and leaving destruction in its wake. Clark took to social media to give fans an unfiltered look at what her neighborhood endured. Her photos showed scenes that felt…
Noah Peters — better known to fans as The Singing Barber — said goodbye to American Idol during the show’s first-ever Idol Arena Hollywood Week. Peters was one of 80 contestants eliminated on Sunday night (March 31), a round that Gold Derby labeled the “largest cut in Idol history.” The Singing Barber Says Goodbye to American Idol After learning his fate on the broadcast, the viral barber-turned-singer took to Instagram, posting a photo with his son and sharing a heartfelt message of gratitude for the experience and the support he received. “Hollywood Week was absolutely incredible. This isn’t the end…
Alex Pretti had previously come to the attention of federal authorities and suffered a broken rib during a clash with immigration agents roughly a week before he was fatally shot by Border Patrol officers in Minneapolis, according to a report. Pretti, an ICU nurse, was among dozens of anti-ICE demonstrators who had confronted federal agents in the city in the weeks leading up to the shooting. According to CNN, Pretti told a friend that during the earlier incident he witnessed ICE officers chasing what he believed was a family on foot. He stopped his vehicle and began yelling and blowing…
The uncertainty surrounding who exactly was on board a private jet that erupted into a fiery crash in Maine — killing all six people aboard — intensified Tuesday as investigators worked to identify the victims and National Transportation Safety Board officials reached the site. The Bombardier Challenger 600, which had departed from Houston and made a refueling stop before a planned flight to Paris, overturned and burst into flames while attempting takeoff from Bangor International Airport around 7:45 p.m. Sunday, just as a powerful winter storm began slamming the region. Maine’s medical examiner said Tuesday that efforts were still underway…