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Few things define a culture in the way its food does, and the United States is no different. Whether it’s regional food traditions like collard greens and cornbread or the country’s allegiance to boxed macaroni and cheese, the U.S. is a place of seemingly endless gastronomic choices and Indigenous and immigrant influences. However, some foods

Post Malone performed a rough-edged rendition of Hank Williams’ “My Bucket’s Got a Hole in It” to an intimate crowd at a Nashville honky-tonk late Saturday night. Malone, who has been teasing his country fandom since 2015, popped up at Nashville’s legendary Robert’s Western World to take the stage with Brandon Birkedahl and the band. In

Lainey Wilson‘s career is like a train moving at 100MPH, and she’s not slowing down. Next up, find her back on Yellowstone. Wilson played Abby, a country singer, on Season 5 of the hit Taylor Sheridan series, exposing her to a new group of fans. Up until now, Wilson had been very tight-lipped on whether she would

Brad Paisley‘s wife, actor Kimberly Williams-Paisley, turned to social media on Saturday (Aug. 17) to share that she’d undergone surgery to address a health problem that’s been plaguing her for nearly two years. The Father of the Bride star reveals that she lost her voice while on stage at her annual Alzheimer’s fundraiser in Nashville,

Some country stars are very familiar with the difficult romances they sing about. Do you know which country stars have been married three or four times or more? One country star has even been married a whopping six times. Read on to see which country artists married and divorced their early sweethearts, and who has

The Grand Ole Opry hosted Post Malone‘s version of a welcome wagon on Wednesday when he made his debut at the country music institution. After months of overtures to the genre’s tastemakers in preparation for his upcoming Friday release, F-1 Trillion, Malone flanked his performance with appearances by Brad Paisley, Lainey Wilson, the War and

A Missouri woman who has a reported history of small-time scams and fraud has been arrested and charged with allegedly trying to steal the Presley family’s ownership interest in Graceland and extort the family for millions of dollars. NBC News reports that 53-year-old Lisa Jeanine Findley has been charged with mail fraud and aggravated identity

Post Malone‘s F-1 Trillion is finally here. On Friday, the “I Had Some Help” star officially released his country-foraying album after months of CMA Fest performances, chart-topping collabs, and a Stagecoach-headlining set. The 18-track album is jam-packed with collaborations alongside new voices and veteran country stars. The album opens with “Wrong Ones” with Tim McGraw,

CGI is a crazy thing in 2024 — they can make it look like anything really happened in movies and on TV. But this really did happen: A pilot landed his plane upside down at the airport and survived. To the beautiful state of Rhode Island is where we go for this gem, which happened at

The announcement of Willie Nelson‘s 76th studio album, Last Leaf on the Tree, comes with good news and better news. The good news is that the lead single is Nelson’s cover of Tom Waits’ “Last Leaf,” a track that Waits cut with Keith Richards for 2011’s Bad as Me. The better news is that Nelson

Some of country music’s most exciting new voices took to the stage at the famous Nashville Palace honky-tonk for a celebration of Wanted! The Outlaws, the first country music album to ever go Platinum. Presented by Tennessee’s own George Dickel Whisky, the rocking evening paid tribute not only to the history-making 1976 record and other

The most-recognized acts at the 2024 People’s Choice Country Awards are those bringing a fresh perspective to country music. The awards show, now in its second year, dropped its nominees list on Wednesday (Aug. 14). The most nominated acts this year are Zach Bryan, Beyoncé, Kacey Musgraves and Shaboozey — all relative newcomers to the genre,

The country star and new American Idol judge popped up at Rolling Hills Community Church in Franklin with a worship group Carrie Underwood surprised churchgoers with a performance at the Rolling Hills Community Church in Franklin, Tennessee. The musician took the stage at the place of worship to deliver a rendition of Bethel Music’s “Goodness

We’ve all seen or heard of those signs that tell employees how many days it’s been since an employee was injured on the job. It’s all about promoting safety in the workplace. This is because there are those jobs that come with higher than normal risks for injury and even death. Whether it’s hazardous working conditions,

Mckenna Grace has recently shared her new single called, Swim Team, which coincides with her debut performances at this year’s Lollapalooza Festival in Chicago. With this we see Grace display a bit more of her pop-punk sound which was produced by Cody Tarpley & David Burris. [embedded content] Email:neill@outloudculture.comSocials: @neillfrazer

Luke Bryan‘s first album in four years is on the way. On Thursday, the country superstar announced that he’ll release his eighth studio album, Mind of a Country Boy, on Sept. 27, and dropped the single “Closing Time in California.” “Y’all will finally know what’s on my mind,” Bryan captioned an Instagram post with a

Post Malone has cannonballed into the country music scene and is on the brink of dropping his debut country album, F-1 Trillion, which releases on Aug. 16. There have been a bunch of country artists who have commented with their support for Malone; not only his music, but his songwriting. The most recent artist to

Katy Perry has dropped a new single. Following last month’s Woman’s World, Perry has released the new single Lifetimes. With it she came the video directed by Stillz. Lifetimes is produced by Dr. Luke and Vaughn Oliver, and it is the second single from Perry’s 143. In a statement about her new song, Perry said, “‘Lifetimes’ is a

Kelsea Ballerini is apologizing for past mistakes and getting her priorities straight on “Sorry Mom,” the new single from her upcoming album, Patterns, out Oct. 25.  “Sorry Mom” begins with just Ballerini singing over the tender strum of a guitar, but the song soon picks up an atmospheric pop country groove. The lyrics are at

These are some interesting times in America; nothing can really be ruled out from happening here. If you have a mental filing cabinet, file this one under ‘No way this is actually for real.’ It all went down in Tempe, Ariz., where a Tempe police officer who was recently recognized for his efforts to curb drunk

Everyone wants to look younger, but this is taking it too far for most sane people. It is reported that the average American spends $15,000 on skin care in their lifetime, but one beauty influencer says that the best skin care cream is free. Brazilian model and beauty influencer Débora Peixoto has gone viral after

Right up there with Marty Stuart, Chuck Mead is one of the torchbearers of neo-traditional country music, that punky, jangly, and twangy sound that helped revitalize Nashville in the Nineties. Earlier this year, Mead and Stuart came together to write “Lonely Boy,” Mead’s latest single with his band the Stalwarts. A new video directed by

Addison Rae has reignited her pop career with a new single called Diet Pepsi, which marks her first solo release since last year. It also marks Rae’s first official release on Columbia Records. A black and white video released alongside the track’s debut. The song is produced by Luka Kloser & ELVIRA and written by ELVIRA, Luka Kloser & Addison Rae.

As the vibration of cicadas began echoing along the French Broad River in Asheville, North Carolina, last week, the Americana/indie sounds of Amanda Anne Platt & The Honeycutters began to join in. AVLfest, the annual celebration of Asheville music, was underway. “It’s such a windy world out there/everybody keeps on blowing away,” Platt sang in

Second single “Sorry Mom” arrives Friday, with LP to follow on Oct. 25 Kelsea Ballerini will continue her busy 2024 this fall with a new album titled Patterns. The album’s second single “Sorry Mom” — which follows the Noah Kahan collaboration “Cowboys Cry Too” — arrives Friday, with the LP to follow on Oct. 25.

A massive Nashville estate that has ties to Kenny Chesney is coming up for auction, with the bidding beginning at $3.5 million. Nashville’s Tennessean newspaper reports that Chesney previously owned a cabin on the property, which is located in the high-dollar Brentwood area of Music City. He used the cabin as a songwriting retreat, and

Elle King said she feels like a “different person” after embracing a new kind of therapy following her disastrous performance at the Grand Ole Opry’s Dolly Parton tribute show earlier this year. Speaking with Kaitlyn Bristowe on the Off the Vine podcast, King spoke a bit about the treatment she sought  after she drunkenly swore

The 2024 Paris Olympics have taken over the world, even on the internet. This hilarious TikTok trend showcasing sports fails with the joking caption “Unfortunately I wasn’t selected for the 2024 Paris Olympics” has spawned over 200,000 videos. Many of the viral videos have millions of views. The hysterical clips have encompassed everything from gymnastics

The track will appear on the country star’s next album, expected to arrive later this year Jelly Roll has finally dropped his new song “Liar,” pairing the track with an emotionally bracing video in which he confronts one of his biggest adversaries — himself.  The song finds Jelly Roll staring down the voice in his

With all of the airline woes as of late, traveling in America via plane seems to be getting harder and harder. Imagine getting all packed up, driving to the airport, parking your car, getting past security, getting to the gate, then anxiously awaiting to board your flight only to see the pilot walk past you