The Atlanta Braves locker room is always welcoming of country music. Some members of the Braves recently sat down with us on the Whiskey Riff Raff podcast. Third baseman Austin Riley, utility player Kyle Farmer, and the voice of the Braves Radio Network, Ben Ingram, all carved time out of their 162-game schedule to talk about their favorite country artists, how the locker room is full of “Ella Fellas,” and how the Atlanta Braves and country music have always been intertwined. Austin Riley talked to us about how convenient it is for him that baseball season ends right when hunting season begins, Kyle Farmer (a Georgia native) discussed how fitting it is for him to be a member of the Braves at this point in his career, and Ben Ingram also gave some insight on how he takes care of his golden radio voice. But the through line of our conversation always came back to country music. Austin Riley told us that any type of country is good with him, but he does have some favorites: “I’m a big fan of Luke Combs. Pretty much everything that he sings is good. I like some Jason Aldean, I like a little bit of everything. Zach Top and Ella Langley too. All country is good with me.” @whiskeyriff @Atlanta Braves #austinriley #kylefarmer #whiskeyriff #whiskeyriffraff ♬ original sound – Whiskey Riff Luke Combs is evidently a very popular choice in the Braves locker room. Kyler Farmer said that he always finds time to work in country music, and he’s often partial to some of the greatest hits from the golden era of country: “I’m listening to Luke Combs and Morgan Wallen. Kind of your basic country, whoever is hot right now. ‘Where The Wild Things Are’ is still one of my favorite songs. My walkout song is ‘Still Going Down’ by Morgan Wallen… I’ll also hit up Spotify and go 90s country. Kind of play back the old ones. ‘Dust on the Bottle’ by David Lee Murphy, ‘That Ain’t My Truck’ by Rhett Atkins, ‘Chattahoochee’ by Alan Jackson, and ‘Watermelon Crawl’ by Tracy Byrd. When me and my buddy have one too many cocktails, we play ‘Watermelon Crawl.'” Sounds like Kyle Farmer knows his stuff. That likely explains why he and center fielder Michael Harris III are considered the “AUX masters” of the locker room. That’s at least what the Braves third baseman told us when he discussed what time of day the team usually cues up country: “We listen to a lot of country. It kind of depends on the time of day. Early on, it’s country. As we get closer to the game time, we kind of get into our mode and we get some upbeat stuff going.” Makes sense. But all in all, the entire team likes to listen to country. Farmer says there’s guys all throughout the roster and the club house that partake in the genre: “Michael Harris III loves country music, Austin Riley loves country music, obviously. Matt Olson too. I think it’s a good clubhouse with a lot of guys who kind of love really anything. But country music seems to be a theme around here, which is good.” Country music will definitely be the theme for Braves Country Fest. The celebration of country music – which takes place on June 13 at the Home of the Atlanta Braves – will feature a stacked lineup including Cody Johnson, Ella Langley, Ernest and Mackenzie Carpenter. The star-studded lineup playing inside Truist Park makes for a can’t-miss event. You can hear more from Austin Riley, Kyle Farmer and Ben Ingram of the Atlanta Braves by checking out the interview on YouTube or making sure to download the podcast on Apple Podcasts by searching “Whiskey Riff Raff” or by clicking here. We’re also available on Spotify and wherever else you can listen to podcasts. Cheers, y’all. Audio Video The post Here’s Which Country Music Artists The Atlanta Braves Are Listening To In The Locker Room first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

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The curious case of Clovis continues. There’s no doubt that Charley Crockett has remained one of the busiest artists working in the genre today. Since 2024, the “$10 Cowboy” has dropped a staggering five albums. Of course, this includes the double-up in 2024 in $10 Cowboy and Visions of Dallas, as well as the now-completed “Sagebrush Trilogy,” which is comprised of Lonesome Drifter, Dollar A Day and his latst release, Age of the Ram. However, he had all intentions of releasing a sixth album in two years, Clovis, which appeared just three weeks after Age of the Ram on April 28th. As one of the best releases to date from Crockett, fans everywhere were touting it as the Album of the Year. Despite all the hype surrounding it, it would disappear from on streaming services a little over a week later, which means the 14-track album was only available to fans for around a week. As of today, it still has yet to reappear. Over the weeks, we have gotten some updates on the record, however. Back on May 25th, Shooter Jennings, son of Waylon Jennings and Crockett’s long-time producer, would take to X to confirm that Clovis is for sure coming back, and that when it does, it’ll return with physical media: “It is coming back! With physical!” It is coming back! With physical! — Shooter Jennings (@shooterjennings) May 25, 2026 Just days later during his performance at Music City Rodeo in Nashville, we’d get another update straight from the horse’s mouth. Before performing a standout from the album, “Hallelujah Trail,” Crockett would tell the crowd that Clovis is coming soon, saying it’ll be back on the street in “two shakes of a lamb’s tail.” “I’m sorry about that record I put out a little ways back that got pulled down. I promise y’all I’m gonna get it back on the street in two shakes of a lamb’s tail.” Today, Crockett would give yet another update on Clovis… and there’s some good news and bad news. The bad (and most notable) news is that it seems as if we’re still a long ways away from seeing Clovis back on streaming, with the “Lonesome Drifter” singer saying he can’t release the album for “a minute.” Additionally, it seems as if he may be in some legal trouble; however, he didn’t specify if its related to Clovis itself or something else entirely. The good news, for those who live in Nashville or are attending CMA Fest this weekend, is that his team will be patrolling the streets of Music City and handing out CDs for free during the festival. He’d sign off by saying that he’s going back to his roots with the whole “boots-on-the-ground” approach to delivering Clovis to the masses. “I got a loyal street team around this week in Nashville. I’d be there but I’m in some legal trouble I won’t bore you with. They’ll be handing out CDs for free. You know, the way I got here.” View this post on Instagram I can’t say I’ve seen an album have this many issues releasing to the masses in recent memory; however, it seems as if we’re still a ways away from finally getting Clovis in its final, official form permanently. If you’re in Nashville this weekend, it’s best to keep an eye out in order to get your hands on this incredibly elusive record. Before you go, fire up “Hallelujah Trail,” which is actually still on YouTube via a recording from ABC Country in Australia. Age of the Ram Tour Dates June 17 – New Haven, CT – College Street Music Hall with Wild Horses June 18 – La Fayette, NY – Beak & Skiff Apple Orchards with Wild Horses Jun 19 – Greenfield, MA – Green River Festival June 20 – Charles Town, WV – The Event Center at Hollywood Casino with Nat Myers June 22 – Philadelphia, PA – The Met Philadelphia presented by Highmark with Nat Myers June 23 – Detroit, MI – The Fillmore Detroit with Nat Myers June 25 – Davenport, IA – Rhythm City Casino Resort with Sierra Hull June 26 – Eau Claire, WI – Blue Ox Music Festival June 27 – Paw Paw, MI – Warner Vineyard with Nat Myers June 28 – Omaha, NE – Steelhouse Omaha with Sierra Hull June 30 – Billings, MT – Downtown Billings July 04 – Calgary, AB – Spruce Meadows with Kashus Culpepper July 08 – Casper, WY – Ford Wyoming Center with Wild Horses July 10 – Saint Paul, MN – Minnesota Country Club Festival July 11 – Alta, WY – Grand Targhee Festival July 12 – Nampa, ID – Ford Idaho Center Amphitheater with Sierra Hull and Wild Horses July 14 – Troutdale, OR – McMenamins Edgefield with Twin Temple July 15 – Spokane, WA – BECU Live at Northern Quest Resort & Casino with Sierra Hull July 16 – Bend, OR – Hayden Homes Amphitheater with Margo Price July 18 – Paso Robles, CA – Vina Robles Amphitheatre with Twin Temple July 27 – Goshen, IN – Elkhart County 4-H Fair Aug 27 – Canyon, TX – The Lumberyard Canyon with The Weary Boys Aug 28 – Fort Worth, TX – Billy Bob’s Texas with The Weary Boys Aug 29 – Fort Worth, TX – Billy Bob’s Texas with Jake Penrod Aug 30 – Helotes, TX – Floore’s Country Store with Jake Penrod Sept 01 – Mobile, AL – Saenger Theatre with Pony Bradshaw Sept 02 – Dothan, AL – The Plant with Pony Bradshaw Sept 04 – Savannah, GA – Johnny Mercer Theatre with Pony Bradshaw Sept 05 – Charlottesville, VA – Ting Pavilion with Nat Myers Sept 09 – Orlando, FL – Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts with Nat Myers  Sept 10 – Hollywood, FL – Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino with Nat Myers Sept 12 – Robinsonville, MS – Horseshoe Casino’s Bluesville – Bluesville with Nat Myers Sept 14 – Columbus, OH – KEMBA Live! with Nat Myers Sept 15 – Madison, WI – The Sylvee with Nat Myers Sept 16 – Maryland Heights, MO – Saint Louis Music Park with Durand Jones & The Indications Sept 17 – Kansas City, MO – Starlight Theatre with Durand Jones & The Indications Sept 19 – Youngstown, OH – Youngstown Foundation Amphitheatre with Durand Jones & The Indications Sept 21 – Wilmington, NC – Live Oak Bank Pavilion at Riverfront Park with Durand Jones & The Indications Sept 22 – North Charleston, SC – Firefly Distillery with Durand Jones & The Indications Sept 24 – Charlotte, NC – Skyla Credit Union Amphitheatre with Durand Jones & The Indications Sept 25 – Atlanta, GA – Synovus Bank Amphitheater at Chastain Park with Durand Jones & The Indications Sept 26 – Louisville, KY – Bourbon & Beyond Festival Sept 29 – Lewiston, NY – Artpark Mainstage Theater with Durand Jones & The Indications Oct 01 – New York, NY – SummerStage in Central Park with Durand Jones & The Indications Oct 02 – Asbury Park, NJ – Stone Pony Summer Stage with Durand Jones & The IndicationsThe post “Can’t Release The Album For A Minute”: Charley Crockett Implies That “Legal Trouble” Will Further Delay The Release Of ‘Clovis’ first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Incredible. On Tuesday night, Ernest hosted an evening of music titled Stars For Second Harvest 2026 at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, where a sold-out crowd heard from Ern, of course, as he did a writer’s round on stage with fellow hitmakers Hardy, Lee Thomas Miller, and Dean Dillon. Superstar Ella Langley headlined the evening, performing acoustic, stripped-back renditions of songs from her massive sophomore album Dandelion, and she and Ernest teamed up to perform their co-write “Loving Life Again” too. It looked like a spectacular night, and it was all for an amazing cause, as the proceeds from the benefit show went to Second Harvest Food Bank, and the raised a whopping $445,000 in total, which will surely do a ton of good for the greater Nashville area. Ernest says he’s “incredibly grateful” for the success of the event over the last several years, and he’s looking forward to continuing it in the future: “I’m incredibly grateful for the way this event has grown and evolved, even just over the last few years. It’s one of my favorite nights of every year that really captures the heart of our songwriting community. Thank you to Ella, HARDY, Lee, Dean, and everyone who made this night possible – we’ll see you next year.” The event was first started by Big Loud Records co-founder Craig Wiseman, but he passed the torch, so to speak, to Ernest a few years ago, and since then, Ernest has raised a very impressive over $1.18 MILLION for Second Harvest through the annual writer’s round and performance event alone. It’s great to see so many very popular country artists and writers use their platform to do good like this, and it’s truly an incredible event. View this post on Instagram Ernest also recently released his beachy, Jimmy Buffett-inspired album Deep Blue. It will make you feel like you’re sitting on an ocean somewhere, the perfect soundtrack if you’re heading to find blue water this summer, and there’s so much variety on the tracklist, from high-energy heartbreakers like “Lorelei” and “Boat Named After You,” as well as some more classic offerings that harken back to Willie Nelson on “Lucky” and “If I’m Not Careful” and other rock-solid, breezy tracks like “Edge Of The U.S.A.” and “Somewhere In The Caribbean.” Ernest himself says it’s his “personal favorite” record he’s put out yet: “DEEP BLUE is out now and I must say, it’s my personal favorite album yet. It wouldn’t exist without my love and affinity for the islands. (Shoutout ST THOMAS/ ST JOHN) . This album is a dissociative for some, one that will pull you straight from your reality and land you right smack dab in the middle of the ocean, floating and drifting away. It might sit u down on that favorite beach of yours in your mind. Hell, it could land you at that beach bar you went to ONE time and have never stopped thinking about it. It might take a sunny day and turn it in to a much needed Rainey afternoon. Who knows… what I do know is that the album is yours …. it’s been mine for long enough…. Thank you to all the songwriters who helped create this world with me. I also wanna say thank you to my brother Jacob Durrett for trusting me to go in and produce an album together. We have worked together for years and it was fun finally going in and doing the damn thing for real. Anyways- I’m gonna be sunburnt or tan for the foreseeable future.” If you haven’t checked it out yet, you definitely should, and I’ll leave some of my favorites below. “Time Is A Thief”  “Boat Named After You” “Lorelei” The post Ernest Raises $445K For Stars For Second Harvest Food Bank With Annual Stars For Second Harvest Benefit Show first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

She’s Texas through and through, and she will be the perfect judge. Kacey Musgraves will once again appear on the hit Netflix show America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders in Season 3, which is set to air on the streaming platform on June 16th. If you’ve watched anything on Netflix or have been on social media at all recently, you’ve probably seen ads for, or watched, America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders. The show takes viewers from the first audition all the way through the end of NFL football season for the Cowboys, giving fans an inside at how the DCC organization runs. I loved the original iteration on CMT Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team, though it’s fun to watch the entire process in this new show as opposed to just seeing the ruthless audition process. They’ve definitely tampered down some of the wild commentary, but cheerleader director Kelli Finglass and Head Choreographer Judy Trammell are tough critics, and those girls who do ultimately make the team certainly earn it. It’s incredible how demanding their job is, and most of them also juggle other full-time jobs to make ends meet, though I think the pay and things of that nature has gotten a lot better since the show has become much more popular. Netflix just released the trailer, and this installment follows the 2025–26 DCC squad, starting with the  high-pressure auditions, where 30 veterans will fight it out for just six open spots, and the season will take viewers from that point, all the way through game-day performances during the NFL season. Kacey did appear on the show during Season 2, where she was a guest judge during the final auditions, and in Season 3, she will be a judge for the first round of dance auditions. They show a quick glimpse of her talking to the girls with her hair perfectly 70’s and in full Cowboys gear in this new trailer, and considering Kacey is from Texas and loves her home state and the Dallas Cowboys, I can’t wait to watch her be an official judge this season. They usually have at least one or two celebrity judges help with the audition process, and I don’t think there’s anyone more perfect for it than Kacey. And while we’re on the subject, considering how many country artists have done the Dallas Cowboys Thanksgiving halftime show over the last few years, we need to get her out on that field ASAP, but I digress… In Season 2, some of the DCC girls performed at a stop on Kacey’s Deeper Well tour, so she’s pretty well acquainted with the team, and they also used her new song “Everybody Wants To Be A  Cowboy” as the theme sing, which was a collab with Billy Strings that was featured on her recent Middle Of Nowhere album. It’s easily one of my favorite series on Netflix, and having Kacey be part of it just makes it that much more fun to watch… I am counting down the days. You can check out the trailer here: “Everybody Wants To Be A Cowboy”  The post Kacey Musgraves To Be Featured On New Season Of ‘America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader’ As Guest Judge first appeared on Whiskey Riff.