She said what she meant, and she meant what she said. Megan Moroney’s third studio album will be out everywhere in just a few short days, as it’s set for release this Friday. The tracklist of course features already-released songs like “6 Months Later” and “Beautiful Things,” as well as collabs with two of her favorite musicians, British pop star Ed Sheeran, and country star Kacey Musgraves. But a song called “Who Hurt You” has already caught the attention of fans, because they think it might finally reveal all about Megan’s relationship, or potentially situationship, with Riley Green. In an interview with Elaina Smith at the beginning of the year, Megan talked about how she got very vulnerable on that song in particular, which she wrote with Luke Laird and Jessie Jo Dillon. Megan said that she went “bar for bar” and “said everything” so she no longer has to answer interview questions about the “situation,” which she didn’t elaborate on, and I’m only assuming could be about all the rumors about her and Riley that were everywhere last year. That was obviously the biggest news story about her personal life, but we’ll just have to wait and listen to the song to figure it all out. It sounds like there won’t be much guessing involved based on what Megan has to say about it already, and she says there should be “no further questions” once everyone hears it: “Like you said, I’m pretty consistently vulnerable, but there’s one song, ‘Who Hurt You,’ that I’m really excited for. Bar for bar, didn’t lie, said everything so that I don’t have to answer interview questions about the situation. Yeah, and here’s my piece, and there’s no reason to ask me any questions about it because I told you what I needed to say. I’m try to just be efficient here… I’m like, have you heard the song? Like, there should be no further questions.” The rumors about her, Riley and Ella were all-consuming for a few months last year, and let’s be honest, that kind of thing is unfortunately good for business, so I think putting it all into a song where she doesn’t hold back is going to play very well for her, and at the very least, will likely put up massive streaming numbers. And in an interview this week with Katie Neal for her radio show Katie & Company, Megan was asked if there are any songs she’s nervous for people to hear for the first time, which I can only imagine was a round about way of asking if she’s worried about the reaction of “WhoHurt You.” But I could also be ready way too much into it, but either way, Megan says she said the entire album “with [her] chest,” and it all came from a very authentic place: “No, no, because I said this whole album with my chest. I’m just like, it is what it is. I feel like…I  know I’ve got the best fans in the world, and they make me confident enough to where they’re gonna get behind my songs. They know that it’s coming from an honest, authentic place, and that just has given my more confidence as a songwriter to not give a crap what people are going to saw about it. I’m excited.” I think a lot of fans will be listening to that one first, myself included to be honest, because I just need the tea… on the one hand, I’m really tired of hearing about it, but on the other hand, I’m extremely nosey, so I do want to hear her side of the story, whatever story it is, so to speak… and all will be revealed very, very soon. The full interview is available below. Cloud 9 Tracklist 1. “Cloud 9” (Megan Moroney, Luke Laird, Jessie Jo Dillon, and Ernest Keith Smith)* 2. “Medicine” (Megan Moroney, Connie Harrington, Jessie Jo Dillon, and Jessi Alexander)* 3. “6 Months Later” (Megan Moroney, Ben Williams, Rob Hatch, and David “Messy” Mescon)* 4. “Stupid” (Megan Moroney, Amy Allen, and David “Messy” Mescon)* 5. “Beautiful Things” (Megan Moroney, Connie Harrington, Jessie Jo Dillon, and Jessi Alexander)* 6. “Convincing” (Megan Moroney, Connie Harrington, Jessie Jo Dillon, and Jessi Alexander)* 7. “Liars & Tigers & Bears” (Megan Moroney, Luke Laird, and Jessie Jo Dillon)* 8. “I Only Miss You (ft. Ed Sheeran)” (Megan Moroney, Ben Williams, Mackenzie Carpenter, Micah Carpenter, and Ed Sheeran)* 9. “Wedding Dress” (Megan Moroney, Ben Williams, and Colin Healy)+ 10. “Change of Heart” (Megan Moroney, Ben Williams, Mackenzie Carpenter, and Micah Carpenter)* 11. “Bells & Whistles (ft. Kacey Musgraves)” (Megan Moroney, Ben Williams, Mackenzie Carpenter, and Micah Carpenter)* 12. “Table for Two” (Megan Moroney, Ben Williams, Mackenzie Carpenter, and Micah Carpenter)^ 13. “Wish I Didn’t” (Megan Moroney, Emily Weisband, Hillary Lindsey, and Luke Laird)* 14. “Who Hurt You?” (Megan Moroney, Luke Laird, and Jessie Jo Dillon)* 15. “Waiting on the Rain” (Megan Moroney, Luke Laird, and Jessie Jo Dillon)* * Produced by Kristian Bush + Produced by Luke Laird and Megan Moroney, additional production by Kristian Bush ^ Produced by Luke Laird and Megan MoroneyThe post Megan Moroney Says There’s Not One Song On ‘Cloud 9’ She’s Nervous For People To Hear: “I Said This Whole Album With My Chest” first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

The Louisville, Kentucky, festival is back again with another stellar lineup. This festival is a dream, featuring a lineup of artists showcasing country, alternative, rock, and more. The four-day event also features top-notch food and bourbon. Sad country songs and whiskey neat. What more could you need? This year, Bourbon & Beyond will take place from September 24-27 at the Kentucky Expo Center in Louisville, Kentucky, and the lineup features over 100 acts. Yes, you read that correctly. That’s a massive number of artists featured on this bill, and Bourbon & Beyond is bringing in some of the best. Last year, the festival brought you a stellar list of performers, including Sturgill Simpson, Megan Moroney, 49 Winchester, Dylan Gossett, Flatland Cavalry, Trampled by Turtles, Muscadine Bloodline, Morgan Wade, and more. While that incredible list is hard to beat, Bourbon & Beyond has outdone itself again, delivering a lineup that surpasses last year’s. Your 2026 Bourbon & Beyond headliners include the Foo Fighters, Mumford & Sons, Chris Stapleton and the Dave Matthews Band. However, that is just where the fun is getting started. Also slated to take the stage are the Red Clay Strays, Kacey Musgraves, Jessie Murph, Charley Crockett, Gary Clark Jr., Marcus King Band, Max McNown, Noah Cyrus, Buffalo Traffic Jam, Cheap Trick, Avery Anna, Gabriella Rose, Uncle Lucius, The Creekers, The Infamous Stringdusters, Sierra Hull, Ben Chapman and much more. While the names we chose to feature highlight country acts, as mentioned, the festival showcases talent far beyond the country music stratosphere, making it a well-rounded festival for music lovers of all kinds. “This is the one you have been waiting for. Your 2026 Bourbon & Beyond lineup is here with Foo Fighters, Mumford & Sons, Chris Stapleton, Dave Matthews Band, Queens of the Stone Age, Kacey Musgraves, The Red Clay Strays, Hootie & The Blowfish, and 100+ total artists. Four days. Five stages. Endless singalongs, unforgettable first discoveries, and moments that live long after the weekend ends.” David Wimmer of David Wimmer Presents shared in a press release with the announcement: “Bourbon & Beyond is built to be the best weekend of your year. Plain and simple. From the second you arrive, everything is designed so you can fully experience what a music festival should be. It’s an escape with soul — a place where you can unplug from real life, let loose, be a kid again, and really live in the moment. You can ride roller coasters at Kentucky Kingdom, discover new artists and see your favorites, sip great spirits, and eat incredible food — and it all just works. At its core, it’s about creating memories. It’s a vacation inside a vacation. This lineup reflects everything Bourbon & Beyond stands for. And I say this with humility and confidence — there is nothing else quite like it in this space. It truly is the best weekend you can have at a festival of this scale.” Tickets for Bourbon & Beyond are now on sale, and with a lineup like this, it’s certain that tickets will be in high demand. This is not a festival to miss if you haven’t made your way to Louisville, Kentucky, yet. Before you go, check out the 2025 festival recap: The post Chris Stapleton, Red Clay Strays, Mumford & Sons, & More To Take The Stage At Kentucky’s Bourbon & Beyond Festival first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

In a jam-packed alt. country scene, there are seemingly an endless number of bands that can nearly be described as generational. With stellar groups such as Turnpike Troubadours, Flatland Cavalry, Shane Smith & the Saints, Whiskey Myers, The Red Clay Strays and many, many more outdoing themselves with every release, 49 Winchester has continually proved that they should be named at the top of the list as well. Between the combination of their perfect blend of southern rock and country, their tight live band and world-class vocals from frontman, Isaac Gibson, it’s become more and more apparent every year that the Virginia group is becoming one of the most overlooked bands in the genre today. As 2025 came to a close, 49 announced they had signed with MCA Records through its Lucille Records imprint, which is run by producer extraordinaire Dave Cobb, the Chief Creative Officer. No one has put in more work than they have to get to this point, and Gibson says they’re “thrilled” to be working with Cobb: “We’re thrilled to be joining the MCA and Lucille family. Working with Dave Cobb is a dream, and we can’t wait for our fans to hear the new music we’re creating together.” In case you’re somehow unfamiliar with Dave Cobb, it’s pretty easy to argue that he’s the best producer in the genre right now. Over the past 15 years, he’s produced the likes of Chris Stapleton’s Traveller, Sturgill Simpson’s Metamodern Sounds in Country Music, Whiskey Myers’ Mud, Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit’s Southeastern, Colter Wall’s self-titled 2017 album, the A Star is Born soundtrack and a countless number of other incredible projects. In case that wasn’t already exciting enough, back on February 6th, the Virginia band announced that their fifth studio album, Change Of Plans, is officially releasing on May 16th. Additionally, they would confirm that the album would contain 10 songs and, most importantly, be produced by Cobb himself. Fresh off the album announcement, Gibson recently appeared on Troy Cartwright’s 10 Year Town Podcast. Diving into working with Cobb, the frontman would call him the “gold standard” in terms of producers for today’s alt. country scene, noting how incredible it was to work with him. “Working with Dave’s a pretty incredible thing. That’s one of those producers that, for somebody in our kind of vein of country music, that’s kind of the golden standard… Getting the opportunity to work with somebody like that is pretty incredible. Dave’s great at capturing emotion in a particular moment. You know what I mean? So this is the first record we’ve ever done with live takes and stuff like that. Most of the stuff that we’ve done in the past has been very sort of analytical, overanalyze everything, listen to every single thing as closely as possible.” Additionally, Gibson would dive into what made working with Cobb so special. As he noted, in the past 49 would always strive for a perfect-sounding record. With the Traveller producer, however, he urged the band to lean into the raw and authentic nature present in their live shows, focusing on capturing the energy and emotion in each song instead. As the frontman would explain, this resulted in what he describes as their best album to date, noting it’s a “step above anything” they’ve ever recorded in the past. “I think we took a lot more of that approach into it as opposed to being [like], ‘How can we compose a perfect record?’ This was like let’s capture energy, let’s capture an emotion, let’s capture a moment in time. And I think that was a really eye-opening thing for us to make a record that way. I think it really brought the best out in us, too. It’s a step above anything we’ve ever done before.” Given how stellar the album’s first two tracks, both their cover of Black Sabbath’s “Changes” and “Pardon Me” are, it’s safe to say that Cobb worked his magic once again. We are in for an absolute treat come May 15th. Watch the full podcast here: 49 Winchester Tour Dates 2.05.26 Oxford, MS The Lyric Oxford 2.06.26 Fayetteville, AR Ozark Music Hall 2.07.26 Springfield, MO Gillioz Theatre 2.10.26 Bloomington, IL The Castle Theater 2.12.26 West Des Moines, IA Val Air Ballroom 2.13.26 Hays, KS The Fox Theatre 2.14.26 Wichita, KS The Cotillion 2.17.26 Davenport, IA Capitol Theatre 2.19.26 North Little Rock, AR Simmons Bank Arena* 2.20.26 Kansas City, MO T-Mobile Center* 2.21.26 St. Louis, MO Enterprise Center* 2.24.26 San Antonio, TX San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo 2.27.26 El Paso, TX Lowbrow Palace 2.28.26 Tempe, AZ Extra Innings Festival 3.05.26 Knoxville, TN Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City* 3.06.26 Greensboro, NC Greensboro Coliseum Complex* 3.07.26 Charleston, SC North Charleston Coliseum* 3.13.26 Tulsa, OK Cain’s Ballroom 3.14.26 Austin, TX Rodeo Austin 3.19.26 Birmingham, AL Legacy Arena at the BJCC* 3.20.26 Atlanta, GA State Farm Arena* 3.21.26 Nashville, TN Grand Ole Opry 4.09.26 Washington, DC 9:30 Club 4.10.26 Pittsburgh, PA Stage AE 4.11.26 Newport, KY MegaCorp Pavilion 4.13.26 Albany, NY Empire Live 4.16.26 Columbus, OH KEMBA Live! 4.17.26 Cleveland, OH Globe Iron 4.18.26 Detroit, MI Majestic Theatre 4.24.26 Lexington, KY The Burl Outdoors 4.25.26 Lexington, KY The Burl Outdoors 4.29.26 New York, NY Webster Hall 5.02.26 Santiago, MX DuckFest 5.15.26 Pelham, TN The Caverns 5.16.26 Pelham, TN The Caverns 5.29.26 Ponte Vedra Beach, FL Ponte Vedra Concert Hall 5.30.26 Orlando, FL The Plaza Live 5.31.26 Panama City Beach, FL Gulf Coast Jam 6.02.26 Wilmington, NC Greenfield Lake Amphitheatre 6.05.26 Dewey Beach, DE Bottle & Cork 6.26.26 North Platte, NE NebraskaLand Days 6.27.26 Lubbock, TX Cotton Fest 7.09.26 Bethel, NY Bethel Woods Center for the Arts^ 7.10.26 Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center^ 7.11.26 Hershey, PA Hersheypark Stadium^ 7.16.26 Toronto, ON RBC Amphitheatre^ 7.17.26 Cuyahoga Falls, OH Blossom Music Center^ 7.18.26 Burgettstown, PA The Pavilion at Star Lake 7.23.26 Camden, NJ Freedom Mortgage Pavilion^ 7.24.26 Wantagh, NY Northwell Health at Jones Beach^ 7.25.26 Saratoga Springs, NY Broadview Stage at SPAC^ 7.30.26 Boston, MA Fenway Park^ 7.31.26 Syracuse, NY Empower FCU Amphitheater^ 8.01.26 Darien Center, NY Six Flags Darien Lake^ 8.06.26 Virginia Beach, VA Veterans United Home Loans^ 8.13.26 Birmingham, AL Coca-Cola Amphitheater^ 8.14.26 Charlotte, NC Truliant Amphitheater^ 8.15.26 Bristow, VA Jiffy Lube Live^ 8.21.26 Kansas City, MO Richard L. Berkeley Riverfront Park^ 8.22.26 East Troy, WI Alpine Valley Music Theatre^ 8.23.26 Minneapolis, MN Target Field^ 8.27.26 Cincinnati, OH Riverbend Music Center^ 8.28.26 Clarkston, MI Pine Knob Music Theatre^ 8.29.26 Grand Rapids, MI Acrisure Amphitheater^ 9.10.26 Austin, TX Moody Center^ 9.11.26 Dallas, TX Dos Equis Pavilion^ 9.12.26 Rogers, AR Walmart Arkansas Music Pavilion^ 9.17.26 Maryland Heights, MO Hollywood Casino Amphitheater^ 9.18.26 Noblesville, IN Ruoff Music Center^ 9.19.26 Tinley Park, IL Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre^ 9.24.26 Alpharetta, GA Ameris Bank Amphitheatre^ 9.25.26 Tampa, FL Midflorida Credit Union Amphitheatre^ 9.26.26 West Palm Beach, FL iThink Financial Amphitheatre *Eric Church Support ^Tim McGraw SupportThe post “A Step Above Anything We’ve Ever Done”: Isaac Gibson Says 49 Winchester’s Upcoming Album, ‘Change Of Plans,’ Is Their Best Project Yet first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

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It’s bound to happen. Over the past two years, Riley Green has cemented himself as a certified star on all fronts. From a pure music perspective, he’s grabbed three straight #1s with the likes of his appearance on Ella Langley’s “you look like you love me,” his second collaboration with the fellow Alabama native, “Don’t Mind If I Do” and his steamy ballad, “Worst Way.” Additionally, he’s stirred the pot on social media a countless number of times thanks to seemingly never-ending dating rumors surrounding him and various artists such as Langley. Undoubtedly, Green has quickly become one of the biggest stars in country music lately. With that being said, however, it seems as if he’s not just limiting himself to music in the future. In case you missed it, the “Different Round Here” singer turned heads last week after fans spotted him in the first trailer for Taylor Sheridan’s brand-new Yellowstone spin-off series, Marshals.  Though it seems as if it might only be a cameo appearance in the show, given that he’s playing his guitar around a fire, Green has made it more than clear in the past that he’s open to acting roles in the future. He shared a similar sentiment last week as well at his #1 party in Nashville for both “Worst Way” and “Don’t Mind If I Do.” At a press conference during the event, Green was once again asked about acting and made it sound like it’s close to becoming a reality. Right off the bat, he’d admit that he wasn’t sure how much he could actually say regarding it, possibly hinting at the fact that he already has roles lined up but not revealed. Additionally, he’d touch on the fact that he wasn’t sure how much time he wants to commit to acting, given that it would interfere with his touring. “I don’t know how much I’m supposed to say about it, so I’ll just leave it [at this]. It’s been something that I’ve been interested in for a while and obviously been talked about for a little bit. I’ve had some opportunities last year to kind of go down that road… I can’t make myself take time off from touring because things are going so well. It’s such a battle to stay relevant nowadays when there’s so many ways people can put out music, and it seems like a new artist pops up weekly. So that may be an avenue for me to dial back my life on the road if I’m doing something else that’s also kind of building my career. I certainly think acting can do that.” As he’s done in the past, Green would once again point to the success of Yellowstone, which helped launch Lainey Wilson’s career, and note how much of an impact the show has had on Western lifestyle and country music worldwide. As for the question surrounding a full-fledged role in the show or a spinoff, he’d keep it vague and simply say, “We may or may not see something like that” in the future. You look at what the shows like ‘Yellowstone’ have done for the western lifestyle and how big country music [has gotten]. I think it’s becoming big in other countries because of shows like that, so it’s definitely something I’m interested in. And we may or may not see something like that.” @everythingnash In addition to his massive country music career, @Riley Green hints he also is dabbling in acting. #countrymusic #rileygreen #acting ♬ original sound – EverythingNash Check him out in the new Yellowstone spinoff, Marshals, trailer: Last year, Green shared with 95.5 WTVY that he has been reading scripts and thinks that a pivot to acting could help his music career in the long run. “We’ve actually kinda gone down that road a little bit. I’ve read for a couple of shows here lately. Not that I have a lot of time for it, but I think it is something that I would enjoy, and also something I think could help my music career. Doing ‘Yellowstone’ was a great launching pad for Lainey… and the country and western thing is becoming so popular through those shows that it’s really just such a great tie-in. I’m just glad that it’s helping out country music.” Though he’s been incredibly vague over the past year (and probably has to due to contractual obligations), it’s becoming pretty clear that Green will be making his acting debut sometime in the near future. The question doesn’t seem to be “if?” anymore, but rather “when?” Before you go, fire up his latest #1 hit on country radio, “Change My Mind.” Riley Green Tour Dates April 16th, 2026 – Southaven, MS – Landers Center#~$ April 17th, 2026 – Louisville, KY – KFC Yum! Center#~$ *ON SALE 10/3 April 18th, 2026 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena#~$ May 7th, 2026 – Charlotte, NC – PNC Music Pavilion#~• May 8th, 2026 – Alpharetta, GA – Ameris Bank Amphitheatre#~• June 18th, 2026 – Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center#~• June 19th, 2026 – Saratoga Springs, NY – Saratoga Performing Arts Center#~• June 20th, 2026 – Wantagh, NY – Northwell at Jones Beach Theater#~• June 25th, 2026 – Noblesville, IN – Ruoff Music Center#$* June 26th, 2026 – Burgettstown, PA – The Pavilion at Star Lake#$* July 16th, 2026 – Green Bay, WI – Resch Center#~• July 23rd, 2026 – Salt Lake City, UT – Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre#~• August 6th, 2026 – Darien Center, NY – Darien Lake Amphitheater#/• August 7th, 2026 – Cuyahoga Falls, OH – Blossom Music Center#/• August 8th, 2026 – Bristow, VA – Jiffy Lube Live#/• August 13th, 2026 – Camden, NJ – Freedom Mortgage Pavilion#/• August 14th, 2026 – Hartford, CT – The XFINITY Theatre#/• August 15th, 2026 – Bangor, ME – Maine Savings Amphitheatre#/• August 21st, 2026 – Sioux Falls, SD – Denny Sanford#$*^ August 22nd, 2026 – Grand Forks, ND – Ralph Engelstad Arena#$*^ #Justin Moore ~Drake White $Mackenzie Carpenter •Hannah McFarland *Adam Hood /Zach John King ^Not A Live Nation ShowThe post “I’ve Had Some Opportunities”: Riley Green Once Again Hints Towards Future Acting Roles first appeared on Whiskey Riff.