His first-ever acoustic album. It’s safe to say that 2025 was a pretty huge year for Parker McCollum. In addition to performing at President Donald Trump’s inaugural ball in January and co-hosting Better Together Texas and raising over $8.5 million for flood relief with Miranda Lambert in August, the Texas native dropped what he called his most personal record to date, his self-titled, fifth studio album, back on June 27th. Ultimately, the self-titled release felt like a return to form for McCollum. Though it didn’t quite have the feel of the highly lauded Limestone Kid that many were expecting, it was a record filled with a plethora of quality tracks. From the sprawling murder ballad, “My Blue,” and the Cody Johnson collaboration, “Good Time Charlie’s Got The Blues,” to high-energy tracks like his #1 hit, “What Kinda Man,” and “Big Sky,” he delivered a rock-solid effort. Despite there still being rumblings from fans about the album not being Limestone Kid, it was clear that McCollum was through the roof with the record upon its completion, and it ended up paying dividends for the Texas native. Back in May, he scored his first Album of the Year win at the 61st annual ACM Awards, beating out the likes of Zach Top’s Grammy-winning Ain’t In It For My Health, Morgan Wallen’s record-breaking I’m The Problem and more. View this post on Instagram The win was a huge personal testament for McCollum as it really pushed him creatively and almost broke him. McCollum previously revealed that, as he was preparing for his 2025 self-titled album, he completely lost the creative spark he had throughout his career. “I was kind of desperate. To be 100% honest, I was about to walk away about 18 months ago. I was about to hang it up completely. Man, I had just kind of lost the buzz creatively, and I had been touring nonstop since I was 22 years old. Creatively, I was like, I got nothing.” And it looks like he’s wasting no time on his next project. Taking to his Instagram story yesterday afternoon, the “Pretty Heart” singer would announce that he’s flying to Los Angeles for a four-day recording session for his next project: an acoustic album, admitting he has no idea where it’s going to go at this point. “LA bound. 4 days recording an acoustic album for you guys. No idea where this is about to go. We will find the edge.” Obviously, there is no additional information surrounding the project at this point. With that being said, however, one thing to keep in mind is the fact that he and Koe Wetzel admitted earlier in the year that they were in the studio together working on the long-awaited follow-up to “Love.” Back in March during an interview with Road Dog Texas, McCollum revealed that they spent an entire day in the studio back in January, noting they spent the entire day writing and recording. “I really want to be honest about it. We were in the studio together about four weeks ago. We spent a whole day in the studio writing and recording.” Koe would chime in, confirming they got a song out of the session before joking that they need to outdo “Love” if they want to officially release the track. “We got a song out of it, but we need to outdo ‘Love.’” Of course, this is all speculation, but God knows that the long-time friends will break the internet if another collaboration finds its way on this project. For now, however, we’ll just have to wait and see. Before you go, fire up his latest release, “Killin’ Me,” with Lee Ann Womack. Parker McCollum Tour Dates July 16 – Brandon, Mississippi – Brandon Amphitheater ~> July 17 – Orange Beach, Alabama – The Wharf Amphitheater ~> July 18 – Alpharetta, Georgia – Ameris Bank Amphitheater ~> July 24 – Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio – Blossom Music Center z/ July 25 – Fairborn, Ohio – Wright State University – Nutter Center z/ July 29 – Morrison, Colorado – Red Rocks Amphitheater +0 July 31 – Kansas City, Missouri – Morton Amphitheater +0 August 1 – Omaha, Nebraska – Chi Health Center Omaha +0 August 6 – Bridgeport, Connecticut – Hartford Healthcare Amphitheater z/ August 8 – Burgettstown, Pennsylvania – The Pavilion at Star Lake z/ August 21 – Simpsonville, South Carolina – CCNB Amphitheater at Heritage Park x% August 22 – Huntsville, Alabama – The Orion Amphitheater x% September 3 – Bangor, Maine – Maine Savings Amphitheater x@ September 4 – Gilford, New Hampshire – Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion x@ September 5 – Saratoga Springs, New York – Saratoga Performing Arts Center x@ September 17 – Jonesboro, Arkansas – First National Bank Arena x! September 18 – Rogers, Arkansas – Walmart Amp x! September 19 – Evansville, IN  – Ford Center x! September 24 – Stephenville, Texas – EECU Center x> September 25 – Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – Paycom Center x> September 26 – Beaumont, Texas – Doggett Ford Park x> x Max McNown ° Jake Worthington = William Beckmann > Jackson Wendell # Tyler Halverson ? Mike Ryan + Laci Kaye Booth 0 Josh Abbott Band / Kassi Ashton % Annie Bosko @ Owen Reigling ! Logan Ryan Band $ Aubrie Sellers + Gary Allan z Gabby Barrett ~ Vincent MasonThe post “No Idea Where This Is About To Go”: Parker McCollum Is Flying To LA To Record An Acoustic Album first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Interesting choice… By now I’m sure you’re sick of hearing about the wedding between Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce. The pop superstar and the tight end for the Kansas City Chief got married last Friday during a star-studded ceremony at Madison Square Garden, and due to a strict “no phones” policy, a lot of the details of the ceremony have been kept under wraps. After the wedding it was announced that the ceremony was officiated by Adam Sandler – yes, Happy Gilmore performed the wedding – and it’s been reported that Taylor walked down the aisle to an instrumental version of one of her own songs. They also raffled off some high-dollar prizes like a 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle (gotta think that was Kelce’s idea), designer handbags and Cartier watches. But it’s the couple’s decision to use the lyrics from another one of the pop star’s songs that’s raising eyebrows online, even amongst the Swifties. A photo was shared by Maren Morris showing the custom embroidered napkins at the wedding, which featured the couple’s initials along with a line from Swift’s song “Blank Space.” “So it’s gonna be forever…” | Maren Morris who attended Taylor and Travis’ wedding shared the wedding gift the couple handed out to guests pic.twitter.com/tyCHKYKNrZ — Taylor Swift Updates (@swifferupdates) July 4, 2026 Now, it’s not necessarily that line that has people questioning the decision, but what comes after it: “So it’s gonna be forever Or it’s gonna go down in flames You can tell me when it’s over If the high was worth the pain Got a long list of ex-lovers They’ll tell you I’m insane” Not exactly a song you’d think they’d want to use in a wedding… “Or it’s gonna go down in flames” https://t.co/DcLVKptyvY — kelli (@LagunaBiotchIG) July 4, 2026 There’s something ironic and tragically funny about that line. Poor lyrical choice in my opinion. https://t.co/RZGSnZiEpU — Bry: Coffee Connoisseur + Short Story Swiftie (@aspeaknowstan) July 4, 2026 OR ITS GONNA GO DOWN IN FLAMES https://t.co/9WqeRrmGKc — sylvia (@bedxchem) July 6, 2026 The next line in that song being “or it’s gonna go down in flames” and the song being about her leaving a blank space to add her current bf’s name to her list of ex’s… — Dylan ︎ (@pansypropaganda) July 6, 2026 I’m not an expert but isn’t the next line in that song “or it’s gonna go down in flames” ??? pic.twitter.com/45KFz0dvPb — Amp (BYLER ENDGAME) (@Amphibiaaccount) July 5, 2026 Of course Travis may have had a hand in picking out the lyrics too: Way back in 2023, he revealed during a Wall Street Journal interview that “Blank Space” is his favorite song from his new bride: “‘Blank Space’ was one I wanted to hear live for sure. I could make a bad guy good for the weekend. That’s a helluva line. I’ve never been a man of words. Being around her, seeing how smart Taylor is, has been f—ing mind-blowing. I’m learning every day.” (I don’t know what Travis means when he says he’s “never been a man of words” because his famous “squirle” tweet from 2013 is one of the greatest things ever written). I just gave a squirle a peice of bread and it straight smashed all of it!!!! I had no idea they ate bread like that!! Haha #crazy — Travis Kelce (@tkelce) April 14, 2011 Now, Travis may have changed his mind about his favorite Taylor Swift song now that there’s an album written about their relationship. On her latest album, Taylor gave fans a behind-the-scenes look at their lives together – including a song called “Wood” that paid tribute to his…well, his dong: “Forgive me, it sounds cocky He ah-matized me and opened my еyes Redwood tree, it ain’t hard to see His love was thе key that opened my thighs Girls, I don’t need to catch the bouquet To know a hard rock is on the way” Not sure why they didn’t use that one on their napkins instead…The post Even Swifties Are Questioning Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s Choice Of Song Lyrics For The Napkins At Their Wedding first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

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Sounds like a good old fashioned heartbreaker. Megan Moroney is currently on the road for her extensive Cloud 9 tour, but she got a solid two weeks off between the end of June and start of July, and it looks like she’s been taking full advantage of her time off, hitting the beach with friends this past week… and she sent the internet into a frenzy with her bikini photos. But today, she shared a very different post, teasing a new song that finds her reflecting on a lost love and how nothing she’s seen, as incredible as it all was, has compared to him: “I’ve been to Times Square on New Year’s Eve, Midnight confetti falling down on me, I’ve been in Vegas, I stayed in one of those, Sky high presidential suites, What a dream, I’ve heard the voice of Elvis from Graceland, Down the hall, I’ve seen the Smoky Mountains in the fall, But I’d take your eyes over every sky in Southern California, I’d trade a thousand Georgia nights for your kisses in the morning, I could go anywhere, I swear around the world and go see all there is to see, But it’s always gonna be you and me” I already love the sound of those one, it feels right in her wheelhouse in terms of the kinds of sad, more stripped back simple songs she does so well, and I can’t wait to hear the full version hopefully sooner rather than later. Megan released Cloud 9 in February, and so it would seem a little soon for her to already be putting out to new music, but maybe this is apart of some sort of deluxe edition of the album. She has already released some bonus tracks, but not technically a deluxe, so we’ll see… it could just be a one-off single, or maybe she won’t even be released it anytime soon, but I hope that’s not the case because I really like this one. Check it out: View this post on Instagram Megan will resume her Cloud 9 tour as she heads to Boston at the beginning of this week to play at TD Garden. Cloud 9 Tour Dates: JULY 6 | Boston, MA – TD Garden – NEW 7 | Boston, MA – TD Garden 9 | Brooklyn, NY – Barclays Center 10 | Newark, NJ – Prudential Center 11 | Philadelphia, PA – Xfinity Mobile Arena 14 | Charlotte, NC – Spectrum Center 16 | Orlando, FL – Kia Center 17 | Tampa, FL – Benchmark International Arena 18 | Sunrise, FL – Amerant Bank Arena 24 | Monticello, IA – Great Jones County Fair 25 | Minneapolis, MN – Target Center 26 | Lincoln, NE – Pinnacle Bank Arena 28 | Denver, CO – Ball Arena AUGUST 1 | Portland, OR – Moda Center 2 | Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena 5 | Sacramento, CA – Golden 1 Center 7 | Los Angeles, CA – Crypto.com Arena 8 | Los Angeles, CA – Crypto.com Arena – NEW 11 | Glendale, AZ – Desert Diamond Arena 14 | Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center 15 | Tulsa, OK – BOK Center 16 | Kansas City, MO – T-Mobile Center 18 | Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena 21 | Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena 22 | Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena – NEW SEPTEMBER 13 | Oslo, NO – Sentrum Scene 15 | Stockholm, SE – Annexet 18 | Cologne, DE – Carlswerk Victoria 19 | Tilburg, NL – 013 Poppodium 21 | Paris, FR – Le Trianon 23 | London, UK – Eventim Apollo 26 | Manchester, UK – O2 Apollo 27 | Glasgow, UK – O2 Academy 28 | Glasgow, UK – O2 Academy – NEW OCTOBER 1 | Belfast, UK – SSE ArenaThe post Megan Moroney Teases Unreleased Country Heartbreaker first appeared on Whiskey Riff.