HERE for it. Last night, Kacey Musgraves headlined The Big Night, which is a fundraiser put on by Fort Worth-based charitable initiative The Big Good which was founded in 2020 by Grammy-winning musician Leon Bridges and former TCU head football coach Gary Patterson. And seeing as the event took place in Fort Worth, Texas, Kacey did a performance of George Strait’s “All My Ex’s Live in Texas,” which is of course one of his signature songs and a country classic written by Sanger D. Shafer and Lyndia J. Shafer. It was released in April of 1987 as the second single from Strait’s seventh studio album, Ocean Front Property, following the album’s title track. It would go onto become Strait’s 11th number one hit single, and he received his first Grammy Award nomination for “All My Ex’s Live In Texas” for Best Male Country Vocal Performance at the 1988 Grammy Awards. I think it’s one a lot of non-country music fans think of when they hear the name George Strait, and for good reason, because he might not have a catchier song in his vast and iconic catalog honestly. Kacey is a Texas girl through and through, and I’m sure her home state crowd was absolutely loving every minute of this one. Her live vocals are stunning per the usual too: Kacey Musgraves covers “All My Exes Live in Texas” tonight in Fort Worth TX at The Big Good event. @KaceyMusgraves pic.twitter.com/jUo1PSVeK5 — Kacey Musgraves México (@spaceykaceymx) April 10, 2026 Here’s another angle: just a little George Strait pic.twitter.com/Fc0dn1SmsI — ★ Kacey Musgraves HQ ★ (@MusgravesHQ) April 10, 2026 Musgraves was also joined by Bridges, a fellow Texas native, to sing her song “Lonely Millionaire”: Kacey Musgraves and Leon Bridges performing “Lonely Millionaire” last night in Fort Worth, TX @KaceyMusgraves pic.twitter.com/0HS2mtXlmG — Kacey Musgraves México (@spaceykaceymx) April 10, 2026 Of course, she treated the crowd to fan-favorites like “Butterflies” too: Butterflies @KaceyMusgraves in Forth Worth tonight pic.twitter.com/QKUogTLlkz — Kacey Musgraves México (@spaceykaceymx) April 10, 2026 Kacey is gearing up to release her sixth studio album Middle of Nowhere on May 1st, which was produced by Kacey alongside longtime collaborators Daniel Tashian and Ian Fitchuk. It will include collaborations with Miranda Lambert, Willie Nelson, Billy Strings and Gregory Alan Isakov, and so far, she has only released the very cheeky lead single “Dry Spell.” “Dry Spell” Middle of Nowhere Tracklist: 1.Middle of Nowhere 2.Dry Spell 3.Back on the Wagon 4.I Believe in Ghosts 5.Abilene 6.Coyote feat. Gregory Alan Isakov 7.Loneliest Girl 8.Everybody Wants To Be a Cowboy feat. Billy Strings 9.Horses and Divorces feat. Miranda Lambert 10.Uncertain, Texas feat. Willie Nelson 11.Rhinestoned 12.Mexico Honey 13.Hell on MeThe post Kacey Musgraves Tips Her Cowgirl Hat To George Strait With Cover Of His Classic Hit, “All My Ex’s Live In Texas” first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Kenny Chesney has decided to cancel two of Las Vegas Sphere dates in July. The country music superstar with countless No. 1 hits (like “Summertime” and “When The Sun Goes Down”) first played at the shiny new venue last summer, and was actually the first country artist to headline the Sphere. The magnificent music center that took five years to build (and opened in 2023) had previously hosted bands like U2, The Eagles, and Dead and Company. All of the acts that have played at the high-tech concert space have made their mark (especially Zac Brown Band). Kenny Chesney’s time in the $2.3 billion venue last year can only be described as a huge success. The “Summertime” singer performed 15 sold-out shows throughout his first residency. So in other words, “No Shoes Nation” really showed out. And it’s no surprise that he decided to go back in 2026. Call that an accidental pun (or whatever you prefer) because he is literally calling his 2026 run of shows the I Go Back 2026 residency. It’s obviously a play on his 2004 hit “I Go Back,” but it also works in the sense of him telling his fan base that he’s heading back to the Sphere for more concerts at the state-of-the-art venue after a tremendous run there last summer. Originally, Chesney’s residency only featured late June dates. However, there was so much demand for those shows that he added more dates in early July… including shows on July 3 and July 4. Because who wouldn’t want to spend the 4th of July hanging out with Kenny Chesney? Well… based on this latest news, it sounds like there were some individuals that weren’t crazy about the idea. Kenny Chesney has decided to cancel his July 3 and July 4 dates at the Las Vegas Sphere. Though the country singer didn’t get too specific with his explanation, he said that he had heard from people that he knows and cares about. They apparently told Chesney that they wouldn’t be able to fulfill traditions full of fireworks and grilling out (and whatever else you might do to celebrate America), and the “Summertime” singer knew he had made a mistake taking folks away from those traditions. So he decided to cancel the two shows right around the holiday, and according to the Las Vegas Review Journal, sent out this message to fans who had already bought tickets for those two dates: “Funny thing about holidays, family, and traditions: you don’t realize how important they are until you remember all the things people in your life want to do to celebrate them; the reason people come together, go home and remember, catch up with old friends. Over the last few weeks, I’ve heard about a lot of traditions that wouldn’t be happening – because I was going to play Las Vegas over the 4th of July Weekend. I won’t say I didn’t realize, but I will say: hearing from people I know and care about, I heard them loud and clear. So I’ve made the difficult decision to cancel my shows on July 3 & 4 at Sphere. Not that I don’t want to see you at Sphere, to share this incredible, full-immersion music-visual experience with you. I do.” So now, those six additional dates that Chesney announced for his I Go Back 2026 Sphere residency have shrunk to just four shows. And that’s still on top of the originally planned dates, which run from June 19 to June 27. With the two shows canceled on July 3 and 4, you can now look at the updates list of Kenny Chesney’s Sphere dates for this year below: I Go Back 2026 Dates Friday, June 19 Saturday, June 20 Wednesday, June 24 Friday, June 26 Saturday, June 27 Wednesday, July 1 Wednesday, July 8 Friday, July 10 Saturday, July 11The post Kenny Chesney Cancels Two Las Vegas Sphere Shows Originally Set For July… Here’s Why first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

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Sturgill got some bars. At this point in his career, Sturgill Simpson has reached God-like status in country music. Arguably being the forefather of the independent/alternative country renaissance, along with the likes of Tyler Childers, Cody Jinks and more, the Kentucky native has probably influenced your favorite artist in some capacity or another in the past decade. The “Long White Line” singer, for lack of a better term, has nearly gone in every direction possible. Delivering an atmospheric journey on the Grammy-winning A Sailor’s Guide to Earth, a full-blown rock adventure in SOUND & FURY, a bluegrass double album on Cuttin’ Grass, the narrative-driven The Ballad of Dood & Jaunita and finally being rebirthed as Johnny Blue Skies on Passage Du Desir and his latest album, the dance and protest-inspired Mutiny After Midnight. Of course, this doesn’t even mention his first two albums, High Top Mountain and Metamodern Sounds in Country Music, which are all but standards in the genre at this point. Thanks to the buzzy release of Mutiny After Midnight last month, which was highlighted by Simpson himself “leaking” the album on YouTube before releasing the album on physical media (vinyl, CDs, cassettes) only, he’s arguably the most popular he’s ever been right now. Not only did Mutiny After Midnight debut at #3 on the all-genre Billboard 200 without being released to streaming services, but Simpson also readied an arena tour (the largest venue-wise of his career thus far) behind the record, aptly titled Mutiny For The Masses. With all the attention lately, somehow, someway, a vintage video of the “Turtles All the Way Down” singer has surfaced on the internet, and it’s downright hilarious. Though it’s unknown at the time where exactly the video came from, it depicts a young Simpson in high school rapping about… going to prom circa 1990-something. View this post on Instagram In the clip, Stu can be seen with two buddies laying down a verse from the parody track. Starting off hot, he opened it with, “I’m gonna tell you a little something ’bout prom/That’s the night they got it going on/Eating breakfast at the Continental with my crew/Doing that thing, getting to you.”  Not exactly on the same lyrical level as something like “I Don’t Mind,” but I think you can argue that it laid the groundwork for new tracks on Mutiny After Midnight like “Make America Fuk Again” and “Stay On That.” All jokes aside, it’s pretty hilarious to see such a young Stu laying down some bars all the back in high school. Hell, at the rate he’s going and genre-jumping seemingly at will lately, we might very well see something similar (albeit much more R-rated) in the near future. Before you go, fire up the one track from Mutiny After Midnight that’s available online now, “Situation.” Mutiny For The Masses Tour Dates Sep 4 -Austin, TX -Moody Center Sep 6 -Rio Rancho, NM -Rio Rancho Events Center Sep 8 -Glendale, AZ -Desert Diamond Arena Sep 9 -Santa Barbara, CA -Santa Barbara Bowl Sep 11 -Inglewood, CA -Kia Forum Sep 13 – San Diego, CA – Viejas Arena Sep 15 – Berkeley, CA – The Greek Theatre Sep 18 – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena Sep 19 – Vancouver, BC – Pacific Coliseum Sep 21 – Eugene, OR – Matthew Knight Arena Sep 23 – Denver, CO – Ball Arena Sep 26 – Kansas City, MO – T-Mobile Center Sep 27 – St. Paul, MN – Grand Casino Arena Sep 29 -Chicago, IL – United Center Oct 2 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena Oct 3 – Indianapolis, IN – Gainbridge Fieldhouse Oct 6 – St. Louis, MO – Enterprise Center Oct 7 – Columbus, OH – Nationwide Arena Oct 9 – Pittsburgh, PA – Petersen Events Center Oct 10 – Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena Oct 13 – Boston, MA – TD Garden Oct 15 – Philadelphia, PA – Xfinity Mobile Arena Oct 16 – Brooklyn, NY – Barclays Center Oct 18 – Washington, DC – Capital One Arena Oct 21 – Raleigh, NC – Lenovo Center Oct 23 – Charleston, SC – Credit One Stadium Oct 25 – Atlanta, GA – State Farm Arena Oct 27 – New Orleans, LA – Lakefront Arena Oct 30 – Lexington, KY – Rupp Arena The post Hilarious Video Of A Teenaged Sturgill Simpson Rapping About Prom Night Goes Viral first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Texas country is the best country. Though they may both be considered the same genre, there’s miles of difference between Texas country and the country music that comes out of Nashville. Rooted in cowboy culture and the outlaw country movement of the 1970s, Texas country was shaped by the authentic songwriting of artists like Willie Nelson, Guy Clark, and Jerry Jeff Walker and has only been increasing in popularity over the past couple of decades thanks to names like Pat Green, Randy Rogers, Stoney LaRue, and Robert Earl Keen. Of course there have been some artists over the years who have bridged the gap between Texas country and Nashville country – George Strait, anyone? – but Texas country has remained its own distinct sub-genre with its own unique culture, passionate fan base and dedicated music scene. Hell, it even has its own charts and radio stations. And a new documentary is giving us a behind the scenes look at how they do it different in Texas. Over the past nearly three decades, Texas Music Revolution Festival has cemented itself as one of the top festivals in the world dedicated to Texas country music. Taking place annually in McKinney, Texas, the festival has featured the biggest names in Texas country, artists like Lukas Nelson, Ryan Bingham, Kacey Musgraves, Turnpike Troubadours, Whiskey Myers and Shane Smith & the Saints. And for the festival’s 25th anniversary back in 2021, filmmaker Troy Paff went behind the scenes to follow the journey of indie radio station KHYI-FM GM and music festival founder Joshua Jones as they produced the annual festival. Of course we all know what was happening in 2021: Live music was just starting to return following the pandemic, and promoters were forced to navigate the volatile landscape along with the normal challenges of producing such a massive festival (like, as you’ll see in the documentary, the weather). But in true Texas spirit, the music played on and the festival featured incredible performances from Charley Crockett, Joshua Ray Walker, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Kiefer Sutherland, Zane Williams, Ottoman Turks, and many, many others. Texas Music Revolution takes you behind the scenes of not only the festival, but also the spirit of Texas country and what makes it so unique in today’s country music landscape. At a time when so many major mainstream country festivals have disappeared, Texas Music Revolution Festival only seems to be growing thanks to the authenticity of the music and the passion of the fan base – something that’s all captured in the documentary. The gritty documentary will be making its theatrical premiere later this month for a limited run in theaters across the country, and will be available on streaming starting on June 5 (timed to coincide with this year’s 30th anniversary edition of the festival), but ahead of its release we’re excited to bring you the first look at the official trailer for this powerful behind-the-scenes look at the iconic festival. At a time when there’s so much debate around AI and authenticity in country music, it’s refreshing to see an event like Texas Music Revolution Fest – built on the grit and soul of Texas country – is still going strong.The post EXCLUSIVE TRAILER: ‘Texas Music Revolution’ Documentary Goes Behind The Scenes Of Iconic Festival, Featuring Some Of The Biggest Names In Texas Country first appeared on Whiskey Riff.