Another week, another record. It’s no stretch to say that Ella Langley is not only the hottest country artist on the planet right now but arguably the hottest artist in all of music. Riding the momentum gained throughout 2024 and 2025, thanks in part to her smash hit with Riley Green, “you look like you love me,” Langley shattered any previously set career expectations upon the release of her all-genre #1 hit, “Choosin’ Texas.” If you haven’t been paying attention to just how successful it’s been, let me give you a quick rundown of all the history it’s made over the past three months. Upon its release on October 7th, the track debuted at #37 on the Billboard Hot 100, also launching all the way to #7 on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart, both of which were career-highs for the “hungover” singer. Flashforward to December 2nd, it became Langley’s first career #1 hit on the aforementioned Hot Country Songs chart. In turn, it became the fastest solo female song to reach the top 10 at US Country Radio this decade, taking just eight weeks to crack the Top 10. Thanks to an incredible amount of buzz online and a last-minute push by fans, on Monday, February 9th, she went #1 on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100 with the monster track. Additionally, she became the first woman ever to triple up and score #1s on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs, Country Airplay and Hot 100 chart simultaneously. In case you were wondering just how rare the feat was, Langley became just the seventh female artist IN HISTORY to go #1 on the Hot 100 with a country song. Making even more history back on March 2nd, the “weren’t for the wind” singer would team up with Megan Moroney to become the only female country duo in history to top both the Billboard Hot 100 and 200 charts simultaneously, a feat that legends such as Dolly Parton, Reba McEntire, Shania Twain, Carrie Underwood, Miranda Lambert and many more all-time greats in the genre have never done. This was thanks to “Choosin’ Texas” spending its second week at #1 on the Hot 100 and Moroney’s junior album, Cloud 9, debuting at #1 on the all-genre Billboard 200 albums chart. Following that up, last week, she made even more history on the Hot Country Songs chart. With “Choosin’ Texas” still holding strong at #1 on the Hot Country Songs chart, it was joined by her other red-hot single, “Be Her,” which rose from #3 to #2. In turn, she became just the third female artist in history to occupy the top 2 spots on the chart. Just when you thought the list of accomplishments for “Choosin’ Texas” was beginning to fade, it went #1 on the Hot 100 again this week, spending its third non-concurrent week in first place. View this post on Instagram Given that “Choosin’ Texas” has now spent its third week at #1 on the Hot 100, the Alabama native has now tied Taylor Swift for the longest-running #1 hit on the all-genre chart by a female country singer in history. While you can argue that Swift’s smash hit, 2012’s “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together,” is hardly a country song, given the fact that it was released during her transition from country to pop at the time, it did, in fact, go #1 on both the Hot 100 and Hot Country Songs chart. According to Talk of the Charts, one of X’s (former Twitter) leading chart news sources and predictors, “Choosin’ Texas” is once again the favorite to go #1 once again next week, which will not only pass Swift’s record but will also become the longest-running #1 hit of the year so far. Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” is comfortably aiming for a fourth week atop the Billboard Hot 100 with a lead of nearly 30 points (per early forecasts). It will become the longest-running #1 hit of 2026. pic.twitter.com/ScHTUfhYLX — Talk of the Charts (@talkofthecharts) March 16, 2026 Though Morgan Wallen has blown expectations through the roof in terms of all-genre hit songs over the past few years with the likes of “Last Night” and “Heartless,” the massive success of “Choosin’ Texas” over the past few months has it primed to become one of the most successful country songs we’ve seen over the course of the past few decades. It’s hard to even understate its impact, especially for a female country artist, at this point in its run up the charts. “Choosin’ Texas” The Dandelion Tour Dates 5/7/2026 Toledo, OH Huntington Center (+,&) 5/8/2026 St. Louis, MO Chaifetz Arena (+,&) 5/14/2026 Estero, FL Hertz Arena (@, &) 5/15/2026 Savannah, GA Enmarket Arena (@, &) 6/18/2026 Oklahoma City, OK Zoo Amphitheatre (+,&) 6/19/2026 Independence, MO Cable Dahmer Arena (+,&) 6/25/2026 Salem, VA Salem Civic Center (+,&) 6/26/2026 Wilmington, NC Live Oak Bank Pavilion at Riverfront Park (+,&) 7/23/2026 Pikeville, KY Appalachian Wireless Arena (#, %) 7/24/2026 Cary, NC Koka Booth Amphitheatre (#, %) 7/25/2026 North Charleston, SC North Charleston Coliseum (#, %) 7/30/2026 Gilford, NH BankNH Pavilion (@, %) 7/31/2026 Canandaigua, NY CMAC (@, %) 8/13/2026 Austin, TX Moody Center (#, &) 8/14/2026 Corpus Christi, TX Hilliard Center (#, &) 8/15/2026 Fort Worth, TX Dickies Arena (#, &) @ Kameron Marlowe + Dylan Marlowe # Kaitlin Butts & Gabriella Rose % Laci Kaye Booth The post Ella Langley Ties Taylor Swift For Longest-Running #1 Hit On The Hot 100 Chart By A Female Country Artist first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

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Dandelion is dropping in less than a month, and Ella Langley has a really cool story behind how she came up with the album’s title. Her highly-anticipated sophomore album promises to be honest, authentic, and a very real depiction of where she’s at in life right now, following major success with her debut album Hungover in the summer of 2024. That record of course featured her smash hit, award-winning song with Riley Green “You Look Like You Love Me,” and it was a conversation with her makeup artist that inspired Dandelion because of that first album, actually. Ella told The Highway’s Cody Alan that she played the title track for him, and he told her that dandelion tea is actually a natural way to detox your liver, and of course, that whole idea was a perfect continuation from Hungover in so many ways: “I was listening to [‘Dandelion’] the day we did the music video for ‘You Look Like You Love Me.’ I was showing my makeup artist, Chris Bear. He was in there and the bus is moving, and [imagine] he’s like doing my hair with hot tools and stuff. We’re listening to the song and I said, ‘This is the song ‘Dandelion.’ I thought it’d be a really cool album title.’ And I played him the song, and he said, ‘Did you know that dandelion tea is a natural detox for your liver?’ And when he said that, it was literally like one of those cartoon light bulbs went off over my head. I was like, ‘Oh my gosh, a record that I created in my early 20s to a record now in a little bit of my later 20s. I mean, everyone can look at themselves in [their] early 20s and later 20s and be like, ‘There’s a change there.’” She hopes that people can really get to know who she is and understand her on a deeper level. As Ella so eloquently put it, “‘Hungover’ was the thing that maybe brought them to the table, but ‘Dandelion’s’ going to be the one that makes them sit down and eat”: “So with this record, I wanted people to get to know who I am. I keep saying that ‘Hungover’ was the thing that maybe brought them to the table, but ‘Dandelion’s’ going to be the one that makes them sit down and eat. And for that, this is who I am. I mean, you could listen to this record and not meet me, not listen to me, and you could understand who I was as a person and where I come from and kind of what got me here.” Ella’s trajectory over the last year or so has been absolutely wild, and I’m sure that will only continue with the release of this new record. Ella wrote “Dandelion” with Joybeth Taylor, Austin Goodloe and Brett Tyler. It feels very breezy and calm, like a dandelion swaying in the wind on a slow, sunny summer afternoon. She embraces the fact that she might not be flashiest, most perfect flower in the field, but rather is “born to live free, riding on a breeze” like a real wildflower: “I’m okay if I’m a little more dandelion, Born to live free, riding on a breeze, On a summer night, Tucked back in the weeds, guess that’s just me, In a bed of red roses, I’m the one growing up on the wilder side, So if you’re tired of thorns, I’m a little more, dandelion” The album is slated for release on April 10th, and she has put out several songs so far including the hit “Choosin’ Texas” and “Be Her” as well. “Dandelion” The Dandelion Tour Dates 5/7/2026 Toledo, OH Huntington Center (+,&) 5/8/2026 St. Louis, MO Chaifetz Arena (+,&) 5/14/2026 Estero, FL Hertz Arena (@, &) 5/15/2026 Savannah, GA Enmarket Arena (@, &) 6/18/2026 Oklahoma City, OK Zoo Amphitheatre (+,&) 6/19/2026 Independence, MO Cable Dahmer Arena (+,&) 6/25/2026 Salem, VA Salem Civic Center (+,&) 6/26/2026 Wilmington, NC Live Oak Bank Pavilion at Riverfront Park (+,&) 7/23/2026 Pikeville, KY Appalachian Wireless Arena (#, %) 7/24/2026 Cary, NC Koka Booth Amphitheatre (#, %) 7/25/2026 North Charleston, SC North Charleston Coliseum (#, %) 7/30/2026 Gilford, NH BankNH Pavilion (@, %) 7/31/2026 Canandaigua, NY CMAC (@, %) 8/13/2026 Austin, TX Moody Center (#, &) 8/14/2026 Corpus Christi, TX Hilliard Center (#, &) 8/15/2026 Fort Worth, TX Dickies Arena (#, &) @ Kameron Marlowe + Dylan Marlowe # Kaitlin Butts & Gabriella Rose % Laci Kaye BoothThe post “Light Bulb Went Off Over My Head”: Ella Langley Explains Title Of Forthcoming ‘Dandelion’ Album first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Lazy joke. I’ll be honest, I didn’t realize the Academy Awards were last night until I saw people tweeting about them. Needless to say I opted to watch Bar Rescue instead, and from what I’ve seen I didn’t particularly miss too much worth writing home about. Obviously the awards ceremony was a politically-charged affair, with the left-wing elite screeching about how badly President Donald Trump is ruining the country for the average American (the same kind of people they hide from in public behind their private security). So basically pretty much like every other Hollywood awards show. Conan O’Brien served as the host for the Oscars this year, and as expected he took plenty of shots at conservatives and Trump. And he also joked about the Turning Point USA halftime show earlier this year, the alternate Super Bowl halftime show that featured Kid Rock, Brantley Gilbert, Lee Brice and Gabby Barrett. During his opening monologue, Conan warned the audience (who all agree with his political views) that the show “could get political,” but said that Kid Rock was hosting an alternate Oscars at Dave & Busters. Conan O'Brien insults TPUSA's All-American halftime show: "Tonight could get political, and if that makes you uncomfortable, there's an alternate Oscars being hosted by Kid Rock. It's at the Dave & Buster's down the street." pic.twitter.com/rfRUucEj6r — Daily Wire (@realDailyWire) March 16, 2026 I mean, not a terrible joke, but even the crowd at the awards show gave it only mild applause. And apparently Kid Rock wasn’t a fan either, although not because it was a joke at his expense: It just wasn’t funny. The rock star, whose real name is Bob Ritchie, took to social media to respond to the shot from Conan – and direct people to his upcoming tour: “I love a good joke, even when I am the butt of it, unfortunately this was not a very good one. Either way, if you want to see a REAL good show this spring / summer that celebrates America and 250 years of Freedom – make sure you buy your tickets from (ugh) Ticketmaster for my Freedom 250 tour – The Road To Nashville. There is a reason for this, TRUST ME!” I love a good joke, even when I am the butt of it, unfortunately this was not a very good one. Either way, if you want to see a REAL good show this spring / summer that celebrates America and 250 years of Freedom – make sure you buy your tickets from (ugh) Ticketmaster for my… https://t.co/krNt2iJnHP — KidRock (@KidRock) March 16, 2026 Of course the TPUSA halftime show received plenty of criticism, but also did well enough that the organization founded by Charlie Kirk has already announced that they plan on running it back next year, and so far the YouTube stream of the alternate broadcast has racked up 21 million views after peaking at just over 6 million live viewers when it aired. Following the show, Kid Rock also released his own version of the Cody Johnson hit “Til You Can’t,” with an added third verse that he wrote himself: “There’s a book that is sitting in your house somewhere That could use some dusting off There’s a man that died for all our sins, hanging on the cross You can give your life to Jesus, and he’ll give you a second chance ‘Til you can’t” The song became Kid Rock’s first #1 single on the Billboard Hot Christian Songs chart, while also peaking (as of right now) at #14 on the Hot Country Songs chart and #69 on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100 chart. As he mentioned, Kid Rock is hitting the road this year for his Freedom 250 Tour, and will also be performing select dates on the Rock the Country festival as it celebrates America’s 250th birthday. https://www.instagram.com/p/DV1SkcWDhb7/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==The post Kid Rock Wasn’t A Fan Of Conan O’Brien’s Oscars Joke Making Fun Of The Turning Point USA Halftime Show first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

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