Luke Bryan recently announced that he’s got a new album titled Signs coming later this year, and he paired that news with the release of a new single called “Fish Hunt Golf Drink.” Say what you want about Bryan, but he’s got over 30 No. 1 hits throughout his career. He’s found the formula, cozied himself into it, and keeps delivering music that he knows his fanbase is going to like. If the goal as a country artist is to make your fans happy, Luke Bryan is nailing it. In “keep it coming” fashion, Bryan rolled out a new song titled “Fish Hunt Golf Drink” earlier this week. It’s the third single from his forthcoming album, and it’s reminiscent of some of his previous hits that tackle similar topics, like “Huntin’, Fishin’ and Lovin’ Every Day” and “Sunrise, Sunburn, Sunset.”  The kind of easy-listening, summertime, radio friendly hit he’s delivered over and over throughout his career. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it, eh? Here’s the teaser that Luke Bryan dropped earlier this month: View this post on Instagram I suppose you could say that Luke Bryan’s personal version of the classic song “My Favorite Things.” Now that you’ve watched that, it feels like an appropriate time to say that music often evokes emotions. Some might listen to that teaser – or the full song that’s out now – and walk away saying, “You know what, I like to do those activities too. Now there’s a song that reminds me of that. Makes me feel good.” It was the basis of comical argument that John Mayer recently made about country music “cheating” to evoke positive emotion. Others, like this guy… Jiujtsu Weasel on Instagram… were quick to label the song as “AI-generated,” or at least sounding as if it is. The video that he posted, which now boasts over 1 million views, had this to say about the new fishing, hunting, drinking and golfing song from Luke Bryan: “Luke Bryan, what the f*** is going on with your new song? We live in a day and age where people are so dopamine fried. This clearly AI-generated song is going to pop off. It literally sounds like someone went to Google Gemini and said, ‘Make country song, but make it sound like a 4-year-old wrote it.'” View this post on Instagram Pretty harsh review. If you check out the comment section of the post (it’s always a dangerous thing to do on social media), you’ll see many people saying much of the same. Funny enough, you’ll also see Luke Bryan defending himself and his song, and going after the troll that called his music AI. It was honestly a pretty funny comeback from the country music star. Bryan started the return fire with a good, old fashioned “who are you” and stuck the landing by telling the social media user to “go touch grass,” with Luke Bryan’s personal spin on the jab: “Who are you? Chill on the Adderall… It’s called a fun song. Just listen and have fun. Go get on a boat, quit scrolling on your phone all day.” Just in case you are lost, Bryan told the guy to “go get on a boat” instead of “touching grass.” Honestly, it’s a great comeback. I might have to start telling people to “go get on a boat.” Quit scrolling and get off the phone… always solid advice. Love the song or hate it…. I like to see Luke clapping back in the comments section. He’s still got some fire in him. “Fish Hunt Golf Drink” by Luke Bryan The post “Get On A Boat… Quit Scrolling”: Luke Bryan Claps Back At Troll Trashing His New Song, “Fish Hunt Golf Drink” first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

An incredible choice. Today, Lainey Wilson revealed that she and fiancé Devlin “Duck” Hodges are officially husband and wife, as they tied the knot with a gorgeous wedding in Tennessee this past weekend, on Mother’s Day. View this post on Instagram The pair got engaged last February at the stunning George Jones estate the week after the Super Bowl, and they dated for about four years before getting engaged. The pair met through a mutual friend, and in her new Netflix documentary, Lainey revealed that the night they met she was “broke,” and Duck might’ve thought she was doing a little better than she was, and just a few weeks later, she had to have her sister send her some money so she could continue to stay afloat in Nashville and make her dreams a reality: “That was the night we met. I was broke. I was so broke when we met. And he thought I was doing a little bit better than I was. But a few weeks after we met, my sister had to Venmo me a couple hundred bucks.” That was in 2021, and it’s really incredible how much has changed since the years following. Lainey often talks about how supportive Duck is with her career, and they seem like a great match that have already gone through a lot of change together during the course of their relationship with Lainey’s stardom exploding. Lainey and Duck’s special day took place at The Ruskin Cave in Dickson, Tennessee on May 10th, and they shared all of the details with Vogue. Lainey says they selected the venue because of the “simplicity” of the property. They worked with Hugh Howser and Kate Steele with H Three Events to plan everything, and of course, Lainey had to bring in some of that Cajun flair, so they had a 12-piece jazz band and Cajun meal prepared by the chefs at her Nashville bar, Bell Bottoms Up”: “We wanted it to be special and beautiful, but really welcoming and comfortable for our guests. We tried not to take ourselves too seriously. Being from Louisiana, I wanted to bring in a little bit of Cajun flair, so naturally we hired a 12-piece jazz band called Rebirth and had a Cajun meal from the chefs at my bar, Bell Bottoms Up.” Lainey also traded out her iconic bell bottoms for a stunning white dress, which was designed by the Oscar de la Renta team, along with help from her stylist, Alexandra Mandelkorn. It features gorgeous Japanese cherry blossoms around the neckline and throughout the dress, which represents living in the moment, Lainey says. Duck wore a bespoke suit by D. Lacquaniti; a custom bolo, cufflinks, and a hat pin created with Mud Lowery, in addition to custom boots by Golden West Boots and a cowboy hat by Charlie 1 Horse, which was styled by their friend Raina Gir. Of the ceremony, Lainey says it was a beautiful spring day, and she came in on a white horse-drawn carriage, of course walking down the aisle with her dad. They were married by friend Wes Williams, and Lainey and Duck also took communion together during the ceremony. It sounds (and looks) like a fairy tale, and Lainey of course made an absolutely stunning bride, all of the photos are just gorgeous, and it looks like it was a really beautiful day filled with love. Congratulations to the happy couple. You can see some of the photos here: View this post on Instagram There were tons of country stars in attendance, of course, as Miranda Lambert, Ella Langley, Wynonna Judd and many others were there, and I was very curious as to what Lainey and Duck might use as the soundtrack to their first dance, because Lainey is obviously a country artist and has great taste… I mean, when you’re an artist yourself, and you know music so well, I imagine that makes picking one song that much harder. Lainey revealed to Vogue that they danced to Muscadine Bloodline’s “Walk in a Room,” which was first featured on Burn It at Both Ends, but was redone on their new album The Sound of Roses. It’s a stunning ballad that is just perfect for that kind of moment, especially the newer arrangement: “You walk in a room And I lose my breath Coming my way Counting your steps My heart starts to beat Out of my chest Harder and harder The closer you get” Vogue listed the song as MB’s “10-90 (The Sound of Roses),” but Lainey cited the lyrics from “Walk in a Room” in her description, so I think that’s probably what they meant to print. Either way, that whole album is full of those kinds of love songs, and she couldn’t have gone wrong with any of them. There are photos of their first dance in that aforementioned Vogue articles, you can see a lot of great ones in that post, but since Lainey also had the live band, I imagine all of the music was top notch, not that I expected anything less, and if you’re getting married anytime soon, this is certainly a great choice: “Walk in a Room”  She won’t be slowing down anytime soon, though, as Lainey is slated to open for Chris Stapleton for a run of shows here soon: LAINEY WILSON CONFIRMED TOUR DATES May 23—Nashville, TN—Nissan Stadium* June 13—Tampa, FL—Raymond James Stadium* June 20—Charlotte, NC—Bank of America Stadium* June 28—Calgary, AB—Country Thunder Alberta July 10—Chicago, IL—Windy City Smokeout July 12—Craven, SK—Country Thunder Saskatchewan July 17—Pasa Robles, CA—California Mid-State Fair August 1—Cincinnati, OH—Paycor Stadium* August 6—Detroit Lakes, MN—WE Fest August 7—Oshkosh, WI—Xroads41 August 8—Detroit, MI—Ford Field* August 9—Canton, OH—Concert for Legends August 12—Sturgis, SD—The Sturgis Buffalo Chip August 15—Springfield, IL—Illinois State Fair August 16—Des Moines, IA—Iowa State Fair August 21—Atlanta, GA—Mercedes-Benz Stadium* October 2—Ocean City, MD—Country Calling Festival *with Chris StapletonThe post Lainey Wilson Reveals the Beautiful Country Song She & Duck Picked for Their First Dance first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

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Is a Jake Worthington-Post Malone collaboration coming soon? Though there has been plenty of conversation and subsequent criticism over Post Malone’s venture into country music over the past few years, as time passes, it’s become clear that he’s here to stay in the genre for the foreseeable future. Of course, Post started his country music journey with 2024’s massive, 27-song album, F-1 Trillion, which called upon some of the biggest stars, ranging from Hank Williams Jr. and Dolly Parton to Luke Combs and Morgan Wallen to Sierra Ferrell and Billy Strings. Over the past year and a half since F-1 Trillion’s release, Post has made himself a frequent flyer in both Nashville and the country community at large, headlining massive festivals, opening his own bar, Postys, on Broadway and making even more appearances with the likes of Brooks & Dunn, Zach Top, Lainey Wilson and more out on the road. Along the way, he’s made friends from some of the hottest names in Nashville recently. With names like Zach Top, Ernest and Muscadine Bloodline all offering up high praise to the “Congratulations” singer as both a person and lover of country music recently, it’s become pretty clear that a majority of industry has looked at him favorably. Despite the success of F-1 Trillion, Post has been all but radio-silent in terms of releases since then. That all changed recently back on April 6th when he teased his massive, 40-song upcoming record, titled The Eternal Buzz, with the simple caption: “Coming soon” Since then, some discoveries had been made on made on ASCAP, the organization responsible for licensing the rights to songs. Taking a look at their ACE Repertory yielded some interesting results that undoubtedly point to at least half of The Eternal Buzz continuing his journey in country music, with multiple songs being registered featuring the likes of Ernest, HARDY, Luke Combs and other Nashville staples listed as co-writers along with Post. Another artists who has written with Post recently (and will hopefully appear on the album) is none other than the red-hot traditionalist himeself, Jake Worthington. Fresh off his apperance alongside the rapper-turned-country star at Stagecoach when they covered George Strait’s “Give It Away,” Worthington appeared on Troy Cartwright’s Ten Year Town podcast to discuss everything from the team-up to touring with Luke Combs and Zach Top and more. @licksnclips Post Malone and Jake Worthington cover Give It Away by George Strait #Stagecoach #PostMalone #GeorgeStrait #JakeWorthington @Jake Worthington @Post Malone @stagecoach ♬ original sound – LicksNClips On the topic of Post, Worthington would explain that he met Post awhile ago through his label, Big Loud Records, noting that many frequent collaborators of both Post and Morgan Wallen such as Ernest and Chandler Walters have been great to him. “I’ve met Post, or Austin I like to call him, a while back. Again, this is because my affiliation with Big Loud. I’ve gotten to meet a lot of them writers, the Block brothers and Ernest and Chandler [Walters]. Them boys have been good to me. “ The “It Ain’t The Whiskey” singer would then go on to note that he got in touch with the “Pour Me a Drink” singer through the Block brothers and has written a few songs alongside the Post and his co-writing circle. “They invited me to a write, Austin did, and all them boys were there. It was really fun. Charlie Handsom was there. He’s brilliant, man. I was floored with just where their minds go. So anyhoo, we’ve wrote songs, we’ve known each other, we drank beer together, we hung out.” Like Ernest, Worthington would finish by reaffirming how much of a lover of the genre Post is, noting that they’re “drinking the same water” when it comes to music taste. “He loves country music. When you go backstage with him, he’s listening [to it]. We’re drinking the same water, you know? He’s listening to country music.” Of course, this doesn’t confirm a Worthington-Post collaboration on The Eternal Buzz, it feels like there’s a strong possibility whenever Post finishes the record and announces a full tracklist. Given the fact that he pulled from nearly every corner of the genre on F-1 Trillion in terms of features, it would only feel fitting to include one of the hottest traditional artists working today on the project. Watch the full podcast here: The post “We’re Drinking The Same Water”: Jake Worthington Offers High Praise For Post Malone After Writing Together first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

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