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Chief came out 15 years ago? Where does all the time go, eh? It’s hard to believe Eric Church’s breakout album, Chief, is already celebrating it’s 15th birthday. The album, which was released on July 26, 2011, is widely considered to be Church’s best… and is often talked about as one of the greatest country records of all time. After all, it did introduce many in the country music world to the great Eric Church. And it’s crazy to think it’s already been a decade and a half since that moment. The album came at a pivotal time in Church’s career, after only seeing moderate success from his first two albums Sinners Like Me and Carolina. Those albums (somehow) produced no #1 hits, and it was only until Church convinced his label to release “Smoke a Little Smoke” as a single did he finally get the creative latitude to finally create an album like Chief. It’s no stretch to say the album changed his life, becoming the top album in the WORLD at the time and launching hits like “Springsteen” and “Drink in My Hand,” which are still some of his biggest hits – and most requested songs – to date. It also came at a time when the sound of country music was changing from the radio-friendly pop of the ’90s to the grittier, rock-heavy sound embraced by Church – and there’s no doubt that was in large part to the groundbreaking album from Church. Putting out Chief obviously changed Eric Church’s life, and I’d venture to say that it changed a lot of country music fan’s lives as well. It certainly had an impact with the masses, considering it wasn’t even a year later that Chief was certified triple Platinum by the RIAA in June of 2012. The album was nominated for Best Country Album at the 54th Grammy Awards, and took home Album of the Year honors at both the ACM and CMA Awards. It even inspired the name of Church’s downtown Nashville bar Chief’s, which is one of the only artist-owned bars in Nashville worth going to. There was reason to celebrate back then, and there’s reason to celebrate now. We’ve had the opportunity to cue up songs like “Creepin,” “Homeboy,” and “Like Jesus Does” for close to two decades. Shoutout to Eric Church for making that possible, and continuing to be one of the best in the business all these years later. The country superstar took a moment to reflect on 15 years of Chief with this post below: From "Drink In My Hand" to "Springsteen" and everything in between… Celebrating 15 years of the Chief album today! pic.twitter.com/zGQs7z12dt — Eric Church (@ericchurch) July 26, 2026 Yeah, if you need me for the rest of the day, I’ll be listening to Chief on repeat. When fans saw the video commemorating Chief reaching the 13 year mark, they flooded the replies underneath the post with support, and short anecdotes about how much the album means to them: Just re listened to that whole album a week ago. Can’t get enough of it. It still hits! — Kyle McElhaney (@wkmcelhaney) July 26, 2026 Springsteen still one of my favorite songs — Cheryl Wylde (@caw_gofast) July 27, 2026 Best ever…we bought this album on a trip to Boone. A memory with a melody — Randall (@RC815) July 26, 2026 This album is still . Can’t believe it’s been 15 years. — Shannon Reading (@Shannon_Reading) July 27, 2026 Great album! 15 years tho!!!!! Wow! — (@Wethepeople196) July 26, 2026 Greatest album of all time https://t.co/b4rMb7inoL — Stanley Cup Champion abl (@alleliteabl) July 26, 2026 Every time one of these songs comes on, it takes me right back to where I first heard it. That’s real music — Susan Kirk AKA Smoothchirp (@SusanKirk748494) July 26, 2026 The post Country Music Fans React To Eric Church’s ‘Chief’ Turning 15 Years Old: “Greatest Album Of All Time” first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Sounds like Ella is looking for her fella… Ella Langley continues to make history, as this week, Choosin’ Texas” remained at #1 for its 15th frame, garnering 25.2 million official streams, 51.9 million airplays on radio and 7,000 units sold. In turn, Langley officially owns the longest-running #1 hit by a female artist this CENTURY, passing Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston’s 14-week record with “We Belong Together” and “I Will Always Love You,” respectively. Additionally, it’s also the longest-running non-holiday hit for a female artist in the chart’s history (excluding Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” at 22 weeks). View this post on Instagram Just incredible… She is still out on the road for her Dandelion tour, which will wrap up in October, and this past weekend, she played shows in Pikeville, Cary and Charleston: View this post on Instagram And during one of the shows, Ella stopped to point out some ladies in the front row who were wearing fake mustaches, which is something a lot of girls would do when Ella was on tour with Riley Green. Of course, there’s been tons of rumors about Ella and Riley, and many fans think they might have had some sort of romantic relationship that went wrong, which makes Ella’s response to the girls even funnier. She joked that they were “sexy,” and then laughed as she said she would not speak of it anymore: “Can we get the camera on this, I need to see this… if y’all see ladies with mustaches on in the front row, sexy. Speaking of mustaches… we’re not speaking of those. We’re only looking at those.” She’s good… @madisx3 She’s so real @Ella Langley ♬ original sound – Madison Smith Later, she also talked about her hopes to find a romantic partner one day, saying her bar days are over and she would much rather be on a back porch with no makeup on than out partying: “Here I am, baby, take it or leave it. Take it or leave it. and preferably, he takes it, you know? Finding somebody who is gonna love me, and I’m gonna love them, that would be cool. The bar days, I’ve done the bar days… I’ll tell you, I would take a back porch with a good sunset over a bar any day. I don’t know, something abut not having makeup on, and big old T-shirt, not caring what you look like.” She then went into “Something Simple,” and if you’re a hardcore Ella fella, it sounds like she’s single and ready to mingle: @mrssheenaw Safe to say, I think she’s single #ellalangley #dandeliontour #pikeville #CapCut ♬ original sound – Sheena Lynn The Dandelion Tour Dates 8/20/26 Green Bay, WI Resch Center (#, %) 8/22/26 North Little Rock, AR Simmons Bank Arena (#, %) 8/28/26 Auburn, AL Neville Arena (#, &) 8/29/26 Auburn, AL Neville Arena (#, &) 9/10/26 Newark, NJ Prudential Center (#, &) 9/11/26 State College, PA Bryce Jordan Center (#, &) 9/12/26 Charleston, WV Charleston Coliseum (#, &) 9/17/26 Oxford, MS SJB Pavilion (@, %) 9/18/26 Athens, GA Akins Ford Arena (@, %) 9/19/26 Jacksonville, FL Vystar Veterans Memorial Arena (@, %) 9/24/26 Knoxville, TN Food City Center (@, %) 9/25/26 Columbus, OH Schottenstein Center (@, %) 9/26/26 Moline, IL Vibrant Arena (@, %) 10/7/26 Morrison, CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre (@, &) 10/9/26 Tulsa, OK BOK Center (@, %) 10/10/26 Lubbock, TX United Supermarkets Arena (@, %) 10/13/26 Los Angeles, CA The Greek Theatre (@, %) 10/14/26 Los Angeles, CA The Greek Theatre (@, %) 10/29/26 Des Moines, IA Casey’s Center (@, &) 10/30/26 Lincoln, NE Pinnacle Bank Arena (@, &) 10/31/26 Saint Paul, MN Grand Casino Arena (@, &) Support Acts # ERNEST @ Kameron Marlowe & Gabriella Rose % Laci Kaye Booth “Something Simple” The post “We’re Not Speaking Of Those” — Ella Langley Jokes With Fans In The Front Row Wearing Fake Mustaches first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

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Might need Morgan on the car every week. Corey Heim scored an incredible win yesterday in the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, his second career NASCAR Cup Series win in only his 15th start in the series. What really makes the feat nearly unrivaled in NASCAR history, though, is that Heim isn’t even a full-time driver yet: The 2025 NASCAR Truck Series champion is driving part time this season before going full time in 2027 with 23XI Racing. His win yesterday also happened to be the first win as primary sponsor for Field & Stream, which signed on as a partner for 23XI Racing earlier this year. (I mean, just look at how beautiful that paint scheme is). Holy ! WINNERS at the Brickyard!!! @23XIRacing @FieldandStream pic.twitter.com/ABJbsER1jN — Corey Heim (@CoreyHeim_) July 27, 2026 But while it was the first win for Field & Stream, it turns out one of their owners has already scored another big win in motorsports. The iconic outdoors brand is owned by country music superstars Eric Church and Morgan Wallen. And this year’s Indianapolis 500 winner, Felix Rosenqvist, also happened to be driving a Morgan Wallen-sponsored car. Rosenqvist, who’s now in his 8th full-time season in the IndyCar Series, scored his first win in the Indy 500 earlier this season in a car sponsored by Sirius XM to promote Morgan’s channel, Morgan Wallen Radio, that launched earlier this year. The car featured the radio station’s logo, complete with Morgan’s name in camo inspired by his love for the outdoors: The Morgan Wallen machine is lookin’ fast folks #MorganWallen // #Indy500 pic.twitter.com/nIQdGCm111 — Meyer Shank Racing (@MeyerShankRac) May 24, 2026 That’s two wins for Morgan Wallen at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 3 months. Not too shabby. Ironically, like Heim’s win in the Brickyard 400, the Indy 500 victory was also Rosenqvist’s second career IndyCar Series win…so if I had realized beforehand that Morgan’s such a good luck charm I could have won a lot of money betting on Corey Heim to win yesterday. Of course it shouldn’t be a surprise, because everything Morgan Wallen touches turns to gold right now. He’s currently wrapping up his Still the Problem Tour, which is on track to become the highest-grossing country tour EVER at over $500 million. He also scored his 21st career #1 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart this week with his latest single “Don’t We,” the record-breaking 7th single from his I’m the Problem album. Morgan teamed up with Eric Church to buy Field & Stream back in 2023, an historic move for the iconic brand that brought ownership of both the media platform and the retail side of the iconic outdoors brand under the same ownership for the first time. This consolidated ownership has allowed the brand to not only relaunch Field & Stream Magazine, but also branch out into new verticals like Field & Stream TV and a limited-edition Field & Stream apparel line inspired by Church and Wallen. It seems like the partnership between 23XI Racing and Field & Stream is already paying off pretty well, thanks in no small part to the phenom they have behind the wheel. The outdoors brand will also be on the #67 car with Heim behind the wheel later this fall at Charlotte Motor Speedway, which seems like a good omen for the 23XI Racing team. But it also serves as a lesson to any other drivers out there: If you want to win at Indy, just put Morgan on your car. Seems to be the good luck charm these days.The post Good Luck Charm? Morgan Wallen Has Now Been On The Winning Car For Both The Indy 500 & The Brickyard 400 first appeared on Whiskey Riff.