Sounds like this feud isn’t dying down any time soon. There’s obviously no love lost between Gavin Adcock and Zach Bryan, after several high-profile shots fired between the two country stars. It all started last summer when Bryan responded to a comment from a 14-year-old  fan to “GOMD” (get off my d*ck) after failing to meet with fans after his second of three nights at MetLife Stadium. Adcock, who isn’t afraid to make his opinions known, fired back at Bryan over the comment and questioning why fans idolize the country star: If you can’t handle the criticism of a 14 year old why do people idolize you? That kid was head over heels to meet you and spent/ parents spent a ton of money to see you. He’s got feeling too and a you’re a “grown man” nearly 30 They’re the only reason you are around. — Gavin Adcock Music (@GavinAdcock) July 22, 2025 A couple months later, during Born & Raised Fest, Bryan would make a surprise appearance alongside rising country star Gabriella Rose to perform their single, “Madeline.” During the performance, Zach apparently thought that was the appropriate time to taunt Gavin Adcock, who was headlining the festival. And shortly after the performance, Zach saw Adcock through a fence as he was leaving and stopped to confront him. Hopping over the fence, he was grabbed by security with no punches being thrown. Adcock later revealed that Bryan had seen him earlier in the day backstage but had failed to confront him. Of course, this then led to the now-viral video of the Oklahoma native jumping the fence. Should’ve let them fight it out. // https://t.co/hm9LHw2rhS https://t.co/q0nhD5rRyB pic.twitter.com/By5iNYn4uR — Whiskey Riff (@WhiskeyRiff) September 14, 2025 Unsurprisingly, Adock would continue to take shots at the “Something in the Orange” singer well after the dust had settled in Oklahoma, telling a crowd in Canada that he’s never met someone who liked Bryan: “I’m gonna tell y’all this, in all honesty and the bottom of my heart, I’ve never met a person that’s met that motherf—er that said they like that f—in dude, ever, not one time.” Bryan, on the other hand, would never publicly address the altercation, though he would allude to past issues in a post announcing his sobriety and jokingly referencing how he tried to jump a fence during an appearance with Matthew McConaughey. While Zach may be ready to put the feud behind him (or maybe he’s not, but he’s currently not on social media so we don’t get his unfiltered thoughts like we used to), it seems that Gavin’s fans are still perfectly happy to fan the flames. During a show this week at Gesa Pavilion in Spokane, Washington, a fan gave Gavin a custom-made vest (you know how much he loves his vests) with a special message for Zach Bryan on the back: “Zac Bryan isn’t worth the scum on the bottom of my boot” @mollyyy.lynch Gavin Adcock shows everyone the fan-made vest with a big fu message to Zach Bryan #gavinadcock #spokanewa #gavinadcockconcert #gavinadcockspokane ♬ original sound – miss.molly. Gavin clearly got a kick out of the vest, taking a shot at Bryan himself while signing it for the fan: “F–k that motherf–ker.” The fan who made the vest found the video of Adcock signing it and shared her Esty shop link, and as it turns out she’s got the piece for sale online if you want one of your own. I guess we’ll have to see where this feud takes us next, because it doesn’t seem like it’s dying down any time soon – at least not if Gavin’s fans have anything to do with it.The post Fan Presents Gavin Adcock With A Custom-Made Vest Taking A Shot At Zach Bryan first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Yikes… In many ways, country music is in the best spot it’s been in decades. Whether it’s Ella Langley taking a traditional country song, “Choosin’ Texas,” to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 and smashing records every week, Zach Top garnering national attention after his Grammy win or the rise of indie/alt. country groups like The Red Clay Strays, Turnpike Troubadours, Treaty Oak Revival and many more, most days, there isn’t too much to complain about in the genre broadly speaking. With that being said, however, there are still moments every now and then that make me question everything. One of those has been Chase Matthew’s rise to fame over the past few years. In case you’re unfamiliar with Matthew, you might have heard the atrocity that is his 2024 single, “Darlin’,” which somehow topped Billboard’s Country Airplay chart for multiple weeks last November. In case that wasn’t enough, he’s also dropped truly awful collaborations such as “Hard Liquor” with Waka Flocka Flame (for some reason) and “All My Exes” with Lauren Alaina. Somehow incorporating more 808 beats and snaptracks than the likes of Morgan Wallen and Shaboozey, the Tennessee native essentially represents the worst of what country music has to offer in the 21st century, complete with bro-country stylings that make Florida Georgia Line look good in comparison, rap influences that make Wallen sound traditional and corny lyrics rivaled only by the equally terrible Graham Barham, who you might have seen getting roasted online for tracks like “OIL MONEY.” In case that wasn’t enough, Matthew recently made headlines back in May when his bass player, Carsen Richards, was arrested for truly horrific child sex crimes after the band got off the stage at the BBQ & Barrels festival in Owensboro, Kentucky. Recently, the “Love You Again” singer made an appearance at The Country Fest in North Lawrence, Ohio, and delivered one of the worst covers I’ve heard in recent memory. For whatever reason, Matthew thought it would be a good decision to attempt to perform AC/DC’s rock classic, “Back in Black,” during his set, and it’s nothing short of a disaster. I don’t think you have to be an expert in classic rock genre to understand that “Back in Black” is quite a difficult song to sing, given how distinct lead singer Brian Johnson’s iconic vocals are on the track. Thankfully, Matthew at least knew his limits and decided to instead deliver the track in a much lower key, which resulted in a particularly strange performance of the iconic track. Unsurprisingly, the internet did what the internet did best, with TikTok users in the comments absolutely destroying the 28-year-old singer/songwriter and the performance, calling it “dogsh*t” and “legitimately one of the worst things ever.” “This is f*****g awful” “Aside from the low energy the entire cover is f*****g awful” “He’s playing that guitar like when you give a kid a game controller that’s not on” “Karaoke quality” “The fall off is crazy with this guy” “Yikes” “Never thought I’d rather hear why’s he call you darlin” “Maybe the most underwhelming version I’ve ever heard of this” “What is this?” “Awful” “My god, I can’t stop watching. This is legitimately one of the worst things ever. I can’t believe it.” “Wow this is dog sh*t” “So they just let anyone on a stage now?” Check it out for yourself below: @higgycore Back in Black (cover) – @Chase Matthew #acdc #countryfest #concert #chasematthew #backinblack ♬ original sound – HIGGYCORE The post “Legitimately One Of The Worst Things Ever” – “Darlin'” Singer, Chase Matthew, Gets Destroyed For Awful Cover Of “Back In Black” first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Garth Brooks has added another date to his ongoing 2026 Blame It All on My Roots Tour. Continue reading…

Is this a hot take from Ben Chapman? Or one that a lot of people can agree with and get behind? The “Don’t You Dare” singer joined the Whiskey Riff Raff podcast to discuss his favorite places in Nashville, how it’s been to watch Music City change in his lifetime, and how he and his wife – fellow artist Meg McCree – juggle music and raising their little one. Chapman also touched on the music that helped shape who he is, having Channing Wilson as a mentor, and his latest album, Feet On Fire, being called “funky tonk.” Ben also talked about how he approaches songwriting, trying to have songs that jam but avoiding being a “jam band,” and his concern that no cool music will be made in 20 years. Chapman went on to say a lot of modern artists are making “phone in” records, called out a lot of young artists that don’t know the history of country music, and entertained the thought of country stars from the 60s and 70s living in the modern, social media age of music. And that last point was a really interesting one. Think about names like Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, George Jones and Tammy Wynette. Could you imagine them coming up as artists now? And having to juggle their music career with their social media presence? All while avoiding putting anything out there that could get themselves canceled? It’s an intriguing day dream, eh? And it’s something that Chapman didn’t mind giving his two cents on, and first laid the ground work for by talking about how Waylon Jennings could be considered “bro country” of the time: “You say 60s Nashville country and everybody immediately goes to Willie and Waylon and all those guys. But no one knows that Waylon Jennings did like five records with Chet Atkins. He was a Nashville sound. He was a spoke in the Nashville wheel. He was a ‘bro country’ of the time, as crazy as that sounds. Porter Wagoner was the same way.” Chapman went on to say that artists like Waylon and Porter Wagoner may have been alright at the social media thing, but outside of that, the good country music candidates are few and far between… for a number of reasons: “I feel like those guys would have done good at it. Because I think they would have done anything that the label told them to do. They were just dogs for the label. But if you told Merle Haggard to do it, I don’t think he would necessarily do that. I don’t think Willie Nelson would do it. I don’t think he would be that great at it. I just don’t think they cared about it. Obviously they didn’t have to care about it. You see those memes of Johnny Paycheck blown out of his mind and it’s like, ‘Tell this guy to post a TikTok.’ And he’s just wired. I don’t know if those guys would have done it necessarily. I think they’d be like the Sturgills of today.” @whiskeyriff @Ben Chapman #whiskeyriff #whiskeyriffraff ♬ original sound – Whiskey Riff Sturgill, A.K.A. Johnny Blue Skies, does have things pretty sweet when it comes to his online presence. The “Out In The Country” singer landed his take by saying that, back in the day, it was probably better that the general public didn’t know much about the artists they were idolizing. In his opinion, a lot of the artists and bands of that day probably would have been canceled if they had something at their fingertips that connected them to the whole world: “I think we had such stardom and celebrity craze in the 60s and 70s is because you didn’t know anything about the artist. Other than what the newspaper told you, or (what you heard) going to see a concert… anybody that we love from the 50s and 60s would have been canceled. 100%.” Chapman might have a point there… maybe it was best that era didn’t have the advent of social media to worry about. You can hear about all of that and more from Ben Chapman by checking out the interview on YouTube or making sure to download the podcast on Apple Podcasts by searching “Whiskey Riff Raff.” We’re also available on Spotify and wherever else you can listen to podcasts. Cheers, y’all. Audio Video The post Ben Chapman Says Some Stars From 60s and 70s Would’ve Been Good At Social Media, Others Not So Much first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Garth Brooks’ Blame It All On My Roots Tour might be the hottest ticket of 2026… high demand keeps leading to the country music superstar adding more shows to already scheduled tour dates. The country music star is currently gearing up to go back out on the road. After teasing a new album and new music earlier this year, the “Friends In Low Places” singer finally made the announcement official earlier this month. Through a release on his website, and in a couple of different social media posts, the country superstar told everyone that the “wait is over,” and happily shared that his Blame It All On My Roots Tour will get kicked off in August. The first set of tickets that went on sale were for Indianapolis, Indiana, and there was so much demand for the two concert dates that were announced that Garth and his team added an additional two shows to the weekend. At one point, over 400,000 people were in the Ticketmaster queue when the tickets for the Indy shows went live: “No one was prepared for this. Nearly 400,000 in the Ticketmaster queue!!! Your patience is so appreciated. This is crazy. THANK YOU.” No one was prepared for thisNearly 400,000 in the Ticketmaster queue!!! Your patience is so appreciatedThis is crazyTHANK YOU! – Team Garth — Garth Brooks (@garthbrooks) July 17, 2026 The exact same thing happened when Garth’s Denver tickets went on sale, so the country star is once again adding an extra show on top of what was already scheduled. What’s driving the high demand? It’s likely a mixture of a) Garth being on tour for the first time in quite a while (his last run of shows were in 2024 at his Garth Brooks/Plus ONE Las Vegas residency) and b) the ticket pricing strategy that the “If Tomorrow Never Comes” singer rolled out. Garth chose to make every single ticket that’s for sale – regardless of where it is in the arena – $155.25. When you break that down, it’s $140 for the ticket, and then $15.25 added on top of it in facility fees and service charges (plus taxes). In other words, whether it’s the front row or the nose bleeds, every single seat costs the same. Though some were concerned about the pricing strategy, it’s clearly been effective thus far. So much so that Brooks is once again having to add on to what was originally scheduled for his tour. This time, he’s adding a matinee show for Denver, Colorado: “Denver!!! Over HALF A MILLION in the queue! THANK YOU for showing up like this! Because of your incredible response, Garth is adding another show, plenty of good seats!” Denver!!! Over HALF A MILLION in the queue!!!!!! THANK YOU for showing up like this!!! Because of your incredible response, Garth is adding another show, plenty of good seats!!!! Get YOUR tickets at https://t.co/QFQKNte63Q -Team Garth pic.twitter.com/1q5gNzyaCn — Garth Brooks (@garthbrooks) July 31, 2026 It’s like there’s not enough Garth to go around. My guess is that, as he announces more tour dates, he’ll have no choice but to continue adding dates. For now, only tickets to his Indianapolis and Denver shows are available. If you are trying to secure some Garth Brooks tickets for yourself, all four nights in Indianapolis, and all three Denver dates are on sale now. You’ll just need to head over to Ticketmaster and pay exactly $155.25 per ticket.The post Garth Brooks Adds Third Show To Denver ‘Blame It All On My Roots Tour’ Stop After TicketMaster Queue Soars Over 500,000 Fans first appeared on Whiskey Riff.