Would have paid an incredible amount of money to see this one. Out of all the beefs in country music history, the strangest, funniest and arguably longest-standing might just have to be between Garth Brooks and Tom Segura. In case you somehow have not heard of it or forgot some of the details, let me give you a brief rundown (full story HERE). Back in 2018 on his podcast with fellow comedian Christina P., Your Mom’s House, the pair began discussing Brooks’ announcement of his upcoming stadium tour at the time and his admittedly weird Facebook posts. After watching a clip of Brooks discussing the aforementioned stadium tour and pondering what was going through his head, Segura dropped the line that forever changed comment sections while discussing the “Callin’ Baton Rouge” singer: “What he’s thinking about is all the bodies he’s got stacked in graves in his yard, for sure… He’s probably killed 200-300 people in his life.” The comment, at the time, seemed like nothing more than a funny, one-off line about Brooks and his weird persona, but it became so much more than that. Immediately after the episode aired, Brooks’ comment sections on social media began getting flooded by fans of Segura commenting the now-famous line, “Where are the bodies?” It would be one thing if that line was a fleeting trend that faded a couple of months or even a year after the episode aired in 2018, but it simply hasn’t. Though his comments on his most recent posts throughout the two and a half years have been limited and/or disabled. If you go back to posts as recent as 2023, you can see hundreds of comments on every single post referencing Segura’s now-famous line. Though Garth has never directly responded to Segura publicly (which is absolutely insane considering this “beef” has lasted nearly eight years at this point), according to the comedian, Garth has acknowledged it in private with multiple people. Even more absurdly, Brooks apparently has the viral video of Segura horrifically breaking his arm and tearing his patellar tendon simultaneously at the ready, and often watches it. If you’ve seen it, you know it’s pretty nasty, but according to the Segura, the “Friends in Low Places” singer then tells whoever is around that the video is proof of karma existing. To me, the most absurd part of this entire saga very well might be the fact that Garth has never once even acknowledged all of this in a public setting, despite it almost becoming synonymous with him online over the past decade. As it turns out, Segura was actually contacted by Garth’s team to appear on his podcast, something he explained recently on an episode of Andrew Shultz’s Flagrant podcast. At one point, they asked if he would be interested in it and requested he write an outline of what would be discussed on the episode. “I tried to get Garth on. At one point, they reached out, and they said, ‘Garth’s gonna do some interviews. Would you like him to be on the podcast?’ I said, ‘F****** of course.’ So they were like, ‘Write something that we can show this to one of his people.'” As Segura explained, he actually took the request semi-seriously, writing back that he would love to have him on and talk about his career. Amazingly, they weren’t even sure if Segura was the one who started the “Where are the bodies?” at first. With that being said, however, the comedian theorized that they had discussions after the fact and actually realized that he was, in fact, the one who started it, evidently having Garth’s team tell him that he wouldn’t be appearing on the podcast. “The agent told my guy, instead of confirming, ‘Didn’t he say something crazy about Garth? I feel like that could go wrong for him. I feel like that guy had said something.’ Eventually, they were like, ‘He’s not coming on the show.'” I think I speak for everyone when I say we were robbed of potentially one of the greatest podcast episodes of all time with this one. Watch the full clip of Segura explaining the saga here: The post Tom Segura Says He Almost Had Garth Brooks On His Podcast Amid The Iconic ‘Where Are The Bodies?’ Feud first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

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A reminder of his childhood in Texas. It’s safe to say it’s been nothing short of a wild six months for Cody Johnson. If you recall, back in October, the Texas native suffered a huge blow when he blew out his eardrum. Just a month later, however, the “Dirt Cheap” singer would shock the country music world by taking home his first-ever CMA Male Vocalist of the Year award, snapping Chris Stapleton’s four-year winning streak. Couple that with breaking George Strait’s Rodeo Houston’s concert-only attendance record in March with a crowd of 80,203, snagging four nominations at the upcoming ACM Awards (Entertainer of the Year, Male Artist of the Year, Single of the Year for “The Fall” and Visual Media for “The Fall”) and headlining Stagecoach, the largest country festival in the U.S., you have yourself one of the best six-month stretches you can ask for. The lingering question that has been surrounding Johnson, despite all the success, is just when he’s going to announce his next album, which has been nearly three years in the making at this point. After a long wait, last Thursday, April 16th, the “Dirt Cheap” singer would officially kick off the next chapter, announcing that he will be releasing his tenth studio album, Banks Of The Trinity, on Friday, June 26th. View this post on Instagram In the Instagram post announcing the record, Johnson would note that the album is a reflection of his roots back home in Sebastopol, Texas. Particularly, he’d note that hearing the title track for the first time kick-started the concept for Banks Of The Trinity. “When I heard the song “Banks Of The Trinity” for the first time, it was like a portrait flashed in my head of memories I thought I’d forgotten. It took me straight back home to Sebastopol, Texas, where I grew up on the river. That’s why I chose a photo of Lawrence’s Grocery Store for the album cover. As a kid, I used to ride my bike two miles down an old dirt road just to get a cream soda and a Blue Bell ice cream bar. I’d sit there and listen to the old men talk for a while before heading back home with a basket of groceries. This record is my way of going back to those dirt roads. I can’t wait for you to come with me on that journey back.” There’s no doubt that there’s a tangible amount of excitement in the air surrounding the album, whether its fans who have been dying to hear a new project from the Texas star or those (like myself) who are curious to see the next step in Johnson’s evolution as an artist. Following the album’s announcement last week, Johnson stopped by Amazon Music’s Country Heat Weekly podcast to discuss the album, his major ACM nominations and more with hosts, Kelly Sutton and Amber Anderson. Midway though the interview, the 38-year-old singer/songwriter would dive deep into the title track and why hearing it for the first time brought him to tears. As Johnson describes it, “Banks of the Trinity” simply took him back home and reminded him of where he came from, despite not writing the track itself. Additionally, he’d explain that it sort of clears up any common misconceptions about him NOT growing up on a ranch and instead growing up in a hard-working, middle class family. “I head this song, ‘Banks of the Trinity,’ and I kind of had tears in my eyes. It just took me back home, like I started having flashbacks of memories that I had forgotten — of how I grew up and where I grew up. Everybody always assumes like, ‘Oh, Cody grew up on a ranch and had cows and horses.’ No, we were not poor, but we were not the rich kids either. Mom and dad worked hard for everything we had, and when you got off of work, you went to do a second job. Deer season was not about trophies. It was about, ‘We need to put a deer in the fridge just because that’s one less thing that you have to cross off the grocery list.'” Diving more into the title track and the album itself, he’d note how it also represents growing up and swimming on the titular river with friends, also highlighting the fact that its changed for the worse over the years. “But then [it’s also about] just going with your buddies on the boat and swimming in the Trinity River. Nowadays, I look back at the Trinity River, and I’m like, ‘God, we swam in that?’ Isn’t that crazy? There’s a syringe floating by…” Though Johnson has yet to tease the title track in any form, it looks like we’re in for an incredibly raw, personal story when it drops with the rest of the album on June 26th. Before you go, fire up the lead single from the album, “I Want You.” Cody Johnson Tour Dates April 24 – Indio, California – Stagecoach May 2 – Clemson, South Carolina – Death Valley (Clemson Stadium) May 9 – Des Moines, Iowa – Casey’s Corner May 30 – Rosemont, Illinois – Allstate Center July 11 – Cavendish, Prince Edward Island – Cavendish Beach Music Festival July 17 – Columbus, Ohio – Nationwide Arena July 18 – Columbus, Ohio – Nationwide Arena July 25 – Jacksonville, Florida – Vystar Veterans Memorial Arena August 8 – Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – Paycom Center August 22 – Knoxville, Tennessee – Food City Center August 29 – Saint Paul, Minnesota – Grand Casinoa Arena September 12 – Tacoma, Washington – Tacoma Dome The post “Had Tears In My Eyes”: Cody Johnson On How The Title Track Of His Upcoming Album, ‘Banks Of The Trinity’ Inspired Him first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

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