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Kelso going country. In this day and age, it might just be easier to clarify who isn’t switching over to the country genre. Artists from all different walks of the music industry have traded in their regular form of music making to try their hand at country music. Post Malone, Beyoncé, and Lana Del Ray are probably the most famous names… and you can throw former Beatles member Ringo Starr in there too. Then there’s a laundry list of non-musicians who have ventured into the realm of country in the past couple of years. NBA star Jimmy Butler says he’s got over 200 country songs in the bag and ready to go, and another former NBA player, Meyers Leonard, announced his retirement from the sport with an original country song. Needless to say, everyone apparently wants a slice of the country music pie in the 2020s. That trend continues with actor and producer Ashton Kutcher (who many probably know from That 70s Show or The Ranch) also announcing that he’s got some country music in the works. At the premiere of his new show, The Beauty (which kind of seems like a ripoff of the 2024 film The Substance, but that’s besides the point), Kutcher was asked by Good Morning America if he had a healthy obsession. Kutcher responded with a surprising revelation: “I don’t know if this is healthy or not. It might not be healthy. I decided I’m going to write a country music album… I love it, but I’m not a very good singer.” Hey… having a bad voice has never stopped plenty of artists in the genre, am I right? Ashton Kutcher says that, despite not being vocally gifted, he’s going to give it a shot, even if it’s just so that he can say that he did: “I’m going to do it anyway just because I want to write an album. I don’t care if anybody listens to it and they probably won’t and I’m okay with it, but I’ve just always wanted to write a country music album. So I’m obsessed with getting that done.” @gma An Ashton Kutcher country album? Yeah, sign us up! @FX’s The Beauty ♬ original sound – Good Morning America I’m not sure what else I can say other than… that’s very interesting. Especially considering Ashton Kutcher’s memorable country music crossover at the CMAs over a decade ago. Back in 2012, the Iowa native found himself at the center of some controversy after he came out looking like a caricature of a country artist and absolutely butchered the George Strait classic “I Cross My Heart.” If you don’t remember the cringeworthy moment, take a look: Much of the controversy from that was other country music stars assuming that Kutcher was just making fun of the country genre. But if he’s now saying that he’s attempting to make a country record, and he’s admitting on the front end that he doesn’t have a good voice… maybe that viral moment from 2012 isn’t all that cringey armed with hindsight?The post “I Don’t Care If Anybody Listens To It”: Ashton Kutcher Reveals His Latest Obsession Is Writing A Full Country Album first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Nothing short of a phenomenon. Since late 2023, there was an almost tangible feeling that Ella Langley was primed to be country music’s next female superstar. With early success on tracks like “Could’ve Been Her,” “paint the town blue” and her Koe Wetzel collaboration, “That’s Why We Fight,” all signs pointed to Langley blowing up into the stratosphere. Then 2024 rolled around and she shattered all expectations with the monster success of her Riley Green collaboration, the viral “you look like you love me.” It’s hard to truly state just how popular the track was among both fans and critics at the time. Though it’s began to fall into “overplayed” territory as we sit in 2026, there’s simply no denying how much of a force to be reckoned with both the song and Langley have become. As for “you look like you love me” itself, the track has been nothing short of an award show darling, snagging a staggering 7 wins across categories at the CMA and ACM Awards in both 2024 and 2025. This isn’t even mentioning it scoring a #1 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart, a 3x platinum certification from the Recording Industry of America (RIAA) and nearly 300 million streams on Spotify alone as of January 21, 2026. Upon the release and eventual success of “you look like you love me,” it seemed nearly impossible for Langley to top it. Of course, this isn’t a knock on the Alabama native, it simply felt like the perfect storm of quality, virality and drama following the countless rumors surrounding her and Riley Green at the time of its release. Just when you thought that “you look like you love me” would remain as Langley’s signature hit over the next few years, “Choosin’ Texas” was released. And it’s been nothing short of a juggernaut for the Alabama native. And deservedly so. The track, which was now famously co-written with Miranda Lambert (along with Joybeth Taylor and Luke Dick), was released back on October 7th, and quickly became one of the most buzzy songs of the year for a couple of different reasons. For starters, the “Choosin’ Texas” once again fanned the flames of the seemingly never-ending online drama surrounding Langley and Green’s relationship, with a countless number of fans online speculating whether the song was written about Green himself. This, of course, was mainly due to the single’s artwork depicting a couple, a man wearing a cowboy hat and a blonde woman, in a red convertible, which made fans once again stir up rumors surrounding the alleged “love triangle” between Langley, Green and Megan Moroney. More importantly, however, it’s simply a great song. Drawing on some ’70s inspired sounds, in the intro particular, the track is nothing short of infectious. “Choosin’ Texas,” plainly, is a song that encapsulates everything great about the genre. From the steel-soaked production and Langley’s twangy vocals to the specificity in the writing and the general theme of heartbreak, it’s a country song that’s firing on all cylinders. Since its release, the song has been nothing short of a smash for Langley. Debuting at #37 on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100, it also launched all the way to #7 on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart, both of which were career-highs for the “hungover” singer. In the weeks following, it caught even more fire. On December 2nd, it became Langley’s first career #1 hit on the aforementioned Hot Country Songs chart and also 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. In case that wasn’t enough, on January 5th, “Choosin’ Texas” reached #5 on the all-genre Hot 100, skyrocketing all the way up from #48 last week. With this entry, “Choosin’ Texas” has become Langley’s first-career Top 5 entry on the chart as well as her first Top 10 entry. In case you were wondering just how rare of a feat this was, the Alabama native became just the 12th woman THIS CENTURY to chart a country song inside the Top 10 on the Hot 100. This week, despite Zach Bryan charting 18 songs on the Hot 100, Bruno Mars rocketing to #1 with his first solo song in years with “I Just Might” and tracks like “Man I Need” and “The Fate of Ophelia” still being successful, “Choosin’ Texas” is still holding strong and only dropping one spot down to #6. Even more interestingly, “Choosin’ Texas” received a whole lot of love, not on country radio, but Adult Contemporary (AC) radio this week. In case you’re not familiar with this “genre” of radio, it’s a bit of a catch-all that (obviously) focuses on adults, typically women, ages 25-45. Though Adult Contemporary does not have one genre it caters to, typically, it focuses on pop, R&B and soft rock. To get a taste of the current state of its rotation, this is the current Top 5: “Ordinary” – Alex Warren “Golden” – HUNTR/X “The Fate of Ophelia” – Taylor Swift “The Man I Need” – Olivia Dean “back to friends” – sombr Back to “Choosin’ Texas,” it tied for the most adds across US Hot AC Radio this week with 20 separate entries across stations in the country. Though 20 isn’t an incredible number itself, it becomes pretty noteworthy when you take in consideration its surrounded by the likes of Hillary Duff’s “Roommates,” Bruno Mars’ aforementioned “I Just Might,” MAX and Andy Grammer’s “The Thing I Love” and RAYE’s “WHERE IS MY HUSBAND!” Most added songs on US Hot AC Radio this week: #1 Choosin’ Texas @ellalangleymsic (20) [TIE]#2 Roommates @HilaryDuff (20) [TIE]#3 I Just Might @BrunoMars (17)#4 The Thing I Love @MAXMusic ft. @andygrammer (10)#5 Where Is My Husband! @raye (9) — U.S. Radio Updater (@USRadioUpdater) January 21, 2026 Though only time will tell how Langley and “Choosin’ Texas” does on non-country formats such as Adult Contemporary, it’s becoming increasingly clear that the song is becoming nothing short of a phenomenon. While you have Morgan Wallen experiencing record-breaking success thanks to his pop and trap-fueled country songs and Zach Bryan continue to top charts with his folk and singer/songwriter tracks in the genre, it becomes noteworthy when a song as unabashedly country as “Choosin’ Texas” is not only dominate the country charts and all-genre charts such as the Hot 100 but also force itself into conventionally country-hesitant formats such as Adult Contemporary. It’s safe to say Ella Langley is a country superstar, and by the looks of it, she’s well on her way to becoming a bona fide star in music as a whole. Fire it “Chosin’ Texas” before you go. The post Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” Scores The Most Adds On US Adult Contemporary Radio As The Track Continues To Surge Up All-Genre Charts first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

The Red Clay Strays tipping their cap to the great Hank Williams Jr. If you ask me, the Red Clay Strays – consisting of Drew Nix (electric guitar, vocals, harmonica), Zach Rishel (electric guitar), Andrew Bishop (bass), John Hall (drums), Sevans Henderson (keys), and frontman Brandon Coleman – are great ambassadors of country music. They are one of the genre’s brightest modern day acts… even though they insist they aren’t even making country music. Yeah, that’s true. Right after they took home the award for “Best Vocal Group” at the Country Music Awards, they spoke with the media and said that they don’t even feel as though they’ve really made any country music yet. That’s somewhat of a flex to say that after winning an award at the CMAs, am I right? But the way Coleman explained it all, he and the band don’t want to do country music a disservice by playing other forms of music and just calling it country: “We’re very thankful for it. We were a lot of different genres when we started playing together. John was more hard rock, Andrew was more funk and blues, Zach was more rock, Sevans was more jazz, and I was more country. I was the hick of the group. So country music has a very special place in my heart, and that’s the reason I always say we don’t really play country music, because when we get ready to make an actual country record, it’ll be country music. Because I think country music deserves to be recognized as a genre, so if you’re just playing rock n’ roll music, but calling it country music, I think that’s doing country a disservice. So that’s why I always say that. But we are all country boys and we’re Southern gentlemen, so we’re very happy to be accepted by the community – and we’ll eventually make some actual country music, too.” That’s both confusing and exciting. I think the country music they’ve put forth already is exceptional, and if they don’t even consider it to be country… we’re all in for a real treat when the band from Alabama locks in and starts making some “actual country.” The Red Clay Strays may have even teased that era of their band with their latest social media post. At some point during their tour in 2025, they covered Hank Williams Jr’s “Country State of Mind.” The 1986 song shot all the way up to No. 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart upon its release, and it’ll forever be a popular karaoke song (what Hank Williams Jr song isn’t though?). And the Red Clay Strays decided to work it into their setlist one night, recorded it, and posted a snippet of it on their social media earlier today. It’s a very respectable rendition of the classic Hank Jr., and I guess you could say it gives fan a sneak peak into what they could sound like when they go full-fledged country. The band said in the post’s caption that they may or may not post the whole thing up on YouTube, and I’ve got a feeling that a) enough of their fans will hear this and then b) clamor for them to do just that in the comments section: “Might throw the whole thing up on YouTube later, who knows. Here’s a cover we did of an old Hank Williams Jr. song.” Yeah, I’ll go ahead and speak for everyone and say that you all should post the full version on YouTube. Better yet… a studio version of the song – perhaps on an album full of other classic country covers – would be greatly appreciated. Just something for you all to consider, if any band member of the Red Clay Strays is reading this.The post Red Clay Strays Put Their Soulful Spin On A Hank Williams Jr. Classic — Should They Drop The Full Version? first appeared on Whiskey Riff.