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One of the greatest country duos of all-time. Of course, legendary country duo Brooks & Dunn  burst onto the scene with their hit debut song “Brand New Man” topped the charts in 1991, after they had been working together writing songs because songwriter and industry executive Tim DuBois wanted them to work as a duo. Both Ronnie Dunn and Kix Brooks moved to Nashville as solo artists and were pursuing solo careers, but were put together in an arranged musical marriage of sorts, and they famously split in August of 2009 after 20 years as a duo, but it was only for several years, as they reunited in 2015 for a Las Vegas residency with Reba McEntire called “Reba, Brooks & Dunn: Together in Vegas.” From there, they started working together and performing together again, and eventually, they put out their amazing Reboot album in 2019 that featured collaborations with contemporary country artists, and because of how successful it was, they launched a tour in 2021. They put out a new Reboot album with a different group of artists in 2024. They’re back performing and being nominated for major country awards, but their relationship hasn’t always been perfect… Fans have long speculated about how much Kix and Ronnie really “like” each other, but I think a lot of that stems from the fact that they’ve just been doing together for so long that they have had ups and downs, like with any long term friendship or relationship. During a recent interview, they opened up about that and Ronnie said they “do like each other” and had magic right away when they first started writing together in 1990: “We do like one another… just over time. I mean, we were thrown together. You know, 1990, and just told to go write songs, we didn’t know what we were doing or what project. It was in in this room, or a different form of this room, we did it over a weekend and took a few the songs back. ‘Brand New Man’ and ‘Next Broken Heart’ back to Tim Dubois. He was starting Arista records with Clive Davis at the time.” They obviously had no idea that it would become what it did: “No, not a clue. Worst case scenario, we were thinking one thing would lead to another and we’d go out and find other jobs and get record deals or whatever. But it took off, like, immediately.” Kix explained that there’s been a lot of “ebb and flow” to it all over the span of 30 years, and when they started having #1’s with radio hits as a duo, it was a bit confusing considering they had been doing the same things solo and it had never worked like that: “I mean 35 years, a lot of ebb and flow, for sure. We’ve both been doing this a long time without a whole lot to show for it, honestly. And all of a sudden #1, #1, #1. You’re like, ‘What in the hell?’ It’s just weird when you beat up bars and you work so hard and you feel like you’re every bit as good then a you’ now but what just happened?” Ronnie thinks a lot of it probably had to do with timing, but they really don’t know why exactly it worked, because as Kix explained, they had “absolutely nothing in common.” They came from totally different circumstances, and he likened their ultimate break up to being like a NASCAR race and a wreck waiting to happen: “I think we had some pretty good songs, but I think we had absolutely nothing in common. We had nothing in common onstage. We came from totally different backgrounds as far as performing went, and I think it was kind of a NASCAR race. It’s like, there’s a wreck on the way. So let’s watch this for a while, and see how hard they hit the wall. And we did plenty of times, but I think I think there was some nervous energy between the two of us. Kinda always has been.” Ronnie said they didn’t even know who would be the lead singer at first, which made things awkward: “You start at that level, you don’t even know who’s gonna be the lead singer, or if there is gonna be a lead singer. It was awkward. I don’t know that we ever had that discussion.” Kix believes Ronnie was the right man for the job because he’s such an incredible singer, and he could admit that now, but he implied that it was really hard for him at first. They credit Reba having them in Vegas for getting that spark back, and the resurgence they’ve had since then is nothing short of impressive. Their songs go viral on TikTok now quite frequently, and it’s really cool to see them helping bring that awesome 90’s sound to the next generation: “Ronnie was singing hits right off the bat, even though we wrote ‘Next Broken Heart’ and ‘Brand New Man,’ he grabbed it. I couldn’t have sung either one of those songs near that well. It’s easy for me to look back on it, I think. We’re both trying so hard with our egos involved, not knowing how it’s gonna go, you know. But it shook out to me, realizing, really, what a great singer he is. And I don’t have any trouble saying that now after 35 years. We’ve been through freaking miles of up and down, and mud, and running through the freaking daisies out there. It’s just, it’s crazy to look back on, even going through 2010 when we quit and meant it. But it didn’t take but a couple of years and a couple of gigs showed up and we never really lost that, whatever it is, that happens onstage. Especially when Reba got involved, you know, we’d done a couple of big tours with her. And she drug us into Vegas and we’re doing a 2 1/half hour show just shooting the bull and singing the songs. We both had a pretty good handful of hits and, like, damn this is fun. And it just reminded us, this is great. And to put this thing together with Reba, damn, we got a hillbilly band back there, or a honky-tonk band that’s the truth. Let’s go bang that again cause that really was fun you know. Just get over our BS.” Ronnie stated simply: “We tried to blow it real hard.” Thankfully, it seems like it was just meant to be that they’d eventually work and sing together again, and they’re back on the road playing for fans doing it just like they always did. Not many artists at that point int heir career can even dream about being back at the forefront of the conversation for their own genre like Brooks & Dunn are now, but I appreciate their honesty about how it hasn’t always been sunshine and rainbows. The fact that they wrote bangers like “Brand New Man” and “Next Broken Heart” proves that they were destined for country greatness that has thankfully lasted for decades. “Brand New Man” The post Brooks & Dunn Get Honest About Their Struggles To Get Along Over The Years: “We Tried To Blow It Real Hard” first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Coming this week. Ella Langley announced this morning that her next single “Never Met Anyone Like You” will be out everywhere this Friday, June 27th. It’s a song she’s been teasing for a little bit now, and fans have been loving the teasers so it’s exciting that she’s putting it out so soon. The song is a departure from her most recent hit “Weren’t For The Wind” that focuses on why she chose herself in a relationship and ultimately left it behind, as “Never Met Anyone Like You” is about her more loving feelings about finding a new man who has turned her world upside down. Written by Ella with Hardy and Jordan Schmidt, it’s already shaping up to be another big song for the Alabama native: “I’ve never met anyone like you Darlin’, you’re one in a million God couldn’t do it again if he tried to I’ve never met anyone Never met anyone like you Like you…” Ella released her debut record, hungover, and a deluxe edition of the record, still hungover, in the last year which have catapulted her to stardom in country music, but it looks like she’s ready to turn the page to the next chapter of her career, and I can’t wait to hear it: “‘Never Met Anyone Like You.’ Out Friday. 6.27. Written with Hardy & Jordan Schmidt.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ella Langley (@ellalangleymusic) Here’s some of the teaser: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ella Langley (@ellalangleymusic) Ella Langley is currently serving as direct support for Riley Green on his extensive 2025 Damn Country Music Tour. RILEY GREEN DAMN COUNTRY MUSIC TOUR DATES: June 26th, 2025 – Cadott, WI – Hoofbeat Country Fest % June 27th, 2025 – Brainerd, MN – Lakes Jam % June 28th, 2025 – Milwaukee, WI – Summerfest % July 10th, 2025 – Winnipeg, Canada – Country Thunder % July 12th, 2025 – Pendleton, OR – Pendleton Whisky Music Festival % July 13th, 2025 – Chicago, IL – Windy City Smokeout % July 18th, 2025 – Kettering, OH – Fraze Pavilion *- July 19th, 2025 – Harrington, DE – Delaware State Fair % July 20th, 2025 – York, PA – York State Fair % July 24th, 2025 – New York, NY – The Rooftop at Pier 17 *@& July 25th, 2025 – Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall at Fenway *@& July 26th, 2025 – Gilford, NH – Bank of NH Pavilion *@& August 1st, 2025 – Bethlehem, PA – Musikfest % August 9th, 2025 – Birmingham, AL – Coca-Cola Amphitheater *$- August 16th, 2025 – Sainte-Hélène-de-Kamouraska, Canada – Lasso 2025 % August 17th, 2025 – Calgary, Canada – Country Thunder Calgary % August 21st, 2025 – Bonner, MT – KettleHouse Amphitheater *?- August 22nd, 2025 – Idaho Falls, ID – Mountain America Center *?- August 23rd, 2025 – Nampa, ID – Ford Idaho Center Amphitheater *?- August 25th, 2025 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre *?- August 28th, 2025 – Corning, CA – Obsidian Spirits Amphitheater *@- August 30th, 2025 – Puyallup, WA – Puyallup Fairgrounds at Washington State Fair %• September 6th, 2025 – Niagara Falls, Canada – Misty City Music Festival % September 10th, 2025 – London, UK – O2 Forum Kentish Town / September 11th, 2025 – London, UK – O2 Forum Kentish Town / September 12th, 2025 – London, UK – O2 Forum Kentish Town / September 13th, 2025 – Birmingham, UK – O2 Academy Birmingham / September 15th, 2025 – Manchester, England – O2 Victoria Warehouse / September 16th, 2025 – Glasgow, UK – O2 Academy Glasgow / September 18th, 2025 – Belfast, UK – Waterfront Hall / September 19th, 2025 – Dublin, Ireland – Olympia Theatre / September 26th, 2025 – Washington, DC – Washington Nationals Park October 4th, 2025 – Winnsboro, SC – Field & Stream Festival % October 10th, 2025 – North Charleston, SC – Riverfront Revival % November 6th, 2025 – Grand Rapids, MI – Van Andel Arena #~/ November 7th, 2025 – St Louis, MO – Chaifetz Arena #~/ November 8th, 2025 – Kansas City, MO – T-Mobile Center #~/ November 13th, 2025 – University Park, PA – Bryce Jordan Center #~/ November 14th, 2025 – Toledo, OH – Huntington Center #~/ November 15th, 2025 – Peoria, IL – Peoria Civic Center Arena #~/ November 20th, 2025 – Lincoln, NE – Pinnacle Bank Arena #~/ November 21st, 2025 – Oklahoma City, OK – Paycom Center #~/ *Ella Langley +Jake Worthington @Vincent Mason #Jamey Johnson ~Drake White $Lauren Watkins ^Jake Worthington -Preston Cooper !Erik Dylan &Wyatt McCubbin ?Mike Ryan ;Channing Wilson •Josh Ross /Hannah McFarland %Festival date This post contains links from our Affiliate Partners program. If you use these links to make a purchase, we may earn a commission at no additional cost to you.The post Ella Langley To Release New Single “Never Met Anyone Like You” This Friday first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

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