Never know who you’re going to run into. A lot of people come to Nashville and hit up Broadway expecting to see their favorite country artists everywhere they turn. But unfortunately for them, there aren’t many artists who hang out on Broadway these days. Sure, you might run into Kid Rock at his bar, or the occasional artist downtown for an event. But for the most part, locals – artists included – generally avoid Broadway. I mean, could you imagine if Luke Bryan tried to walk into a bar down there and have a drink? It would be madness. But here’s a secret: There are plenty of off-the-beaten-path places where artists DO hang out. And one of those is Skinny Dennis in east Nashville. I almost hate to even tell people about this place, because I don’t want to blow up one of my favorite spots or give away all the hidden gems in Nashville, but Skinny Dennis has quickly become a go-to local hotspot since opening last year. The little honky tonk is a great place for locals to hang out, have some good drinks, and hear great country music. And apparently even Zach Top is a fan. Videos posted to TikTok show the “I Never Lie” popping into Skinny Dennis earlier this week and hopping up on stage for a surprise performance of the Ronnie Milsap classic “Don’t You Ever Get Tired (Of Hurting Me).” @countrydumpty #zachtop graced the stage of skinny dennis in east nashville last night ♬ original sound – countrydumpty It’s not the first time Zach has popped into the popular local bar: Video from last years shows him on stage performing the Keith Whitley hit “I’m Over You.” @countrydumpty Zach Top surprised everyone @ Skinny Dennis in Nashville a couple nights ago! #zachtop #countrymusic ♬ original sound – countrydumpty These are the kind of things that makes it so much fun to live in Nashville. There’s so much talent in this city, and you never really know who could be standing next to you – or who could walk in the door and hop on stage. Lainey Wilson recently even spoke about the difficulty of going incognito and living a normal life – which apparently for her isn’t a problem until it comes time to talk thanks to her recognizable southern drawl: “I could be at Walgreens or Walmart, and as soon as I’m checking out at the counter, the cashier will kind of look at me weird. There’s no hiding the voice.” Luckily in Nashville there’s an unspoken rule among locals to leave celebrities alone when you see them going on about their lives out in public. It’s not exactly uncommon to see country stars at the grocery store, or the mall – or even your local bar. But for the most part people in Nashville are pretty good about just letting them go on about their lives. (Obviously it’s different on Broadway, which is full of tourists who are here on the lookout for country stars). I’ve seen a few major country artists at my favorite dive bar, but for the most part everybody leaves them alone – and lets them take the mic if they want to hop up on stage for a song or two. I just hope this doesn’t mean tourists are going to start posting up at Skinny Dennis and waiting for Zach Top to come in. Don’t ruin it for the artists and everybody else, just enjoy the moment if you happen to be in the right place at the right time. @justinamaker Our good friend @Zach Top made an appearance at Skinny Dennis in East Nashville last night! ♬ original sound – Justin Amaker The post WATCH: Zach Top Stopped By An East Nashville Bar & Delivered A Surprise Performance Of A Ronnie Milsap Classic first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

After what can only be described as a tumultuous year in 2025, it’s pretty safe to say that 2026 has been off to a much better start for Zach Bryan. Shortly after announcing that he’s beginning his sobriety journey late in the year, he would get married to Samantha Sebastian on New Year’s Eve. Just two weeks later, he’d drop his long-awaited sixth studio album, With Heaven On Top, along with a full-length acoustic version of the record. Delivering another stellar effort, With Heaven On Top would debut #1 on the all-genre Billboard 200, selling 130,00 units in its first week and charting 18/25 songs on the Billboard Hot 100. Fresh off the album, the “Something in the Orange” singer would embark on his international set of dates, With Heaven On Tour, at the start of March. So far, it’s been off to a pretty good start, packing the likes of LSU’s Tiger Stadium, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ Raymond James Stadium, San Antonio’s The Aladome and more. Though he hit a bit of a bump in the road two weeks ago when he was forced to cancel his first night in Tulsa, Oklahoma at the University of Tulsa’s H.A. Chapman Stadium due to extreme weather, Bryan quickly rebounded the second night. Subsequently, he also played a killer, 28-song set in Louisville, Kentucky at L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium with Kings of Leon and bandmate, J.R. Carroll, which he called the “the best crowd I’ve ever played for in my life, or in the running for sure.” Just got off stage in Louisville. That had to be the best crowd I’ve ever played for in my life, or in the running for sure I love you so much and I’ll always come back to Kentucky God speed and thank you for making me the luckiest man on earth tonight — Zach Bryan (@zachlanebryan) April 12, 2026 During the Louisville show, the Oklahoma native debuted an *interesting* new camera angle (t0 say the least) into his concert production, and it’s been going viral on TikTok. Throughout multiple different songs, including hits like “Plastic Cigarette,” “Burn, Burn, Burn” and “Open The Gate,” a GoPro-esque camera that’s hooked up to Bryan’s micstand has been added into the mix of camera angles… and it looks interesting to say the least. Here’s a view of it during “Plastic Cigarette.” @reaganlutz2 Love this man #zachbryanmusic #ky #concert #fyp ♬ original sound – reaganlutz And here’s another look during “Open the Gate.” @roadshowrecap Needed this #zachbryan #lsu ♬ original sound – roadshowrecap Not sure if I ever wanted (or needed) to get a view that close to Zach’s face, but props to him for trying out new things I guess? And knowing his penchant for some self-deprecating humor, it’s actually a pretty funny move. The comment section on the TikToks were an absolute gold mine. In addition to fans who were at the concert posting their favorite pictures of the new camera angle being displayed on the big screen, many were wondering to themselves why he thought it was a good idea in the first place. I may be wrong, but it not being a “good idea” might actually be the point. I suggest going through the comment section yourself to see some of the funniest images, but here’s some of the highlights: “Who thought this was a good idea.“ “I just know Zach thinks that camera is hilarious” “I’m actually crying why would they give this angle “Why they do him so dirty lol” “This view was such a jump scare I cackled every time lmao” “The greatest POV ever” “I was dying at the mic cam, someone said it’s like when their toddler FaceTimes them lmao” “This is the funniest thing ever” “I’m just happy other people thought it was funny too” I honestly can’t disagree with any of them, especially the one that says Zach definitely thought it looked hilarious. I don’t think I’ve ever seen an artist try a camera like this out before, but it’s so bad and so random that it winds up being pretty damn funny. I’m sure fans will be on the lookout for the camera once again during his show at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, but for now we’ll just have to wait and see if it makes its grand return this weekend. Zach Bryan Tour Dates April 18 – Charlotte, North Carolina – Bank of America Stadium – Caamp & J.R. Carroll April 25 – Lincoln, Nebraska – Memorial Stadium – Kings of Leon & J.R. Carroll May 2 – Starkville, Mississippi – Davis Wade Stadium – Dijon & J.R. Carroll May 9 – Cleveland, Ohio – Huntington Bank Field – Dijon & J.R. Carroll May 27 – San Sebastian, Spain – Donostia Arena- Ben Howard & Keenan O’Meara May 31 – Berlin, Germany – Waldbühne – Ben Howard & Keenan O’Meara June 3 – Oslo, Norway – Unity Arena – Ben Howard & Keenan O’Meara June 6 – Copenhagen, Denmark – Parken – Ben Howard & Keenan O’Meara June 9 – Eindhoven, Netherlands – Philips Stadium – Ben Howard & Keenan O’Meara June 12 – Liverpool, United Kingdom – Anfield Stadium – Dijon & Fey Fili June 14 – Edinburgh, United Kingdom – Scottish Gas Murrayfield – Dijon & Fey Fili June 16 – London, United Kingdom – Tottenham Hotspur Stadium – Dijon & Fey Fili June 17 – London, United Kingdom – Tottenham Hotspur Stadium – Dijon & Fey Fili June 20 – Cork, Ireland – Páirc Úi Chaoimh – Dijon & Fey Fili June 21 – Cork, Ireland – Páirc Úi Chaoimh – Dijon & Fey Fili June 23 – Belfast, Northern Ireland – Boucher Playing Fields – Dijon & Fey Fili June 24 – Belfast, Northern Ireland – Boucher Playing Fields – Dijon & Fey Fili July 24 – Eugene, Oregon – Autzen Stadium – MJ Lenderman & Fey Fili  July 31 – San Diego, California – Snapdragon Stadium – MJ Lenderman & Fey Fili August 1 – San Diego, California – Snapdragon Stadium – MJ Lenderman & Fey Fili August 7 – Salt Lake City, Utah – Rice-Eccles Stadium – MJ Lenderman & Fey Fili August 13 – Denver, Colorado – Empower Field at Mile High – MJ Lenderman & Fey Fili August 14 – Denver, Colorado – Empower Field at Mile High – MJ Lenderman & Fey Fili August 22 – Arlington, Texas – AT&T Stadium – MJ Lenderman & Fey Fili September 5 – Glendale, Arizona – State Farm Stadium – MJ Lenderman & Fey Fili September 18 – Dover, Delaware – The Woodlands – Kings of Leon, Fey Fili & Gabriella Rose September 19 – Dover, Delaware – The Woodlands – Alabama Shakes, Fey Fili & Gabriella Rose September 21 – Toronto, Ontario – Rogers Center – Trampled By Turtles & Gabriella Rose September 22 – Toronto, Ontario – Rogers Center – Trampled By Turtles & Gabriella Rose October 2 – Foxborough, Massachusetts – Gillette Stadium – Gregory Alan Isakov & Gabriella Rose October 3 – Foxborough, Massachusetts – Gillette Stadium – Gregory Alan Isakov & Gabriella Rose October 10 – Auburn, Alabama – Jordan-Hare Stadium – Gregory Alan Iskov & Gabriella RoseThe post Zach Bryan Earns Viral Response To Hilarious New Fisheye Camera Angle On Concert Video Screen first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

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When Jorge Alvarez arrived at Rutgers University as a first-generation college student, he couldn’t find anyone who looked like him, a Latino man, talking openly about mental health. “I felt very lost,” he later said. So he decided to be that change. He revived the Active Minds chapter at Rutgers and built it into the largest student-run mental health organization on campus, with an intentional focus on creating space for Black and Brown students. He took that same energy online, building a community of over 115,000 TikTok followers through educational content on mental health, generational trauma, and cultural identity. That trajectory led him, in 2022, to the White House, one of just 30 young advocates invited to the first-ever Mental Health Youth Action Forum, where he joined a conversation with Dr. Jill Biden, Selena Gomez, and Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy to make the case for culturally relevant mental health care. He returned again in 2024. @mtvnews To champion MentalHealthAction, #FLOTUS Dr. Jill Biden, SelenaGomez, and Surgeon General Dr. #VivekMurthy teamed up with @mtv to amplify the voices of youth activists and chart the path forward. @dometipongo spoke to Gomez about why it’s “OK not to be OK” and more. Head to mentalhealthishealth.us ♬ original sound – MTV NEWS Today, Alvarez is being recognized by Engage for Good as its first-ever Emerging Leader of the Year. Now in its 24th year, the Halo Awards have long recognized the best corporate-nonprofit partnerships in the country. This year, for the first time, the organization is also recognizing the people behind the work: a pioneer who built the field before it had a name, a leader who has made it sharper and more responsive, and a younger voice who is pushing it somewhere new. The Pioneer: Carol Cone In 1983, a small shoe company called Rockport had a problem: nobody knew who they were. Carol Cone had an idea. Link the brand to something bigger than footwear — the emerging walking-for-health movement — and make the company a genuine champion of it. Rockport grew from a $20 million unknown into a $150 million brand. More importantly, Cone had stumbled onto something she would spend the next forty years proving: that a company’s values, done right, are a business strategy.She’s now known as the Mother of Cause Marketing, and the résumé backs it up. Cone founded the nation’s first cause marketing consultancy in 1980, produced more than 30 research reports that helped turn the field into a discipline, and has executed more than 250 purpose programs for some of the world’s leading companies. She’s directed $5 billion toward social causes through initiatives like the American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women, the Avon Breast Cancer Crusade, and Aflac’s My Special Aflac Duck. She wrote the book — literally, Breakthrough Nonprofit Branding — hosts the Purpose 360 podcast, now more than 220 episodes in, and has mentored over 1,000 people coming up in the field. Engage for Good is honoring her with its Lifetime Achievement Award. “She didn’t just contribute to this space,” said EFG CEO Muneer Panjwani. “She defined and legitimized it.” The Collaborator: Karen Little What sets Karen Little apart isn’t just what she’s built, it’s how she builds it. The head of Rapid Response at PayPal is known across the social impact sector for bringing people together in moments when most organizations are still figuring out what to do. When wildfires tore through Los Angeles in January 2025, Little didn’t wait for the smoke to clear. She activated PayPal’s financial tools, nonprofit partnerships, and giving infrastructure, moving resources to the organizations that needed them while the crisis was still unfolding. She has since helped write the playbook on strategic disaster philanthropy — the kind other companies can actually follow. Her instinct for convening shows up elsewhere too. Little founded the Bay Area Social Impact Gathering, which started as a dozen peers talking over drinks and has since grown into a network of more than 250 professionals spanning corporate, nonprofit, and foundation sectors. “Her balance between strategy and humanity is what sets her leadership apart,” said Panjwani. She is the inaugural recipient of EFG’s Impact Leader of the Year Award. The Next Generation: Jorge Alvarez Back at Active Minds, Alvarez has built that same personal conviction into a career. As Senior Manager of Corporate Partnerships & Engagement, he’s helped raise $6M+ for youth mental health and guided the A.S.K. campaign to reach more than 28 million people. He serves on the board of Youth MOVE National and was recognized as a 2023 Young Innovator in Behavioral Health. “Youth and young adults are eager to lead,” he said when he received the award. “They just need organizations and allies to listen.” What Comes Next Carol Cone built the foundation. Karen Little is strengthening it. And Jorge Alvarez is one of the people who will decide what gets built on top of it. That’s what this year’s Halo Awards are really about, not just celebrating what the corporate social impact field has accomplished, but taking stock of who’s carrying it forward. “Together, they represent a field that is evolving, deepening, and rising to meet a more complex moment,” said Panjwani.All three will be recognized at the Halo Awards Gala during the Engage for Good 2026 Conference, April 21–24 in Palm Springs. The post Three leaders who are changing what it means to do good in business. appeared first on Upworthy.

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