Hard to imagine a better act to sing the national anthem… The NFL Draft is tonight and I as a Pittsburgh Steeler fan am feeling, well to be honest with you, I don’t have a single clue how to feel. Will Aaron Rodgers sign? Will we draft Shedeur Sanders? Will be kick the can down the road and wind up with Mason Rudolph at the helm? Will we trade George Pickens before we get to see him and DK Metcalf on the field together? More than likely we’ll take some defensive tackle and hope Mike Tomlin can pull some magic out of his rear end (yet again) but I guess I shouldn’t be pessimistic just yet… The draft is in Green Bay, Wisconsin this year and truthfully there’s not a better place on earth for it. Sure, you have people like Cam Ward saying there’s nothing to do there but I’ve been up there twice and let me brag on Black Saddle quickly… It’s a dive bar that gets packed on the weekends, is quiet during the week, serves cans of ice-cold Busch Light, and plays country music all the time, literally where else on earth would you rather be? The area around the stadium is absolutely incredible as well. Called Titletown, there’s so much to do right there in the stadium and also a few bars (including an enormous one called Stadium View) and breweries right in the vicinity. Sure, there’s no insanely overpriced nightclubs or whatever else big cities have that make people like them, but there’s great food, great beer, and the entire city is a dedication to the Green Bay Packers, which is just hands down, objectively cool. We’ll see how the crowd looks tonight (I have a friend who works for them and he thinks it’s going to be way more packed than the media has reported) but to see players get taken in the first round while the history of Green Bay looms large around them is a beautiful place to have the NFL Draft. Kicking things off tonight, as it should be, is the national anthem, performed by one of my favorite artists at the moment, Stephen Wilson Jr. SWJ is from Seymour, Indiana and while he’s never made a statement on what his favorite football team is as far as I can tell, it would be hard not to grow up in the Midwest (outside of Minnesota and Illinois) and not have at least an appreciation for the fan owed NFL team in the frozen tundra. He made the announcement just today on social media: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Stephen Wilson Jr. (@stephen.wilson.jr) I could not be more pumped that he was chosen to kick the draft off tonight. I’m already imagining him hitting the high notes as his guitar bellows before pausing and letting the sound echo quietly to the ground before raising it back up in a crescendo of emotion. Are we in for a Chris Stapleton-esk performance? Guess you’ll have to tune into NFL Network or ESPN at 7:45pm ET and find out… Here’s my favorite of his songs, “Father’s Son” The post Stephen Wilson Jr To Kickoff NFL Draft With National Anthem Performance first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Women supporting women, we love to see it. Lainey Wilson is passing down some advice to the next leading women of country music, Ella Langley and Megan Moroney. Lainey Wilson paved the way for a new generation of women in country with the success of Bell Bottom Country. The Louisiana native stuck to her guns, pioneering a sound that is authentically her, and the work paid off as she was named the Academy of Country Music’s Entertainer of the Year in 2024. While Wilson now has a long list of accolades, solidifying her name as one of the powerhouse female artists, she’s passing down some advice to the younger generation entering the industry. It’s no secret that female artists have to fight twice as hard to get a seat at the table in a male-dominated genre. With pioneers like Loretta Lynn, Dolly Parton, Reba McEntire, Wynonna Judd, and more, they proved to the younger generation that if you stick to your guns, it’s possible. The women who paved the way for today’s artists have always passed down wise words, and Wilson recalled with iHeartRadio some of the wisdom that Dolly Parton instilled in her early in her career. “‘I make dang sure I am passionate about every single thing that I do,’ she said, ‘even if it means I am doing a million things, it means that I have to love every single one of them.'” Wilson recalled the “Joelene” singer telling her. Now that the AMC Awards are quickly approaching, Wilson is lending some advice to the next generation. Wilson, who is friends with the “Break It Right Back” singer Megan Moroney and the “weren’t for the wind” singer Ella Langley, is encouraging both women to keep their head down and keep working hard, but also tells them to soak in every moment because they both deserve everything that has come their way. “I’m buddies with Megan Moroney (and) Ella Langley, and to watch their stars just soaring, it’s really, really cool to see. And at times, I wanna just pour out as much as I possibly can to them and be like, ‘don’t you miss this moment,’ you know? ‘Be present. Do whatever you gotta do to soak it in and celebrate these times, and then get ready for the next one because it’s going to be right around the corner quicker than you can even realize it just happened.’ So, my advice to them is really just to keep your head down and work hard, but also…acknowledge that their hard work has gotten them to this point… and not letting the voices of the world get them down.” This is not the first time that Wilson has praised these women for what they are accomplishing. After the ACM Award nominees were announced, Wilson spoke very highly of Ella Langley, who earned an impressive eight nominations for this year’s awards. “She shows up, and she rolls her sleeves up, and she is ready to kick down barn doors. You’ve got to have that spirit in this business; if you don’t have that spirit, there’s somebody behind you that’s gonna have that spirit, and they’re gonna knock down the barn door for you. So she’s one of those. I would not be surprised if she don’t come in there with her broom and start sweeping it up. And I’d be behind her with the little tray, you know? The dust pan! I saw that this morning and was just like, ‘Let’s go.’ I’m glad to see the community really taking notice in somebody who’s just got it. That’s a good feeling, especially as a female in the business. It’s good to see.” Real recognizes real, and Lainey Wilson knows that Ella Langley and Megan Moroney are well on their way to being as big of stars as she is. It’s really cool to see Wilson speak so highly of these young women, and it shows the camaraderie among female country artists. It takes a village to get to where these women are, and being supportive of one another helps everyone continue to climb the ranks. Talk about true girls’ girls. Fire up Megan Moroney’s anthem for the women in your life, “The Girls,” before you go. The post Lainey Wilson’s Words Of Wisdom To Ella Langley & Megan Moroney: “Be Present… Not Let The Voices Of The World Get Them Down” first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Okay, I’m coming around to the idea of watching NASCAR on Amazon Prime… Today, they announced that country star Eric Church and Creedence Clearwater Revival frontman John Fogerty have teamed up to create an original song as the official NASCAR on Prime anthem called “Up Around The Bend (Amazon Music Original),” a reimagined version of Fogerty’s original classic. The song will be available to stream exclusively on Amazon Music beginning Sunday, May 25th, and Eric also recorded a solo version that will premier the same day. That weekend marks the race day of the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, which is the first race that will broadcast as part of Prime Video’s NASCAR Cup Series coverage. Of course,  “Up Around the Bend” a Creedence Clearwater Revival classic, written by Fogerty and composed and recorded only a few days before CCR’s spring 1970 European tour. It was included on their Cosmo’s Factory album, and released as a single that climbed to number four on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the spring of 1970. It became a quick fan-favorite, and I can’t wait to hear how they reworked it to fit for the NASCAR races every Sunday… it seems like a great song choice, and I love the pairing of Church and Fogerty for this. Stacey Rosenson, Head of U.S. Sports Marketing, Prime Video, says it was an incredible experience working with Church and Fogerty to put a new spin (pun very much intended) on an old classic; “Working with both Eric Church – an incredible artist who is a genuine NASCAR fan – and the legendary John Fogerty to put a fresh spin on his iconic hit gives our coverage a distinctive sound that matches the energy of the sport. Incorporating the anthem into our new commercial featuring the legendary duo of Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Steve Letarte, alongside current Cup Series star Chase Elliott, taps into the heartbeat of NASCAR and highlights our commitment to delivering a unique, fun, and exciting viewing experience for fans.” Like I mentioned, I think Church in particular is a natural fit to sing the signature NASCAR on Prime song, as he’s a longtime fan of the sport (think his hit “Talladega”), and has many ties to racing being from western North Carolina. Obviously, country music and NASCAR just go together, so I’m really excited to hear the final product. Prime will broadcast five races as part of their NASCAR Cup Series package this season, and Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Steve Letarte will serve as analysts. They release a new commercial today that makes this whole idea look more promising than I thought when they made the initial announcement: Prime Video is also premiering the highly-anticipated four-part Earnhardt documentary on Coke 600 weekend, and it looks GOOD: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Prime Video (@primevideo) “Up Around The Bend” The post Eric Church & Creedence Clearwater Revival’s John Fogerty Reimagine “Up Around The Bend” For NASCAR On Prime first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

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