Jon Pardi to take center stage at AT&T Stadium. This morning, the “Honkytonk Hollywood” singer Jon Pardi was announced as this year’s Big 12 Championship halftime performer. Over the past few years, the Big 12 Conference has featured live music at the Big 12 Championship, with the last two halftime performers being Nelly and Ne-Yo. In 2023, they experimented with featuring country music, having Warren Zeiders sing the national anthem, but the performance was lackluster to say the least, leaving many viewers thinking, “What the hell was that?” In short, it’s about time we got a kicka** country music performer, and there is no better man to give that responsibility to than Jon Pardi. Fresh off the release of his critically-acclaimed fifth album Honkytonk Hollywood, the California native has racked up six No. 1 singles, including his current Top 10 single “Friday Night Heartbreaker.” Throughout his career, Pardi has captivated fans with his hypnotizing modern honky tonk sound, and knows how to throw down on stage, not only lighting it on fire vocally but also engaging the crowd from start to finish during his performances. As an avid football fan, Pardi also has a long professional connection to the sport, from performing at the College Football Playoff to having his “Night Shift” music video debut on ESPN as a lead-in to the kickoff. In 2017, Pardi even announced an NFL Draft pick for his beloved San Francisco 49ers, selecting their 4th-round draft pick, Joe Williams. Because of this personal tie to football, Pardi shared that he’s over the moon to be selected as this year’s performer, noting: “I’m so fired up to be part of the Big 12 Football Championship game this year — and to be the first country artist to do it makes it even more fun. It’s going to be a good time – we’re going to give fans an unforgettable show.” Fixin' to have ourselves a Pardi #Big12FB | @JonPardi pic.twitter.com/l2pqud9TTu — Big 12 Conference (@Big12Conference) August 13, 2025 During his performance, Pardi will be joined by the marching bands from both teams. The 2025 Big 12 Football Championship will be held on Saturday, December 6, at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. CT on Thursday, August 14, exclusively via SeatGeek. As an Oklahoma State alum, if our football season looks anything like last year’s, I will not be in AT&T supporting the Pokes, but I will be there regardless to sing along to my favorite Jon Pardi songs. Fire up a few before you go. “Friday Night Heartbreaker” “Gamblin’ Man” The post Jon Pardi Tapped As Halftime Performer For The 2025 Big 12 Football Championship first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Tyler Childers is making significant contributions to a community he has grown close to and loves dearly. Over the last few years, Tyler Childers has formed a close bond with the Blackfeet Nation, primarily located in northwest Montana. Not only has he become friends with these people, but earlier this summer, news was shared that Childers was quietly sending financial support to various Blackfeet nonprofit organizations. But let’s back the story up to the very beginning of how this all came to be. This story began when he visited the reservation a few years back and became friends with a man named Shawn. This meeting was what started Childers to rethink performing “Feathered Indians” during his concerts. Although Childers admitted to GQ Magazine that he loved the song: “That song has some of my favorite lines I’ve ever written, some of my favorite melodies. Not playing that song is going to make people think.” When he was on the reservation, he hoped that many of the Indigenous men and women hadn’t heard “Feathered Indians,” as he did not want to offend them. While no one approached him about this topic as he grew close to the Blackfeet people, and the nephew of his Native American friend even admitted that he loved the song, Tyler came to the personal realization that he did not want to continue playing “Feathered Indians” live. Instead of ending the conversation there, he turned his fear of offending these people into a positive outcome. To support the Blackfeet Nation, Childers and his wife, Senora, donate the royalties from their work to help fund Indigenous communities through grants and other forms of community aid. They do so through the Hickman Holler Appalachian Relief Fund, which the Childers family established around the same time Tyler began exploring his relationship with the hit song. Childers has highlighted the nation and their traditions in the past, too, teaming up with Outrider Presents last year to perform a show for the Blackfeet reservation, featuring Vincent Neil Emerson. Good music is always appreciated, but Childers also used the event to highlight deeply rooted traditions in the history of Native American tribes, like horse relay races. Pretty cool work, eh? But it does not end there. Ahead of Snipe Hunter’s release, the Blackfeet Nation had Childers visit the reservation to honor him for his contributions. Indigenous.TV on Instagram shared the news with a collection of images and stories from various languages, food, and youth programs, along with posts from tribe members praising Childers for his generosity. In the post, it also showed images of Childers after participating in a traditional ceremony honoring the work he’s done for their community. Some of the organizations that received support from Childers include Backpacker’s Ferry, a transportation and customizable tours company located in East Glacier Part Village that is 100% Blackfeet owned, FAST Blackfeet, a food accessibility and sustainability group in Blackfeet Country, and Blackfeet Eco Knowledge, an organization dedicated to reversing the effects of historic trauma that have effected the people, culture, language, and environment. Recently, Indigenous.TV reported the actual sum associated with his donations to the Blackfeet Nation, and it’s quite a substantial amount: “Now, it’s confirmed — An incredible $500,000 total has been distributed across two rounds, benefitting Indigenous food sovereignty, cases relating to Missing and Murdered Indigenous people, language preservation, Mental Health, and more.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by INDIGENOUSTV (@indigenous.tv) That’s truly incredible, and I am sure that he will continue to support Blackfeet nonprofits. In an era where many celebrities often perform charitable acts primarily for the press coverage they receive, the quietness of his donations adds another level of respect here. It’s evident that Childers cares deeply about the Blackfeet people and wants to help preserve their culture and more. Acts like this show that Tyler Childers is not only a stellar musician but, more importantly, a phenomenal person with a caring and generous heart. Say what you want about his political and/or religious beliefs, but he’s humble, genuine, and compassionate —some highly underrated qualities in today’s society. Go ahead and fire up “Feathered Indians” and send a few more dollars their way: The post Tyler Childers Has Quietly Donated $500,000 To Various Blackfeet Nation Nonprofits first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Wrong fanbase to anger Brianna Chickenfry… Brianna Chickenfry, whose real name is Brianna LaPaglia, can’t stop talking about Zach Bryan, even when it has nothing at all to do with Zach Bryan. Ahead of the highly anticipated drop of Taylor Swift’s guest appearance on the New Heights Podcast, Swift announced her next studio record, The Life Of A Showgirl. View this post on Instagram A post shared by New Heights (@newheightshow) Swifties knew an announcement was coming, and were over the moon that she announced the new record while appearing on her boyfriend’s podcast. In the hours to come, Swifities everywhere were beginning to post Easter eggs she dropped years before this record’s announcement. With fans reeling and wondering what this album could hold, a few leaks were also shared online regarding The Life Of A Showgirl.  Per Yahoo!, the tracklist has been leaked and features a song with her close friend, Sabrina Carpenter. While some fans love the leaks, wanting to know as much as possible before the album becomes available, other fans were not too happy about it. But happy or not about the leaks, you still don’t talk about them online as a Swiftie. A new Taylor Swift fan, but a newly diehard one, Brianna Chickenfry found solace in the pop star’s music after her breakup with Zach Bryan, but she ticked off a few Swifties after insinuating that Taylor’s team is the one dropping these leaks. In a TikTok posted on Tuesday, which has since been deleted, Brianna discussed the leaks, and although it’s unclear what she was referencing about them, she was met with criticism from other Swifties for discussing it online. Swifties were quick to fill the comments, noting that true Swifties do not seek out leaked information and accept the record as it is when it is released. I agree with this theory for the most part. It’s like looking up a setlist before going to a concert… However, Brianna Chickenfry then made the Swiftie fanbase even angrier when she accused Taylor Swift’s of being responsible for the leaks, and her basis for knowing that? Her relationship with Zach Bryan. Replying to a comment, Brianna wrote: “Insider scoop from dating a musician, all leaks are from their team.” she is SO fucking insufferable- pic.twitter.com/tMSzUqHx8G — maddie ⸆⸉ (@yousayhaw) August 12, 2025 And while she may be correct in some ways, I honestly don’t recall anything from Zach ever leaking early. she is SO fucking insufferable- pic.twitter.com/tMSzUqHx8G — maddie ⸆⸉ (@yousayhaw) August 12, 2025 After the image began circulating, it was clear that Swifties still hold a grudge against her for saying that all Taylor Swift songs sound the same and for taking shots at Taylor Swift’s fanbase. @_k_l_i_p_s_ Brianna reacts on Plan Bri to her controversial statments on BFF’s about Taylor Swift #fy #fyp #foryou #planbri #bffs #taylorswift #daveportnoy ♬ original sound – KLIPS Additionally, Swifties are annoyed with Brianna for trying to stay relevant by bringing up Zach Bryan in this context. Replies quickly racked up on the screenshot of this TikTok video, many fans calling her out for comparing Zach Bryan to Taylor Swift. They were slamming her and, in turn, slamming Zach Bryan, noting that he has to leak information to keep fans entertained, whereas Swift maintains a strong fan base with or without leaked album information. Check out a few: “As if Zach is operating on any kind of level close to Taylor.” “Like maybe Zach Bryan’s sh**ty team would leak stuff, but Taylor’s would NEVER. Like BFFR, this girl has a bad case of room temperature IQ.” “Insider scoop, and the musician in question is a POS.” “I’ll never look past how much she hated Taylor before she could use it to her advantage tbh. I hold a grudge lol.” “The musician in question is Zach Bryan. I’m sure he HAD to leak music to gain relevancy.” “‘From dating a musician,’ well, her boyfriend isn’t Taylor Swift, is he?” “I HATE HOW BAD SHE USED TO HATE AND NOW SHE’S ALL OMFG I AM A REAL SWIFTIE YAAAAS.” “When will she stop milking that relationship?” Like I said, I don’t recall any of Zach’s music ever leaking early. I could be wrong, but Zach is generally pretty transparent with what he’s doing, often telling fans which songs will and which songs won’t be on new albums. But if this is the commentary on Twitter, I can only imagine they came for her neck on TikTok, leading to the video’s deletion. I’m not a Swiftie by any means, but it’s clear that even if leaked information comes out surrounding the project, you’re supposed to turn your head as a Swiftie and not lean into it. It’s even clearer that you don’t insinuate Swift’s team is responsible for the leaks. Even if common sense would argue that the people who made the music are the ones who have access to it and the ones who could leak it… I digress. Maybe a lesson was learned by Brianna…. don’t mess with the Swifties.The post Swifties Slam Brianna Chickenfry For Accusing Taylor Swift’s Team Of Leaking New Album, ‘The Life Of A Showgirl’ first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

At this point in his career, there’s seemingly not a chart that Morgan Wallen won’t top and subsequently break records on. From recently becoming the first artist ever to spend at least 10 weeks at #1 on the Billboard 200 chart with three consecutive albums to breaking his own record back in May after charting a staggering 37 different songs on the Billboard Hot 100 after the release of I’m The Problem, the “Last Night” singer has been nothing short of dominant. Today, it was revealed that he has dominated another one of Billboard’s categories — their brand new TouchTunes Artists chart. In case you’re somehow unfamiliar with what TouchTunes is, it’s a digital jukebox which allows users to play songs at bars and restaurants from the jukebox itself or through their mobile app. Becoming increasingly popular over the past few years, TouchTunes are now available in more than 60,000 locations worldwide and have subsequently became the main form of music consumption at local bars across the country. As reported by Billboard today, Wallen was once again the #1 most-played artist on the TouchTunes Artists chart in the second quarter of 2025 (dated April 1 to June 30). This marks his second-straight appearance at the top of the chart since its conception at the beginning of the year which tracked the first quarter of 2025 from January to March. Not only is Wallen the top artist on the chart, however, he also owns 10 of the Top 50 songs on both the TouchTunes Frontline and Catlog chart with “I’m The Problem,” (#2) “I Had Some Help,” (#5) “Just In Case,” (#8) “Love Somebody,” (#10) “I’m A Little Crazy,” (#16) “Lies Lies Lies,” (#21) and “What I Want” (#24) all sitting in the Top 25 on the Frontline. It should be noted that the TouchTunes Frontline chart only tallies music released within the last 18 months, while the TouchTunes Catalog chart tallies any and all songs played on the platform. With that being said, Wallen still has three songs in the Top 25 of the Catalog chart as well: “Whiskey Glasses” (#8), “Cowgirls” (#19), “Last Night” (#20). The Top 25 on the TouchTunes Catalog chart, which predominantly consists of country and classic rock, is as follows: “Tennessee Whiskey” – Chris Stapleton “I Love This Bar” – Toby Keith “Lose Control” – Teddy Swims “Friends in Low Places” – Garth Brooks “Neon Moon” – Brooks & Dunn “Simple Man” – Lynyrd Skynyrd “I Think I’ll Just Stay Here and Drink” – Merle Haggard “Whiskey Glasses” – Morgan Wallen “Drinkin’ Problem” – Midland “Copperhead Road” – Steve Earle “Rockstar” – Nickelback “Family Tradition” – Hank Williams Jr. “Don’t Stop Believin'” – Journey “Fat Bottomed Girls” – Queen “Brown Eyed Girl” – Van Morrison “The Joker” – The Steve Miller Band “Sweet Child o’ Mine” – Guns N’ Roses “Thunderstruck” – AC/DC “Cowgirls” – Morgan Wallen feat. ERNEST “Last Night” – Morgan Wallen “Higher” – Creed “In the Air Tonight” – Phil Collins “Something in the Orange” – Zach Bryan “Pour Some Sugar on Me” – Def Leppard “Drink in My Hand” – Eric Church Interestingly enough, despite the domination throughout the TouchTunes Frontline and Catalog charts, the Tennessee native has never topped either with both Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” and Chris Stapleton’s 17x platinum smash hit, “Tennessee Whiskey” leading every iteration of the aforementioned charts since their creation. Finally, the TouchTunes Artists chart is similarly dominated by country artists with Wallen, Toby Keith, Chris Stapleton and George Strait all taking spots in the Top 10. Morgan Wallen Toby Keith Chris Stapleton AC/DC Shaboozey Lynyrd Skynyrd Zach Bryan Drake Luke Combs George Strait Love him or hate him, one thing has become abundantly clear: we’ve never seen a country artist with such a stronghold on the public the way that Wallen has. Even though I’ve had my fair share of criticism with his output over the years, I can’t help but sit back in awe by the continued domination he’s had over nearly every all-genre chart in existence. Morgan Wallen Tour Dates: August 15-16 – Cleveland, OH August 22-23 – Foxborough, MA September 4-5 – Toronto, ON September 12-13 – Edmonton, ABThe post Morgan Wallen Remains Most Played Artist On TouchTunes In 2025, Owns 10 Of The Top 50 Most Played Songs first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

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Too Many Microwave Buttons - Andy Sandford

President Trump did himself no favors by firing the Bureau of Labor Statistics head because he didn’t like last month’s jobs report. He also did no favors for his nominated BLS replacement, Heritage Foundation chief economist E.J. Antoni, who will now have to overcome public skepticism to show the data can be trusted. Stipulate first that the BLS data has become increasingly volatile in recent years. Last month’s jobs report revised down gains by 258,000 for May and June. This suggested that...