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The United Nations just put a giant target on the backs of homeschoolers worldwide. Under the guise of “human rights,” the U.N.’s controversial “education” bureaucracy is officially demanding that all governments regulate and control home education—if they allow it at all. The U.N.’s demands include “education standards” for homeschooling, as well as “accountability” to government. …

How much have you heard about the massive genocide of Christians that is happening in Africa right now? Vast numbers of people are being abducted, raped, tortured, maimed and slaughtered, but the mainstream media in the United States is mostly ignoring this crisis because most of the victims are Christians. We all tend to focus …

Setting the record straight. Dolly Parton has been facing some health issues, which have led to the Queen of Country Music missing recent appearances and canceling upcoming shows. Late last month, Dolly Parton announced that she would be postponing her upcoming Las Vegas residency due to unspecified “health challenges.” Back in June, Dolly announced she would be playing a run of very special shows this December as part of a Las Vegas residency, Dolly: Live in Las Vegas. Dolly has significantly cut back on her singing performances since her Pure & Simple Tour, which wrapped in 2016; naturally, fans were excited to see the “Backwoods Barbie” on stage again. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dolly Parton (@dollyparton) She had six shows scheduled for the residency at The Colosseum in Caesar’s Palace this December. However, on September 28, Dolly’s team shared a post she wrote to fans, announcing that she would have to postpone her residency dates. She didn’t get specific, obviously, but the 79-year-old Dolly explained that whatever she is going through will require surgery, and she will need time to recover; therefore, she will not be ready to perform in complete show form by December. In typical Dolly fashion, she joked that it wasn’t an appointment for her “usual trip to see my plastic surgeon,” and she feels as though God is trying to tell her to slow down for this season and rest up. She assured everyone that she’s not quitting, and she plans to give the fans the show she feels they deserve as soon as she’s back to 100%: “I want the fans and public to hear directly from me that, unfortunately, I will need to postpone my upcoming Las Vegas concert. As many of you know, I have been dealing with some health challenges, and my doctors tell me that I must have a few procedures. As I joked with them, it must be time for my 100,000-mile check-up, although it’s not the usual trip to see my plastic surgeon! In all seriousness, given this, I am not going to be able to rehearse and put together the show that I want you to see, and the show that you deserve to see. You pay good money to see me perform, and I want to be at my best for you. While I’m still able to work on all of my projects from Nashville, I just need a little time to get show ready, as they say. And don’t worry about me quittin’ the business because God hasn’t said anything about stopping yet. But, I believe He is telling me to slow down right now so I can be ready for more big adventures with all of you. I love you and thank you for understanding. “ View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dolly Parton (@dollyparton) While fans were ready to put their own life on the line for the health of Dolly Parton, they all wished her a speedy recovery and hoped that it was nothing more serious than needing more time to rest and recover from her operation. But, fans became extremely worried when her younger sister, Freida Parton, called for Dolly’s fans to continue to pray for her recovery: “Last night, I was up all night praying for my sister, Dolly. Many of you know she hasn’t been feeling her best lately. I truly believe in the power of prayer, and I have been lead to ask all of the world that loves her to be prayer warriors and pray with me. She’s strong, she’s loved, and with all the prayers being lifted for her, I know in my heart she’s going to be just fine. Godspeed, my sissy Dolly. We all love you!” After seeing that post, fans’ concern for the country music legend grew rapidly. We obviously don’t know the whole story of what Dolly is facing, but hearing that her sister was “up all night” praying for Dolly did not comfort fans that she was just “under the weather.” After the comments section blew up with messages of concern for Dolly Parton, Freida later clarified that Dolly is not ill enough for that kind of concern. Freida explained she did not mean to scare folks with that post, and she believes in the power of prayer, which is why she was called to ask fans for prayers: “I want to clear something up. I didn’t mean to scare anyone or make it sound so serious when asking for prayers for Dolly. She’s been a little under the weather, and I simply asked for prayers because I believe so strongly in the power of prayer. It was nothing more than a little sister asking for prayers for her big sister. Thank you all for lifting her up. Your love truly makes a difference.” Whatever Dolly Parton is going through, we hope she gets better soon and that it’s just a minor setback on her way back to doing what she loves.The post Dolly Parton’s Sister Says She Did Not Mean To Scare Fans About Dolly’s Health: “Nothing More Than A Little Sister Asking For Prayers” first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Hootie’s getting hitched. Over the years, the frontman for Hootie and the Blowfish, Darius Rucker, has had a few public relationships. Darius Rucker was formerly married to someone named Beth Leonard. They were together for 20 years before deciding to part ways in 2020. In Rucker’s book, Life’s Too Short, the country music singer revealed that his ex-wife was not at all at fault in the divorce. In fact, he looked in the mirror and owned up to his shortcomings, as he explained in an interview: “To realize how awful I was as a husband was hard to write. To realize she did everything she could. She’s so wonderful, she’s still an amazing human, amazing person. I love her so much. But I was just, a rockstar, and I lived that life. I wanted to tell the truth, but sometimes the truth sucks. It sucks for me and in writing about her, I just wanted the world to know that it was all me. She was awesome. It was all me.” After his divorce, Rucker briefly dated comedian Kate Quigley, but that relationship did not last long, and the two parted ways in 2021. Since then, Rucker has kept a low profile and focused on his career and raising his children. But after taking some time out of the dating field, Rucker shocked the internet when he hard-launched his new relationship last month. So who is this new love interest? Her name is Emily Deahl, a 33-year-old content creator and former singer who also hails from the great state of South Carolina (Darius lived in Charleston before moving to London earlier this year). Though she’s attempted to get into singing and songwriting, she’s more prominent as a social media personality, and has around 500,000 followers on her TikTok (to go with millions of likes). It’s unclear how the two met, but speculation about their potential relationship has been running rampant online, and there’s obviously that South Carolina connection between them. But speculate no more… Darius Rucker made things official with this post: “Wizard of Oz at The Sphere with my love and my boys.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by Darius Rucker (@dariusrucker) Many fans were quick to comment on the age gap of this relationship, given that Rucker is 59 years old. Of course, people are quick to jump to conclusions that an age gap relationship will never last, but Rucker and Deahl are proving those skeptics wrong. While it’s unclear how long the two had been dating before Rucker publicly announced her as his girlfriend on social media, his use of “my love” to describe her suggests that it’s not a new relationship. But no matter how long the two have been dating, when you know you know, and Rucker got down on one knee to ask Deahl to be his wife. In an Instagram caption, Rucker expresses his love for his bride: “Thank you for showing me a level of happiness I have never known. The day I met you I knew I didn’t want to go another one without you. Now I don’t have to.” Thank you for showing me a level of happiness I have never known. The day I met you I knew I didn’t want to go another one without you. Now I don’t have to. : Travis Dew / @DariusRucker & @mledeahl pic.twitter.com/bQ2XTddYXc — Darius Rucker (@dariusrucker) October 8, 2025 When the two made their relationship public, we joked here at Whiskey Riff that Darius Rucker… “only wants to be with Deahl.” Horrible joke we know… but congrats to the happy couple. “Only Wanna Be With You” The post Darius Rucker Gets Down On One Knee, Proposes To Girlfriend Emily Deahl first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Stella not taking any crap, as she shouldn’t Late last month, Dolly Parton announced that she would be postponing her upcoming Las Vegas residency due to unspecified “health challenges.” Back in June, Dolly announced she would be playing a run of very special shows later this year as part of a Las Vegas residency, Dolly: Live in Las Vegas. She hasn’t been on a tour since her Pure & Simple tour which concluded in 2016, though she has done a few tours and shows here and there since then, so fans were obviously looking forward to seeing her back onstage for a full show. She had six shows scheduled for the residency at The Colosseum in Caesar’s Palace this December: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dolly Parton (@dollyparton) But on September 28, Dolly’s team shared a post she wrote to fans announcing that she would unfortunately have to postpone her residency dates due to “health challenges.” She didn’t get specific, obviously, but the 79-year old Dolly explained that whatever she is going through will require surgery, and she will need time to recover, and therefore will not be ready to go in full show form by December. In typical Dolly fashion, she joked that it wasn’t an appointment for her “usual trip to see my plastic surgeon,” and she feels as though God is trying to tell her to slow down for this season and rest up. She assured everyone that she’s not quitting, and she plans to give the fans the show she feels they deserve as soon as she’s back to 100%: “I want the fans and public to hear directly from me that, unfortunately, I will need to postpone my upcoming Las Vegas concert. As many of you know, I have been dealing with some health challenges, and my doctors tell me that I must have a few procedures. As I joked with them, it must be time for my 100,000-mile check-up, although it’s not the usual trip to see my plastic surgeon! In all seriousness, given this, I wam not gong to be able to rehearse and put together the show that I want you to see, and the show that you deserve to see. You pay good money to see me perform, and I want to be at my best for you. While I’m still able to work on all of my projects from Nashville, I just need a little time to get show ready, as they say. and don’t worry about me quittin’ the business because God hasn’t said anything about stopping yet. But, I believe He is telling me to slow down right now so I can ready for more big adventures  with all of you. I love you and thank you for understanding. “ View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dolly Parton (@dollyparton) Just recently, on September 17th, Dolly had to miss a previously-scheduled appearance at Dollywood for the announcement of her new Night Flight Expedition ride due to kidney stones, though it’s unclear if any of this is related. And while we don’t know what the Queen of Country Music is dealing with, her sister is asking everybody to keep Dolly in their prayers through these health challenges. In a post to Facebook, Dolly’s younger sister Freida Parton called for Dolly’s fans to continue to pray for her recovery: “Last night, I was up all night praying for my sister, Dolly. Many of you know she hasn’t been feeling her best lately. I truly believe in the power of prayer, and I have been lead to ask all of the world that loves her to be prayer warriors and pray with me. She’s strong, she’s loved, and with all the prayers being lifted for her, I know in my heart she’s going to be just fine. Godspeed, my sissy Dolly. We all love you!” Obviously we have no idea what’s going on, but the fact that Dolly had to cancel some of her increasingly-rare performances and undergo surgery has fans concerned for the country music legend. After Freida’s comments became a huge story, she took to Facebook once again to clarify her previous statement, saying she didn’t want to “scare anyone or make it sound so serious,” but she believes in the power of prayer, and since Dolly has been feeling under the weather, wants to help her in any way she can. She explained it was “nothing more” than a little sister looking out for her big sister: “I want to clear something up. I didn’t mean to scare anyone or make it sound so serious when asking for prayers for Dolly. She’s been a little under the weather, and I simply asked for prayers because I believe so strongly in the power of prayer. It was nothing more than a little sister asking for prayers for her big sister. Thank you all for lifting her up. Your love truly makes a difference.” But some of the fan reaction didn’t sit well with Dolly’s other younger sister Stella, who is often quite outspoken on social media, and she took time to address it on X. Stella confirmed that Freida was simply asking for prayers for Dolly’s previously-shared kidney stones situation, and she seemed offended by fans who want her to be their “personal information center” in terms of sharing details beyond that. She assured everyone Dolly would give more details when she is ready, and obviously Stella won’t be sharing any of her sister’s personal health information on her page, so the fans will have to be patient and wait for Dolly to heal. Stella explained that most fans are “genuinely concerned” for Dolly’s wellbeing, but of course, some have been way out of line about the whole thing: “To those with genuine concern for my big sister Dolly’s well being, she posted a video last week to share with her fans that she has had kidney stones and is getting treatment. My sister Freida is always concerned when one of her siblings isn’t feeling well so she ask for prayers on Dolly’s behalf. It’s my job as a sister to both of them to love and respect their privacy as I expect them to do for me. To those of you who make it your job to attack me for not being your personal information center, you need to go check their pages! Most fans are genuinely concerned but some of you are way out of line with disregard for my feelings concerning their wellbeing. My big sister will share with her fans when she so chooses in the meantime don’t come at me with questions or insults.” It’s understandable that we all want to know what’s going on with Dolly because she is so beloved, but it’s always best to give the family privacy and wait for Dolly to share more if and when she is ready, rather than trying to get it out of her family members. To those with genuine concern for my big sister Dolly’s well being, she posted a video last week to share with her fans that she has had kidney stones and is getting treatment. My sister Freida is always concerned when one of her siblings isn’t feeling well so she ask for… — Stella Parton (@StellaParton) October 8, 2025 Clearly, the health of a family member, whether super serious or not, it concerning, and I know we’re all praying for Dolly and hoping she heals up fast so she can get back to doing what she does best in no time.The post Stella Parton Rips Fans Who Are Trying To Use Her For News About Dolly’s Health: “Some Of You Are Way Out Of Line” first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

College football really is that serious down South… Of course, Megan Moroney’s first #1 hit was “Tennessee Orange,” which she released in 2022 and first went viral on TikTok, ultimately helping secure her first record deal and launched her onto the path to becoming the country superstar she is now. The song was co-written by Megan, Ben Williams, David Fanning and Paul Jenkins, she sings about falling for a guy who’s seemingly converted her into a Tennessee Volunteers fan, as she admits she’s now wearing “Tennessee Orange for him,” and even finds herself going to games at Neyland stadium. On top of that, seeing as she’s a diehard Georgia Bulldogs fan, he has her committing the most egregious of sins that her daddy would never approve of, like “learning the words to ol ‘Rocky Top,’” and even forgetting that she’s “always looked better in red.” Many speculated that the Volunteer fan she referenced and that inspired the song is Morgan Wallen, and coupled with that buzz, it became a massive hit, and Megan has obviously become one of the premiere mainstream country artists, playing sold out shows all over the country, and just last year, she won her first New Female Artist of the Year at ACM Awards. But it wasn’t all sunshine and rainbows with that song it sounds like… During an interview on Late Night with Seth Meyers last night, Megan talked about her inspiration for that song, saying she knew if her mom had seen her wearing that “gaudy orange” shirt she would have freaked, but it proved how much Megan really liked said “mystery man” the wrote it about: “Yeah, so, when I moved to Nashville, one day, I found myself wearing a Volunteers shirt. And I remember lookin gin the mirror going, ‘My mom would absolutely kill me right now if she saw me in this gaudy orange.’ And so then I thought, that would make a really good love song, like, I like this dude enough to not wear Georgia red.” But then she revealed she got “death threats” over that song from some angry college football fans: “And yeah, I got death threats over that song.” I mean, sheesh… these rivalries run DEEP but that’s even a lot for SEC fans. Megan seemed to think it was funny, and seeing as she obviously knows what college football is like in the South, I’m sure she wasn’t all that surprised. Those fans are a different breed. It remains one of my favorite Megan Moroney songs to this day, and it just hits different during football season: @latenightseth How @Megan Moroney ♬ original sound – Late Night with Seth Meyers The full interview is available to watch below. “Tennessee Orange” The post “I Got Death Threats” – Megan Moroney Says She Ruffled Some Serious College Football Feathers When She Released “Tennessee Orange” first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

One more for the home crowd. The legendary Alan Jackson wrapped up his Last Call: One More For The Road tour in Milwaukee back in May. Alan hit the road for final shows in cities around the country that have embraced him throughout his legendary career not long after revealing that he was suffering from a degenerative nerve condition called CMT that was affecting his mobility and balance and forcing him to slow down. And at his final show on the tour, Alan announced that it would be his final road show of his career: “Y’all may have heard that I’m kind of winding down. In fact this is the last road show of my career.” But he also teased one final show in his legendary career – back home in Nashville: “This is my last road show but we’re planning on doing a big finale show in Nashville next summer sometime. I just felt like I had to end it all where it all started, and that’s in Nashville, Tennessee. Music City, where country music was born and lives, so I gotta do my last one there.” Since then, fans have been left wondering when that last show would be. But now we have our answer. Alan announced today that his final concert, Last Call: One More For The Road – The Finale, will be held next summer, on Saturday, June 27, 2026 at Nissan Stadium here in Nashville. Presented by Silverbelly Whiskey, Alan will be bringing an all-star lineup of legends and friends to join him on stage one last time, including Luke Bryan, Eric Church, Luke Combs, Riley Green, Cody Johnson, Miranda Lambert, Jon Pardi, Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban and Lee Ann Womack, with no doubt more to be added before the show. Registration for pre-sales begins today, October 8 at 10:00am CT at www.AlanJacksonLastCall.com and continues through Monday, October 13. Pre-sales begin Wednesday, October 15 at 10:00am CT. Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Friday, October 17, which also happens to be Alan Jackson’s birthday, at 10:00am CT, should any remain. There will also be VIP experiences available. For each ticket sold, $1.00 will be donated to the CMT Research Foundation, a 501(c)(3) federal tax-exempt organization that funds research to find a cure for Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, and matched by $2.00 from a generous donor I don’t have to tell you how special the event is going to be. Alan Jackson is a legend in country music, one of my favorite artists of all time and undeniably one of the most influential country artists of the last 3 decades. He’s a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, the Songwriters Hall of Fame, and a three-time CMA Entertainer of the Year. He’s scored 35 #1 hits, launching his career as part of the iconic “Class of ’89” with hits like “Here In The Real World” and “Chasin’ That Neon Rainbow” while giving us so many classics along the way, from “Chattahoochee” and “Don’t Rock the Jukebox” to sentimental ballads like “Drive (For Daddy Gene),” “Remember When” and “I’ll Try.” His final show is going to be one that you’re not going to want to miss, one last opportunity to see a country music legend before he hangs it up on his Hall of Fame career. I know I’ll shed a few tears, but I also know that nothing will stop me from being in the stands to see one of my all-time favorite artists one last time.The post Alan Jackson Announces His Final Show, ‘Last Call: One More For The Road – The Finale,’ Next Summer In Nashville first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Getting into character or unleashing some personal feelings into those lyrics? Last week, news broke that Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman had separated, and as TMZ reported, the two have been living apart since the beginning of summer when Keith moved out. Sources tell the news outlet that Nicole has been taking care of their two children and is “holding the family together through this difficult time since Keith has been gone.” The source added that Kidman was trying her hardest to save the marriage, making Urban’s decision to move out one-sided. While many fans hoped they would find their way back to each other, they were heartbroken when news broke that Kidman had officially filed for divorce from the country star, which was first reported by TMZ and later confirmed by People. Since the divorce, there has been some back and forth between the two parties about who feels hurt and who has allegedly already moved on. Of course, now fans and social media sleuths are reading into every little thing that is happening between the two, trying to piece together a narrative of what led to the breakup. With this mentality, fans are specifically reading into how Urban is performing some of his songs while he’s on the road. Urban fans ripped him to shreds in the comments section after he changed a lyric of “The Fighter” to reference his utility guitar player, Maggie Baugh. There is some speculation that Baugh and Urban are romantically involved, but this is just hearsay, with no factual support to substantiate the claim. However, even if Urban was having fun on stage and doing his job to entertain, fans took the lighthearted moment and went scorched earth on him, saying how disrespectful that lyric change was to Nicole Kidman. Mind you, this performance occurred before news broke of their separation, so all was fine and dandy until that information became public, which then altered the perception of Urban’s motive for changing the lyric. Now, fans are reading into his passionate performance of “You’ll Think Of Me” from a recent show in Virginia. While singing the chorus of the song, Urban added the line that has fans convinced he’s referencing Kidman. “Take your records, take your freedom Take your memories, I don’t need them Take your space and your bullsh** reasons But you’ll think of me And take your cat and leave my sweater ‘Cause we have nothing left to weather In fact I’ll feel a whole lot better But you’ll think of me….” Typically, the line that he changed is “Take your space and take your reasons,” so it’s a very slight change. @rtthebest1 #keithurban #keithurbanconcert #virginia #nicolekidman #highandaliveworldtour ♬ original sound – rtthebest It did not take long for folks online to jump to conclusions, commenting things like: “Wow- he’s angry.. His ex-wife clearly got the good hair straightener in the divorce.” “Keith Urban crashing out on stage was not on my 2025 Bingo card.” “Orrrrrrrr….. hear me out. He’s a selfish narcissist addict. Who is trying to re write the narrative.” “Recovering addict here. I think he’s relapsed, that crash out looks fueled by something else.” “I’ve seen him a couple times, when he was sober. He’s not sober now.” “A good father would never disrespect his children’s mother.” “He is singing with anger which says to me… there is more to this story than what everyone thinks, and it’s not all Keith …” Then other social media users pointed out that he has been singing “You’ll Think Of Me” with a fiery passion for years. “HE HAS SANG THESE LINES AT EVERY SHOW THE LAST 20 YEARS “ “For reference: he has literally sang this extra verse for 15 years!” “It’s really clear in the comments who has been to his shows and who are trying to draw conclusions from one video. He has always performed with this passion!” And these comments are not wrong. Urban has always gotten into character during his songs, frequently adding extra verses at shows and delivering the lyrics with a fiery passion. Of course, that could be amplified, given the events in his personal life, but Urban remains the entertainer he has always been at the end of the day. And part of the job of being in the entertainment business is to sell the words you are singing… he’s doing just that. The internet loves to act like it knows what’s going on in famous folks’ personal lives… Check out this passionate performance from 2023 before you go. The post Keith Urban Fans Think This “You’ll Think Of Me” Lyric Change Is A Shot At Nicole Kidman… Even Though He’s Performed It Like This For Years first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Corrupt former FBI Director James Comey was in court this morning before a Biden-appointed judge and pleaded not guilt to his charges. Here’s more from Newsmax: Former FBI Director James Comey pleaded . . .