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If you’re a fan of Zach Top, let me introduce you to Trey Calloway. The traditional country sound of the ‘90s is having quite a revival right now thanks to a new generation of artists picking up the mantle. And North Carolina native Trey Calloway deserves to be in the conversation with the best of ‘em. Not only does his music feature the fiddle-and-steel soaked sounds that made the ‘90s one of the greatest eras of country music, but his songwriting is a throwback to when lyrics took center stage, from story songs like “The Ballad of Righteous and Wrong” to songs that tug at your heartstrings like “She Misses Being Mrs.” And his latest release is a pure honky tonk heater. We’re pumped to bring you the first listen of Calloway’s next single “She Don’t Break It,” a certified twanger about finally getting over a love gone wrong: “She don’t break it like she used to The hurt don’t hurt me quite as strong After all the hell it’s been through The pain don’t hang on all night long I’ve been pickin’ up the pieces Of what once was barely beatin’ and broken in two But this ol’ heart is feelin’ brand new She don’t break it like she used to” The song is a throwback to the two-steppin’ honky tonk sound of the ‘90s, yet still feels fresh in today’s new traditional country renaissance. And I can’t get enough of it. Speaking about the song, Calloway said that it’s a message about keeping your head up after having your heart broken: “I think everyone’s had their heart broken and gone through the healing process, and I hope ‘She Don’t Break It’ encourages listeners to stay positive while giving their heart time to heal.” The song is available everywhere tomorrow, but you can check it out HERE first. And when you do, you’ll realize that country music is in good hands with artists like Trey Calloway. The post Trey Calloway Proves He’s The Next Traditional Country Superstar To Watch With New Twanger “She Don’t Break It” first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

I’ll be honest… I kinda want to know the tea. In April while playing Stagecoach festival, alt-pop star Lana Del Ray threw some major shade at country’s biggest star Morgan Wallen, and it was honestly completely random and no one could really ever figure out why or what the context was. Lana has been dipping her toes in the country world, so to speak, over the last year or so, and she previously said she was going to put out a country album (I have no idea if that will actually happen at this point), and has covered John Denver’s “Take Me Home, Country Roads,” Tammy Wynette’s “Stand By Your Man”, and more recently, appeared on The Ryman stage alongside Lukas Nelson to sing “Find Yourself.”  She also appreciates the mainstream side of country, noting previously how much she loves Morgan Wallen’s music. But I’m not so sure things are still fine and dandy between Lana and Morgan because like I said, while at Stagecoach, she debuted a new song called “57.5” which explicitly states that she “kissed Morgan Wallen,” and then says something about how it went to his head… she even warned people not to go “ATV’ing with him when you’re out west.” She also said at the time that it was the “last time” she would ever say that particular line, but I kind of thought she might’ve said that as part of the performance or to stir up publicity, and it was unclear if the whole verse is actually going to be on the final cut. I didn’t really think it would, because that would mean she’d actually have to explain herself at some point, but here’s what she said a couple months ago: “This is the last time I’m ever gonna say this line: “I kissed Morgan Wallen, I guess kissing me kind of went to his head, If you want my secret to success, I suggest don’t go ATV’ing with him when you’re out west” Watch it here: @kickzster Lana what’s the tea w Morgan Lana Del Rey name drops Morgan Wallen at Stagecoach 2025 #lanadelrey #morganwallen ♬ original sound – JC | Festivals | Creator She seemingly waits a few beats where the Morgan line is then keeps going, because you can hear some of the fans yell it while she smiles and then keeps singing rest of the lines about “ATV’ing with him”: @rhiannleighh such a good night #lanadelrey #lanadelrey #lanadelreycardiff #575 #lanatok #cardiff #lanadelreyedit ♬ original sound – rhi It’s obviously a shady remark, but I have no idea if they ever had some sort of fling or not… I don’t think I’ve ever heard Morgan speak about her publicly and they’ve obviously never been pictured together or anything like that, but Morgan is very private when it comes to his dating life, for obvious reasons, so that clearly doesn’t mean they never hung out or anything of that nature. Lana made tons of headlines last year when she married Jeremy Dufrene, just a regular ol’ Louisiana alligator tour boat guide, so it does seem a little weird she would say this since she’s so recently married. Regardless, I definitely think it’s shade and there obviously has to be more to this story. When she sang that line, many of her hardcore fans were upset over it, so they should be happy to find out that Lana seemingly meant that really was the last time she would name drop him in the song, as she performed it again recently and it was gone. This is from a show at Principality Stadium in Cardiff, UK: @dvnielrhh i kissed morgan wallen?? #lanadelrey #principalitystadium #cardiff #lanadelreytour #fy #lanadelreytour #lanadelreyuktour ♬ som original – Daniel de Almeida Fans certainly took notice of the lyric change, and many were in the comments saying they were glad she took it out because, believe it or not (that’s sarcasm, in case it wasn’t obvious), Lana Del Rey fans don’t love Morgan: “Guess she meant it when she said it was the last time she’s gonna sing that line.” “Lmao we sang ‘I kissed Morgan Wallen’ and everyone around us gave us dirty looks.” “SPEAK UP GIRL OMG.” “So she was telling the truth when she said ‘It’s the last time I’m gonna say this line.'” “She said ‘This is the last time I’m gonna ever say this line’ at Stagecoach.” “This is the last time I’m ever gonna say this line” “Oh she KNOWS.” “I was so sad I was ready to scream it.” “She’s said she was only saying it once.” “These lyrics are better than the Morgan Wallen ones.” I honestly don’t know too much about Lana and her lore, to use the hip term, but the whole thing seems strange to me especially because it’s not fair to drop something like that and not share more… I mean, rude. If this song does make an album, like I said before, I highly doubt the line about Morgan would make it, and that seems pretty certain at this point. Lana is a massive pop star, and her using a platform like Stagecoach certainly felt like a choice, and taking it out does too. That being said, Morgan is the biggest thing in music right now, so it seems super convenient to throw it out there… seemingly years later. But I wasn’t surprised a few months ago that she said it, and I’m still not, because shading Morgan Wallen to make some headlines is straight out of the Hollywood playbook these days. And I think there should be a rule that if you do it so publicly, especially about something so juicy, you must share with the rest of the class. That’s just the basic rules of gossip, and no one is exempt… You can watch the Stagecoach performance here: The post Lana Del Ray Removes Line About How She “Kissed Morgan Wallen” From Unreleased Song, & Her Fans Are Thrilled: “We Don’t Like Him” first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Not exactly what I think of when I think of a “racy” song. Of course everybody knows the classic John Denver song “Take Me Home, Country Roads.” It’s one of the most well-known songs not only in the United States but also around the world. (Apparently it’s huge in Japan for some reason?) I grew up in West Virginia, and “Country Roads” was basically on par with the national anthem. It’s now an official state song, and even though I moved away from the Mountain State almost a decade ago, I turn back into a feral West Virginian when that song comes on. And of course it’s one of my go-to karaoke songs. But the classic song actually has quite the interesting backstory. There’s always been a lot of debate over whether the song was even talking about West Virginia, because the Blue Ridge Mountains and Shenandoah River that are mentioned in “Country Roads” are largely located in the state of Virginia and not West Virginia. (Although if you’re from West Virginia you quickly realize that a lot of people don’t even realize those are two different states. No, I don’t live near your family in Richmond). The real story though, at least according to songwriters Bill Danoff and Taffy Nivert, is that the song was written while driving through Maryland. A couple of years ago, Danoff set the record straight on the song’s meaning – and revealed that the words to the second verse even had to be changed because they were a little too spicy for the song to be played on radio at the time. Danoff and Nivert wrote “Take Me Home, Country Roads” during a road trip through Maryland on their way to a family gathering – but Danoff insists that the song isn’t “about” Maryland, or Virginia, or anywhere, really. “I just started thinking, country roads, I started thinking of me growing up in western new England and going on all these small roads. It didn’t have anything to do with Maryland or anyplace. I’m a songwriter. I was looking for words. The words that I loved in that song were Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah River. They’re songwriter words, so that got me to West Virginia.” The song obviously ended up being recorded by John Denver, but the writers originally had another country singer in mind to record it: Johnny Cash. But Denver wanted the song, and helped Danoff and Nivert put the finishing touches on the lyrics – including the ill-fated second verse. According to Danoff: “To get it on the radio, we’re going to have to change the second verse, because the second verse wouldn’t make it on AM radio at the time.” In case you need a refresher, the now-famous second verse is: “All my memories gather ’round her Miner’s lady, stranger to blue water Dark and dusty, painted on the sky Misty taste of moonshine, teardrop in my eye” So what exactly was the verse that had to be switched up? “In the foothills, hidin’ from the clouds, Pink and purple West Virginia farm house, Naked ladies, men who look like Christ, And a dog named Poncho nibbling on the rice” Yeah, gotta think it was a good call to rewrite that one. It obviously paid off, because after being released in 1971, “Country Roads” has gone on to not only become a state song of WV and a theme song for WVU to play after every win, but it’s also been selected by the Library of Congress for inclusion in the National Recording Registry, and Denver’s recording was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in the 1980s. And as a West Virginian, I’m just thankful that I don’t have to sing about naked ladies and men who look like Christ every time it comes on. The post The Original Second Verse Of “Take Me Home, Country Roads” Was Too Racy For Radio So It Had To Be Rewritten first appeared on Whiskey Riff.