An unexpected duo… but I’m here for it. Back in February, Lainey Wilson and rock legend Steven Tyler teamed up for a rousting performance of Aerosmith’s hit “Dream On” at the 6th Annual Jam for Janie charity event at the Hollywood Palladium, following the 2025 Grammy Awards. Of course, “Dream On” was featured on Aerosmith’s debut self-titled 1973 album, and the power ballad, written by frontman Steven Tyler, became their first major hit and a staple on classic rock. It peaked at #59 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, but became an even bigger hit in their native city of Boston. I’m sure it’s a song many of us know and love, and Lainey has always dabbled some in this style of music (she used to post tons of rock covers), so I actually think this makes a lot of sense and I think it’s fun to see her do something really different. Plus, if Steven Tyler asks you to sing with him, who in the world is going to say no to that? It’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity… And Aerosmith shared a video of it on their Instagram page, which you can check out here: View this post on Instagram Just a few days prior to sharing that video, they hinted that Lainey would be teaming up with Aerosmith and Yungblud for a reimagined rendition of their song “Wild Woman,” In November, Aerosmith teamed up with current British rock phenom Yungblud (whose real name is Dominic Harrison) for an EP called One More Time that features four new songs and a new version of Aerosmith’s classic “Back in the Saddle.” The official Aerosmith Instagram account shared a photo of Steven Tyler, Joe Perry and Yungblud, saying there is a “cowgirl” who loved the song with the caption “A ‘Wild Woman’ feature coming soon. There was a cowgirl who loved this song so much that we had to add her on! Can you guess who?” The post includes a Charlie 1 Horse cowboy hat, and this design specifically was in collaboration with Lainey, who almost always wear a hat similar to what you’ll see pictured below. Lainey also “liked” the post, for whatever that’s worth, and while this might be the most unlikely trio of all-time in terms of Lainey being part of it, I can’t wait. A little rock and a little country is my dream. View this post on Instagram Stay tuned… we can probably expect to hear this one soon. Here’s another angle of “Dream On” with Lainey and Steven: @aero.force.one Steven and Lainey Wilson perform “Dream On” at Steven’s Grammy party, 2/2/25. #steventyler #aerosmith #laineywilson #dreamon #grammys ♬ original sound – Aero Force One The post Lainey Wilson And Steven Tyler Teamed Up For A Rousing Rendition Of Aerosmith’s Classic Hit, “Dream On” first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Does she realize she doesn’t have to pretend anymore? In case you somehow missed it (lucky you), Nashville had a congressional election this week to fill the seat of Republican Mark Green, who left the House of Representatives earlier this year to take a job in the private sector. The race to represent Nashville in Congress came down to GOP candidate Matt Van Epps, a veteran and member of the Tennessee National Guard who previously served as the state’s commissioner of the Tennessee Department of General Services, and Behn, a former community organizer and current representative for Nashville in the Tennessee House of Representatives. Despite Nashville being a fairly blue city, the district as a whole is considered reliably red, with President Trump winning by 22 points last November. So it was always going to be an uphill battle for Behn, but things got even harder for her when comments resurfaced about the city of Nashville that she had made back in 2020. In the comments from an appearance on the Year Old GRITS podcast on 2020, Behn claimed she “hates” Nashville and country music: “I hate the city, I hate the bachelorettes, I hate the pedal taverns, I hate country music, I hate all of the things that make Nashville. I hate it.” Aftyn Behn– the Democrat nominee for the upcoming TN07 special election– says that she despises Nashville, the city that she's running to represent in Congress: “I hate the city, I hate the bachelorettes, I hate the pedal taverns, I hate country music, I hate all of the… pic.twitter.com/L9lmo1YkkJ — Greg Price (@greg_price11) November 19, 2025 It didn’t help that it wasn’t the first time Behn had shown her disdain for the people she wants to represent in Congress. Back in 2019, she wrote an op-ed calling Tennessee a “racist state” and claiming that “racism is in the air we breathe.” Sounds like a fun person to be around. Well after her comments on Music City went viral, Behn took to social media to defend herself and claim that she doesn’t REALLY hate Nashville or country music – citing as evidence the fact that she’s cried in the Country Music Hall of Fame. “Today, the Republicans decided that they’re going to start this narrative that me, the state representative who represents downtown Nashville, doesn’t like the city.” Yeah, I don’t know where Republicans would get that narrative just from hearing you say “I hate Nashville.” (Direct quote). Gotta be fake news. But anyway, Behn continues: “Sure, I get mad at the bachelorettes sometimes. I get mad at the pedal taverns, right? You’re talking to somebody who has cried no less than 10 times in the Country Music Hall of Fame. The girl that just goes to the Ryman to hang out. No, no, we’re not even gonna go there.” Behn went on to call the accusations that she hates Nashville “rumors,” despite the fact that she quite literally said “I hate Nashville.” But anyway, don’t believe your ears when you hear her say she hates Nashville – I mean, she HAS cried at the Hall of Fame. NO, I DO NOT HATE THE CITY I REPRESENT The national GOP's new attack? That I “hate Nashville." I’ve cried in the Country Music Hall of Fame no less than 10 times. They’re panicking because we’re close to winning. Eyes on the prize, y’all. Let’s go. pic.twitter.com/jjwMnyW8ZU — Aftyn Behn for Congress (@aftynfortn) November 21, 2025 As if that wasn’t enough to prove her country music credentials, during an appearance on the Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar podcast, Behn was once again asked about the comments where she had even more evidence to prove that she doesn’t really hate country music: “I’m gonna say something I haven’t said, and I think it’s funny, I hope my parents don’t kill me. I do not hate country music, I was conceived after a George Strait concert.” Democrat Aftyn Behn bizarrely tries to walk back her comments saying she "hates" Nashville and country music. "I do not hate country music, I was conceived after a George Strait concert." pic.twitter.com/jqhixHhOq6 — RNC Research (@RNCResearch) November 24, 2025 The whole thing was just bizarre. Are these really the best people we can find to represent us? Well anyway, the special election was held this past Tuesday, and despite polls showing Van Epps up by just two points, the Republican ended up winning comfortably and defeating Behn by nearly 9 points to become the next Congressman for the 7th District of Tennessee. But apparently, Behn still wasn’t done trying to shake her comments about hating country music. During her afterparty, Behn showed up to deliver her concession speech wearing a rhinestone-studded shirt and delivered a bizarre karaoke performance of Dolly Parton’s “9 to 5.” No, really. @charlesalexandermusicWhat an astounding night. What a fabulous candidate. And Nah. @aftynbehn doesn’t hate country music. She can also sang.♬ 9 to 5 – Dolly Parton What a disaster. Thank God we don’t have to deal with two years of that in Washington DC. We have enough people in Congress who are only there to try to get clips for TikTok.The post Nashville Congressional Candidate Who Said She “Hates Country Music” Delivers Bizarre Karaoke Performance Of Dolly Parton’s “9 To 5” After Losing Election first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Another record from Larry Fleet will be here sooner rather than later. Larry Fleet joined the Whiskey Riff Raff podcast to talk new music, faith, sobriety, and to dive into some downright wild stories. He shared how he connects with fans around the world, and why he still writes drinking songs despite stepping away from alcohol. Larry also opened up about the role God plays in his music… and tells us about the UFO he saw, his ghost encounter, and why he believes in Bigfoot (it gets really interesting at the end of the episode). But the one thing we really wanted to dive into with the “Where I Find God” singer was if and when there would be new music on the way. Fleet kindly shared that he’s basically got a project wrapped up, and that it will be coming out in the beginning of 2026: “I think in February, the full record will come out. That’s what we’re looking at. We’re still working on everything. I cut four songs at the beginning of the year, and released that, and they went (over well). Then, I was just like… for the most part, what I’ve learned is people want a full record from me. The singles will do fine, but a record (is what they want). People want to press play and listen to 10, 12, 15 songs… whatever. I also learned that more than 15 songs, the ones on the back really aren’t getting listened to. That goes for anybody.” Besides a couple of EPs that he’s released in 2024 and early 2025, this will be the first collection of music that Larry Fleet has released since 2023’s Earned It. And if you weren’t able to gather or infer how many songs will be on the new album, the country music singer-songwriter went on to detail how long the track list will span, and why he kind of bucks against the trend of lengthier albums: “There are a lot of people putting out 20, 30, 40 song records. I feel like it’s not giving every song a fair chance. I think if you keep it around 10 or 12, people can digest that. That’s 45 minutes to maybe an hour or something like that. If you can keep it in there, somebody can listen to that on a car ride, and actually listen to it. That was my thought. Do 10 or 12 songs or something like that.” @whiskeyriff @Larry Fleet #whiskeyriffraff #whiskeyriff ♬ Where I Find God – Larry Fleet Fleet’s album will actually fall exactly on 11 songs… barring some sort of last minute change. He excitedly shared that this is the first project that he was able to actually use his own band (that he tours with) on. Fleet feels as though it gives the album a very true, Larry Fleet sound, and said that people who love to see him live should really like what they hear when the album drops in February. As far as the vibes of the collection of songs, Fleet revealed that it’ll have an Americana vibe, and will continue to tackle the topic of every day living that he’s become known for: “I wrote most of all the songs until the last day we cut, and a couple of songs came in. Some good buddies of mine were like, ‘Check this out.’ Totally not commercial at all. That’s not what I wanted. I wanted it to be my own thing. I’ve got my own thing. Faith, family and working hard… that’s what I do. It’s very blue collar and family oriented. So I wanted it to kind of be that way. I wanted it to tell a story, and I wanted you to feel something out of it.” Fans should revel in the fact that they only have to wait a couple of more months (think of it as a belated Christmas present) for that “feel-something-Fleet-album” to arrive. To hear more from Larry Fleet, make sure to download the podcast on Apple Podcasts by searching “Whiskey Riff Raff” or by clicking here. We’re also available on Spotify and wherever else you can listen to podcasts. Cheers, y’all. Audio Video The post Larry Fleet Says His Next Record Will Drop In February: “It’s Very Blue-Collar & Family Oriented” first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

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