Author: Casey Nyman

How do I go back in life and reincarnate as a 16-year-old Arizona boy singing my heart out to a country classic on my high school’s football field after a big season win? Because truly the players on the Willcox High School team look like they’re living the Friday Night Lights dream. It’s just about that time again; the nights are getting crisper, fresh stripes are being painted across the green grass, and football season is gearing up for another year. And apparently, for the high school team in Willcox, Arizona, they have another season ahead of them of celebrating…

First “Stick Season,” then “There’s Your Trouble” and now apparently “I’ll Name The Dogs”? The “interpolation” speculation surrounding Stella Lefty is heating up once again after another song from her debut album, Long Way Home, was called out for sounding reminiscent of Blake Shelton’s 2017 radio hit. The 24-year-old Chicago native (I know, shocker, she’s not actually from Boston) has already developed a bit of a messy pattern in that department. Her debut single about the Northeast state was previously accused of drawing heavily from “Stick Season,” ultimately resulting in Noah Kahan receiving a writing credit on the track. For…

The Morgan Wallen Foundation is back at it again, donating another $20K thanks to one young fan. The country mega star has been able to give back in a massive way over the past year thanks to a portion of each ticket on his 2026 Still The Problem Tour directly giving back to his philanthropic efforts. Wrapping up his 23 summer stadium stops earlier in August, the foundation donated well over $1 million in instruments to 26 schools across the U.S. Extending this mission, the “TN” singer recently lent a hand in brightening up a local Knoxville music center’s lobby…

Grammy Award-winning “If We Were Vampires” singer Jason Isbell is coming for the latest AI Music Generator, Suno, after officially filing a class action lawsuit alongside numerous litigants against the company. Yesterday, Monday, August 31, a legal complaint was filed against Suno by Isbell and fellow musicians David Lowery and Eduardo Calle, accusing the platform of taking an artist’s entire musical persona and implementing it as groundwork for their AI model. Per the lawsuit obtained by Billboard, Suno enables users to make their own songs, descriptions, and artwork based on a “beloved musician’s identity” by simply imputing an artist’s name.…

15 years ago, Scotty McCreery was just a 16-year-old North Carolina native, hoping to leave his days working at the cash register of his local grocery store for the big Hollywood stage on American Idol. I, on the other hand, was madly immersed in the tenth season tight race between his co-star Lauren Alaina and would spend every Wednesday night texting in vote after vote for McCreery (sorry Lauren). If you recall, one of the best episodes of the whole show was when McCreery’s full circle moment came to fruition after country music star Josh Turner surprised him during the…

Cardinal rule of buck hunting with Luke Combs: Don’t let him get a hold of gluten beforehand. The country music mega superstar who recently wrapped up his highly successful 2026 My Kinda Saturday Night Tour this past month also so happens to be openly gluten-sensitive. So, for all you gluten-intolerant and celiac-suffering fans out there, you can officially add Combs to the “celebrities, they’re just like us” list alongside Billy Bob Thornton, Zooey Deschanel, Spice Girl Victoria Beckham, and former NFL star Drew Brees, who have all reportedly followed gluten-free diets. Given the fact that Combs shifted to a gluten-free…