Carrie Underwood had a surprise performance of "O Holy Night" at the Rolling Hills Community Church in Tennessee; Jessie Murph fans are concerned for her after "Hallelujah" performance at Jingle Ball; Kentucky man refuses to sell his 250 acre farm to an AI company - it's essentially the same storyline as Cody Johnson's song "Dirt Cheap" in real life!

By 2007, Carrie Underwood was more than just an American Idol star - she was one of the biggest female hitmakers in country music. Remember this song?

“All American Girl” was Carrie’s 7th career number one, the music video was so funny too - it was about a family who hoped for boy but instead welcomed a girl who grows up to be athletic, successful, and empowered. We got to see a different side to Carrie, it wasn’t about her powerful ballads anymore - we got to laugh at her wit and enjoy a story.

Some of my favorite music videos in country come from the late 2000s, and this song definitely matched the trend for creative and funny storytelling. The visual storytelling in the music video boosted the song’s popularity on Country Music Television and stayed on the Hot Country Songs chart for over 20 weeks!

Riley Green and Ella Langley just hit their second #1 together on the Billboard Country Airplay Chart with "Don't Mind If I Do," but could Riley be working on another female duet for 2026?; Garth Brooks may have an AI beard, fans call out a weird video on social media; Did Morgan Wallen use Facetune this week on Instagram?

KP was making fun of Tim McGraw's pants last week, well Tim says he doesn't care about the haters - he's been doing this music thing for a long time; Audrey McGraw made her acting debut on Paramount+ "Landman" and man can she SING!; Could Megan Moroney be teasing a collaboration with Brad Paisley for the 2026 'Cloud 9' album?

This song…it spent 50 consecutive weeks at #1 on the Hot Country Songs chart. It was and still is iconic…let’s go back to 2018 when Bebe Rexha and Florida Georgia Line broke our radios with “Meant To Be”

This song is one of the best-selling songs of all time, it dominated country radio, pop radio, and streaming playlists. And actually, Tyler Hubbard thought “Meant To Be” was pretty average when he wrote it

Side note, it was also the first time a female debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot Country Songs Chart - and country fans were not particularly happy with a pop artist taking this win…to them, it highlighted the gender imbalance problem still present today in country radio. Bebe Rexha’s success stood out because most female country artists were struggling to get country airplay all.

Megan Moroney's pre-sale was last week for the 2026 "Cloud 9" tour, but fans are not thrilled with the ticket queue lines or the prices - gone are the days of small venues for Megan; Pop singer Tate McRae is still getting backlash for her collaboration with Morgan Wallen, but she says she doesn't regret recording "What I Want."

Lots of country music tea from over the weekend...Jake Owen posted an emotional video to socials while dropping off a check to his ex-fiancée in exchange for a ring. Also, making comments about his regrets in joining the music industry - I'll recap what happened. On top of that, Riley Green's ex-girlfriend, Sophia Sansone, reveals in a new podcast that Riley Green was not a good boyfriend - KP has the tea.

Hey, let’s go back to 2014, when a lot of people thought this song was actually about having a crush on a girl...

“Girl Crush” was one of the most talked-about country singles of the late 2000s. Little Big Town topped the country singles chart for 13 weeks, although some radio stations pulled the song from their rotation for just a brief moment after controversies stirred that the song was about being a lesbian.

Side note, there is nothing wrong with being a lesbian, but at the time, the world didn’t view same sex relationships with acceptance or kindness. The song was actually about jealousy and heartbreak, told from the perspective of a woman so obsessed with her ex’s new partner that she envies her in every way.

Little Big Town says they never set out to write a scandal–just a really good heartbreak song - they did it.

A woman on X is getting blasted for being a Dolly Parton hater after she re-posted a video of Dolly promoting her new book at a Costco with a cruel caption; Riley Green says his new music will probably ~not~ be inspired by the girl he's seeing and that he'll write most of his music during the holiday break on his farm in Alabama

Willie Nelson celebrated the 40th anniversary of Farm Aid, a benefit concert supporting family farmers and ranchers who grow good food for the nation - this year's check totaled $1.3 million; Zac Brown Band gets a pass from the 'satanic reverend' who says their performance at the Las Vegas Sphere was not actually a "satanic ritual"