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Jason Aldean is one of the biggest country stars on the planet. He is no slouch when it comes to performing, either, having played more than 1,500 concerts in his career. What does it take to get a performer like Aldean on stage and in his best headspace before a show? Jason Aldean Requires One Thing Backstage at Every ShowIn speaking with the “Let Your Boys Be Country” singer for Taste of Country Nights on Demand, I asked him what was on his backstage rider. Aldean said, “I don’t think I have updated that since my first tour, ’05. It was pretty simple. I think back then it was Crown Royal and...
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Jelly Roll and his wife Bunnie Xo were all smiles at the ACM Awards, but she was hurting inside. Just days before the Texas awards show, the podcast host’s father, Bill, died. Talking toTaste of Country Nights, Jelly Roll said his wife is doing better, but the emotions are complicated. “It’s kind of one of those things where it was a sad ending to a book that already wasn’t incredible,” he tells Evan Paul. Look for the full interview on the Taste of Country Nights on Demand Podcast on May 28. Bunnie Xo announced her father’s death on May 8.He’d been battling cancer and was living with the coup...
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With four young daughters under eight years old, Thomas Rhett needs a big vehicle to cart his family around. However, the singer is no minivan dad; he’s a cool dad. “We drive a Jeep Wagoneer,” the singer told Taste of Country ahead of the ACM Awards on May 16. “The long one.” “We had the normal Wagoneer, and then when we went on road trips, we couldn’t fit anything in the trunk. So, now we can fit all four [kids], and luggage, and dogs.” Outside of road trip luggage, it sounds like Rhett needs the extra space for all the sports his girls are into. “What are we not into is the question,” Rhett ...
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Thomas Rhett is ramping up a huge 2024 with the release of his brand-new song, “Beautiful as You.” It’s inspired by his wife, Lauren — and it’s one of her favorites among his songs, he says. Rhett is one of the biggest country stars out there today, with 20 No. 1 songs. How can the wife of one of America’s biggest country stars even choose just three of her favorite Thomas Rhett songs? She can’t, so Rhett himself told me, based off of her reactions and emotions and the ones she plays the most. The singer revealed the details to us in an exclusive interview. “Well, I mean, I think ‘Die a Happy ...
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Thomas Rhett described how he feels raising four daughters, “drowning.” While he admitted that word was a bit morbid, he feels that it describes the past four years of his and his wife Lauren’s lives as parents. Will Thomas Rhett + Lauren Have Another Baby?In an exclusive interview with Taste of Country Nights, I asked the “Beautiful as You” singer if he and his wife, Lauren Akins, are done having kids, or there is a chance that they will have more. There were a couple of things revealed here, let’s dive in. Did Thomas Rhett Get a Vasectomy?According to Rhett, “I have not gotten a snip. I don’...
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Lainey Wilson needs to start touring with a shelf to carry all of her awards. She is currently holding the hardware for 2023 CMA Entertainer of the Year and 2024 ACM Entertainer of the Year, but she’s not using her new position to make big demands. Here’s What Lainey Wilson Requires Backstage at Every ShowI got under the hood and asked the “Hang Tight Honey” singer what is on her tour rider. Wilson came out of the gate swinging. She said, “I don’t know, but I’m gonna tell you right now, I need to be a little more bougie, ’cause some of my artist friends are like, ‘I want some new underwear, I ...
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There has been a lot of chatter back and forth about the newly released Randy Travis song, “Where That Came From.” Whether or not it’s good for country music, or it can cause more harm than good. Now, Luke Combs is commenting about the use of A.I. to create the new track. The song makes use of artificial intelligence, as Travis can no longer sing or speak clearly after a stroke in 2013. In speaking with Combs, I asked him his thoughts on the use of A.I. in country music, in general, and his thoughts it specifically being utilized for the new Travis song. The singer said, “I think that’s the be...
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The wait is over! Three of the four farmers on the hit Fox dating reality show Farmer Wants A Wife have found their person. Prior to the finale, Farmer Mitchell Kolinsky and Sydney Errera stopped by the Taste of Country studio for their first interview since being a couple! They shared behind-the-scenes moments that fans didn’t get to see, as well as what their future plans are now that filming is over. What did you do when the camera crew left?“After we wrapped filming and they were like, okay, this is your life. Go do whatever,” Errera shares. “And we were like, huh? We didn’t know the first...
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Jelly Roll took home the trophy for Music Event of the Year at the 2024 ACM Awards for his song “Save Me” with Lainey Wilson. The emotional ballad is right in his wheelhouse with its raw vulnerability; however, this song carries extra weight. In fact, the country singer says he had a hard time even listening to it after it was recorded. Taste of Country asked him ahead of the show which song may have been a little too emotional to perform, even for him. “‘Save Me.’ Man, was that one,” he says with emphasis. “I had trouble playing it in a room for people for like 3-4 weeks after I recorded it.”...
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Country artists get up on stage and sing their hearts out, and fans buy and love their albums. But what albums are our favorite artists’ favorite? What Album Would Luke Combs Take on a Deserted Island?In speaking to Combs on the latest episode of Taste of Country Nights on Demand, I had a moment to get personal with the “Best of Me” singer and asked him what his desert island album of choice would be. Meaning, if he was washed up on a deserted island and only had one album to listen to for the rest of his life, which one would the country superstar choose? Combs took the question very seriousl...
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