Music News

• Back in November, we told you that country legend Lee Greenwood was wrapping up his career. Now another country star has announced his retirement
• 90's icon John Michael Montgomery announced yesterday that he's calling it a career, saying that his farewell tour will extend through 2025 and that would be it
• In a Facebook post, Montgomery wrote "I’ve been fortunate and blessed to be able to do what I love for so many years so please join me on my journey as I say goodbye to the road life. And thanks so much for your support for the last 3 decades, it’s meant so much me"
• Source: WhiskeyRiff

• This is a “Best Of 2023” GOOD News story we originally covered on March 6th, 2023
• Kayzen Hunter and his family are regulars at an Arkasas Waffle House where Devonte Garner works and the eight-year-old has befriended the waiter and father of two.
• When Kayzen learned that Devonte had been living in a motel with his family and was walking to work, he asked his mom if he could start a crowdfund for his friend.
• They started out with a modest goal of raising $500, but Devonte’s story resonated with people and now the crowdfund has raised over $97-thousand, changing Devonte’s life forever.
• Source: Sunny Skyz

• Brian Kelley Teases New Music Coming Next Week
• George Birge Gets Emotional Over Debut Single Going #1
• Luke Combs Apologizes For All The "Dad Songs"
• George Strait Kicked Parker McCollum's Butt...At Golf

We all deserve self-care. We all deserve that week-long vacation or spa day. But sometimes, whether it be because of work, finances, or something else, those big acts of self-care aren’t possible.

• Zac Brown And Wife Separate After Four Months Of Marriage
• Jason Aldean Top Two Of Google's 2023 "Year In Search" Lists

By all accounts, the Detroit Lions were on the wrong end of referee incompetence on Sunday…and reports say that the same crew will be paying a price. 

• Willie Nelson has teamed up with Charley Crockett for a brand new song called “That’s What Makes The World Go Around,” and it was Willie’s idea
• Crockett says that Nelson called him and asked if he had anything to record, and he “wrote a couple on the spot.”
• . Crockett’s got a full lineup of festivals and shows, including two shows at Denver’s Mission Ballroom on January 18^th and 19^th
• Source: WhiskeyRiff

Kane Brown And Wife Katelyn Expecting Baby Number Three: Another baby Brown is on the way! Kane Brown and his wife Katelyn announced on Christmas Day that they’re expecting their third child.

Animal Shelter Celebrates FIrst Time Being Empty In 47 Years: Last week, the Adams County SPCA in Pennsylvania celebrated a remarkable achievement when all of the shelter’s kennels were completely empty for the first time in 47 years.

• Gabby Barrett is a rising star with hit songs, but she's been warned by friends and industry folks that perhaps her marriage is hindering her career progress
• Specifically, Gabby has turned down some high-profile duets with big stars because doing the songs would conflict with her morals
• Not that romantic songs are bad, but she feels singing them with a man other than her husband is inconsiderate to him
• On the "Unexpected With Hannah Love" podcast, she explains, "If I'm singing with another man, is that gonna make my husband uncomfortable? Probably. And I respect and love him so much that I am not gonna jeopardize my marriage to do a duet with somebody"
• Source: TasteOfCountry