Carly Pearce was on Bunnie XO’s podcast and revealed that her real name is Carly Cristyne Slusser.

She thought Carly Slusser was “a horrible name for a country singer.”

(PROFANITY WARNING: You can listen to the whole podcast here. Her name change is brought up at the 24:52 mark.)

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/carly-pearce-health-scares-heartbreak-honesty/id1465273008?i=1000723433851

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An old interview from 2016 with Morgan Wallen is making the rounds again.

He was asked what his dream lineup would be.

He said, “I mean hopefully I’m the headliner . . . I would put Eric Church . . . Chris Cornell . . . I’ll probably put Drake there . . . and Tim McGraw.”

 

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Lana Del Rey announced that her country album is called “Stove” and it’s expected in January.

She said, “Eight years ago, when I was looking to make a country record, no one else was thinking about country. Now everyone is going country!”

https://www.whiskeyriff.com/2025/08/26/lana-del-ray-confirms-majority-of-new-album-will-be-country-when-i-was-looking-to-make-a-country-record-no-one-else-was-thinking-about-country/

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Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton are producing a musical young adult series for Amazon called “Dorothy” . . . based on “The Wizard of Oz”.

This reimagining uses the iconic Yellow Brick Road as a modern-day metaphor for the ups and downs, choices, and challenges young people face today.

https://consequence.net/2025/08/wizard-of-oz-show-dorothy-gwen-stefani-amazon/