Headline of the Day

Drinking in Country Music: Are Whiskey Songs Going Away?

— Rolling Stone , discussing how a decrees in drinking has effected the genre.

The subhed says it all, "In Nashville, some are wondering how a decline in drinking may affect artists’ own liquor brands and the songs they sing. “There are more weed songs for sure,” says one songwriter."

I did not predict this.  My prediction was that AI and self-driving cars would lead to country songs about your pickup truck leaving you.

Unsurprisingly, Willie Nelson is promoting a THC tonic.