Taste of Country Nights

Scotty McCreery keeps his backstage demands refreshingly simple. A PB&J sandwich, cold beer, and oatmeal basically cover it.

Kenny Chesney's new song came straight from a 'Ted Lasso' pep talk about never letting the past haunt you.

Luke Bryan opened up about what Dolly Parton meant to him, wishing he'd had just five minutes to tell her the truth.

Dolly never cut the line at her own theme park. She waited like everyone else because fairness mattered more than fame.

Two dream collaborations never happened for Dolly, and she wasn't shy about naming names in an exclusive Taste of Country Nights interview.

Phillip Phillips showed up to American Idol with gas money from his parents and absolutely no expectation of winning the whole thing.

Security literally blocked his way.

Carly Pearce's new album doesn't shy away from the messy feelings nobody wants to admit — like being jealous of your best friend's engagement ring.

Dolly Parton showed up to her new Tennessee truck stop despite battling cancer, and her appearance left the crowd speechless.

Before Ella Langley ever played a sold-out show, she was singing to nervous dental patients as a kid, and that origin story is genuinely charming.