Beards For My Horses:
It's been a wild and wooly final 24 hours for No Shave November, culminating with hitting the fundraising goal of $100,000 this morning. Yesterday at this time, that result was still in doubt prior to a single donation of $10,000 by Big Machine Label Group President/CEO Scott Borchetta, which gave individual fundraiser Valory VP/Promotion George Briner an insurmountable lead of, wait for it ... $18,265. Team Thompson Square is also making a late rush, rising most recently to $11,336 and leading Team Casey James' $10,443 and the Warner Whiskers $9,265 in a close shave. There's a big, hairy Beard Bash scheduled for 5pm this evening at The Red Rooster on Demonbreun in Nashville to celebrate this year's success. We'll have final totals and trophy winners Monday.
The Year End Print Special
featuring:
The Year In Music:
Morgan, Ella & More
CMA Radio Winners
Recap The Week
Label Of The Year
Big Loud Turns 10
BMG's Jon Loba:
The Interview
The 2026 Grammy
Voter's Guide
A quick reference guide to the 2026 Grammy Nominees
Inside This Issue:
Exstream: What Is Mainstream Country?
You Never Forget Your First … Cousin
Survey Says: NuVoodoo Research