Miranda Lambert's name secret

Miranda Lambert says her birth certificate still shows her father's last-minute decision to name her Miranda, with the original name crossed out.

Key points Miranda Lambert's name secret
  1. Miranda Lambert says her birth certificate still shows her father's last-minute decision to name her Miranda, with the original name crossed out.
  2. She believes the name may come from 'Miranda Rights,' the warning police read before questioning a suspect, because her father Rick was a police officer.
  3. The story comes as Lambert prepares to release her new disco-country album Crisco on Friday, Oct. 2.
  4. She also credits her parents' work as private investigators in small-town Texas with inspiring songs like 'Gunpowder & Lead.'
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Brennan, Andersen make NFR

Saddle bronc riders Damian Brennan and Ben Andersen entered the final day of the PRORODEO regular season needing a payday to secure spots in the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo.

Key points Brennan, Andersen make NFR
  1. Saddle bronc riders Damian Brennan and Ben Andersen entered the final day of the PRORODEO regular season needing a payday to secure spots in the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo.
  2. Both finished in the top three of the long round at the Duel at the Dunes in Roggen, Colo., then Brennan won the championship round with an 85-point ride and Andersen took second with an 84.
  3. Their unofficial earnings moved them off the bubble and into the NFR field, pending the PRCA standings audit, while Gus Galliard finished seventh in the long round and was left behind.
  4. In the same event, bareback rider Bradlee Miller unofficially set a new regular-season earnings record.
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Florida Georgia Line headline

Florida Georgia Line have been announced as headliners for Country Thunder Arizona 2027, taking the Saturday night slot in Florence on April 10th, 2027.

Cervi rodeo results roundup

Three PRCA rodeo results reports list leaders and payouts from recent competitions in Texas and a Cervi Championship Rodeo event.

Cledus T. Judd's parody single

Country parody artist Cledus T. Judd has released a new single and video, 'Just Another Day in Parodies (Cease & Desist),' a parody of Phil Vassar's 2000 hit 'Just Another Day in Paradise.'

Leather brothers face off

Brothers Macaulie and Boston Leather, back-to-back PBR Australia Champions, will ride for opposing teams when the Missouri Thunder and Kansas City Outlaws meet in the Show-Me State Showdown at Rattler Days.

Dalton joins David Lewis band

Cheyenne Dalton Meyer, the fan-favorite harmony singer and guitarist let go from Zach Top's band in March, has found a new gig on the road with Texas country traditionalist David Lewis.

WPRA announces 2026 awards

The WPRA Board of Directors has chosen its 2026 committee and contract award winners, honoring the people and rodeos that keep the sport running behind the scenes.

Rattlers host Rattler Days

The PBR Team Series returns to Dickies Arena in Fort Worth for Rattler Days, Oct. 2-4, with the Texas Rattlers hosting Oklahoma, Arizona and rival Austin.

Chesney nears McGraw chart record

Kenny Chesney's song 'Carry On' is No. 1 on the Radio & Records/Mediabase country chart, his 37th chart-topping hit.

PRCA names top bucking stock

The PRCA announced its 2026 Pendleton Whisky's Let 'er Buck Bucking Stock of the Year Awards on Sept. 29.

Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman's Divorce: Here's What Their Lives Are Like One Year Later

A year after country singer Keith Urban and actress Nicole Kidman divorced, both are living separately in Nashville and co-parenting their two daughters under a custody agreement.

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