Butts releases Hello, Honky Tonk

Country singer-songwriter Kaitlin Butts released her fourth studio album, Hello, Honky Tonk, and discussed it during an appearance on The Pupdate while cuddling five puppies from Proverbs 12:10 Animal Rescue.

Key points Butts releases Hello, Honky Tonk
  1. Country singer-songwriter Kaitlin Butts released her fourth studio album, Hello, Honky Tonk, and discussed it during an appearance on The Pupdate while cuddling five puppies from Proverbs 12:10 Animal Rescue.
  2. Butts said the 14-track album draws on the characters she has met playing honky-tonks around the country and the world, and she called it her love letter to country music and honky-tonk nightlife.
  3. She also described how musical theater, especially Chicago, shaped the album's concept, and how a night out at Nashville's Skinny Dennis inspired the song I Wanna Be Bad.
  4. Butts said the piano ballad What More Could You Want is her favorite song she has ever written, and she hopes listeners see themselves in the album's stories.
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Teodoro is PBR top rookie

Jean Carlos Teodoro of the Texas Rattlers was named the 2026 PBR Teams Rookie of the Year, edging fellow Brazilian Winy dos Santos of the Oklahoma Wildcatters in a race that came down to the final weekend of the regular season in Kansas City.

Key points Teodoro is PBR top rookie
  1. Jean Carlos Teodoro of the Texas Rattlers was named the 2026 PBR Teams Rookie of the Year, edging fellow Brazilian Winy dos Santos of the Oklahoma Wildcatters in a race that came down to the final weekend of the regular season in Kansas City.
  2. The honor comes with a $25,000 bonus and caps a breakout season in which Teodoro posted two 90-point rides, including a career-best 91.05 aboard Wicked Solo.
  3. Teodoro credited much of his development to head coach Cody Lambert, who pushed him to stop wasting energy waving his free arm, and to a veteran Brazilian support system in the Rattlers locker room.
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Hardy's "By God" lyrics explained

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Gilbert Days Rodeo returns

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Zach Top fan duet

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Wright Way bronc riding school

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PBR Finals tickets on sale

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Big Sky Fest lineup set

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Hayes sweeps Mountain States circuit

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Country Thunder Wisconsin 2027 lineup

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