CALOB AARON RAE KENT. Father to Kylo Rae Kent. Husband to Katherine Elizabeth Kent. Son, Brother, and Friend. I try my best to be better. RIP JAMES THOMAS GRADY
Ella Langley just shattered a Billboard record held by Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston — and she did it without abandoning the faith, family and traditional country sound that launched her career.
The 27-year-old's "Choosin' Texas" has now spent 15 nonconsecutive weeks at No. 1 on the Hot 100, surpassing "We Belong Together" (14 weeks) and "I Will Always Love You" (14 weeks). She's the first solo female artist to hold the top spot that long with a non-holiday song.
Experts say her rise isn't a fluke — it's a reflection of what audiences are starving for. As one branding expert put it: "Authenticity is a lot like humidity — you can't see it, but you can feel it. When you do, it's undeniable."
Joe Rogan just revealed that presidents and former presidents personally pressured Spotify to have him removed for "vaccine misinformation."
And not one of them apologized when his questions turned out to be right.
He says he still can't talk about most of it. What he will say is that the campaign was coordinated, expensive, and came from the very top.
ROGAN: "They tried to crush my sponsors. They organized campaigns. There was PACs involved."
ROGAN: "I can't even talk about it. But there was presidents involved and former presidents involved that were contacting Spotify. Trying to get me removed for vaccine misinformation."
ROGAN: "And it turned out to be right. All of it."
ROGAN: "Not a single apology from anybody. Not a single retraction, not a single mea culpa, not a single 'we were wrong.'"
The pressure failed. Joe's audience grew. And the people who tried to silence him never had to answer for any of it...
Staring down the actual Declaration of Independence before stepping into the octagon as an underdog to beat the piss out of an undefeated fighter in front of the world is an extraordinary level of legendary