Billy Dukes is a Senior Editor and Executive Producer at Taste of Country, where he has over 11,000 articles to his name. His media background includes jobs as music director at WQDR 94.7 in Raleigh, N.C.; writer for Recoil Magazine, a monthly out of Grand Rapids, Mich.; and writer for the Kalamazoo Gazette in Kalamazoo, Mich. The Western Michigan University graduate followed a girl to Raleigh in 2006 and wisely married her one year later. In 2014, they moved to Nashville, where they now live with their three sons. In his free time, Billy enjoys playing and watching baseball, cycling and home renovation.
Billy Dukes
Carrie Underwood After Her Las Vegas Residency Debut: ‘I Feel Like I Blacked Out’
After the show, Underwood gave a candid reaction to the first night on this newly built stage.
50 Merry Country Christmas Songs to Get You in the Spirit
Drinking Christmas songs, romantic Christmas songs, rowdy Christmas songs and spiritual Christmas songs all make this list.
Tim McGraw and Faith Hill Share an Intimate Moment in a New ‘1883’ Teaser [Watch]
The on-screen couple look to have more than washing off a day's worth of grime on their minds.
Understanding the 2022 Grammy Nominations: Snubs, Surprises and Statements
Including Eric Church, Walker Hayes and Carly Pearce.
David Nail Drops Poignant, Acoustic Version of ‘Comeback History’ [Exclusive Premiere]
Watch as the country hitmaker sings and picks guitar along piano accompaniment.
Adele and Chris Stapleton’s ‘Easy on Me’ Is the Vocal Explosion You’re Expecting [Listen]
It's an understatement to say that the floor is high for a collaboration of this magnitude.
Mickey Guyton’s Son Hospitalized: ‘Please Please Pray’
Taking to Twitter, Guyton asked for prayers on Thursday night (Nov. 18).
Kelsea Ballerini Wanted to Be More Vulnerable and Boy, Did She Ever Succeed
"I kept writing, just without the music," Ballerini says. "Very quickly I realized it was something that was a book and something that I wanted to push myself to go deeper and be more vulnerable and more open."
Danielle Bradbery Mourns Friend Killed at Travis Scott’s Astroworld Festival
Taking to Instagram, Bradbery revealed that someone who was once part of her friend circle was trampled and killed.
Jenna Paulette’s ‘Bless Her Heart’ Music Video Turns the Phrase Just Right [Exclusive Premiere]
The singer literally uses her red lipstick to write "Bless Her Heart" on the guy's truck — really, she did the girl a favor.