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
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Walker Hayes and Kane Brown are country music's newest bromance.
The Best New Country Christmas Songs and Albums of 2021
Lee Brice, Brett Eldredge, Josh Turner, Cody Johnson, Lainey Wilson and more recorded Christmas standards for albums, EPs or digital releases this year.
Toby Keith’s $300,000 Gamble on Willie Nelson
“They said, ‘We don’t think Willie can get played on the radio.'"
Scotty McCreery Brings ‘Damn Strait’ to ‘The Kelly Clarkson Show’ [Watch]
This is the first time McCreery has appeared on 'The Kelly Clarkson Show.'
Reba McEntire’s ‘Fried Green Tomatoes’ Television Series Is Dead
"That's showbiz," she says.
Blake Shelton, Eric Church Among First 2021 CMA Awards Performers Announced
In total there have been seven announced performances for the ABC broadcast.
Chris Stapleton Postpones Cincinnati, Nashville Concerts
The news comes four days after the singer and CMA Entertainer of the Year nominee rescheduled a show for Sioux Falls, S.D.
Lee Brice Pivots With ‘Soul,’ His Funkiest Single Yet [Listen]
Lee Brice's "Soul" is the "toeses" song.
Carrie Underwood Shares What Life With Mike Fisher Really Looks Like
The singer shared the dirty details on social media — and we do mean dirty.
Toby Keith on John Prine: ‘He Taught Me to Be Fearless’
"It was a big loss and I just wanted to pay tribute to the guy," Keith says.