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
Kane Brown Announces ‘Different Man’ Album
The news comes three days after Brown signaled that he'll attempt to cross into pop music with a song called "Grand."
Luke Bryan’s ‘Country On’ Is a Modern Blue-Collar Anthem [Listen]
The country-rock anthem doesn't name names, but it calls out under-appreciated professions and gives each a little urging.
Kip Moore Announces 2022 Fire on Wheels Tour
Boy Named Banjo will open the 21-date Fire On Wheels Tour.
Scotty McCreery’s Wife Gabi Pregnant With First Child
The couple have been married since 2018.
Alan Jackson Wins Hottest Summer Tour in 2022 ToC Hot List Awards
His 2022 One More for the Road Tour topped nine other tours to win this Taste of Country Summer Hot List Awards category.
Zac Brown Band’s John Driskell Hopkins Reveals ALS Diagnosis
The longtime member of the group also announced the Hop on a Cure Foundation.
‘Nashville’ Star Hayden Panettiere Involved in an Ugly Parking Lot Brawl [Watch]
Panettiere can be seen on the ground in the middle of all of it.
Sam Elliott Has Harsh Words for ‘Yellowstone’
Elliott also reveals he's not a fan of one of the all-time great western actors.
Host Dolly Parton Dedicates the 2022 ACM Awards Show to People in Ukraine
She wasn't the only one who paid tribute to the people of Ukraine on Monday.
Thomas Rhett Performs ‘Slow Down Summer’ at 2022 ACM Awards
It was one of the biggest productions of the night.
Sam Hunt’s Wife Pregnant, Files for Divorce
She cites inappropriate marital conduct.
Paramount+ Orders More ‘1883’ and a Second ‘Yellowstone’ Prequel
A show called 1932 will "follow a new generation of Duttons during the time of western expansion, prohibition and the Great Depression."