As soon as I got up this morning, I had a chore to do - cut the grass! Looking back, I think it had been close to a full month since the last time I did it. But at the same time, the grass has been growing a little slower this year with the overall lack of rain.

Either way, my yard (especially the backyard) was starting to look like a jungle! I was honestly feeling self conscious about it. It was long when I got home from vacation on Labor Day and that was 3 weeks ago!

Luckily I got it all cut and the clippings out to the curb in time for garbage collection day today! Hopefully I will maybe have to cut one or two more times this year. Fingers crossed!

Zach Top has run into a lot of success with his hit "Sounds Like The Radio". Now, he is ready to hit the road on tour!

Coming up January through March, he will be out on his "Cold Beer & Country Music" tour. The 13 stop tour will not include a stop in Northeast Ohio, however there are a few stops nearby.

He will stop in: Columbus on January 30th

                         Detroit on January 31st

                         Cincinnati on February 1st

Get your tickets and enjoy the sounds of classic country with Zach Top!

Coming up tonight at midnight...NEW MUSIC! Miranda Lambert will release her new album "Postcards From Texas" tonight. We can sort of consider this a sequel to 2022's "Palomino" is what is being said about the new album.

Anyway, it will drop at midnight tonight, so enjoy the weekend with new music from Miranda Lambert!

The CMA nominations were announced earlier this week. First, we must say congratulations and good luck to everyone...but especially Morgan Wallen who leads the way with 7 nominations! 

Entertainer of the year: Luke Combs, Jelly Roll, Chris Stapleton, Morgan Wallen, and Lainey Wilson

Female Vocalist of the year: Kelsea Ballerini, Ashley McBryde, Lainey Wilson, Megan Moroney, and Kacey Musgraves

Male Vocalist of the year: Luke Combs, Jelly Roll, Cody Johnson, Chris Stapleton, and Morgan Wallen

New Artist of the year: Megan Moroney, Shaboozey, Nate Smith, Mitchell Tenpenny, Zach Top, and Bailey Zimmerman

Those don't even cover all of the nominations! Check out the list online and see who wins November 20th from Nashville on ABC.

I always try to let you know when a WQMX artist will appear on TV. Either performing on a talk show, or in a concert type of setting.

First: catch Lainey Wilson TONIGHT on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:30 on NBC.

Then: catch Midland tomorrow (Wednesday night) on Jimmy Kimmel Live at 11:30 on ABC. 

It's fun to see our favorite artists perform right in your living room!

Be listening right around 8:15 all week for the Not-So-Impossible Question. This week, I will have your chance to score a pair of tickets to see Kimberly Perry of The Band Perry!

The show is this Saturday night (September 14th) at the Dusty Armadillo. Again, be listening around 8:15 for my simple question, get the answer right, and you're going to the show! Good luck!

The lineup for Stagecoach Festival 2025 has been announced! The festival will take place April 25-27 in Indio, CA.

The headliners this year are Zach Bryan, Jelly Roll, and Luke Combs! Other Country artists appearing including: Brothers Osborne, Scotty McCreery, Carly Pearce, Dylan Scott, Tigirlily Gold and more!

This is a multiple genre music fest...so many great artists will be there. Anyone up for a cross-country road trip in the Spring? hahaha

Listen to Scott & Sarah in the Morning as well as Ben McKee tomorrow afternoon. Scott & Ben will have your last chances this week to win a pair of tickets to check out Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan and more at the Outlaw Music Festival Next Thursday (September 12th) at Blossom Music Center!

Be listening starting tomorrow morning for your opportunity to score your way into the show from WQMX! Good luck!

The list of the top songs of the Summer was released, and 2 of them are songs you hear right here on WQMX! In fact, they are the #1 and #2 songs of the summer!

The 2nd biggest song of the summer is Shaboozey "A Bar Song (Tipsy)".

Can you guess? The biggest song of the Summer of 2024 is....Post Malone & Morgan Wallen "I Had Some Help".

Who woulda thunk it?!!! HAHA. I would consider that the song of the summer for sure! Congrats to all of the artists on the list. That is quite an accomplishment!

As you may have figured out - I was on vacation last week. I went to what I consider my 2nd home in Gatlinburg, TN. It was supposed to be an all friends vacation, but plans had to change. So it was my mom and I, one of my friends and his parents.

We had so much fun! Being that we stayed at our vacation house, there were other things to do as well. Trees to cut back, other gardening to do, we had to buy a new gas grill too. 

My mom and I played 126 holes on miniature golf! Yes, 126! It was A LOT! My friend and I went to Dollywood on Friday, we all spent one day in the car driving through Cades Cove in the National Park. My mom and I rode one of the newer mountain coasters which was really fun!

We ate so much good food too of course! Including one dinner at Dolly's Stampede dinner show. I have eaten here a few times - if you have never been I HIGHLY recommend it.

 While we were on the road, my mom and I saw cars from 38 states, Washington DC, and 2 Canadian Provinces! Around Gatlinburg we also saw close to 10 wild turkeys, 2 deer, 5 bears (my friend and his parents saw 8) and his parents also saw 2 elk! What's crazy is 3 of those bears we on our street or the next street over!

Now it's back home and back to work.