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
Country Music Tours Scheduled for 2021: Full List
This list of country tours planned for 2021 will be updated frequently.
Luke Bryan Took Wife Caroline Duck Hunting and It Didn’t Go Well
The couple got stuck in a pretty major way.
Loretta Lynn Calls Betty White an Inspiration on Actor’s 99th Birthday
White turned 99 years old on Sunday (Jan. 17).
Garth Brooks to Play President-Elect Joe Biden’s Inauguration
Brooks shared the honor with media on Monday (Jan. 18).
Hunter Hayes Is Better After a Breakup During ‘The One That Got Away’ [Listen]
Fans noticed that Hayes name checks one of his older hits in the first verse.
Kip Moore Announces Ryman Auditorium Concert to Celebrate ‘Wild World Deluxe’
The concert will celebrate his new deluxe album.
Blake Shelton ‘Shocked’ by a Posthumous Gift From Earl Thomas Conley
Conley died in April 2019 at the age of 77.
Here Are the Lyrics to Blake Shelton’s ‘Minimum Wage’
Think "Millionaire" by Chris Stapleton with more country grit and less Memphis soul.
Blake Shelton Says ‘Minimum Wage’ Controversy ‘Is Absolutely Ridiculous’
Critics on social media said "Minimum Wage" was tone-deaf.
That Time Carson Daly Told Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani to ‘Pump the Brakes’
"I said, 'You guys, pump the brakes. This is not good. This is not going to work."
Ricky Skaggs’ National Medal of Arts Award Came After a One-Year Delay, Due to Pandemic
Skaggs' representative confirms the singer was there, but add it was supposed to happen one year ago.
Toby Keith, Ricky Skaggs Honored by Donald Trump Amid Impeachment Proceedings
A representative for Keith has declined comment.