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
Parker McCollum Was Living ‘Handle on You’ When He Wrote It [Listen]
At the time, he found himself writing the same kinds of things again and again. This rut extended to his personal life.
Reba McEntire Debut as ‘Sunny Barnes’ on ‘Big Sky’ Is Even Better Than Expected
Calling McEntire's Sunny Barnes a villain or antagonist just isn't true, at least not yet.
‘Monarch’ Ep. 2 Recap: Who Is in the Body Bag? [Spoilers Alert]
Ep. 2 of 'Monarch' is titled "There Can Only Be One Queen," but it could be called "A Tenuous Trust," because that's what viewers get.
Little Big Town Make a Strong Case for Prioritizing Albums
To talk about Little Big Town's accomplishments now would be to ignore how the songs on 'Mr. Sun' tilt their trajectory upward.
Carrie Underwood Firing a Handgun Is a Special Thing [Watch]
The singer can been seen firing five rounds on husband Mike Fisher's Instagram page.
Carrie Underwood’s Husband Just Train-Horned Her [Watch]
"Not my best work but still had a good laugh," Fisher captions. Indeed he did.
Kane Brown’s Wife Katelyn Brown Shines on ‘Thank God,’ Their First Duet [Listen]
The singer's wife Katelyn joins him for this true duet and proves that she may be the best vocalist in the family.
Luke Combs Announces 2023 World Tour With Cody Johnson, Lainey Wilson + More
Lainey Wilson, Cody Johnson and Riley Green are among the opening acts for Combs' 2023 World Tour.
Blake Shelton Announces 2023 Back to the Honky Tonk Tour Dates
Carly Pearce and Jackson Dean will open the full tour.
2022 CMA Awards Nominees Revealed — Full List
Lainey Wilson leads the way with six nominations but country stars like Ashley McBryde, Carly Pearce and Chris Stapleton also showed up strong.