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
Why Toby Keith Is Right for the Country Music Hall of Fame
It wasn't about what he did as much as it was how he did it.
Read the Speech Toby Keith’s Son Stelen Gave at the Country Music Hall of Fame Ceremony
It was short and sweet.
62 Artists Who Are Not in the Country Music Hall of Fame
Three new artists enter the Hall of Fame each year. Who's most deserving?
Toby Keith’s 25 Best Songs Prove He’s Hall of Fame Worthy
Toby Keith's icon status is assured with these 20 songs and more.
Is This Viral Garth Brooks Video Real?
A 62-year-old man should not be able to do this.
See the Jelly Roll and Bunnie Xo Pictures That Reportedly Got a Girl Suspended
The teenage girl's mother took to social media to explain the full story.
Statement From Luke Bryan’s 32 Bridge Bar Answers Key Questions About Riley Strain
While the message from the venue and TC Restaurant Group answers key questions, it opens up even more.
Trisha Yearwood + Friends Celebrate 25 Years at the Grand Ole Opry [Pictures]
It was a girls night out at the Grand Ole Opry this week.
Kane Brown, Carly Pearce Surprise C2C Fans With a Duet [Watch]
Carly Pearce wasn't the only country lady who joined Brown on stage this weekend.
Garth Brooks’ Nashville Bar Friends In Low Places — Everything You Need to Know
Here is everything you need to know about Friends and Low Places Bar & Honky Tonk.
Why Chris Janson Dropped Everything to Sing ‘Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get’ [Listen]
He feels it could be one of his biggest hits.
Morgan Wallen Announces Concert at London’s Hyde Park
He joins an exclusive group of artists who've headlined there.
Top 40 Country Songs for March 2024 [Power Rankings]
The March 2024 Top 40 Country Songs list includes Queen Bey, plus mainstays like Luke Combs, Lainey Wilson and Morgan Wallen.
Carly Pearce Drops ‘Hummingbird,’ Title Track to Next Album [Listen]
“The hummingbird flies on by because it hates goodbye / And so do I,” Pearce sings.
Keith Urban Absolutely Relates to Toxicity Described In ‘Messed Up as Me’ Lyrics [Interview]
He's been married for 18 years in June, but do those old memories ever fade?
Dolly Parton Says She’s ‘Very Excited’ for Beyoncé’s Country Album
Some country music fans have questioned Beyoncé's country music credibility in the two weeks since she announced the upcoming project.
George Strait, Luke Combs + More Pay Tribute to Tom Petty with ‘Petty Country’ Album
The project features more than two dozen artists.
Beyonce’s Mom Says Family’s Cowboy Roots Run Deep
"I actually laugh because it's been there since she was a kid," she writes.
Due West Tap Dean Dillon for ‘Right Amount of Wrong’ [Exclusive Premiere]
The group will release 'Unbroken' on Friday (Feb. 23) and have chosen "Right Amount of Wrong" — a Dillon co-write — for Taste of Country readers to hear first.
Bellamy Brothers, Gene Watson + 50 Years of Risk Taking [Interview]
Singers and songwriters who walk a thin, bold line will meet the Bellamy Brothers.