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
Keith Urban’s Ambition Still Gets the Best of Him [Interview]
Fan collaborations, baby gender reveals, proposals — Urban always finds organic ways to communicate with his crowd.
Chapel Hart Almost Didn’t Audition for ‘America’s Got Talent’
The group now say it was the best decision they almost never made.
‘American Idol’ Winner Noah Thompson Talks About HunterGirl Dating Rumors
The story goes that Thompson and his longtime girlfriend Angel have broken up and the reason is American Idol runner-up HunterGirl.
Michelle Branch Arrested for Alleged Domestic Assault
Branch admitted to slapping Carney "one or two times."
Drake Milligan’s ‘America’s Got Talent’ Fate Revealed
The judges loved Drake Milligan on America's Got Talent. Did voters?
John Travolta Tributes ‘Grease’ Co-Star Olivia Newton-John
Newton-John and Travolta starred opposite one another as Sandy and Danny in the 1978 film Grease. The movie and the soundtrack was a generational success.
Interview: The Truth About Dylan Scott
"I can't record or write a song that's not me. I just couldn't go on stage and sing it every night if it wasn't me."
Carrie Underwood Joins a Bar Band for Tom Petty Cover [Watch]
The "Ghost Story" singer was out with friends when she answered the call to take the stage.
Jennifer Hart Creates Her Own Nostalgia With ’18,’ New Single From Upcoming EP [Exclusive Premiere]
The acoustic guitar-led, steel-filled, mid-tempo love song is reminiscent of some of the best country songs of the last 20 years.
Brooke Eden Reveals the Moment She Knew It Was Time to Tell Her Story
So, in that moment I was like, “Hil, I have to come out.” And she’s like, “Praise the Lord!”