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
Zac Brown Band’s John Driskell Hopkins Reveals ALS Diagnosis
The longtime member of the group also announced the Hop on a Cure Foundation.
Blake Shelton’s Easter Bunny Suit Is Only Half the Story
Blake Shelton surprised family and friends on Easter Sunday. Not everyone was impressed.
Carrie Underwood’s Husband Mike Fisher Did the Sweetest Thing for Maddie Font at the CMT Awards
Maddie Font revealed what Mike Fisher did after she walked off stage at the CMT Awards.
Luke Combs Puts a Date on His Next Studio Album
If history is any indicator, Luke Combs' next album will be large.
Kelsea Ballerini’s Infectious ‘Heartfirst’ Furthers 2022 as the Summer of Fun [Listen]
"Dibs," "Yeah Boy" and "Miss Me More" pulled back a bow aimed at Ballerini's target audience, and this new song is her Robin Hood arrow.
Carrie Underwood Drops ‘Denim & Rhinestones’ Track List
The 12 cuts on her upcoming seventh studio album of original country songs are very tactile.
Interview: Thomas Rhett Explains How a Song Older Than His Mama Ended Up on ‘Where We Started’
Yes, that's Doris Day singing on one of the tracks.
Garth Brooks Sets Dallas Cowboys’ Stadium Tour Stop
The country singer just announced a Stadium Tour date at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
‘Nashville’ Star Hayden Panettiere Involved in an Ugly Parking Lot Brawl [Watch]
Panettiere can be seen on the ground in the middle of all of it.
Clint Black Remembers the Advice He Gave Miranda Lambert During ‘Nashville Star’
Black was the show's mentor and he also produced an early single for Lambert.
Craig Morgan, Lauren Alaina Shine on ‘Beyond the Edge,’ Ep. 2
The two country singers crushed their celebrity competition.
Luke Combs Scratched as 2022 CMT Music Awards Performer
He was slated to perform with Kane Brown.