Hopie Feek grew up believing country singer Rory Feek was her father. But after recently taking a DNA test, Hopie learned that Rory was not, in fact, her biological father. Hopie said in an Instagram video Saturday, Feb. 8. that she took a 23andMe test after feeling “a bit different’ for a long time.

Ed Askew, a cult folk music singer/songwriter and painter, died on Jan. 4. He was 84. PEOPLE Magazine reported that Askew had been battling “ongoing health struggles” and had been in hospice.

Chris Stapleton is retiring from singing the national anthem. The country music singer, who performed the song during the 2023 Super Bowl, shared the news in an appearance on Dale Earnhardt Jr.‘s “Dirty Mo Media” podcast .

Little Big Town singer Kimberly Schlapman shared a secret recently that she has been keeping for nearly 20 years. That secret? She was already married when she had her wedding.