It sets a bad precedent that when a titan of country music passes, we don't take anything more than 20 seconds and a box of plastic cups to pay tribute. This is country music, and we honor our...

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22.11.2024

Brooks & Dunn Shocks The World By Winning 2024 CMA Duo of the Year - Saving Country Music

To put it plainly, someone screwed up. The CMA Awards are not here to honor the past legends of the genre with current awards. But despite the odds, Brooks & Dunn is the CMA Vocal Duo of the Year...

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22.11.2024

Dwight Yoakam Plots 2025 Tour with Cool Openers - Saving Country Music

Country music's King of Cool is hitting the road behind his brand new album 'Brighter Days'---his first in nearly a decade---and he's taking some other cool folks along with him: The Mavericks and...

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21.11.2024

Taylor Sheridan’s “Landman” Steps Up to Support Independent Country - Saving Country Music

Love or loathe 'Yellowstone,' it has been incredibly critical to the support and popularity we've seen flowing to independent country music. That's why the launching of a new show called 'Landman'...

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21.11.2024

The 2024 CMA Awards LIVE Blog - Saving Country Music

A live, real-time, unscripted stream of consciousness from Saving Country Music as the 2024 CMA Awards transpire. snark, keen observations, earned praise, and a few swear words and errant typos...

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20.11.2024

Under The Big Sky Fest Announces Loaded 2025 Lineup - Saving Country Music

It's as big as Montana. It's independently-owned. And it was the first festival that had the cajones to put on a massive festival with independent artists at the top of a poster. It's Under The...

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20.11.2024

Luke Bell Appears in PBS Doc Ahead of Bigger Film Projects - Saving Country Music

The captivating aspect of Luke Bell's story is the reason multiple creators have risen up to help tell that story to the world. There's a driving motivation to make sure the lessons of Luke Bell's...

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20.11.2024

Jamey Johnson’s “Drug Possession” Arrest Revealed as Felony-Level Marijuana - Saving Country Music

The amount of marijuana Johnson had in his possession means the charges rose to a Class E felony. The 49-year-old retired Marine was arrested, and eventually released on $5,000 bail.

Saving Country Music

19.11.2024

Album Review – Dwight Yoakam’s “Brighter Days” - Saving Country Music

Dwight is different on "Brighter Days." This is Dwight the dad. This is Dwight the husband. This is Dwight at 68 who did his time in honky tonk hell, and is now basking in hillbilly heaven.

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19.11.2024

Jamey Johnson Arrested for Drug Possession in Williamson County, TN - Saving Country Music

Just over a week after the release of his first album in 14 years, Midnight Gasoline, Jamey Johnson has been arrested in Williamson County, Tennessee for drug possession, Saving Country Music has...

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19.11.2024

“Whiskey Riff” Criticized for Predatory Behavior Against Independent Podcast - Saving Country Music

A massive company is punching down on a upstart outlet, setting a bad precedent that could lock out new voices and fresh perspectives in an ever-crowded, and increasingly difficult media space to...

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18.11.2024

George Strait to Receive Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award - Saving Country Music

At the 2024 CMA Awards on Wednesday, November 20th, George Strait will receive the highest award that the CMAs can dole out---the Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award. First awarded in 2012 ...

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18.11.2024

Reckless Kelly, Steve Earle & More Help Arlyn Studios Celebrate 40 Years - Saving Country Music

The walls of some of of Austin's recording spaces have witnessed such incredibly iconic moments being made, they have become iconic themselves. That's definitely the fate of Arlyn Studios on...

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17.11.2024

Country Star Sundance Head Shot in Hunting Accident - Saving Country Music

The Texas country star and the winner of "The Voice" Season 11 was shot Friday afternoon (11-15) in a hunting accident in east Texas. He is currently in the hospital with a gunshot wound that is...

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16.11.2024

Album Review – Caleb Klauder & Reeb Willms – “Gold in Your Pocket” - Saving Country Music

Unadulterated, and absent of ego, Caleb Klauder and Reed Willms offer an interpretation of country music that is as close to the pure essence of the art form as can be found in the age of smart...

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16.11.2024

Texas Country Music Legend Tommy Alverson Has Died - Saving Country Music

Tommy Alverson's songs were of Texas, from Texas, and for Texas. Well before it became cliché for Texas artists to sing about Texas, Tommy Alverson was doing it. Down in Texas, he might as well be...

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15.11.2024

Tyler Childers Announces EXTENSIVE Tour for 2025 - Saving Country Music

Tyler Childers isn't messing around in 2025. He'll be heading out for one of his most extensive tours in years---since he was playing clubs and selling them out. And he'll be bringing along a cool...

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15.11.2024

Sober Country Artists & Their Stories Set To Song - Saving Country Music

"They were good until they got sober" is often the dumb offering from social media dunces when some musician goes sober. But contrary to this common misconception, sometimes sobriety brings the...

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14.11.2024

The Failed Political Project To Reshape the American Electorate Through Country Music - Saving Country Music

Crunching election data, a plan was hatched under the premise that if the institution of country music could be assuaged to become a political tool, it could help persuade the rural slice of the...

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14.11.2024

Charley Crockett Takes “Mr. Nashville” To Task in New Song - Saving Country Music

Crockett has let his opinions be known about the music business and Nashville before. See the title track to his 2021 album 'Music City USA.' But on his new song "Mr. Nashville," he lives little...

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13.11.2024

Silverada Plans Unique Shows to Close Out 2024 - Saving Country Music

It's not too late to take in one of the best bands in all of live music before the clock strikes midnight on 2024. Beyond their stellar regular performances, Silverada is also slated to play some...

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13.11.2024

50 Years Ago: In Protest, Traditional Country Entertainers Form “ACE” - Saving Country Music

Protesting the direction of country music is just about as old as country music itself. As long as there have been radio stations playing it, and record companies making it, fans and performers...

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12.11.2024

We Need to Talk About These 2025 Country Grammy Nominations - Saving Country Music

At a time when actual country performers are inspiring pop stars more than ever, it should be those country performers represented in the country categories, not the pop and hip-hop stars they're...

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12.11.2024

Blackberry Smoke Announces 2025 Rattle, Ramble and Roll Tour - Saving Country Music

Blackberry Smoke are the modern purveyors and flamekeepers of the Southern Rock legacy in American music, and few bands rock your face off like the boys from Georgia. They've announced the Ramble...

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11.11.2024

Album Review – Jamey Johnson’s “Midnight Gasoline” - Saving Country Music

The music of Jamey Johnson doesn't go anywhere fast. But when it arrives, heaven and earth succumb to its power as it vibrates and envelops every atom in its presence. That's the experience of...

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11.11.2024

All Songs & Artists Featured on ‘Yellowstone’ Part 2, Season 5 (Running Tab) - Saving Country Music

After a two-year hiatus, Season 5, Part Two has finally returned for five episodes, and you can expect a lot of important song placements in the Taylor Sheridan-directed show. You also can rule...

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10.11.2024

Colter Wall Announces Tour Dates for 2025 - Saving Country Music

Colter Wall doesn't tour much. He prefers to spend his time on cattle ranches, immersed in the inspirations for his music that he performs in his spare time between punching cattle on a ranch in...

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09.11.2024

Zach Bryan / Brianna Chickenfry Split Highlights Deeper Issues with NDAs - Saving Country Music

Zach Bryan's breakup with Brianna Chickenfry has gone from a matter for the kind of gossip podcasts that Brianna is famous for participating in, to a matter that has touched on serious issues that...

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09.11.2024

Deserving & Disappointing Nominations in 2025 Country Grammys - Saving Country Music

The Grammy Awards are supposed to be the one place where the critically-acclaimed, criminally-overlooked, and lifers of a respective genre get the recognition they deserve from a non-profit that...

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09.11.2024

Album Review – Cody Johnson’s “Leather (Deluxe Edition)” - Saving Country Music

'Leather (Deluxe Edition)' doesn't just add 13 tracks to his current album. It continues to add to Cody Johnson's solid legacy as a consistent and trusted traditional-leaning performer, impervious...

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08.11.2024

Shane Smith & The Saints Announce 2025 Tour Dates - Saving Country Music

Shane Smith and the Saints evoke an epicness and weight through their songs that is virtually unparalleled in the modern era of music. It's almost akin to Bach and Beethoven how they stir the...

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08.11.2024

Hero: The Many Deaths of Billy Joe Shaver - Saving Country Music

From suffering a heart attack mid performance on stage, to playing Russian roulette with an automatic pistol, these are the many times Outlaw country legend Billy Joe Shaver cheated death, and...

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07.11.2024

Zach Bryan vs. Dave Portnoy Results in Hilarious Diss Track - Saving Country Music

The owner and founder of Barstool Sports, El Presidente Dave Portnoy, has been perpetrating an open beef with Zach Bryan over a host of issues recently, which boiled over when Zach Bryan broke up...

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07.11.2024

Zach Top’s Backing Band & Behind-The-Scenes Supporters - Saving Country Music

Behind every star is often a cast of unsung heroes who deserve credit, especially when everything is falling into place like it is with Zach Top. Here are the principal members of Zach Top's band...

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06.11.2024

Album Review – Paul Cauthen’s “Black on Black” - Saving Country Music

Paul Cauthen is not a unimportant or insignificant character in country music. His footprint and fan base are impressive. But Paul Cauthen is also the performer who most fundamentally gives into...

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06.11.2024

Album Review – Willie Nelson’s “Last Leaf On The Tree” - Saving Country Music

For his latest project, Willie teams with his youngest son Micah. f nothing else, the album gave the two lots of quality and creative time together, and moments that will forever be preserved into...

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05.11.2024

Jamey Johnson Credits Toby Keith’s Passing for Inspiring New Music - Saving Country Music

After many years and many excuses for not releasing a new album---including a concussion, publisher issues, and just plain apathy---Jamey Johnson has experienced a creative explosion recently.

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04.11.2024

Newest Adds to Saving Country Music’s Top 25 Current Playlist (#148) - Saving Country Music

The year is starting to wind down and the onslaught of Holiday music is right around the corner. But 2024 still has some great songs to give, and you've found yourself in the right place to...

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04.11.2024

60 Years Ago: Roger Miller Records Iconic Song, Wins SIX Grammys - Saving Country Music

Few songs immediately transport you to a different time and place like this one. You can just imagine yourself out on Route 66 in the 1950's, neon signs buzzing in the background, and not a care...

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03.11.2024

Willie Nelson Mural in Downtown Austin Faces Demolition - Saving Country Music

The mural is painted on the side of a 100-year-old building at 407 E. Seventh St., near Neches Street. Most recently the building housed the bar Mug Shots, but was abandoned when a fire in...

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Toby Keith Deserved More Than a “Toast” at the 2024 CMA Awards - Saving Country Music

Brooks & Dunn Shocks The World By Winning 2024 CMA Duo of the Year - Saving Country Music

Dwight Yoakam Plots 2025 Tour with Cool Openers - Saving Country Music

Taylor Sheridan’s “Landman” Steps Up to Support Independent Country - Saving Country Music

The 2024 CMA Awards LIVE Blog - Saving Country Music

Under The Big Sky Fest Announces Loaded 2025 Lineup - Saving Country Music

Luke Bell Appears in PBS Doc Ahead of Bigger Film Projects - Saving Country Music

Jamey Johnson’s “Drug Possession” Arrest Revealed as Felony-Level Marijuana - Saving Country Music

Album Review – Dwight Yoakam’s “Brighter Days” - Saving Country Music

Jamey Johnson Arrested for Drug Possession in Williamson County, TN - Saving Country Music

“Whiskey Riff” Criticized for Predatory Behavior Against Independent Podcast - Saving Country Music

George Strait to Receive Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award - Saving Country Music

Reckless Kelly, Steve Earle & More Help Arlyn Studios Celebrate 40 Years - Saving Country Music

Country Star Sundance Head Shot in Hunting Accident - Saving Country Music

Album Review – Caleb Klauder & Reeb Willms – “Gold in Your Pocket” - Saving Country Music

Texas Country Music Legend Tommy Alverson Has Died - Saving Country Music

Tyler Childers Announces EXTENSIVE Tour for 2025 - Saving Country Music

Sober Country Artists & Their Stories Set To Song - Saving Country Music

The Failed Political Project To Reshape the American Electorate Through Country Music - Saving Country Music

Charley Crockett Takes “Mr. Nashville” To Task in New Song - Saving Country Music

Silverada Plans Unique Shows to Close Out 2024 - Saving Country Music

50 Years Ago: In Protest, Traditional Country Entertainers Form “ACE” - Saving Country Music

We Need to Talk About These 2025 Country Grammy Nominations - Saving Country Music

Blackberry Smoke Announces 2025 Rattle, Ramble and Roll Tour - Saving Country Music

Album Review – Jamey Johnson’s “Midnight Gasoline” - Saving Country Music

All Songs & Artists Featured on ‘Yellowstone’ Part 2, Season 5 (Running Tab) - Saving Country Music

Colter Wall Announces Tour Dates for 2025 - Saving Country Music

Zach Bryan / Brianna Chickenfry Split Highlights Deeper Issues with NDAs - Saving Country Music

Deserving & Disappointing Nominations in 2025 Country Grammys - Saving Country Music

Album Review – Cody Johnson’s “Leather (Deluxe Edition)” - Saving Country Music

Shane Smith & The Saints Announce 2025 Tour Dates - Saving Country Music

Hero: The Many Deaths of Billy Joe Shaver - Saving Country Music

Zach Bryan vs. Dave Portnoy Results in Hilarious Diss Track - Saving Country Music

Zach Top’s Backing Band & Behind-The-Scenes Supporters - Saving Country Music

Album Review – Paul Cauthen’s “Black on Black” - Saving Country Music

Album Review – Willie Nelson’s “Last Leaf On The Tree” - Saving Country Music

Jamey Johnson Credits Toby Keith’s Passing for Inspiring New Music - Saving Country Music

Newest Adds to Saving Country Music’s Top 25 Current Playlist (#148) - Saving Country Music

60 Years Ago: Roger Miller Records Iconic Song, Wins SIX Grammys - Saving Country Music

Willie Nelson Mural in Downtown Austin Faces Demolition - Saving Country Music

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