Cowboy Carter's Best Country Album win wasn't earned, it was compelled. Unequivocally, Beyoncé told us herself about her 2024 album Cowboy Carter, "This ain't a country album." But apparently...

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03.02.2025

Longtime Eagles / Country Guitarist Steuart Smith Retires Due to Illness - Saving Country Music

He was both the touring and studio guitarist for The Eagles for 25 years, but also contributed significantly to numerous country music tours and albums over his tenure, and was one of the most...

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03.02.2025

Sierra Ferrell Wins BIG at 2025 Grammy Awards - Saving Country Music

From a homeless and train hopping busker, to one of the fastest-rising stars in independent roots music, to now a three-time Grammy-winning artist, the hopeful and inspiring story of singer and...

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02.02.2025

Jesse Welles Announces New Highly Anticipated Studio Album “Middle” - Saving Country Music

Saving Country Music called Jesse Welles the 2024 Songwriter of the Year, knowing that what he did in 2024 was unprecedented, but what he might do in 2025 could be even more important as the world...

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01.02.2025

Joe Ely Health Concerns Revealed Ahead of New Album - Saving Country Music

Joe Ely's wife and manager Sharon Ely explains has been suffering from some serious health issues lately as he prepared to release a new album titled "Love and Freedom."

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01.02.2025

Album Review – Tennessee Jet’s “Ranchero” - Saving Country Music

The name will probably be familiar to independent country fans. Whether you've seen it ascribed as TJ McFarland, or his stage name Tennessee Jet, he's a primary member of the Cody Jinks...

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31.01.2025

“Western AF” Remembers Luke Bell on His 35th Birthday - Saving Country Music

Instead of focusing on Luke Bell's death and the circumstances surrounding it, YouTube video channel/production company Western AF is focusing on his life with a new 50-minute extended feature.

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31.01.2025

Country Music’s Oldest Living Legends & Links to the Past (3.0) - Saving Country Music

Every once in a while, it is important to stop down, pay tribute, and appreciate all of the living legends we still have around in country and roots music. Some trace back to the very formations...

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30.01.2025

Album Review – The Doohickeys – “All Hat No Cattle” - Saving Country Music

Some folks forget that comedy in some ways is just as integral to the classic versions of country music as fiddle and steel guitar. It's just that all of these elements have been forsaken by...

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30.01.2025

Alison Krauss & Union Station Announce 1st Album in 14 Years, “Arcadia” - Saving Country Music

Collectively, the current members of Alison Krauss and Union Station have 70 Grammy nominations between them. Both their upcoming tour starting in April, as well as Arcadia will be highly anticipated.

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29.01.2025

Charley Crockett Reveals New Major Label Album “Lonesome Drifter” - Saving Country Music

All that hard work over the last many years is paying off in spades for ol' Charley Crockett. Just announced officially, Crockett has signed a major label deal with Island Records, and will be...

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29.01.2025

2025 Country Music Hall of Fame Picks & Predictions - Saving Country Music

It’s that time of year again to consider who might be considered as the newest inductees into the Country Music Hall of Fame. A secret committee commissioned by the CMA (Country Music Association)...

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28.01.2025

Mile 0 Fest 2025: Ground Zero for Big Moments - Saving Country Music

What happens at Mile 0 Fest in Key West doesn't stay in Key West. It resonates throughout the Texas/ Red Dirt world, into Americana, and throughout independent country for the rest of the year.

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28.01.2025

Country Artist & Martina McBride’s Father Daryl Schiff Has Died - Saving Country Music

He was a local country music legend who went on to be nationally recognized, and also happened to be the father and mentor of country superstar Martina McBride. Daryl Schiff of The Schiffters has...

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27.01.2025

Newest Adds to Saving Country Music’s Top 25 Current Playlist (#151) - Saving Country Music

The Saving Country Music Top 25 Playlist is built to keep you informed on all the best songs and albums coming out right here, right now in country and roots music. It’s available on most all...

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27.01.2025

For Cross Canadian Ragweed Fans Mad About Their Mile 0 Fest Debut - Saving Country Music

On Thursday, January 23rd in Key West, Florida, Cross Canadian Ragweed officially reunited on stage and played their first songs for people in 15 years. The performance was completely unannounced.

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26.01.2025

Taylor Swift, Caitlin Clark, and Women in Country Music - Saving Country Music

The fact that the country music industry supported Taylor Swift so demonstrably and she was able to find top-tier success proves it's possible for a woman to find her way in the industry, and in...

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25.01.2025

Sierra Ferrell Announces 2025 “Shoot For The Moon” Tour - Saving Country Music

Sierra Ferrell is about to have a BIG 2025, so it might be one of your last opportunities to see her in small venues. She's just announced a slew of new headliners dates under the appropriate...

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25.01.2025

Cross Canadian Ragweed Officially Reunites at Surprise Mile 0 Fest Set - Saving Country Music

During a Cross Canadian Ragweed tribute to cap off Thursday night's festivities at the Coffee Butler Amphitheater in Key West, all four members of Cross Canadian Ragweed took the stage publicly...

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24.01.2025

Going Inside a Prison to Witness a Concert of Inmate Songwriters - Saving Country Music

Sometimes it's easy to lose sight of the important role music plays in our lives. At other times, it's patently inescapable. Going behind the walls of a maximum security prison to witness a...

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23.01.2025

The 2025 Saving Country Music State of the Union Address - Saving Country Music

As technology continues to encroach on our everyday lives, the pull of things that are rootsy and real like country music will only become more appealing as a respite and retreat from digital...

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23.01.2025

Railbird Fest Throws Fans for a Loop with 2025 Headliners - Saving Country Music

Railbird 2025 includes an excellent crop of top-of-the-line independent country and roots artists. But it's the headliners Railbird has announced that have return patrons chirping

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22.01.2025

Biggest Takeaways From The 16th Annual 30A Songwriters Fest - Saving Country Music

For the people who live along and around 30A---and those willing to travel to it and Airbnb a condo---it's an incredible opportunity to experience some of the premiere songwriters in the world who...

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22.01.2025

Final Living Member of The Band, Garth Hudson, Has Died - Saving Country Music

Those cool frog croaking sounds you hear on the band’s iconic “Up On Cripple Creek”? That was Garth Hudson playing a clavinet through a wah-wah pedal. The mournful sax moans on “Tears of Rage”?...

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22.01.2025

Amid Polarization and Adversity, Carrie Underwood Crafts a Unifying Moment - Saving Country Music

Promising to deliver a unifying moment, Carrie Underwood accomplished that very thing, despite the incredibly polarizing circumstances, and technical difficulties. And she did it through her...

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21.01.2025

Album Review – Josh Ward’s “Same Ol’ Cowboy, Different Rodeo” - Saving Country Music

It's fiddle. It's steel guitar. It's songs about raising hell. It's sentimental songs about the most important things in life. Everybody's all behind Zach Top, but Josh's been doing 90s...

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20.01.2025

20 Years Ago: The Great Hank Williams Jr. Jewelry Heist - Saving Country Music

It was 20 years ago today---January 19th, 2005---that a 22-year-old man by the name of Ryan Daniel Binkley decided to sneak into the 10,000-square-foot country retreat of Hank Jr's near Paris...

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18.01.2025

Sarah Shook & The Disarmers to Officially Disband, Play Final Tour - Saving Country Music

Since 2015, Sarah Shook and the Disarmers have been one of the preeminent bands in the underground country punk space, putting out albums that consistently feature River Shook's incisive...

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18.01.2025

Country Music’s Preeminent Duet Partner Melba Montgomery Has Died - Saving Country Music

Before there was Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn, and before there was George Jones and Tammy Wynette, there was George Jones and Melba Montgomery, who helped set the standard for duets in country...

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17.01.2025

The 2025 Harley-Davidson Homecoming Fest Just Got Interesting - Saving Country Music

Whoever is booking/curating this thing has done their homework, and really knows their stuff. Let's hope the rest of the lineup comes together with similar results.

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17.01.2025

Forget Net Neutrality, A “Free and Open” Internet is Already a Myth - Saving Country Music

If you're to believe the worst of the doomsday predictions about the recent striking down of "Net Neutrality" regulations, we're headed for a completely divided internet. But in truth, we're...

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16.01.2025

Album Review – Paige Plaisance – “Louisiana Lonely” - Saving Country Music

On found vintage cowboy and country clothing, and classic country songs specializing in capturing the sincere emotions ever-present in the pursuit of companionship, Paige Plaisance is a worthy...

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16.01.2025

Corb Lund, Hayes Carll Plan “Bible on the Dash” Tour - Saving Country Music

No, they won't be flipping a coin each night to choose who the headliner is. Both men will be on stage together. You might have seen Corb and Hayes separately. But this will be an opportunity to...

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15.01.2025

Jason Isbell Announces Acoustic Album “Foxes in the Snow” & Solo Tour - Saving Country Music

After releasing his last many albums with his backing band The 400 Unit, and performing with them over the last many years, 2025 will see the release of a solo acoustic album, with a solo acoustic...

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15.01.2025

On Carrie Underwood Performing at the Trump Inauguration - Saving Country Music

Well here we go again. And the same people who were defending Garth Brooks four years ago are now calling Carrie Underwood a completely washed-up has-been who needs to be completely canceled.

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14.01.2025

Country Music Patriarch Buck White Has Died At 94 - Saving Country Music

Father and grandfather of The Whites, the oldest member of the Grand Ole Opry, and a grand patriarch of country music has passed away. Buck White of The Whites has died at the age of 94.

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14.01.2025

KHYI Announces Lineup for 29th Annual Texas Music Revolution - Saving Country Music

It's not a festival, it's a revolution. It's also a great opportunity to see some of the best bands in Texas and beyond all in one place. It's all thanks to radio station 95.3 KHYI in Dallas.

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14.01.2025

Keystone Artist Connect Illustrates The Key to Success is Connection - Saving Country Music

A group of women operating under the name Keystone Artist Connect have decided that instead of sitting back and watching their favorite artists continue go under-supported, they're rolling up...

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13.01.2025

Zach Top Isn’t Really Alan Jackson’s Son … Is He? - Saving Country Music

What started out as a joke has now blown up into a full-blown conspiracy theory that Zach Top is not only emulating the '90s country sound of country stalwarts such as Alan Jackson, but that Alan...

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13.01.2025

Chris Stapleton Plots 2025 All-American Roadshow Tour with Cool Openers - Saving Country Music

Once again Chris Stapleton will be embarking on his All-American Roadshow Tour in 2025, and once again it includes a cool list of openers who will have the opportunity to showcase their music in...

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On Beyoncé’s Best Country Album Grammy for “Cowboy Carter” - Saving Country Music

Longtime Eagles / Country Guitarist Steuart Smith Retires Due to Illness - Saving Country Music

Sierra Ferrell Wins BIG at 2025 Grammy Awards - Saving Country Music

Jesse Welles Announces New Highly Anticipated Studio Album “Middle” - Saving Country Music

Joe Ely Health Concerns Revealed Ahead of New Album - Saving Country Music

Album Review – Tennessee Jet’s “Ranchero” - Saving Country Music

“Western AF” Remembers Luke Bell on His 35th Birthday - Saving Country Music

Country Music’s Oldest Living Legends & Links to the Past (3.0) - Saving Country Music

Album Review – The Doohickeys – “All Hat No Cattle” - Saving Country Music

Alison Krauss & Union Station Announce 1st Album in 14 Years, “Arcadia” - Saving Country Music

Charley Crockett Reveals New Major Label Album “Lonesome Drifter” - Saving Country Music

2025 Country Music Hall of Fame Picks & Predictions - Saving Country Music

Mile 0 Fest 2025: Ground Zero for Big Moments - Saving Country Music

Country Artist & Martina McBride’s Father Daryl Schiff Has Died - Saving Country Music

Newest Adds to Saving Country Music’s Top 25 Current Playlist (#151) - Saving Country Music

For Cross Canadian Ragweed Fans Mad About Their Mile 0 Fest Debut - Saving Country Music

Taylor Swift, Caitlin Clark, and Women in Country Music - Saving Country Music

Sierra Ferrell Announces 2025 “Shoot For The Moon” Tour - Saving Country Music

Cross Canadian Ragweed Officially Reunites at Surprise Mile 0 Fest Set - Saving Country Music

Going Inside a Prison to Witness a Concert of Inmate Songwriters - Saving Country Music

The 2025 Saving Country Music State of the Union Address - Saving Country Music

Railbird Fest Throws Fans for a Loop with 2025 Headliners - Saving Country Music

Biggest Takeaways From The 16th Annual 30A Songwriters Fest - Saving Country Music

Final Living Member of The Band, Garth Hudson, Has Died - Saving Country Music

Amid Polarization and Adversity, Carrie Underwood Crafts a Unifying Moment - Saving Country Music

Album Review – Josh Ward’s “Same Ol’ Cowboy, Different Rodeo” - Saving Country Music

20 Years Ago: The Great Hank Williams Jr. Jewelry Heist - Saving Country Music

Sarah Shook & The Disarmers to Officially Disband, Play Final Tour - Saving Country Music

Country Music’s Preeminent Duet Partner Melba Montgomery Has Died - Saving Country Music

The 2025 Harley-Davidson Homecoming Fest Just Got Interesting - Saving Country Music

Forget Net Neutrality, A “Free and Open” Internet is Already a Myth - Saving Country Music

Album Review – Paige Plaisance – “Louisiana Lonely” - Saving Country Music

Corb Lund, Hayes Carll Plan “Bible on the Dash” Tour - Saving Country Music

Jason Isbell Announces Acoustic Album “Foxes in the Snow” & Solo Tour - Saving Country Music

On Carrie Underwood Performing at the Trump Inauguration - Saving Country Music

Country Music Patriarch Buck White Has Died At 94 - Saving Country Music

KHYI Announces Lineup for 29th Annual Texas Music Revolution - Saving Country Music

Keystone Artist Connect Illustrates The Key to Success is Connection - Saving Country Music

Zach Top Isn’t Really Alan Jackson’s Son … Is He? - Saving Country Music

Chris Stapleton Plots 2025 All-American Roadshow Tour with Cool Openers - Saving Country Music

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