Ella Langley Poised to Have a Massive CMA Awards
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Just give them all to Ella Langley now, because you know she’s going to win them. Single of the Year, Song of the Year, Music Video of the Year, Female Vocalist of the Year, they’re all shoo-ins for Ella.
Album Review – Jason James – “Cut The Chain”
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For those of you that love to put on an old George Jones record and pretend like the last 50 years of country music never happened, the music of Jason James will be as welcomed as that first bit of crisp autumn air.
The Great Purge of the American Blue Collar Musician
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It’s nationwide, and affecting all genres. We’re losing large swaths of the population of blue collar, club-level working musicians who can sustain themselves without any other means of employment, and at an alarming pace.
Ameripolitan Awards Officially Announce Return for 2027
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The Ameripolitan Awards & Weekender will be returning in 2027 after two years away, and is partnering with another event to make it “bigger and badder than ever.” The date and location has just been announced.
Release Radar, Most Anticipated New Albums for Final Portion of 2026
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We’re heading into the home stretch of 2026, and we very well could still see some of the best albums released in country and roots music coming out in the impending months. This list is intended to keep you informed.
Album Review – Pony Bradshaw’s “Ode To Humidity”
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Bradshaw takes that same blisteringly ambitious and expansive approach to writing songs, and also brings it to producing and arranging them. certain songs and moments absolutely overwhelm you on this album.
Béla Fleck, Earls of Leicester Crown First Day of Earl Scruggs Fest 2026
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The Earls of Leicester, a bluegrass super-group featuring dobro legend Jerry Douglas and other fantastic players put on a show that absolutely packed a punch. They were followed by the renowned master of the banjo, Béla Fleck.
Don’t Be Surprised if Taylor Swift’s Next Album is a Return to “Country”
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There are multiple reasons we can surmise that Taylor Swift might be choosin’ country moving forward. Of course, just like the rest of Taylor Swift’s “country” catalog, it’s fair to question just how “country” it will all be.
Everybody’s Somebody In Luckenbach for 3rd Annual Festival
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It’s never too late to start a new tradition, especially when it’s one that honors and pays forward so many old traditions, and in such a historic place. That’s what songwriter Hayes Carll, The Band of Heathens, and Luckenbach TX are doing.
New Adds to Saving Country Music’s Top 25 Playlist (#184)
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The summer might be ending, but the “Oscar Season” for songs is nigh upon us with some excellent tracks crowning some stellar albums worth selecting out from the herd and shining a heavy spotlight on.
13 Comes Up Lucky, Drew Kennedy Drops Wisdom on New Episode of The Hook
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It was lucky number 13 for the 13th taping of The Hook in Austin where some great songs and songwriters were featured, and special guest performer/panelist Drew Kennedy dropped some monster wisdom everyone should hear.
New Randy Travis Album of Unreleased Songs “Same Old Way” Coming
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Ever since we lost the voice of Randy Travis in 2013, the wish and the hope has been that somewhere out there might be a trove of material the world has never heard before from this one-in-a-million voice in country music.
Album Review – Chasen Wayne’s “The Diamond Saloon”
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Chasen Wayne and his band The Honky Tonk Machine are patently uninterested in simply making conventional country music. They’re seeking to reach uncharted territory along the frontier of everything that music can be.