Traditional Country Artists, Now Is the Time To Submit to the Grammys
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Securing this new Grammy category was the beginning of the process. But now traditional country music performers need to submit their albums to the Grammy Awards for consideration.
Album Review – Charles Wesley Godwin’s “Christian Name”
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“Christian Name” is a recount of the last couple of years of Godwin’s life, just like many albums are. It just happens to be that the last few years have seen a renewed dedication to faith by Godwin, and for good reasons.
Mo Pitney and Curb Finally Slate New Album … For 2027
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You’re over the moon to hear that country traditionalist Mo Pitney has a new album in the offing. After all, it’s been six years since his last one. But in typical Curb Records fashion, you’re gonna have to wait a long time.
Album Review – Brad Paisley’s “Tacklebox (Disc 1)”
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This record and the songs on it are so good, you’re a little mad about it. You’re not mad that theses songs are finally seeing the light of day. You’re ecstatic about that. You’re angry that it took so long. But there’s no looking this gift horse in the mouth.
The Big Memories and Biggest Takeaways from Under The Big Sky 2026
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Where else can you go and see modern Outlaw legend Cody Jinks, surging neotraditionalist star Zach Top, one of the greatest musical entertainers of our era, Chris Stapleton, all on successive days, with the beautiful Whitefish Mountains?
Album Review – Gary Stewart’s “One Track Mind”
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To a good consensus of old school country fans, Gary Stewart is far and away the most underrated, and under-heralded country artist of all time, with his catalog wielding incomparable influence on artists of his era, and contemporary ones.
Joe Nichols Reveals How Nashville Is Using New AI Tools
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“I’ve heard artists say this. ‘I don’t use any AI. I don’t use any Suno for my stuff.’ Bull crap. I’m telling you, I’ve seen singers out there give interviews where they’re like ‘I don’t do that. I don’t do that.’ I’m telling you for a fact, LIE.”
Album Review – Nathan Evans Fox’s “Heirloom”
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Nathan Evans Fox is originally from rural Glen Alpine, North Carolina and a 4th generation farm. His new album Heirloom very much embraces and symbolizes the confluence of contradictions in the American South.
Zach Top Proves He’s Worth New Headliner Status in Montana
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Not that many were questioning it previously, but on Saturday night, July 18th at the Under The Big Sky Festival in Whitefish, Montana, Zach Top had a resounding answer to anyone who wondered if he deserves headliner status.
New Adds to Saving Country Music’s Top 25 Playlist (#182)
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Less and less can you rely on algorithms to serve you the stuff that might best fit you as an independent country fan. This playlist is designed to break through all the noise and put the best stuff at the top.
Weather Disrupts Spirited Cody Jinks Set at Under The Big Sky Fest
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As soon as Cody Jinks took the stage, rain started coming down steady. Then three songs in, the show was called due to lightning in the area. But Cody eventually re-emerged, playing a spirited set.
Album Review – John R. Miller’s “The Great Unknowing”
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West Virginia’s John R. Miller gratifies a whole host of musical erogenous zones on his new album The Great Unknowing, including honky tonk country, Appalachian folk, feral folk rock, and a few other things.
Five Essential Dark Gothic Country and Roots Albums
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The mixing of country with dark inspirations either from its past, or from influences from the world of punk and metal and beyond have resulted in some of the most creative, inventive, and spellbinding moments in the history of the country canon.