Are You Checking the Ingredients of Your Music?
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At some point, we got tired of fast food and TV dinners as a society, and all the artificial flavors and chemical preservatives they contain. What you feed your brain and your soul is just as important, if not more.
CMA Makes Smart Move to Give Dolly Parton Tribute Its Own TV Special
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Dolly Parton’s passing on August 25th, 2026 was way too significant to ever try to attempt to do her legacy justice in some sort of passing segment on the 2026 CMA Awards coming up in November. So she’s getting her own special.
Album Review – Vince Gill (and Marty Stuart) – “Marty And Me”
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Marty And Me lives up to the expectation presented by the country music star power in the title. It’s twangy and tasty from the very start. Granted, this is not a full-on collaborative album. But all five original songs were written by Vince and Marty.
Zach Bryan Cites Evan Felker, Jason Isbell for Inspiring His Sobriety
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Zach Bryan has just released a new 8-song EP called Young Manhood and Other Donatable Organs. And to promote the EP, he’s released a two-hour interview with Matthew McConaughey, taped at Zach’s new house and property.
Terry Klein, Judy Blank Crown New Episode of The Hook
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There have been some really great episodes of The Hook. But Episode 18 feels like an extra special one. It had some excellent songs, two amazing special guests, a guy from Nigeria, another all the way from Florida.
New Texas / Red Dirt “The Galleys” Awards Announce Inaugural Nominees
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Lord knows there are a lot of other awards out there, including in the Texas music realm. But the awards in Texas often don’t take into account how the Red Dirt artists from Oklahoma and beyond play into the equation.
Album Review – Wyatt McCubbin’s “650”
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Produced by Dave Cobb, if you like your country music thoughtful, reflective, nostalgic, and emotionally touching in that Don Williams kind of way, Wyatt McCubbin will fit right into your Goldilocks zone.
October 16, 2026 Is a HUGE Release Day. Here’s Your Guide
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Just when you though you were getting caught up from a packed summer of strong album releases, here comes another day full of both highly-anticipated titles, and a ton of releases by volume where you need a road map.
Legendary Country Music TV, Radio Reporter and Personality Jimmy Carter Dies
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His resume and media credentials were vast. He covered space shuttle launches and civil rights matters. But in the end, country music was Jimmy Carter’s passion.
40 Years Ago: Ricky Van Shelton Records a New Hit with a Very Old Song
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When Ricky Van Shelton stepped into the studio to record “Life Turned Her That Way” 40 years ago today (October 14th, 1986), the song had already been covered by scores of performers previously. But Ricky made it a #1.
Album Review – Paige Plaisance’s “Swampwater”
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“Swampwater” by Paige Plaisance is a total vibe, taking you to a time and place that is distinct and faraway from the cookie cutter America most of us find ourselves immersed in. It’s swampy, groovy, country, and cool.
Assessing David Allan Coe’s Prospects for the Country Music Hall of Fame
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After David Allan Coe’s passing on April 29th, 2026 at the age of 86, many Coe fans are wondering what his prospects are for getting into the Hall of Fame, either in the near future, or ever? This is a very fair question to ask.
Drake Interpolates “Choosin’ Texas” for New Version of Hit Song
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Released on October 2nd by Drake on a deluxe edition of his latest record called “Habibti (FOMO),” the song called “Solar Eclipse” is basically a reworking of “Choosin’ Texas,” just with different lyrics, and a totally different vibe.