Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reveals New Names for 2026 Lineup
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The Bristol Rhythm and Roots Reunion in Bristol, TN/VA has just added 25 new names to their 2026 lineup for September 11-13, bolstering an already stacked roster of talent. Old Crow Medicine Show will join Sierra Ferrell.
Album Review – Kacey Musgraves – “Middle of Nowhere”
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It finds Musgraves understanding the moment country music is in, leaning into her traditional country influences, and deserves to be a retrenching of her as one of the top women in country music.
Miranda Lambert Teases New Music Mixing Country and … Disco?
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Well this is certainly something. What exactly to make of that something, we’ll have to wait and see. But whatever Miranda Lambert is cooking up, its ingredients are “Country” and “Disco.”
2026 Songwriter Serenade Announces Finalists and Winner
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The 2026 Songwriting Serenade songwriting competition transpired in Schulenburg, TX on Saturday, May 2nd, with Madison, Tennessee-based songwriter Natalie Price coming in first place.
Album Review – Charley Crockett’s Surprise Album “Clovis”
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Only time will determine if Clovis is a career-defining record for Crockett. But what Clovis clearly is already is a turning point in Crockett’s career where he’s re-asserting who’s in control.
David Allan Coe’s New Posthumous Album Comes with Serious Questions
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A new David Allan Coe album that was supposed to be released in the summer of 2017, but was delayed specifically until after his death when it was believed it might be more economically viable.
New Post Malone / Jelly Roll Stadium Tour Sees Low Ticket Sales
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It was supposed to be one of the biggest tours of the summer. But right now, the only thing that’s big is the cavernous stadiums that need to be filled, and the availability in tickets that at some venues are upwards of 75%.
Outlaw Country Legend David Allan Coe Has Died
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One of the most brilliant, most controversial, most mercurial, most wild and wildly influential artists, songwriters, and performers in country music history has done something that almost seemed impossible.
No Joke: Keith Urban Is Releasing a New Yacht Rock Album
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This is so perfect, you almost don’t even want to criticize it, though you know it will be absolutely terrible, even if the inadvertent entertainment value, and validation about Keith Urban’s true motivations and influences.
Dissecting ‘The New York Times’ 30 Greatest Songwriters List
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Oh great, another list. And just like what always happens with lists these days, people treat them like it’s a “Where’s Waldo?” exercise, scouring through them to find what to tear apart based on their own tastes.
Charley Crockett Surprise Drops New Album “Clovis”
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A new album from Charley Crockett, and dropped at 8:00 pm Central on a random Tuesday night? Why not. Or as Charley Crockett said on Instagram about 30 minutes after the surprise release…
Reckless Kelly Pulls a Taylor Swift and Makes New Recordings
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Just like we’ve seen with Taylor Swift, John Fogerty, Kris Kristofferson, and a handful of others, Reckless Kelly has decided to re-record some of their biggest songs to bring ownership of them in-house.
Album Review – Dale Watson’s “Unwanted”
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You see Dale Watson standing up there on stage in your local honky tonk with his pompadour, popped collar, sliding in and out of Lone Star jingles like a pro, and you’d swear he gives up nothing to all the old greats.