Tragic news out of Cumberland Gap, Tennessee as it’s been confirmed that beloved country music drummer, bandleader, producer, and studio owner Mark Laws was murdered in a domestic dispute on May 25th.
Bust out the leopard print spandex, grow out the ol’ hairdo and kink it out with a curly permanent, and steal your sister’s eyeliner and rouge because it’s time to fully embrace the hair metal era again.
Mickey Newbury is one of the most criminally-overlooked, though critically-important songwriters in American history. Though he’s most often associated with country music, his songs and influence span across multiple genres.
At a recent show, the 73-year-old George Strait addressed just how much longer we might be able to see him perform live, and in a rather poignant and touching way.
100 years ago today (5-19), the man that many consider to be the original music roadie, Ben Dorcy III, was born. Also known by the nickname “Lovey,” he began working in the business in 1950.
You can take your chances sifting through Morgan Wallen’s new 37-song monstrosity looking for your next favorite song, or you can trust Saving Country Music, who excruciatingly curates this playlist.
According to Alan Jackson, he just played the final touring show of his Hall of Fame career. It’s the end of an era in country music as one of country music’s greatest superstars took his final bow on tour.
Molly Tuttle’s Grammy-winning bluegrass band Golden Highway is being disbanded, and she is re-emerging with an all-girl band that is likely to have a louder sound.
After finishing up a big Red Rocks show on May 9th, the Turnpike Troubadours have released a brand new batch of tour dates, titled under the “Wild America Tour” 2025.
Any serious fan of 1970’s country music worth their salt will know the name, the hits, and doesn’t need to be sold on the importance of Johnny Rodriguez. Six #1 songs, fourteen Top 5’s, twenty Top 10’s…
You had to know that Zach Bryan signing a $350 million publishing deal was going to have reverberations throughout the industry. Apparently those reverberations reached Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Alan Jackson was the inaugural recipient of the ACM Alan Jackson Lifetime Achievement Award at the 60th Annual ACM Awards in Dallas (Frisco), TX. Announced right before he took the stage.
So much for releasing only one more major label album, mostly stepping away from music, or outright retiring altogether, all of which Zach Bryan has flirted with or overtly promised over the last year or two.
No rest for independent country music fans in the second half of 2025. Some excellent country music projects will be coming at you, and this is your updating guide too get you through it all.
We almost lost Mark Chesnutt, and a couple of times, and for multiple reasons. And that would have been a devastating loss for country music. Mark Chesnutt a ’90s country hero up there with some of the best of the era.
Something has gotten into our sweet little South Georgia boy Brent Cobb. Were used to him softly cooing gentle country songs in our ear as we laze away a warm sunny Sunday afternoon.
If you’ve ever interfaced with almost anything involving Garth Brooks on the internet over the last few years, you’ve probably noticed all of the “Where are all the bodies Garth?” comments and other weird trolling.
The modern King of Outlaw Country isn’t one for lounging around for a few years in between albums. After releasing a new studio album and a Lefty Frizzell tribute in 2024, Cody Jinks will release his latest album called “In My Blood.”
A steel guitar crying and moaning in a song is one of the most iconic sounds in all of country music. And if you know anything about steel guitars, then you know about Sho-Bud.
It’s just the ACM Awards. And it’s just their “New Artist of the Year” categories that are split into three separate awards. But the good guys won, and it does perhaps portend positive things for the future.
In a completely predictable, but tragically unfortunate event for artists, bands, and patrons, Gordy’s Hwy 30 Music Fest in Filer, Idaho will be canceling their 2025 event scheduled for June 18-21.
Everybody wants to be “country” these days, muddying the waters even more when you want to stay connected to these best stuff. Luckily, you’re plugged into this playlist where the best songs rise to the surface.
In a completely unexpected move, though not entirely undeserved, alt-country legend and Americana Godfather Steve Earle has been invited to become the next member of the Grand Ole Opry.
For generations, Lulu Roman was let into the living rooms and hearts of country music fans through the long-running syndicated show Hee Haw, and in turn she finally found the family she had sought.