A Traditional Country Song is Now The #1 Song in All of Music
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#1 song in all of music at the moment is from a country artist. Even more remarkably, it’s from a woman in country. Even more inexplicable, it’s fair to characterize the song as traditional country.
Music Legends Doc Watson, The Dillards are Latest AI Fraud Victims
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Heading into 2026, the threats on human creators are going from worrisome to immediately existential, with not just the present and future in peril, but past greats in music becoming posthumous victims of the rise of AI.
Album Review – Sister Sadie’s “All Will Be Well”
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Tracing the shared legacies of traditional country and bluegrass until they intertwine and sing together in a sweet harmony, Sister Sadie’s ‘All Will Be Well’ is a 2025 album not to be overlooked or trifled with.
Jonathan Terrell’s Album Was Pulled From Streaming. He Took It Personal
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An exceeding about of noise is exactly what Austin-based songwriter Jonathan Terrell has been making after his 2020 album Westward was pulled from streaming recently due to these false claims.
The Worst New “Country” Songs of 2025
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Now it’s time to give the WORST offerings in “country” music their fair due. And no, we’re not holding back our feelings at all. We’re rearing back and letting ’em have it.
Despite ‘N’ Word(s), Grand Ole Opry, Grammy Voters Embrace Jelly Roll
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In the video, Jelly Roll is heard using the N-word three times. For context, this was two years after Morgan Wallen was caught on camera using the N-word, which became a big controversy in country music.
Think What They Call “Country” is Off? Check Out Rock
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as bad of an assessment as one might come to about what’s unfolding on the country charts, nothing compares to the monstrosity that is transpiring over in rock. Billie Eilish, Olivia Rodrigo, and Taylor Swift?
Album Review – William Beckmann’s “Whiskey Lies & Alibis”
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As classic and cool as a pair of Wayfarers, William Beckmann’s music evokes the body curves of the fender on a vintage Cadillac, and the sheen on the burl of a Wurlitzer juke box.
Raul Malo – Voice of a Generation, and Mavericks Frontman – Has Died
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Even before his recent, harrowing battle with Cancer, anyone who asked Saving Country Music who the best singer of this generation is would receive back the answer without a hint of hesitation, “Raul Malo.”
On The Split of Country Duo Maddie & Tae
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You can’t say you didn’t see it coming, and you can’t really say you blame them. It’s hard in country music for women, for duos, for mothers, for performers who want to keep their integrity in tact.
2025 Saving Country Music Single of the Year Nominees
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We’ve run down the nominees for Album of the Year and Song of the Year. Now it’s time to give some love to the songs that simply get stuck in out heads and remind us of the sheer joy of music.
Album Review – The Soda Crackers (Self-Titled)
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Since 2021, this group of of young musicians native to Bakersfield have been doing what they can to keep the authentic sounds, songs, and stories of The Bakersfield Sound alive.
Beloved Drummer, .357’s Member Bryan Keeling Has Died
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Beloved drummer, band member, session player, brother, and father Bryan “Keelgood” Keeling has passed away. He played with many musicians, but is best known as a member of the .357’s.