Billy Strings Joins Willie Nelson on BIG 4th of July Picnic Lineup
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Billy String can pack out arenas all by himself, but he’ll be sharing headliner duties with Willie Nelson on the 4th at the Germania Insurance Amphitheater in Austin, TX at the Circuit of the Americas.
Album Review – Sentimental Family Band’s “Sweethearts Only”
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You better make room on your record shelf or playlist because ‘Sweethearts Only’ is coming in hot, and will be demanding your attention like a hyperactive dachshund with detachment anxiety for months to come.
“Cowboy Carter” is Not a Country Album. Saying It Is Insults Beyoncé’s Intent
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Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter is not a country album. It was never meant to be considered a country album. When the first songs were released, they were not labeled as country songs, and were not sent to country radio.
For Easter, Oliver Anthony Releases Debut Album (Review)
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Yes. The “Rich Men North of Richmond” guy. No, he wasn’t exposed as the “Astroturfed” industry shill that many accused him of being. And no, he didn’t disappear off the face of the earth after his all-genre #1 song.
This Feels Big: Soundly’s Stephanie Hudacek Named President of Rounder
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You may not recognize the name Stephanie Hudacek as an independent country music fan. But you certainly will recognize many of the names she’s worked with, and the artists who have benefited from her work.
Album Review – Kimmi Bitter’s “Old School”
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Few of the other artists we’ve experienced in the modern era stun with their reinterpretation and revitalization of the classic sounds of music from the early sixties like Kimmi Bitter, in the country genre and beyond.
What Happened with Koe Wetzel’s Surprise Show at Sam’s Town Point
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On Wednesday, March 27th, massive Texas music superstar Koe Wetzel took to X/Twitter to announce a surprise show at the tiny Sam’s Town Point in Austin. But it ultimately didn’t happen.
After Tragedy, Kellie Pickler Returning to Stage to Tribute Patsy Cline
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Kellie Pickler is making her return to the stage as part of a Patsy Cline tribute. Ever since Kellie Pickler’s husband Kyle Jacobs committed suicide on February 17th, 2023, she has remained out of the public eye.
On The Steel Woods Deciding to Cease Touring
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Southern rock fans, and fans of The Steel Woods specifically woke up to the sad news on Thursday (3-28) that the band, and namely the lead singer, guitar player, and primary songwriter, Wes Bayliss, had decided to cease touring.
Album Review – Pat Reedy’s “Make It Back Home”
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With a gas can with a hole cut in the top for a tip jar, Pat Reedy has traveled around and kept it up close and personal with his fans, and with life in forgotten America. That’s reflected in “Make It Back Home.”
Billy Strings to Play American Legion Post 82
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There are once-in-a-lifetime opportunities to see massive artists playing small venues. Then there is whatever you want to characterize this as, which takes it to an entirely new level for Billy Strings.
Newest Adds to Saving Country Music’s Top 25 Current Playlist (#137)
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2024 is shaping up to be a bumper crop year for incredible country songs, and ones coming from a wide array of performers in a myriad of different approaches to the country genre. Keeping your ear to the ground…
Dispelling the Myth that Country Radio Rejected Beyoncé
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Just like many of the other details in the reporting on Beyoncé and country music, the proclamations that country radio initially rejected Beyoncé’s singles are verifiably false. On the contrary, country radio embraced “Texas Hold “Em.”