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November 15, 2025

Songwriting Legend Todd Snider Has Died

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The world has lost a light, and of the most unique, interesting, compelling, challenging, mercurial, iconoclastic, and influential songwriters to ever ply the craft. Todd Snider wasn’t just a singer of songs…

Cheatham Street Warehouse, Chris Gaines, Eddy Shaver, Garth Brooks, Gary Allan, Jerry Jeff Walker, Jimm Buffettt, John Prine, Keith Sykes, Kent Finlay, Mark Chesnutt, Todd Snider, Tony Brown, Will Kimbrough

November 14, 2025

Album Review – Colter Wall’s “Memories and Empties”

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Album Review – Colter Wall’s “Memories and Empties”

Colter Wall doesn’t just play the music, he champions it. He embraces it. He sells its virtues to the audience. That’s what Colter does for traditional country songs on “Memories and Empties.”

Colter Wall, Patrick Lyons, Review

November 13, 2025

From Bad to Catastrophic: MULTIPLE AI Artists Now On Country Chart

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As predicted, the matter of AI artists infiltrating Billboard’s country charts and the music industry in general has gone from bad to absolutely catastrophic in the matter of a singular human-measured week.

Beyoncé, Billboard, Breaking Rust, Cain Walker, Ella Langley, Lil Nas X

November 13, 2025

Why The Turnpike Troubadours Were Overlooked for the Grammys

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What is it about the Grammy system that doesn’t allow that one consensus album of a given year to rise to the top like it should, like it didn’t for the Turnpike Troubadours in 2025?

Beyoncé, Charley Crockett, Grammy Awards, Jason Isbell, Kacey Musgraves, Kelsea Waldon, Lukas Nelson, Margo Price, Morgan Wallen, Sierra Ferrell, Sturgill Simpson, Sunny Sweeney, Turnpike Troubadours, Tyler Childers, Willie Nelson, Zach Bryan, Zach Top

November 12, 2025

Colter Wall Announces New 2026 Tour Dates

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It’s a rarity that that folks can convince Colter Wall to come out of the saddle and play some shows for folks. But with his new album on the way, he’s planning a big tour in early 2026 to help support it.

November 12, 2025

Album Review – Drake Milligan’s “Tumbleweed”

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Drake Milligan isn’t just ready to follow the neotraditional country resurgence, he’s ready to lead it. With his new album “Tumbleweed,” making it two for two with quality albums.

Cody Johnson, Drake Milligan, Trent Willmon

November 11, 2025

Cody Johnson, The [Dixie] Chicks, Bruce Robison, and “Travelin’ Soldier”

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Life and country music can be funny sometimes, turning what you think about certain things on their head. Tracing the lineage of the country standard “Travelin’ Soldier” is a good example.

Bruce Robison, Charlie Robison, Cody Johnson, Emily Strayer, Robyn Ludwick, The Dixie Chicks

November 11, 2025

Country Music’s Military Veterans and Those That Support Them

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It’s likely no surprise that there have been so many country musicians who are either veterans themselves, or who’ve answered the call of duty to go above and beyond to honor and assist our active duty military.

Adam Warner, Billy Don BUrns, Charlie Daniels, Charlie Louvin, Craig Campbell, Craig Morgan, Creed Fisher, Faron Young, Ferlin Husky, George Jones, George Strait, Hank Thompson, Hawkshaw Hawkins, Jamey Johnson, Jason Eady, John Paycheck, John Prine, John Rich, Johnny Cash, Josh Gracin, Justin Jeansonne, Kris Kristofferson, Marty Robbins, Mel Tillis, Roger Miller, Scooter Brown, Scotty Hasting, Shel Silverstein, Slim Whitman, Sturgill Simpson, Toby Keith, Tompall Glaser Earl Thomas Conley, Trace Adkins, Wayne 'The Train' Hancock, Willie Nelson, Zach Bryan

November 10, 2025

Turnpike Troubadours Announce New 2026 Tour Dates

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There’s few experiences like seeing the Turnpike Troubadours in concert, and you just got a few more chances to see them as they’ve extended their “Wild America” tour into 2026.

Buffalo Traffic Jam, Charles Wesley Godwin, Cross Canadian Ragweed, Lucero, Robert Earl Keen, Turnpike Troubadours

November 10, 2025

AI Song Tops Billboard Chart – Why We Need Transparency NOW

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The curse is cast with AI and recorded music. But how about we make this one, easily implementable concession to the human creators who rely on recorded music to make a sustainable living.

Billboard, Breaking Rust, Suno

November 10, 2025

Album Review – Colby Acuff’s “Enjoy The Ride”

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There are no big questions asked in ‘Enjoy The Ride.’ But in some ways, the biggest questions of all are answered through it. Life is life. You’re dealt a set of cards, and you do the best you can with them.

Colby Acuff, Eddie Spear, Review

November 9, 2025

Willie Nelson, Son Lukas Compete in Same New Grammy Category

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It might be an awkward Thanksgiving around the Nelson household. Actually, probably not. They seem like the kind of clan that’s not especially competitive with each other and is more supportive.

Beyoncé, Charley Crockett, Enrique Iglesias, Grammy Awards, Jay-Z, Julio Iglesias, Lukas Nelson, Margo Price, Willie Nelson, Zach Top

November 9, 2025

New Adds to Saving Country Music’s Top 25 Current Playlist (#168)

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The gall on these tech pirates trying to pass off AI slop as “country” music. Rest assured you’ll only find 100% Certified genuine human emotions straight from the heart on this playlist.

Bailey Rae, Bryce Leatherwood, Colter Wall, Droptines, Emily Jamerson, Emily Scott Robinson, Grayson Jenkins, Joshua Hedley, Kaitlin Butts, Luke Bell, Spencer Hatcher

November 7, 2025

Tyler Childers Leads All Nominees in Country Grammys

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With nominations in all of the categories he was eligible in, Tyler Childers leads all nominees in country music with four. Chris Stapleton and Miranda Lambert tie Childers.

Alison Krauss, Billy Strings, Chris Stapleton, George Strait, Grammy Awards, I'm With Her, Jamey Johnson, Jason Isbell, Jelly Roll, Jesse Welles, Joy Oladokun, Lainey Wilson, Margo Price, Miranda Lambert, Molly Tuttle, Patty Griffin, Rhiannon Giddens, Shaboozey, Turnpike Troubadours, Tyler Childers, Willie Nelson, Zach Top

November 7, 2025

New Best Traditional Country Album Grammy Boasts Strong Nominees

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The nominees for the 2026 Grammy Awards were announced on Friday morning (11-7), with extra interest this year in country due to how the Grammys split the Best Country Album category into two categories.

Charley Crockett, Eric Church, Grammy Awards, Jelly Roll, Kelsea Ballerini, Lukas Nelson, Margo Price, Miranda Lambert, Turnpike Troubadours, Tyler Childers, Willie Nelson, Zach Top

November 7, 2025

Album Review – Luke Bell’s “The King Is Back”

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‘The King Is Back’ is not just a dump of tracks. It’s a complete work of the Luke Bell legacy that feels vital to the country music catalog, completing the picture of Luke Bell the artist, and hopefully, extending his legacy.

Andrija Toki, Jack Browning, Justin Francis, Laura E. Partain, Luke Bell, Mike Vanata, Review, Stephen Daly, The Deslondes

November 6, 2025

The Ballad of Todd Snider

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Singer, songwriter, and storyteller Todd Snider is the great American anti-star. That’s how he started his career, that’s how he rose to prominence, and that’s how he falls from grace.

Cheatham Street Warehouse, Eddy Shaver, Garth Brooks, Gary Allan, Jerry Jeff Walker, Jimmy Buffett, John Prine, Kent Finlay, Ketih Sykes, Mark Chesnutt, Todd Snider, Tony Brown

November 5, 2025

Rex “Wrecks” Bell of “Rex’s Blues” and the Old Quarter Has Died

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If Townes Van Zandt wrote a song about you, you’ve got a pretty big reason to gloat. But that’s just one of the bullet points on Wreck’s résumé. Rex Bell’s story in music really starts with the Old Quarter.

Guy Clark, Jerry Jeff Walker, Lucinda Williams, Lyle Lovett, Old Quarter, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Rex Bell, Rodney Crowell, Steve Earle, Townes Van Zandt, Wrecks

November 5, 2025

Joshua Slone, and the Emerging World of Contemporary Folk Pop

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Slone’s career was given a jump start when he appeared in a handful of collaborative videos with Zach Bryan in April. This subsequently blew Slone up on TikTok and Instagram where he’s been posting videos.

Dave Cobb, Gregory Alan Isakov, Jessica Pratt, Josh Slone, Noah Kahan, Zach Bryan, Zayn

November 5, 2025

Cross Canadian Ragweed + More Added to 2026 Mile 0 Fest

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You’ll have another opportunity to see the recently reunified Cross Canadian Ragweed in 2026, but this time it won’t be in a stadium. It will be in the comparatively intimate amphitheater in beautiful Key West.

Blake Lankford, Bleu Edmonson, Cross Canadian Ragweed, Graycie York, Julianna Rankin, King Margo, Lance Roark, Mile 0 Fest, Nicky James

November 4, 2025

Acclaimed Songwriter Emily Scott Robinson Readies New Album “Appalachia”

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You’re forced to search far and wide, and to fall feeling feeble-minded when trying to find a singer and a songwriter who can equal or even rival the works of Emily Scott Robinson.

Emily Scott Robinson, John Paul White

November 4, 2025

Beloved Country Singer John Wesley Ryles Has Died

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John Wesley Ryles passed away on Sunday, November 2nd at the age of 74, leaving behind a huge, if somewhat unheralded legacy from being the other singer on so many timeless country classics.

Bryan White, Conway Twitty, George Richey, John Wesley Ryles, Joni Lee

November 3, 2025

Todd Snider Arrested in Salt Lake, Victim of Alleged Assault

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Todd Snider was allegedly the victim of an assault in Salt Lake City Halloween night, Friday, October 31st. Snider was also arrested for suspicion of criminal trespass, threat of violence, and disorderly conduct.

The Commonwealth Room, Todd Snider

November 3, 2025

Hot Damn This 2026 Under The Big Sky Fest Lineup is STACKED

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Tell anyone you owe money “tough luck,” they’re gonna have to wait because you might be mortgaging the farm if that’s what it takes to make it to Montana next summer for the Under The Big Sky Festival.

Chris Stapleton, Cody Jinks, Under The Big Sky Fest, Zach Top

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