The Red Rocks of Texas? New White Rocks Venue Planned
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The full development is being called “UMusic Hotel & Private Residences Austin.” It is being proposed in partnership with the Universal Music Group. The property will also include an indoor performance venue, professional recording studios.
Album Review- Scotty McCreery’s “Rise & Fall”
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This is the moment for artists like Scotty McCreery to step up and take advantage of the music opening up and sounding more country. It’s the moment he’s been waiting his whole career for.
Allison Moorer Is Newest Writer for the Country Music Hall of Fame
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Award winning singer, songwriter, and performer Allison Moorer is the newest employee of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. Moorer is joining the nonprofit institution as a Writer-Editor in Museum Services.
Album Review – Emily Nenni’s “Drive & Cry”
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Hearkening back to a time when country sounded country, and singers were required to come with a distinctive sound, Emily Nenni has released a fun, infectious, twangy, diverse, and career-defining album.
Sturgill Simpson Parlays Absence Into Megafest Headliner Status
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You have to tip your hat to Sturgill Simpson on how he’s leveraged his absence into top tier headliner status here in 2024. As the old saying goes, absence makes the heart grow fonder.
Melissa Carper Announces New Album “Borned In Ya”
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“People call me retro or throwback, and I’ve been OK with that,” Carper says. “But, I feel like I’m still creating something new. I’m taking styles and blending things in a way that maybe hasn’t been done before.”
Nashville School of Traditional Country Supports Education and Musicians
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If you ever thought that there should be an institution in Nashville to help preserve traditional country music, and to help teach it to the public and future generations, well there is.
Lainey Wilson Replaces Florida Georgia Line’s Lower Broadway Bar
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There are many signs that country music is transforming for the positive, while the worst of the Bro-Country era is on the wane. Florida Georgia Line’s Lower Broadway haunt permanently closing down is one of them.
Album Review – Sarah Gayle Meech – “Easin’ On”
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“Easin’ On” is not just another country album. Meech finds an interesting moment in country history to be inspired from, and turns in something different than everything else you will hear in 2024.
Discovering Freyburg Hall: The Newest Old Dance Hall in Texas
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Freyburg Hall is about the perfect spot for an afternoon destination that is just far enough to get away from it all, but not too far where it’s a tribulation to get there. In fact, the drive itself is a dream.
George Strait Teases New Album, Debuts Song with Chris Stapleton
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At the George Strait show at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis Saturday night (5/4), Strait not only confirmed a new album is on the way, he also debuted two new songs from it, including one with Chris Stapleton.
Newest Adds to Saving Country Music’s Top 25 Current Playlist (#139)
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It’s an embarrassment of riches these days trying to keep up with all the best songs and albums. That is why this particular playlist update includes an unprecedented 11 new songs. Trying to fit them all into 25 slots is a challenge.
On The Beauty and Dilemma of the New A.I. Randy Travis Song
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In lieu of Randy being able to sing new, original songs due to his continued aphasia, he has partnered with his old label Warner Music Nashville to release a new song called “Where That Came From.”