The Best New Country Songs of 2026 So Far
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It’s time to consider the best songs and singles of 2026 so far. Opinions on songs are always more varied than even with albums. But the point of this exercise is to help inform the public about a song they might have missed.
30 Years Ago: Travis Tritt Helps Reunite The Eagles
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Glenn Frey, Don Henley, Don Felder, Joe Walsh, and Timothy B. Schmit all agreed to show up to a bar in Los Angeles on December 6th, 1993 and appear in the video—shooting pool, hanging out, and cutting up as cameras rolled.
Album Review – Jason Hawk Harris – “Thin Places”
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With an uncommon thoughtfulness and an ear for composition, the classically-trained Jason Hawk Harris takes the concept of country music and sees how far he can expand it with his new album “Thin Places.”
Saving Country Music’s 2023 Single of the Year Nominees
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Often picking the Song of the Year frustrates folks who just want to hear songs that are enjoyable and also happen to be well-written. That’s what a Saving Country Music Single of the Year is for.
Under The Big Sky Fest Announces Massive 2024 Lineup
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The 2024 lineup set to go off on July 12-14 does not disappoint, with Under The Big Sky landing a massive fish in bluegrass maestro Billy Strings, and the Turnpike Troubadours and Miranda Lambert rounding out the headliners.
On Scotty McCreery Receiving a Grand Ole Opry Invitation
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Scotty McCreery will be the newest member of the Grand Ole Opry. Surprised on stage Sunday evening, December 3rd, Garth Brooks did the honor by coming out on stage and handing McCreery a gift box.
30 Years Ago: Iconic Johnny Cash Show Relaunches His Career
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There are concerts. Then there are concerts that go on to be so iconic, they become etched into the consciousness of music indelibly and forevermore. On December 3rd, 1993, Johnny Cash played one such concert.
Cody Jinks Is Ready to “Change The Game”
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“This is the most open and honest record I’ve ever recorded, I laid everything out,” Jinks says about the album. You hear this in his vulnerable and honest new track, “Sober Thing,” shirking the “Outlaw” country stereotype.
Saving Country Music’s 2023 Album of the Year Nominees
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‘Tis the season to go through all the albums released in country music this year, and attempt to asses what we think will withstand the test of time and ultimately define 2023. This isn’t about turning art into competition…
A Country Fan Remembers Shane MacGowan of The Pogues (RIP)
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It’s hard for a country fan to not get a little misty-eyed and reminisce fondly upon this man who contributed grandly to the traditional roots music world, despite his personal struggles.
Album Review – Jaime Wyatt’s “Feel Good”
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Jaime Wyatt is the kickass Outlaw lady of Americana who once robbed her drug dealer and did hard time in the California penitentiary before using country music to turn her life around and tell her story.
Viral Hank Williams Jr. Quote About Garth Brooks Revealed as Fake
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Garth Brooks is once again drawing ire from the public for doing a very Garth-like thing. But a viral quote falsely attributed to Hank Williams Jr. is just the latest canard to make the rounds on social media.
Album Review – Low Water Bridge Band’s “Back to the Valley”
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The Low Water Bridge Band embodies the very kind of roots-based sound and insistence on quality songwriting that has spearheaded the country music insurgency bursting out from country music’s mother land.