On Jason Isbell Cancelling Numerous Shows with No Explanation
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Hopefully everything is okay with Jason Isbell, and especially if it isn’t, he deserves our understanding and grace. But it also feels like consumers deserve more leeway and explanation if performers expect that courtesy to be reciprocated.
The WORST “Country” Songs of 2023
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We’ve run down some of the best songs and the best singles in country music in 2023. Now it’s time to dredge up the worst of the worst, which in 2023 sees multiple songs attempting to rework older songs.
Hank Williams Jr. to Celebrate 45 Years of “Family Tradition” on Tour
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Hank Williams Jr. doesn’t tour very often. He’d rather spend his time in a deer blind or out on a dock these days. But the Country Music Hall of Famer is always good for a couple of weeks of tour dates each year.
The Proper Etiquette for Approaching End-of-Year Music Lists
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The question you should be asking is not what a list forgot that you already know about, but what the list covers that you’ve never heard before. There’s no value in an outlet reaffirming what you’re already aware of.
The Best Mainstream Country Albums of 2023
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Saving Country Music spends the vast majority of the time focusing on artists and bands that get overlooked and under-appreciated in popular country music. But that doesn’t mean that mainstream country is entirely terrible.
The 2023 Country Music Christmas Playlist
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There are many Christmas music playlists out there. But only one focuses only solely on country music, on brand new recordings all from this year including new original songs vying to become classics, and is painstakingly curated.
George Strait: Always One to Step Up for His Songwriters
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Some have criticized George Strait over the years for not writing more of his own material. But there is nobody in country music who is more aware of how important his songwriters were to him than George Strait.
New Billy Strings Recording/Video Helps Usher in a New Era
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Billy Strings has just released an epic 38-minute live track and video. But we may be burying the lede here about why this release is important in the Billy Strings universe.
Saving Country Music’s 2023 SONG of the Year Nominees
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A Song of the Year nominee needs to be something that can change a life, change someone’s perspective, or change the world we live in. Yes, this is all quite a tall order, but this is where a good song can take you.
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.