Taylor Swift Disrupts Country Charts / Radio with New Song
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The new big thing on country radio is an old big thing: Taylor Swift. The global superstar released a new song called “I Knew It, I Knew You” on June 5th as part of the Toy Story 5 soundtrack, with the marketing claiming it’s a country song.
Why Toby Keith Is Wrong About Writing Songs for Radio
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After taking some time out of the spotlight to fight the Cancer, Keith is now starting to battle back and appear in public again. But don’t expect a bunch of new songs from him anytime soon.
Vincent Neil Emerson Announces Fall 2023 Tour
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This tour will be an opportunity to see Vincent Neil as the headliner and in smaller venues. As is commonly said these days, see these guys in intimate settings while you still can, because you never known when they’ll blow up.
George Jones, Johnny Paycheck Drummer Arnie Adams Dies
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The Country Music world has lost an incredibly important and pioneering drummer. On August 28th, Roland “Arnie” Adams passed away at home, reportedly from a late-stage cancer.
George Jones Right Hand Man Ron Gaddis Has Died
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If you went to see George Jones for some 25 years, it was difficult to impossible to miss Ron Gaddis on stage with him. He was one of the most famous “Jones Boys” for the latter half of George Jones’ career.
Album Review – Posey Hill’s “No Clear Place to Fall”
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Just as fulfilling as discovering a brand new artist and watching them rise to fame, it’s similarly rewarding to stumble upon a local band whose music has national implications and is better than all those major radio acts.
2024 Buckeye Country Superfest Offers Once-in-a-Lifetime Lineup
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So much damn country music talent will be assembled all in one place, it very well my cause a rip in the country music space-time continuum, and Merle Haggard himself might waltz on out and sing “Mama Tried” one more time.
True Grit (Cody Jinks, Charles Wesley Godwin) Acquired by WME
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There has been yet another huge shakeup in the world of independent country music, and Texas-based booking and management agencies. True Grit Talent Agency has been acquired by WME.
Album Review – Zach Bryan – (Self-Titled)
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Zach Bryan deftly and poignantly encapsulates the sincerest feelings of people that they can’t begin to express themselves. When they listen to his songs, it’s like staring straight into their very souls.
Newest Adds to Saving Country Music’s Top 25 Current Playlist (#126)
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The hits keep coming, and the Top 25 Playlist continues to be overloaded with songs that feel essential for the public to be heard. This latest update includes numerous songs that might go down as the best all year.
A Year After His Death, Luke Bell is Not Forgotten
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What the reaction to Luke Bell’s death certified was that he was a candidate to have a posthumous career in the same vein as Townes Van Zandt, Blaze Foley, and other singer/songwriters whose music feels so elemental.
Blackberry Smoke Reveals New Album “Be Right Here” & New Song
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Those who are generally timid of nature, go ahead and turn back now. But for the rest of you who love their music loud and Southern, it’s time to celebrate the announcement of a brand new album from Blackberry Smoke.
Album Review – The Turnpike Troubadours – “A Cat in the Rain”
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The story of the Turnpike Troubadours is one of a victory, where the better angels of a bunch of friends from Tahlequah, Oklahoma refused to allow some moments of weakness and the outside noise to tear asunder something…