On The Dueling 2026 Super Bowl Halftime Shows
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Just like so much of the packaging and portioning in the American diet, you got twice as much as you needed from the Super Bowl halftime, but only half of the amount of the recommended daily nutrients.
Album Review – Melissa Carper’s “Daddy’s Country Gold”
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This new album by Melissa Carper entitled Daddy’s Country Gold is not just the blossoming of a songwriter, singer, and entertainer, it’s one of those few and fleeting moments where everything comes together to present music in its perfect, most ideal form.
It’s Official. Rascal Flatts is Done. For Now.
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Sorry all you “Flattheads,” Rascal Flatts is done. Do not pass ‘Go.’ Do not collect $200. It’s finito. Curtains. Even their supposed “farewell tour” that they announced in January of 2020 to drive up tickets sales that was delayed due to COVID-19 won’t be happening at all now.
Prairie in Bloom: Colter Wall – “Live in Front of Nobody”
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Wall’s performance on March 11, backed by the Scary Prairie Boys and billed as “Live in Front of Nobody,” was the first proper concert since his most recent album ‘Western Swing and Waltzes’ came out last August, except for a couple of solo livestreams and a few stray songs from his bunkhouse.
Jimmie Allen Says Some Critics of Morgan Wallen Exploiting Incident
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Broken Bow artist Jimmie Allen is continuing to be one of the few artists in mainstream country who is willing to speak out and stick up for Morgan Wallen in the aftermath of Wallen getting caught on camera saying the N-word on February 2nd.
Album Review – Addison Johnson’s “Dark Side of the Mountain”
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‘Dark Side of the Mountain’ is just that: transmissions from the seedier side of life where the sun doesn’t shine—meaning the hollers where the moonshine is brewed, blood is spilled, and pills are consumed as folks who’ve struck out in life look for a way up and out.
Cody Jinks Preps Adobe Sessions Editions, Lefty Frizzell Tribute
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Many consider the 2015 album Adobe Sessions by Cody Jinks as his masterpiece. And now it’s receiving two new editions to commemorate the album’s success, while a special tribute album to country legend Lefty Frizzell from Cody Jinks is also on the way.
Texas Rangers Dedicate Baseball Field to Charley Pride
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Charley Pride was a legend in country music, but he was also a legend on the baseball diamond. No, he didn’t set any home run records, and his stint in the major leagues was fleeting. But his legacy looms large there as well, especially with the Texas Rangers.
2021 Grammy Awards LIVE Blog
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Welcome ladies and gentlemen to the 2021 edition of the Saving Country Music Grammy Awards LIVE blog! For the next three hours or so, we’ll be following along with the live broadcast, sharing completely unscripted and off-the-cuff quips, criticisms, praises, and observations.
John Prine Prevails in Early Grammys w/ Billy Strings, Sarah Jarosz
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ohn Prine was the big winner posthumously from the 2021 Grammy Awards and the Premier Ceremony that takes place before the proper telecast. Taking home two Grammy Awards, both for his final recorded song, “I Remember Everything,” he became the most awarded artist from the roots.
The Hank Williams Family Tree of Performers
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There are many incredibly important legacy families to the country music lineage, from the Carter’s to the Cash’s. But arguably no crop of performers have offered more entertainment, influence, intrigue, and tragedy than the family tree that sprouts from the loins of Hank Williams.
Sturgill Simpson Shows Off Restored John Prine Porsche
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After five decades of paying dues and all that hard work paying off, John Prine chose to treat himself to his dream car—a Porsche 911 Turbo in 2019. It wasn’t a brand new model mind you. It was a 2008. But it was said to be in mint condition, with barely any miles on it.
The Best Part of the Grammy Awards Will Not Be Televised
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The majority of the high-profile bellyaching about the Grammys is coming from self-absorbed millionaire entertainers whose livelihoods and legacies are secured. It’s selfish and shortsighted of them to criticize an organization that gives the majority of its awards to deserving artists.