It’s Not Just About Acme Feed & Seed. It’s About The Soul of Nashville
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Nashville has a choice, and it’s one with major implications on how the city will be perceived heading into the future, its economic viability as a tourist destination, and how the musicians of Nashville are supported.
Travis Tritt Is Spot On About The Timeless Relevance of Country
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Adopting the sounds and modes of pop and hip-hop might make country music cool to some, but the genre’s most existential threat is not dying because nobody wants to listen to it, it’s going extinct as an art form because nobody can distinguishing it from anything else.
New Chris Stapleton Song “The Ballad of the Lonesome Cowboy”
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“The Ballad of the Lonesome Cowboy” has been made widely available, and gives country listeners an opportunity to hear Stapleton backed by some steel guitar again, and more Western-style music than the country soul of much of his original material. It’s part of the upcoming ‘Toy Story 4’ movie.
Newest Additions to Saving Country Music’s Top 25 Current Playlist (#43)
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The Saving Country Music Top 25 Playlist has now come to the lossless format of Tidal, so now you have no excuse to not be following along. And if that isn’t enough to entice you to listen, get a load of the newest selections, some of which might be some of the best songs yet in 2019.
Miranda Lambert Calls New “Locomotive” Song “Country Punk Rock”
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Miranda Lambert has new music on the way in both album and single form, and during her marquee performance at Nissan Stadium Saturday night (6-8) as part of CMA Fest in Nashville, she debuted a new song for the crowd called “Locomotive.” “It’s total country punk-rock,” Miranda says about the new song.
The Time Waylon Jennings Went “Tourist Hunting” in Nashville
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Towards the tail end of Waylon’s life, he was known for being quite the cantankerous fellow. For example, in September of 1998, Jennings was scheduled to appear on the Late Late Show hosted by Tom Snyder. Going into the taping, Waylon was already a little bit sideways with the situation because he thought he deserved […]
Cody Jinks Announces New Album “After The Fire”
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Soaring traditional country music performer and songwriter Cody Jinks will have a new album coming called ‘After The Fire.’ The Ft. Worth, TX native let this little nugget of information slip out recently as he was announcing plans for a new fan club, putting folks on attention for yet another highly anticipated release for the 2nd half of 2019.
Mike & The Moonpies / Dillon Carmichael Drop Surprise Singles
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If you’re searching for something to get the first real weekend of summer off to a rearing start, then a couple of traditional country’s most fastest-rising artists have just released some surprise singles that are just right for sultry weather and good summertime vibes, and are hopefully tastes of new projects to come.
Tanya Tucker Reveals Details for First Record in 17 Years
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Recently signed to Concord Music’s Fantasy Records, Tanya Tucker is readying the release of her first record in 17 years called ‘While I’m Livin.’ Rumored and talked about in bits and pieces over the last few months, we now have all the details for the record co-produced by Brandi Carlile and Shooter Jennings.
Granger Smith’s 3-Year-Old Son Dies In Drowning Accident at Home
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Country fans from Texas, Nashville, and beyond are sending prayers and thoughts to the family of country artist Granger Smith after he revealed on Thursday (6-6) that his 3-year-old son River Kelly Smith had died in an accident. Saving Country Music has been able to confirm that River Kelly Smith died in a drowning accident.
Abysmal Sales for New Billy Ray Cyrus Album ‘The Snakedoctor Circus’
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So if anyone was wondering if Billy Ray Cyrus was the secret ingredient to Lil Nas X’s success, or if signing up with the young man would result in a resurgence in Billy Ray’s career, you have your answer. And the sad part is that ‘The Snakedoctor Circus’ is not a particularly bad album at all.
Zac Brown’s “F-Bomb” on the CMT Awards Was a Cry for Attention
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Zac Brown brought the class of country music’s “also ran” awards show down yet another notch when he decided to drop an F-bomb on live television, and in a prepared statement, and on a show that was rated by the cable network as family friendly.
Thomas Rhett’s “Center Point Road” is a Country Music Dead End
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The great American country music goober is back ladies and gentlemen, riding a wave of nepotistic opportunity and slavish trend chasing to launch his own insipid bid in a crowded field of hopefuls to be considered the most non-country “country” star stultifying the American country music airwaves with knockoff R&B rubbish.