Country Music Hall of Fame Sets Announcement for New 2026 Inductees
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The announcement will come via a press conference from the Hall of Fame rotunda in Nashville. Hall of Fame inductee Marty Stuart will be hosting the announcement, and it will be live streamed online.
2019 Ameripolitan Awards Releases Full Lineup and Schedule
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The 6th Annual Ameripolitan Awards will be transpiring on Monday, February 25th, 2019, but with 50 acts playing over four total days involving six separate venues, it’s become like its own festival, with many opportunities to see your favorite performers with a prominent roots influence.
The Secret’s Out: Dwight Yoakam’s Heading Out On Tour in 2019
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Living on Earth with Dwight Yoakam is a constant exercise in coming to grips with the fact that you will never be as cool as Dwight Yoakam. But that’s okay, because you get to live on the same planet as Dwight Yoakam. He’ll be heading out on tour in 2019, and hitting up the usual haunts of casinos and theaters.
Bobby Bare Postpones Multiple Tour Dates
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Numerous upcoming performances by Country Music Hall of Famer and Grand Ole Opry member Bobby Bare are being rescheduled for the fall, but rumors of his demise have been greatly exaggerated. According to Bobby Bare’s management, the shows will hopefully be rescheduled for the fall.
Turnpike Troubadours & Kacey Musgraves Earn Rodeo Houston Premiers
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The release of the Rodeo Houston main stage lineup is always a highly-anticipated event in Texas and beyond, and this year Oklahoma’s Turnpike Troubadours have earned an opportunity to play on arguably the biggest stage in Texas, and native Texan Kacey Musgraves has been selected to open the rodeo in 2019.
Can’t Take Chris Stapleton As The #1 Artist in Country For Granted
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Here we are with a nice, tidy little bow wrapped around 2018, with the barrage of end-of-year lists finally published and in the past, the confetti from New Year’s celebrations all swept up, and the promise of an exciting new year of country music on the way. But how good or bad really was country music in 2018?
Album Review – Josh Turner’s “I Serve a Savior”
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Josh Turner does a great job on I Serve a Savior to make Gospel music that is accessible, not just from the passion that you can feel coming through his performances, or his voice that puts signature touches on old standards such as “I Saw The Light,” and the super low tones he perfects on “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot.”
Track List to Florida Georgia Line’s New Album, Presented Without Commentary
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Florida Georgia Line has a new album coming out in February. The title is Can’t Say I Ain’t Country. The band says it’s their most country record yet. It has 19 total songs. Here is the track list.
Saving Country Music’s 2018 Song of the Year
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Ladies and gentlemen, we have a split decision. In a year when it feels like a criminal act to choose the best song over so many worthy contenders, even whittling it down to just two feels like a grave offense. But it is two songs that just can’t be denied this year, and it would be a discredit to the process chooing one over the other.
Old Crow Medicine Show Reportedly Going On Hiatus – Chance McCoy’s Future Uncertain
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Grand Ole Opry members and Nashville’s official house band Old Crow Medicine Show just finished up ringing in the New Year with a 2-night residency at the Ryman Auditorium in Music City, and now apparently will be going on an extended break.
The Most Anticipated Country Albums for 2019 + Rumors
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2019 is here ladies and gentlemen, and soon your ears will have a fresh new bounty of new releases in the country, roots, and Americana world to feast upon. In such a crowded landscape and with so many releases to choose from, having a road map certainly helps. So in that spirit, here are Saving Country Music’s top picks.
The Letter Johnny Cash Wrote to Himself 50 Year Ago Today
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50 years ago today, New Year’s Eve 1968, Johnny Cash took time from whatever revelry the night might’ve had in store for him to write a letter to himself. It was Cash’s capstone to what he considered the most important year of his career and personal life, and many Cash fans and historians would probably concur.
Jason Isbell to Play Free Show to Celebrate Bicentennial
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Jason Isbell is one of numerous performers for the event, all of whom are from Alabama. Also scheduled to perform are St. Paul & The Broken Bones, The Blind Boys of Alabama, The Commodores, Moon Taxi, and multiple local bands yet to be named on a 2nd stage.