Grayson Jenkins, Anna Wescoat Latest Victims of Bogus Streaming Fraud Claims
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The issue of independent artists having their albums deleted from streaming services due to erroneous streaming fraud claims has gone from an isolated incident to a growing epidemic.
Album Review – Brooks & Dunn’s “Reboot II”
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Instead of exploiting a moment when Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn still have tread left on the tires to give it another shot with original songs, we get a second installment in their Reboot series.
Album Review – Tris Munsick & The Innocents – “Big Medicine Moon”
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From the eastern slope of the Big Horn mountains in Wyoming, Tris Munsick and the Innocents offer a portal from the mundane to the rugged and adventurous through country songs with Western flair.
Remembering Duncan Warwick of ‘Country Music People’ Magazine
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You might find it curious that the longest-running country music magazine in the world is not based out of Nashville, or distributed out of Texas. In fact, that distinction goes to England’s venerable magazine ‘Country Music People.’
Jackalope Jamboree Reveals Loaded 2025 Lineup
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If you want to see some of the best artists in independent country all in one place, but aren’t entirely thrilled with doing so with 30,000 other people, The Jackalope Jamboree will sit perfectly in your country music Goldilocks zone.
50 Years Ago: Merle Haggard’s Unrequited Love for Dolly Parton Inspires Iconic Song
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There are many legendary country songs, and there are many legendary country music performers. But there are few songs in the history of country that capture the feelings one country legend had for another like Merle Haggard’s “Always Wanting You.”
Zach Top Adds Dates to Sold Out 2025 Tour
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Like a Black Friday feeding frenzy where people are elbowing old ladies in the face for a chance at a door buster deal, folks are falling all over themselves for tickets to Zach Top’s 2025 headliner shows.
Deconstructing Billboard’s “100 Greatest Country Artists of All Time”
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Recently, Billboard published a list of what they believe are the “100 Greatest Country Artists of All Time.” As always with these lists, it has stimulated lots of conversation, and some controversy.
Album Review – “Hayes and the Heathens” (Self-Titled)
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There are few things more titillating than word coming down that two of your favorite performers are teaming up in the studio together. Where sometimes these pairings can be a bit deflating, ‘Hayes and the Heathens’ delivers.
All Songs & Artists Featured on ‘Landman’ Season 1 (Running Tab)
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All the songs and artists featured in the Taylor Sheridan-produced searies “Landman” streaming on Paramount+, including the scenes in which they are featured. Updated each week as new episodes premier.
On The Jokes About Shaboozey at the CMA Awards
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A joke is a joke, and not meant to be taken seriously. And one would hope that we’re finally moving past the era when a predatory media isn’t preoccupied with taking opportunistic pull quotes out-of-context.
The Steel Woods Say Final Farewell
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The Steel Woods show at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville Friday night (11-22) took on special significance. After nearly 10 years of touring and four critically-acclaimed albums, it was time for them to take their final bow.
Newest Adds to Saving Country Music’s Top 25 Current Playlist (#149)
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The last couple of weeks of November have seen a cavalcade of excellent singles being released, from incredible original songs, to some choice covers that rarely make it on this playlist, but are so good they can’t be denied.