Top Names Unite for Cindy Walker Tribute Album
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Cindy Walker was one of the most important and prolific songwriters in country music history, penning some 500 recorded songs, and some 400 of them charting in the Top 40.
Jason Boland & the Stragglers Announce New Album “Last Kings of Babylon”
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“This album is a mirror,” says Boland. “It’s a retrospective, a reflection of everywhere we’ve been and everything we’ve learned over the last 25 years on the road. These songs are about the journey. We were searching for something.”
Ags Connolly Pays Tribute to Mentor James “Slim” Hand
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Whether you’re intimate with the James Hands catalog or not, you’re happy to see an album like this being made, especially knowing Ags Connolly’s story. Ags went from a starry-eyed fan of James Hand to a friend.
Dwight Yoakam Plots 2025 Tour with Cool Openers
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Country music’s King of Cool is hitting the road behind his brand new album ‘Brighter Days’—his first in nearly a decade—and he’s taking some other cool folks along with him: The Mavericks and 49 Winchester.
Toby Keith Deserved More Than a “Toast” at the 2024 CMA Awards
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It sets a bad precedent that when a titan of country music passes, we don’t take anything more than 20 seconds and a box of plastic cups to pay tribute. This is country music, and we honor our past legends.
Brooks & Dunn Shocks The World By Winning 2024 CMA Duo of the Year
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To put it plainly, someone screwed up. The CMA Awards are not here to honor the past legends of the genre with current awards. But despite the odds, Brooks & Dunn is the CMA Vocal Duo of the Year for 2024.
The 2024 CMA Awards LIVE Blog (+Winners)
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A live, real-time, unscripted stream of consciousness from Saving Country Music as the 2024 CMA Awards transpire. snark, keen observations, earned praise, and a few swear words and errant typos will be presented in real time.
Taylor Sheridan’s “Landman” Steps Up to Support Independent Country
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Love or loathe ‘Yellowstone,’ it has been incredibly critical to the support and popularity we’ve seen flowing to independent country music. That’s why the launching of a new show called ‘Landman’ is important.
Under The Big Sky Fest Announces Loaded 2025 Lineup
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It’s as big as Montana. It’s independently-owned. And it was the first festival that had the cajones to put on a massive festival with independent artists at the top of a poster. It’s Under The Big Sky Festival.
Jamey Johnson’s “Drug Possession” Arrest Revealed as Felony-Level Marijuana
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The amount of marijuana Johnson had in his possession means the charges rose to a Class E felony. The 49-year-old retired Marine was arrested, and eventually released on $5,000 bail.
Luke Bell Appears in PBS Doc Ahead of Bigger Film Projects
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The captivating aspect of Luke Bell’s story is the reason multiple creators have risen up to help tell that story to the world. There’s a driving motivation to make sure the lessons of Luke Bell’s life and death don’t go unlearned.
Jamey Johnson Arrested for Drug Possession in Williamson County, TN
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Just over a week after the release of his first album in 14 years, Midnight Gasoline, Jamey Johnson has been arrested in Williamson County, Tennessee for drug possession, Saving Country Music has confirmed.
“Whiskey Riff” Criticized for Predatory Behavior Against Independent Podcast
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A massive company is punching down on a upstart outlet, setting a bad precedent that could lock out new voices and fresh perspectives in an ever-crowded, and increasingly difficult media space to survive in.