New Adds to Saving Country Music’s Top 25 Current Playlist (#172)
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As folks quibble back and forth about what mild superstar should play the Super Bowl Halftime Show, so many great artists, songs, and albums are out there awaiting your discovery that are way more enriching.
Album Review – Alison Krauss & Union Station’s “Arcadia”
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“Arcadia” might not be the best album to introduce your friends to the power of bluegrass, but it might be the ideal specimen to introduce them to the beauty of it.
Morgan Wallen Makes The Least of His ‘SNL’ Appearance
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Huh. So Morgan Wallen appeared on Saturday Night Live and it stirred controversy, and he didn’t even really seem that thrilled to be there, or grateful for the opportunity? You don’t say.
Iconic Willie Nelson Mural Gets Second Life in Austin
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Sometimes there are still happy endings to depressing stories. That is the case for the iconic Willie Nelson mural in downtown Austin that was demolished on February 3rd.
Wait, Morgan Wallen Is Appearing on ‘Saturday Night Live’ Again?
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Why is Morgan Wallen getting a second opportunity to play Saturday Night Live when there are so many other worthy names from the country and roots world that are still waiting for their first one?
Album Review – Lola Kirke’s “Trailblazer”
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Ready to explore her country noir impulses in full force, she intermixes country songs with more indie rock treatments in an album that is eclectic and explorative, and always forthright and engaging in the writing.
Zach Top, Muscadine Bloodline, Red Clay Strays Nab ACM Award Noms
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The ACM Awards continue to spiral towards irrelevancy. That said, there are some interesting names in the nominations for the 2025 ACM Awards released Thursday.
Rhiannon Giddens Has “Complicated Feelings” about Beyoncé’s “Cowboy Carter”
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Rhiannon Giddens has “complicated feelings” about her involvement in the project that saw Beyoncé use Rhiannon’s banjo and viola in the album’s big single “Texas Hold ‘Em.”
Song Review – Dierks Bentley’s “Cold Beer Can” feat. Stephen Wilson Jr.
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The song deserves credit for the emotional-laden arrangement and the attempt to go deeper than 12 oz. But ultimately “Cold Beer Can” is a formulaic beer track for radio.
Jesse Daniel Announces New Album “Son of the San Lorenzo”
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Let’s go! It’s hasn’t even yet been a year since Jesse Daniel released his last record “Countin’ The Miles,” and the honky tonk revivalist is already loading up another one in the chamber.
Rubicon Crossed: Kenny Chesney is Now a Country Hall of Famer
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Kenny Chesney is now a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame. Announced Tuesday morning (3-25) from the Hall of Fame rotunda in Nashville, he is the 2025 inductee in the Modern Era category.
June Carter Becomes Country Music Hall of Fame Veteran Inductee
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June Carter is one of the most revered and recognizable characters in the history of country music. She was a daughter of country music’s first family, the mother to multiple country stars, and the wife of a country legend.
Legendary Producer Tony Brown Inducted into Country Hall of Fame
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There have been many record producers over the years in country music. Then there is Tony Brown. Right up there with Chet Atkins, Billy Sherrill, and a few select others, Tony Brown defined the sound for an entire era.