I Actually Listened to the New Bad Bunny Album. This is What I Heard
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It struck me that the vast majority of people were discussing an album and an artist they had heard little to no music from. The first and foremost rule of music criticism is that you have to listen to the material.
The Biggest Takeaways from SXSW 2025
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You don’t enjoy SXSW—the annual musical gathering in Austin, Texas every mid March. You endure it. You survive it. Here are Saving Country Music’s biggest takeaways from SXSW 2025.
Zach Top Surges on Charts, Sets Rodeo Record, Promises New Album
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Neotraditionalist Zach Top is the biggest new thing in country music. And he’s only getting bigger. This album is surging in the charts while he set the 2025 Rodeo Houston attendance record so far.
Iron Hills Music Festival Announces Impressive Inaugural Lineup
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You might be surprised to learn that Birmingham, Alabama right in the heart of the country music homeland does not have an annual country music festival. Well it does now.
Assessing Chappell Roan’s “Country” Song “The Giver”
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“The Giver” is fundamentally a pop song, though with a very strong and prominent fiddle part, which is so pronounced in the song, it truly does pull it into the realm of country, or at least, country pop.
‘Landman’ Releases Season 1 Soundtrack, Renews for 2nd Season
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“Landman” Season 1 was an excellent forum for showcasing independent country and roots artists, picking up where Sheridan’s series Yellowstone left off. Season 2 is on the way.
Newest Adds to Saving Country Music’s Top 25 Current Playlist (#154)
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The Saving Country Music Top 25 Playlist is built to keep you informed on all the best songs and albums coming out right here, right now in country and roots music.
Album Review – Charley Crockett’s “Lonesome Drifter”
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“Lonesome Drifter” gives you another good haul of original Charley Crockett songs that are immediately entertaining, and that endear you ever further to the man and the mythos.
What “Authenticity” Is in Country Music, and Why It Matters
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What is “authenticity” in country music, and why is it so important? And should it be? This is a question many love to ask, but the answer isn’t simple. The authenticity question is intertwined with the history of country music.
Willie Nelson Wants You To Know About This Revered Songwriter
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We’re used to younger and up-and-coming artists paying tribute to Willie Nelson, or perhaps Willie toasting the legends who came before him like Frank Sinatra and Gershwin.
50 Years Ago: Mr. and Mrs. Country Music Officially Divorce
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George Jones and Tammy Wynette were two of the best to ever do it—divorce songs, and country music in general. So it should be of no surprise that Mr. and Mrs. Country Music would themselves get married, and eventually, divorce.
Disgraced Texas DJ Justin Frazell Violates Probation, Could Face Prison
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Disgraced former Texas music DJ Justin Frazell is in legal hot water once again after violating the terms of his probation, which could mean he could face time in prison.
Born & Raised Festival Unveils Big Lineup for 2025
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Headliners Cody Jinks, Parker McCollum, and Treaty Oak Revival will makes sure there’s a rock edge to this country/Red Dirt festival, with Jamey Johnson, Blackberry Smoke, Randy Rogers Band, 49 Winchester…