Zach Top: It Was “Sacrilege” to Win New Grammy Over Willie Nelson
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“I thought it was so sacrilegious that I won the Grammy for Traditional Country Album, and Willie Nelson was in the category. It’s like ‘Well, God, I’m glad I won that, but that feels kinda wrong.”
Showing Some Love to Ronnie McDowell Amid Health Scare
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With the way country music so summarily casts many of its legends to the side, it can be easy to forget about the legacy of someone like Ronnie McDowell, even if you’d never forget his hit songs.
Telluride Bluegrass 2025: Musical Bliss at 8,700 Feet
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Telluride Bluegrass doesn’t just entertain revelers on a local or regional level. It works as an incubator for talent, a launching pad for stars, and the implications of what transpires both on and off the stage is often momentous.
Review – James McMurtry’s “The Black Dog and the Wandering Boy”
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James McMurtry is such a master class songwriter, you might even hear other songwriters referred to as the “James McMurtry” of their era or region. But James McMurtry is the James McMurtry of James McMurtry’s.
Newest Adds to Saving Country Music’s Top 25 Current Playlist (#160)
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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. It’s available on most all streaming formats.
Zach Top Brings Resurgent Traditional Country to Telluride
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When Top took the stage, the roar was the loudest all weekend, and perhaps one of the loudest heard in the 52-year history of the Telluride Bluegrass Festival. After all, this was an arena-level artists playing a 10,000 capacity fest.
Southern Rock Supergroup Toy Factory Project Debuts at Telluride
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Nobody panic. Try to look cool. But what happened in Telluride, Colorado Saturday night (6-21) on the legendary stage in Telluride might be one of the greatest things to happen in Southern rock in the last 25 years.
Zach Top Adds New Tour Dates, Reveals Alter Ego ‘Billy Bottoms’
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There’s just about nothing hotter in country music at the moment than Zach Top. And to meet that demand, he’s released a whole new mess of tour dates that you can be assured will be selling quickly.
Billy Strings’ Mother Dies. He Gives Heartfelt Speech Before Show
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It just happened to be that the universe had brought Billy Strings back to his home state of Michigan right before his mother’s passing. He’s always put family first.
Jason Isbell Delivers Landmark Performance in Return to Telluride
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As he proved headlining the Telluride Bluegrass Festival Thursday, anyone recusing themselves from Jason Isbell’s music—either in album form, but especially in the live arena—are doing a dramatic disservice to their life’s musical experience.
Album Review – Kelsey Waldon’s “Every Ghost”
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Kelsey Waldon has also never been more Outlaw in tone and texture. From grooving in half time, to the pounding bass drum and 2-tone bass guitar lines, this album puts you right back in the ’70s.
Major Layoffs Hit ACM Awards, MCA Nashville
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Is something amiss in the major label world? Two of country music’s major entities are cutting staff, and no matter how they spin it, when you’re downsizing as opposed to growing, it’s usually not a good sign.
Officially Declaring June 20th, 2025 a Country Music Holiday
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By the power vested in me by the great seal of Saving Country Music, June 20th, 2025 is officially being declared a country music holiday due to the incredible level and volume of top-anticipated album releases.