It Feels Like The Entirety of the Music Industry is Now Fraudulent
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Some will read the headline and say, “Come on. This is ridiculous and alarmist.” Others will say, “Well of course it is. You’ve been reporting on this stuff for going on two decades. Aren’t you being a master of the obvious?”
Album Review – Justin Wells – “Cynthiana”
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By mining his deepest emotions of love, devotion, and thankfulness, Justin Wells composes songs that resonate deeply with anyone who finds themselves in similar circumstances, and those who aspire to.
Tyler Childers Ghosted Ernest, Post Malone Over Morgan Wallen Affiliation
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Tyler Childers apparently wanted to have nothing to do with Ernest and Post Malone while they were hanging with Morgan Wallen, according to recent revelations by Ernest.
It’s Official: There Are Now FOUR Generations of Scruggs Musicians
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It’s been proven time and time again in country music that pedigree can be a real thing. That’s most certainly the case when it comes to the House of Scruggs.
Marty Stuart’s Surf Guitar Album is Finally On The Way
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For years now the indomitable Marty Stuart has been teasing us mercilessly about a surf guitar album or some sort of instrumental work that he’s had in the can, but divulging only scant details.
Album Review – The Devil Makes Three’s “Spirits”
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The Devil Makes Three is blue collar music for a bleak world bifurcated between the have’s and have not’s. It’s never pretty. It’s a feral, tattooed, and pierced. But it’s nonetheless inspiring from its dogged persistence.
Old Salt Festival Announces 2025 Lineup, Unique Experience
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It’s about food. It’s about land stewardship. It’s about sustainable ranching practices. And it’s also about music. It’s the Old Salt Music Festival. It’s a small festival, but one with a very big music lineup.
Sam Williams Completely Loses The Plot on “Countrystar”
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It very well could be that the son of Hank Williams Jr., and the grandson of Hank Williams will be responsible for releasing the worst song in the entire pantheon of what anyone could ever construe as “country music” in 2025.
The Man, The Life, and the Mystery of Dolly Parton’s Husband Carl Dean (RIP)
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In truth, it’s what we don’t know about Dolly Parton’s husband Carl Dean that makes him so intriguing, important, and exceptional; not the scant details we do have.
Red Clay Strays Graduate to Amphitheaters for 2025 Tour
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In 2025, we have a brand new headliner in the world of independent country and roots music. It’s Alabama’s The Red Clay Strays. There is no denying it now.
Album Review – Charles Wesley Godwin’s “Lonely Mountain Town”
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It’s the intimate nature of the approach to “Lonely Mountain Town” that brings the emotion of the songs to the surface, and centers the attention of the audience upon the story.
Dolly Parton, Garth Brooks Falsely Attacked for Out-of-Context Ukraine Videos
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Some of the biggest conservative influencers are in full attack mode against Dolly Parton. But the video their using to claim Dolly is taking a anti-American and anti-Trump stance is from 2022.
Zach Top, Jake Worthington Evoke George Strait, Alan Jackson at the Ryman
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Country music is going through a big revitalization of the ’90s country sound, and it’s off the backs of guys like Zach Top, as well as Texas native Jake Worthington with his 2023 self-titled album.