Beloved Steel Guitar Player Pete Finney Has Passed Away
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What a remarkable legacy of music and memories Pete Finney leaves behind. The steel guitarist and music historian was beloved across country music, and performed with some of country music’s biggest stars.
Honest, Objective Assessment of the Alexis Wilkins Country Career
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You hate to go here because of the rats nest of incited and irrational mindsets it stirs up when a subject even veers near American politics. But this subject sorely deserves some informed and authoritative context.
The 2025 Saving Country Music Songwriter of the Year
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“Songwriter.” Many people can claim the skill, whether it’s on an amateur or professional level. Few reach the point where they become synonymous with the term, and recognized universally as a titan of the discipline.
[Updated] Sturgill Simpson Recorded New Music in Dan Auerbach Studio
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It looks like Sturgill Simpson, or “Johnny Blue Skies” as he goes by now will likely have new music in 2026. And according to the singer and guitarist for The Black Keys, Dan Auerbach, don’t be surprised if he’s involved.
New Adds to Saving Country Music’s Top 25 Current Playlist (#170)
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If your New Years resolution was to ditch the empty calories of pop country, and start a routine of healthy music chock full of twang, truth, and top quality songwriting, this is a great place to start.
Man That CBS Country Music New Years Show Was Bad This Year
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It’s the ever-present shame of actual country music fans out there who must witness what passes for “country music” in the minds of corporate stooges when it’s featured on a national stage.
The 2025 Saving Country Music Song(s) of the Year
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After a rigorous nomination and voting process compiling ten select songs and a host of honorable mentions, something nearing a universal consensus has centered around Song of the Year for 2025.
Album Review – Josh Weathers – “Neon Never Fades”
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Well here we go. We’re barely over our New Years hangovers, and Josh Weathers comes right out of the chute slobber knocking us across the face with a full-tilt honky tonk experience. The new year will be COUNTRY.
Saving Country Music’s New Policy on AI Music for 2026
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With the existential threat that music derived from Artificial Intelligence (AI) poses to human creators and the integrity of the music industry, Saving Country Music is enacting a new policy.
Release Radar & Most Anticipated New Country Albums for 2026
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Welcome to 2026! You made it. Now it’s time to prepare for the rest of the year. Music helps. This page will guide you through the first part of the year to let you know who is releasing albums each week.
In Memoriam: Country Music Greats Lost in 2025
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Before we look forward to 2026, let’s look back at 2025 and remember the important individuals we lost, from big superstars, to songwriters, side players and other contributors. They all lent a hand to the music we love.
25 Years Ago: The Tragic Death of Eddy Shaver on New Years
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New Years Eve is a joyous time for many, but it always comes with a pinch of sorrow for those proud to call themselves country music fans who know of the tragedy this time of year has wrought on the music.
The 2025 Saving Country Music Artist of the Year
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The end of the year and the beginning of the next is a great moment for deep reflection, house cleaning of the mind, goal setting in life, and taking advantage of being able to look forward at a new year.