Zach Top: George Strait and Randy Travis Had to “Save Country Music”
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Fresh off his win for Best Traditional Country Album at the 2026 Grammy Awards, Zach Top had some great insight into this moment in country music from his perspective as an artist.
On This Cross Canadian Ragweed Tease
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I get it. You saw Cross Canadian Ragweed’s cryptic post on their website and social media that appears to be their logo wrapped in red cloth, or something. And now you feel like you have ants in your pants.
The Eagles & Linda Ronstadt Sang Them. JD Souther Wrote Them (RIP)
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It’s hard to comprehend how the California country influence or the catalog of The Eagles would hold up if songwriter JD Souther had not been such an important part of them. He also sang a few hits himself.
Album Review – Miranda Lambert’s “Postcards from Texas”
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She’s Miranda Lambert. And the argument can be made that Postcards from Texas is the most Miranda Lambert album that she’s made in years, swear words and all. This is who she is.
Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion Keeps The Music Alive in Country’s Birthplace
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There’s a few places you can go in this world to remind you that country music is not just “music.” It is a form of artistic expression and a historical continuum so inextricably interwoven with the fabric of rural American life.
Zach Top Announces 2025 Headliner Tour Dates
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Alright. Enough of this playing 20 minute opening sets for Lainey Wilson. Zach Top is one of the fastest-rising artists in all of country music, and he’s taking his traditional country sound to the top with him.
UPDATED: Ticket Holders Irate Over Lineup of Gordy’s Hwy 30 Texas Festival
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For the last six weeks or so, Saving Country Music has been monitoring and investigating the drama-filled lineup rollout of “Gordy’s Hwy 30 Music Festival Texas Edition” set to happen for the second year in Fort Worth.
Joe Nichols Announces New Album “Honky Tonks & Country Songs”
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True country music fans can only hope and pray that we’re finally coming out of the long cold Bro-Country winter that put the careers of mainstream country traditionalists like Joe Nichols on ice.
Tommy Cash, Brother of Johnny Cash & Fellow Performer, Has Died
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The brother of Johnny Cash and acclaimed country music performer himself, Tommy Cash, has passed away. Born on April 5th, 1940, he was 84 years old. The news was confirmed by Bill Miller of the Johnny Cash Museum.
Tyler Childers Breaks a Barrier By Headlining Gulf Coast Jam
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Like many other mainstream festivals, in 2024 the Gulf Coast Jam started looking beyond the major label/Music Row rosters for talent as independent performers are surging in popularity. Now Tyler Childers will headline.
Exploring The Songs of George Strait’s “Cowboys and Dreamers”
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George Strait just released his first album in some five years with Cowboys and Dreamers, and many country fans are finding a lot to love about the album. Here is a track by track look at the album.
Album Review – Shawna Thompson’s “Lean On Neon”
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Well deep fry my okra. You want country? You damn well better, and bring your appetite, because Shawna Thompson is serving up heaping helpings of it. There’s no shrinkflation in twang happening here.
Hayes Carll + Band of Heathens = Supergroup “Hayes & the Heathens”
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Just announced, Hayes Carll and the Band of Heathens have officially formed a supergroup called Hayes and the Heathens. They’ll release an eponymous debut album, with a new single “Any Other Way” out now.