Exploring the Legacy of the Clement House Recording Studio
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This unassuming building, formerly known as the Cowboy Arms Hotel and Recording Spa, was once the home and creative nucleus of legendary producer and songwriter Cowboy Jack Clement.
After Years of Dues Paid, T. Graham Brown Invited as Opry Member
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T. Graham Brown is one of the numerous country music legends who’s performed on the Grand Ole Opry hundreds of times in his career, but for whatever reason has always evaded a formal invitation as a member.
Wyatt Flores Cancellations Underscore Importance of Centering Mental Health
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On Monday, February 19th, Wyatt Flores announced that he would be cancelling his upcoming show in Oxford, Ohio. Other upcoming shows in Detroit and Toronto will also be rescheduled to a later date.
Stars Turning Out for Texas Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction
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The Texas Heritage Songwriters Association is set to honor its new slate Hall of Fame inductees on February 24th at the Moody Theater in Austin, TX: Jack Ingram, Jon Randall, Ruthie Foster, Terry McBride, and Eric Johnson.
Kaitlin Butts Gives Landmark Speech After 2024 Ameripolitan Award Win
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The moment perhaps most people were talking about when they were filing out of the venue, hanging out at an afterparty, or waking up the next morning, is the speech that Kaitlin Butts gave after winning.
Winners Announced at the 2024 Ameripolitan Awards
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Everything was bigger at the 2024 Ameripolitan Awards. The crowd was bigger, the production was bigger, the entire everything for a grassroots organization trying to offer an alternative to other awards was bigger.
Willie Nelson Announces STACKED 2024 Luck Reunion Lineup
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Willie Nelson’s Luck Reunion will once again be happening at Willie’s ranch just outside of Austin during the greater SXSW shindig, and it’s got a lineup super stacked with talent, including Tyler Childers.
RIP Dex Romweber: A Wild & Influential American Music Original
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Dex Romweber is now gone, but that influence he sowed will remain living in a host of musicians moving forward, reverberating throughout time through the wild, untethered enthusiasm he brought to roots music.
The Wonder Women of Country are Here!
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Do you feel a ripple in the space/time continuum? It’s because three of the most super powered women of country have joined forces to save country music and vanquish the forces of evil.
Album Review – Brady Lux – “Ain’t Gone So Far”
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From Big Timber, Montana between Billings and Bozeman, Brady is a genuine ranch hand cowboy who works his ass off every day, and at night he writes songs and saws a little fiddle when he can find the time.
Beyoncé Songs Spur False Claims Country Music Erased its Black History
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Using this current event as a jumping off point, numerous outlets and now viral social media posts have proclaimed that the Black influence and contributions to country music have been stricken from the history of the genre.
Lost Dog Street Band Announces New Album “Survived”
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Those who were worried that they’d heard the last from the Lost Dog Street Band and their frontman Benjamin Tod, you’ll be happy to learn they’re not done yet. In fact, the Lost Dog Street Band has expanded its lineup.
2024 Roostertail Festival Features Roster of Surging Country Artists
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The annual Roostertail Music Festival in Madison, Indiana has put together one hell of a lineup for 2024, and if you’re anywhere within a reasonable distance on July 5th or 6th or even if you’re not, figure out how to get there.