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Worthy Country & Roots Artists Pick Up 2020 Grammy Nominations
The distaste the CMA Awards experience can leave in the mouth of actual country music fans is chased early this year by the announcement of the 2020 Grammy Award nominees in the Country and American...
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The Best Mainstream Country Albums of 2019
All country albums, regardless if they emanate from a major label or receive radio play, are considered for Saving Country Music's Album of the Year nominations. But not every year does a mainstream...
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New Brandy Clark Album “Your Life Is A Record” Coming
Grammy nominated, CMA-winning, well-respected and admired singer and songwriter Brandy Clark is prepping the release of a new album in the new year called 'Your Life Is A Record.' Though details on the...
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On Carrie Underwood No Longer Hosting the CMA Awards
Sorry to barge in on all your Holiday revelry, but the news just came down that Carrie Underwood won't be returning to host the CMA Awards in 2020, which she's done for the last dozen years. And yeah,...
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The Best Mainstream Country Albums of the Decade (2010-2019)
We've already run down the Greatest Country Albums of the Decade, and in there, albums in the mainstream were given fair competition to be included, and some made the cut. But in the spirit of...
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Blake Shelton = Deadbeat, Carrie Underwood = Hero at 2019 Opry
As tax season approaches and we get the opportunity to tie a bow around the doings of 2019, it's always interesting to look back on the year at the Grand Ole Opry to see which performing members are...
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On Tim McGraw & Reba McEntire Switching Labels
When it comes to saving country music in the mainstream, Tim McGraw and Reba McEntire both have played important roles recently. During Tim McGraw's time at Big Machine, he showed a somewhat unexpected...
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Reba McEntire, Vince Gill to Appear on the Grand Ole Opry
COVID-19 has caused a second wave of closures and cancellations throughout the country music heartland and sunbelt south, but the storied institution of the Grand Ole Opry endures on Saturday night as...
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Alan Jackson Emerges w/ Caylee Hammack to Toast Don Williams
Alan Jackson fans have been hankering for some new music for a while now since it's been a good five years since he released his last album. Well he surprised us all this week by releasing a new...
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Reba McEntire to Reissue Deluxe Edition of Landmark Album
Reba McEntire at her finest is some of the best country music you can find. She proved that when she released her latest album, 2019's 'Stronger Than The Truth,' which marked the redhead's return to...
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Country Hall of Fame Event Matches Musicians w/ Iconic Instruments
Also as part of the reopening, the Hall of Fame is planning a special live streaming event on October 28th, and one they hope will be one of their biggest fundraisers ever, called "Big Night (At The...
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Austin Legend and Songwriter Doak Snead Passes Away
A pioneer of Austin's progressive country scene, as well as respected songwriter and country music personality Doak Snead has passed on. A member of the duo Tom and Billy, and later the leader of the...
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We Need a Carrie Underwood Classic Country Album. And Now.
Look, lobbying for Carrie Underwood among the classic country crowd has always been an uphill battle. But the career of Carrie Underwood is a perfect example of why you can't paint all pop country with...
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Reba McEntire Joins Cody Johnson for Remake of “Dear Rodeo”
Commonly we see mainstream country stars bring in a pop star or hip-hop artist for a timely remix. Cody Johnson has chosen to go the star duet path with "Dear Rodeo," but instead of selecting someone...
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How The Grand Ole Opry Became a Surprising Winner of 2020
The 2020 pandemic has exposed how essential many country music institutions are to society. The Grand Ole Opry beamed its signal into households to the tune of becoming the most successful streaming...
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Loretta Lynn Announces New Album “Still Woman Enough”
Loretta Lynn will be joined by numerous guests, and celebrate the legacy of women in country music with her latest album called Still Woman Enough, set for release on March 19th via Sony's Legacy...
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Ending National Anthem in Sports Ends a Stepping Stone in Music
The eliminating the National Anthem could have major implications on the music world that need to be discussed in the debate. Performing the National Anthem is often one of the most important stepping...
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Album Review – Loretta Lynn’s “Still Woman Enough”
The fact that Loretta Lynn is still with us is grace enough, especially after the merciless culling of souls we experienced over the last year from the ranks of country royalty. But without any...
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Chris Stapleton, Reba McEntire Axe Tours as Others Are Announced
Unfortunately, the COVID-19 pandemic will not have a hard and fast end date. It's not just the risk to the public, but the potential concern for a public relations issue surrounding the polarizing...
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Country Music Hall of Fame to Finally Announce 2021 Inductees
It's been a very long time coming. But the Country Music Hall of Fame has finally announced when they will reveal the newest inductees. Though country fans got used to Hall of Fame inductees being...
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