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Album Review – Caitlyn Smith’s “Starfire”

Journeywoman songwriter and closet singer/performer Caitlyn Smith just released perhaps the best country pop record to grace the roster of Music Row projects in a half a decade or more, and we should...

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2018 Will Be The Year of Cody Jinks in Country

Cody Jinks will release a new record in 2018. It will be named Lifers and it will be delivered in "no later than June." And we also know it will be Cody Jinks, because that is who he is, and what he...

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Newest Additions to Saving Country Music’s Top 25 Current Playlist (#15)

Man has it been a frenetic last few weeks with the amount of marquee album announcements we've had for 2018's most anticipated records, along with some excellent songs unveiled ahead of the releases....

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Meghan Trainor to Reportedly Guest on Remix of Brett Eldredge’s “Haven’t Met...

Meghan Trainor will be the latest pop star to jump on the single of a country artist according to reports. Metadata feeding through the music pipeline is pointing to country artist Brett Eldredge...

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Saving Country Music’s Best Country Albums of 2018 So Far

As we move past the musical halfway pole for 2018, it's time once again to look back in the rear-view mirror and see what has wowed us the most so far. Along with some excellent albums that will go on...

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Saving Country Music’s Best Songs of 2018 So Far

These six songs are admittedly sad bastard fare if there ever was any, but that's the way it goes when you're looking for songs that don't just entertain, but fulfill, or illuminate something important...

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This Upcoming Garth Brooks Single Could Be Very Interesting

Granted, you're making a perilous decision pinning your hopes on someone like Garth Brooks to help turn the needle to the positive in popular country. But a big honky tonk song from him could give the...

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We’re Not Paying Nearly Enough Attention to Caitlyn Smith

Virtually everyone has been ignoring Caitlyn Smith's record Starfire, and specifically her song "This Town Is Killing Me." With almost no press, with absolutely no radio play, and very little attention...

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2018 Saving Country Music Album of the Year Nominees

In the humble estimation of Saving Country Music, 2018 has been the second bumper crop year in a row for excellent, top shelf efforts in country music. To reflect that, the number of nominees for...

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2018 Saving Country Music Song of the Year Nominees

A Saving Country Music Song of the Year candidate is not just your favorite ditty that gets stuck in your head. These are songs that change hearts, change lives, rest in your head for years to come,...

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The Best Mainstream Country Albums of 2018

Saving Country Music unapologetically leans towards the independent and traditional side of country music. But that doesn't mean the mainstream of country doesn't get it right every so often. It's...

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Saving Country Music’s 2018 Song of the Year

Ladies and gentlemen, we have a split decision. In a year when it feels like a criminal act to choose the best song over so many worthy contenders, even whittling it down to just two feels like a grave...

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Song Review –“10 Year Town” by Hailey Whitters

Usually the themes of heartbreak in country music revolve around relationships, death, or perhaps the erosion of small town life or the family farm. But in the current environment in country, another...

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Willie’s 4th of July Picnic / Country Throwdown Tour 2011

Yesterday I was fortunate enough to attend the most talent-rich event I have ever been to, as the convergence of Willie Nelson's 38th Annual 4th of July Picnic met up with the finale of this year's...

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Garth Brooks Announcement Coming 7/7: “The Wait Is Over”

Well, we still don't know the "what" exactly, but now we now know the "when." Just in the last 24 hours, the announcement "The Wait Is Over ... 7/7" has appeared on Garth Brooks' official website,...

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Caitlyn Smith, Garth Brooks, & The Song “Tacoma”

This is where Garth Brooks could shake up the country music industry beyond simply packing sold-out stadiums. There are reams of amazing songs out there going unheard, and Garth is one of the very few...

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Caitlyn Smith Steps Out of the Shadows with “Everything To You”

When you talk about an artist known as a songwriter first, you tend to look for the strength in the lyric. But Caitliyn Smith is very much a multi-tool performer, and her vocals can rival any in...

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Album Review – Garth Brooks’“Man Against Machine”

The truth is, Garth was never going to live up to the lofty expectations many were foisting upon his re-entry into the country fold. Forget the naysayers who still can't get over his high wire act at...

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Garth Brooks Addresses the Waylon Jennings Feud

The feud between country music Outlaw legend Waylon Jennings and country superstar Garth Brooks has been well-documented and talked about over the years. Though a lot of rumor and conjecture tend to...

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Equal Time – The Best in Mainstream Country Music in 2014

Independent music fans love to say "90% of what they play on the radio is crap!" Well then it would stand to reason that 10% actually has some value. And in the interest of pragmatism and inclusiveness...

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Song Review – Caitlyn Smith’s (& Meghan Trainor’s) “Like I’m Gonna Lose You”

It's not a lack of talent that Nashville suffers from. It's figuring out how to shuffle the best talent to the front. Like another notable songwriter, Chris Stapleton---who paid his fair share of dues...

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Album Review – Chris Isaak’s “First Comes The Night”

It's a little hard to fathom that Chris Issak has never made a country record before. He combines the caramel singing and cool factor of Dwight Yoakam, the crooning capability of Raul Malo, and the...

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Saving Country Music’s Essential Artists to See at AmericanaFest 2016

With over 200 artists playing AmericanaFest this third week of September, it can be a little bit intimidating for the folks either looking to attend in person, or experience the gathering vicariously...

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Tim McGraw & Faith Hill Do Right By Deserving Artists w/ Tour Openers

They've decided to divide opening duties among a total of 26 separate openers across the 65 total tour dates, as opposed to taking the usual stance with openers, which is to drag the same two or three...

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Album Review – Liz Rose’s “Swimming Alone”

Don't think of Swimming Alone as a commercial release. Think of it as something Liz Rose made for herself and maybe a few close friends and family that you somehow got a copy of. It's sweet, quirky,...

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Facts, Rumors & The Most Anticipated Albums for 2018

Will 2018 be yet another banner year for independent country releases like 2017 was? We'll have to see, but what we do know is what to expect in the release department for at least the first quarter of...

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George Strait Hits 10 Million Ticket Milestone

George Strait has minted yet another career milestone that puts him in an elite class of musical performers, not just in country music, but anywhere in the world. He's now officially sold over 10...

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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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Ashley McBryde Marks Milestone By Selling Out Ryman Twice

It's a rite of passage in country music, and a barometer of success. Ashley McBryde announced a two-night Ryman Auditorium residency on August 26th and 27th, and the dates have since sold out. So now...

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Perfunctory Post on the 2022 ACM Awards Nominations

Shit! No, not necessarily these nominations. Well, kind of the nominations as well. But the fact that by some obligatory sense of duty by the powers vested in me as the owner/operator of a country...

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Sunny Sweeney Announces New Album “Married Alone”

There are only a few women out there in country music that you would ever dare considering using the exemplifying qualifier of "Outlaw" with, but Sunny Sweeney sure fits the bill. She's a full-blown...

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Album Review – Sunny Sweeney’s “Married Alone”

Sunny Sweeney is her own woman. It's her approach and songs that make this album the standout that it is. It's her honesty, and the way the sentiments marry perfectly with the music that make "Married...

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Album Review – Caitlyn Smith’s “High & Low”

If you've gotta listen to country pop though, make it Caitlyn Smith. Even before her debut album 'Starfire' was nominated for Saving Country Music's Album of the Year in 2018, she was one of the few...

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