An alleged "violent assault" sparked off the circumstances that ultimately resulted in Todd Snider's death, but few details have been given. What we know after investigating further, and why Snider's band left Salt Lake. savingcountrymusic.com/further-deta...

Many questions linger after the death of Todd Snider. Why was he denied care at a hospital and arrested? Could his death been prevented? Everything we know, and a timeline: savingcountrymusic.com/many-questio...

Classy gesture by Charley Crockett. savingcountrymusic.com/charley-croc...

Songwriting Legend Todd Snider Has Died A Remembrance: savingcountrymusic.com/songwriting-...

Album Review – Colter Wall’s “Memories and Empties” savingcountrymusic.com/album-review...

The matter of AI "country artists" infiltrating Billboard charts has gone from bad to catastrophic, with now multiple artists and songs populating on a country chart. savingcountrymusic.com/from-bad-to-...

Why the Turnpike Troubadours and their album "The Price of Admission" were overlooked for the Grammy Awards this year, and the bigger country Grammy problem. savingcountrymusic.com/why-the-turn...

"Travelin' Soldier" written by Bruce Robison has proven to be a timeless song that can do something that feels impossible these days: cross the political divide. savingcountrymusic.com/cody-johnson...

As AI songs start topping charts, its time the music industry demand transparency when it comes to AI-generated music to help protect human creators. savingcountrymusic.com/ai-song-tops...

The Grammy Awards go Full Nelson in their nominees for Best Traditional Country Album. Let's take a dive to see if a father & son or other relatives have competed against each other before. savingcountrymusic.com/willie-nelso...

The gall on these tech pirates trying to pass off AI slop as "country" music. Rest assured you'll only find 100% Certified genuine human emotions straight from the heart on this playlist. New songs just added. savingcountrymusic.com/new-adds-to-...

I'd been reading the upsetting news about one of my favorite songwriters, Todd Snider, but this article gives it more context.

Tyler Childers leads the nominees in country music for the 2026 Grammy Awards. savingcountrymusic.com/tyler-childe...

This is the first year for the Grammy's new Best TRADITIONAL Country Album category, and the nominees came out strong (except the Turnpike Troubadours snub). savingcountrymusic.com/new-best-tra...

"'The King Is Back' is not just a dump of posthumous tracks. It's a complete work of the Luke Bell legacy that feels vital to the country music catalog, completing the picture of Luke Bell the artist." savingcountrymusic.com/album-review...

Who Todd Snider is, how he got here, and how, hopefully, he will overcome this moment to have another great song to sing, and story to tell. savingcountrymusic.com/the-ballad-o...

Remembering Rex "Wrecks" Bell, who was the subject of Townes Van Zandt's iconic song "Rex's Blues," and the owner of the Old Quarter. savingcountrymusic.com/rex-wrecks-b...

Joshua Slone is one of the fastest-rising singer/songwriters in music. But is it fair to call his music "country," or is he part of the greatly expanding "folk pop" or "contemporary folk" movement? savingcountrymusic.com/joshua-slone...

Emily Scott Robinson is such a great singer and songwriter. This album comes highly anticipated. savingcountrymusic.com/acclaimed-so...

Singer/Songwriter Todd Snider was arrested in Salt Lake City after becoming belligerent at a hospital where he was being treated after an alleged assault. What we know: savingcountrymusic.com/todd-snider-...

Nick Shoulders is the singing, yodeling, whistling, mulleted and mustachioed country music weirdo freak of our time. savingcountrymusic.com/album-review...

This boils the blood. A FAKE, AI-generated album of Don Williams songs has been uploaded to streaming services under his official accounts, and been up for going on two days. savingcountrymusic.com/country-lege...

Kris Kristofferson was a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford and an Army Officer. But to get his start in music, he had to start at the bottom ... the very bottom, 60 years ago today. The Story: savingcountrymusic.com/60-years-ago...

YES and FINALLY! All the hard work by Kaitlin Butts over the last many years is finally paying off. savingcountrymusic.com/kaitlin-butt...

It's Indian. It's Country. It's Blaine Bailey, who was the first to get booted off that Keith Urban talent show, so you know he's good. savingcountrymusic.com/album-review...

Live Nation can't own the Ryman Auditorium---the Mother Church of Country. So they're building their own right down the road. savingcountrymusic.com/the-truth-ab...

Constructed from an 1850s barn, Dosey Doe is one of the most beloved and important mid-sized venues in Texas. Now like so many other venues, it's under threat. savingcountrymusic.com/after-tragic...

"The album explores avenues in your brain uncommonly traversed, unlocks emotions rarely tapped, and confers a perspective that is shades more gratifying than just another generic honky tonk song." savingcountrymusic.com/album-review...

Debut album from Kashus Culpepper is on the way. savingcountrymusic.com/kashus-culpe...

50 years ago today, George Jones recorded what is arguably the most overlooked masterpiece from his catalog. savingcountrymusic.com/50-years-ago...

"Soliciting Western Swing legend Ray Benson of Asleep At The Wheel as producer, Joshua Hedley pens a love letter to Western Swing, and sings its virtues." savingcountrymusic.com/album-review...

Kirt Webster has been accused by over 20 individuals of rape, sexual harassment, and other serious charges, but continues to try and re-emerge in the country industry. savingcountrymusic.com/disgraced-pu...

Album Review - Vince Gill's "50 Years From Home: I Gave You Everything I Had" savingcountrymusic.com/album-review...

A petition for George Strait to replace Bad Bunny as the Super Bowl halftime performer has reached nearly 70,000 signatures. But is this a practical solution to country always being overlooked, or a distraction? savingcountrymusic.com/on-the-petit...

The secret's out! The legendary Vince Herman of Leftover Salmon showed up to the pilot taping of the new songwriter showcase "The Hook" to perform an unreleased song and join as a panelist. savingcountrymusic.com/leftover-sal...

Railbird Festival reveals its 2026 lineup, and why so many 2026 festivals announcing their lineups so early. savingcountrymusic.com/kentuckys-ra...

"An album about musicians overcome with wanderlust, and the women they leave behind." savingcountrymusic.com/album-review...

GO WAYLON! savingcountrymusic.com/waylon-jenni...

Social media algorithms, AI-generated songs, astroturfed Tik-Tok stars, and all kinds of other hijinks make it harder to find authentic songs from real artists. But that's all you'll find on this painstakingly-curated playlist, available on all formats. savingcountrymusic.com/new-adds-to-...

"Zach Top’s kind of kicked that door down for us, and it's kind of let this old guy back in." -- Joe Nichols savingcountrymusic.com/zach-top-is-...

Don't ever give up on hope in country music, or its most storied institutions. Earlier this week, the legendary Ernest Tubb Record Shop quietly reopened its doors. savingcountrymusic.com/ernest-tubb-...

"Top-caliber songwriting with a superior voice brought to music that can appeal to country and pop fans without losing credibility with either." savingcountrymusic.com/album-review...

Many of these dates will sell out. See these guys in small venues while you can. savingcountrymusic.com/surging-blue...

Kathy Mattea, Suzy Bogguss Part of First Ever Grand Ole Opry Induction/Invitation savingcountrymusic.com/kathy-mattea...

"It's a celebration of generations of country women and excellent songwriters, reminding us how important women were to the foundations of country, and how critical they are to preserving those traditions today." savingcountrymusic.com/album-review...

'The Wall Street Journal' stirred some dust up with Cash and country fans by initially calling Johnny Cash "uncool" compared to Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen. Let's take a deeper look. savingcountrymusic.com/wall-street-...

Vince Gill signs an unprecedented lifetime record deal, and is getting ready to release LOTS of new music. savingcountrymusic.com/vince-gill-s...

Lots of opinions about a song nobody's heard in full. savingcountrymusic.com/media-and-pu...

If you knew of Speedy Sparks, you know why his passing is significant. The Texas Tornados, Doug Sahm, James Hand, and so many more were graced by this patron saint of bass. A remembrance: savingcountrymusic.com/legendary-te...

Yes! The legendary Coupland Dancehall in Texas is not closing down after all. Good job to all the folks who helped spread the word! The story: savingcountrymusic.com/coupland-dan...