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Carrie Underwood has a steady gig doing the musical opening for NBC’s Sunday Night Football. The beloved American Idol winner and judge will be back for the 14th year, per People. She certainly lends some gridiron glam to the event. Her powerhouse vocals and dramatic flair are ideal to introduce each week’s contest. This season’s […]

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All of the Ella Langley accolades and attention have somewhat overshadowed the rather incredible success of another song, Stella Lefty’s “Boston.” Whether it deserves to be or not, it has also been assigned to the domain of “country.”

The post Making Sense of Stella Lefty and New Song “Boston” first appeared on Saving Country Music.

EDITOR’S NOTE: As the roots music community was stunned to hear of the untimely passing of singer-songwriter and folk-rock bandleader Glen Hansard, many took to social media to share their stories and songs. Milwaukee-based musician Trapper Schoepp, whose latest album Osbourne came out

Eric Conn Celebrates 25 Years of Nashville’s Independent Mastering Eric Conn is the Grammy-nominated mastering engineer and founder of Nashville-based studio Independent Mastering. This year, Independent Mastering celebrates 25 years, a major milestone, and in that time, Conn has worked with Garth Brooks, Neil Young, Joan Osborne, John Prine, Skid Row, Willie Nelson, JJ Cale, […]

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Janiva Magness – Truth In the Room – The Clearmountain Sessions Made up of a few originals & interesting covers, this live performance is an excellent introduction to the vocal showcase produced by Grammy-nominated blues/soul singer Janiva Magness. It’s a 10-song set that explores Truth In the Room – The Clearmountain Sessions (Drops August 7/Blue […]

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Ruby James – Call It Rock & Roll Most rock n’ roll today, whether original or not, sounds basically vintage because it’s been done to death. But there are a few artists who manage to take old ingredients & hope for a lunar eclipse where the spell rises again from that corpse & is vibrant. […]

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Cinder Well – A Blooming Body With an excellent expressive voice dipped in a little melancholy stylization, the Cinder Well project of multi-instrumentalist Amelia Baker skates through the dark realms of L.A. Musically, it has roots in late-career Walker Brothers (“Nite Flights”) & later in their lead vocalist, Scott Walker, across several late-career LPs. Because […]

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Between the holiday at the beginning of the month and summer vacations hitting by the end, July can sometimes be a funny time for new music releases. Although last month was a bit slower than previous months (we’re still reeling from May’s onslaught!), there were still

On the 300 level of the new stadium slated to be open in February of 2027, there will be a mini version of Robert’s Western World. Similar to a satellite establishment you might see at an airport, it will include Robert’s Western World staples.

The post Robert’s Western World Announces Satellite Location at New Nashville Stadium first appeared on Saving Country Music.

The venerable Newport Folk Festival, first held in 1959, returned with another triumphant weekend of roots music, tradition and rebellion at Fort Adams Park in Newport, Rhode Island (July 24-26, 2026).

Newport Folk was both the result of the folk and blues revival of the 1950s and instrumental in