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A Long Island resident impressively amassed over 1,100 votes in a local election without running a single campaign advertisement. Only thing is, the 83-year-old candidate reportedly had no clue she was running for office. Maria Delgado, an elderly grandmother, pulled in more than 1,100 votes on the liberal Working Families Party line for Town Supervisor. […]

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Referencing Childers’ “In Your Love” controversy? Out of all the success stories in country music over the past decade, there’s arguably none more fascinating than Oliver Anthony. Back in 2023, he’d catch fire with a video of his in-the-woods performance of “Rich Men North of Richmond,” which was originally uploaded to YouTube and quickly went viral, racking up millions upon millions of views before he was even able to release the song on streaming platforms. Once it was released on […]

The post Did Oliver Anthony Just Call Out Tyler Childers in His New Song “Hank”? first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Is there a CMA Awards category we don’t know about called Horniest Music Video? If so, Kacey Musgraves has the category on lock. Continue reading…

Where else can you go and see modern Outlaw legend Cody Jinks, surging neotraditionalist star Zach Top, one of the greatest musical entertainers of our era, Chris Stapleton, all on successive days, with the beautiful Whitefish Mountains?

The post The Big Memories and Biggest Takeaways from Under The Big Sky 2026 first appeared on Saving Country Music.

Country music has said goodbye to several beloved artists in 2026. Continue reading…

Charles Wesley Godwin Christian Name  On Christian Name, an album inspired by the devastating loss of a child, Charles Wesley Godwin narrates his journey through despondency, grief, and redemption to a new understanding of his faith. Godwin explains, “These songs really meant a lot to me. There’s parts of me and parts of the things […]

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Michael Falzarano – Sunrise Over the Unknown Another veteran musician who played with Jorma Kaukonen, & Hot Tuna with his own sparkling solo project & heavy themes, like recovery, the journey back, some inspirational pieces, one with lyrics (“Cupful of Rain”) by the late Grateful Dead lyricist Robert Hunter. This showcase is Michael’s 6th solo […]

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Here’s a challenge to all Americana artists: Start recording and releasing sociopolitical songs NOW (if you haven’t already). Write new songs if you’re good at that, but if not, there’s plenty out there that could always use a wider airing. As Margo

To a good consensus of old school country fans, Gary Stewart is far and away the most underrated, and under-heralded country artist of all time, with his catalog wielding incomparable influence on artists of his era, and contemporary ones.

The post Album Review – Gary Stewart’s “One Track Mind” first appeared on Saving Country Music.