Ballhooter Festival Offers Beefy New Lineup for 2026
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Out in the mountains of West Virginia sits Cheat Mountain and the Snowshoe Ski Resort. This picturesque setting in the heart of Appalachia will be the site for the 2026 Ballhooter Festival set to happen on Labor Day Weekend.
Album Review – Ashley McBryde’s “Wild”
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If Ashley isn’t blowing out your speakers with flamethrowing chainsaw guitar, she’s drowning you in a torrential downpour of waterworks with a power ballad. Even the more hushed moments come with intensity.
See Katrina Cain Win Gold Patch, Emotional Moment on ‘The Hook’
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The inaugural taping of The Hook in Austin, TX happened on May 3rd at Sagebrush, and it was a good thing the cameras were rolling, because numerous moments went down that deserved to be shared with the world.
Charley Crockett New Album “Clovis” Pulled From Streaming
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Streaming service users in the United States and elsewhere noticed on Wednesday afternoon (5-6) that all the tracks on ‘Clovis’ were greyed out, if the album could be found at all.
Move Over Morgan Wallen: The Case That Ella Langley is Country’s New #1 Artist
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What is indisputable at this point is that Ella Langley is nothing short of a country music superstar. She is one of the biggest stars to be launched from the country genre in years, and is one of the biggest artists in all music.
After Raul Malo, The Mavericks Move Forward with New Tribute
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When Malo passed, many wondered would it even be possible for The Mavericks to move forward in any capacity, or would that task be difficult to impossible without the presence of Raul?
Emergency New Adds to Saving Country Music’s Top 25 Playlist (#178)
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Nobody panic. But there are so many great songs being released at the moment that we must interrupt regularly scheduled programming to update the Top 25 Playlist out-of-cycle.
Austin Songwriters Turn Out for Inaugural Episode of “The Hook”
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From amateur and aspiring, to professional and seasoned, some great songwriters from Austin, TX and surrounding areas showed up to the first installment of The Hook in Austin at Sagebrush.
Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reveals New Names for 2026 Lineup
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The Bristol Rhythm and Roots Reunion in Bristol, TN/VA has just added 25 new names to their 2026 lineup for September 11-13, bolstering an already stacked roster of talent. Old Crow Medicine Show will join Sierra Ferrell.
Album Review – Kacey Musgraves – “Middle of Nowhere”
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It finds Musgraves understanding the moment country music is in, leaning into her traditional country influences, and deserves to be a retrenching of her as one of the top women in country music.
Miranda Lambert Teases New Music Mixing Country and … Disco?
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Well this is certainly something. What exactly to make of that something, we’ll have to wait and see. But whatever Miranda Lambert is cooking up, its ingredients are “Country” and “Disco.”
2026 Songwriter Serenade Announces Finalists and Winner
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The 2026 Songwriting Serenade songwriting competition transpired in Schulenburg, TX on Saturday, May 2nd, with Madison, Tennessee-based songwriter Natalie Price coming in first place.
Album Review – Charley Crockett’s Surprise Album “Clovis”
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Only time will determine if Clovis is a career-defining record for Crockett. But what Clovis clearly is already is a turning point in Crockett’s career where he’s re-asserting who’s in control.