No Really, Sam Hunt’s “Montevallo” is NOT Country
In a nutshell, Sam Hunt and Montevallo are not country, and this goes beyond opinion. So what that a couple of songs feature a banjo or a steel guitar. This arguably makes the offense even worse...
View ArticleSaving Country Music’s Worst Country Songs of 2014
The downward spiral for mainstream country music continues as evidenced by the following list of some of the most horrible offerings of 2014. With how terrible these selections are, you could consider...
View ArticleCountry Music’s Biggest Winners & Losers in 2014
2014 has been a year of great flux in country music, with some legendary successes by independent artists and new mainstream artists, and the shuffling out of other artists and the fumbling of what...
View ArticleMetro-Politan: Country Music’s New Cancer
The next menace was country rap, symbolized by Jason Aldean's "Dirt Road Anthem" becoming the biggest country single in all of 2011. Then country rap gave way to Bro-Country---the most dominant torment...
View ArticleBillboard’s Country Charts at a Critical Crossroads
In 2015, the names and music residing at the top of Billboard's respective genre charts seems topsy-turvy and misguided. While Sam Hunt and his music that resembles next to nothing country is at the...
View ArticleSo How Are All of Those Trend Chasing Country Songs Doing Anyway?
If you're going to release a country music song that is likely to completely alienate the core of your fan base and cut against the grain of all of the long-standing principles of your career, it...
View ArticleCouple Responsible for Assault on Producer Dave Brainard Surrenders to Police
The brutal assault against country music producer Dave Brainard that occurred in the early morning hours Sunday, September 27th on Demonbreun Street in Nashville near Music Row, has finally been...
View ArticleA Bigger Concern for Country Than Some Festivals Going Belly Up
As Bro-Country was on the rise, think pieces all across media questioned the sustainability of such shallow music. And it turns out they were right. Florida Georgia Line and others brought throngs of...
View ArticleCurb Records is Trying to Mount a Comeback
When LeAnn Rimes and Hank Williams III fought very public battles with the label, people chalked it up to a couple of artists with declining careers who couldn't handle being professional. But after...
View ArticleThe Worst Country Songs of 2016 So Far
Every year we wonder if it can get any worse, and while there are positive signs for country music's future all over the place, the bad stuff somehow continues to only get worse. The only saving grace...
View ArticleSaving Country Music’s WORST Songs of 2016
Everywhere we turn, there are signs that the tide is turning in country music for the better. Chris Stapleton and Sturgill Simpson are turning the tables on the awards shows, a new generation of...
View ArticleLee Brice Is Back. And “Boy” Is Worth The Hype
Lee Brice has built his career not off of catchy singles, but songs that straddle the lines between emotional substance and commercial aptitude, making him a bright spot of Music Row, despite a few...
View ArticleAlbum Review – Wayd Battle’s “Powerless”
"Battle" is about the perfect last name for Wayd. Eternally situated between sin and redemption, rich and poor, sauced and sober, successful and forgotten, this is where you'll find Wayd's soul and...
View ArticleBilly Currington’s “Intuition” is the Worst ‘Country’ Album Ever
My Lord is this is bad. But it's one of these instances where it's so terrible, it's actually hilarious. I heard about this monstrosity, cued it up on the music streaming service of choice, and started...
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