Official Saving Country Music Pop Country Nicknames
As frequent readers of Saving Country Music will attest, over the years we've christened fun little nicknames for some our favorite pals of pop country. If you ever wondered where these names came from...
View ArticleAlbum Review – Aaron Lewis Of Staind “The Road”
es, Aaron Lewis, the ultra-emotional singer from Staind that done "gone country" a couple of years back has a new album called The Road, and I have to say, this was not nearly as bad as I was...
View ArticleHow Hip-Hop Stole Country Music: The Arrival of the Mono-Genre
All of a sudden hip-hop influences are dominating the top of the country music charts, asserting just as much influence, if not more than indigenous country influences, with a bevy of new country rap...
View ArticleThe Most Notorious “Gone Country” Moments
In 2013, stories of entertainers that "go country" are routine occurrences instead of reasons for surprise, intrigue, or outrage, because country music has officially become the default repository for...
View ArticleAaron Lewis Says “That Is Not Country Music, I’m Sorry”
It was looking like Lewis was falling right in line with the procession of other country music outsiders fleeing to the country genre in the twilight of their careers to find commercial strength. But...
View ArticleAaron Lewis Slams Tyler Farr’s “Redneck Crazy” in Alt. Version
On Friday, Jan. 24th, Aaron Lewis was playing a show at the Thirsty Cowboy in Medina, Ohio, and during his set he decided to take the recent #1 song "Redneck Crazy" by Tyler Farr to task. "I fucking...
View ArticleAaron Lewis Stops Concert, Twists Off On “Molesters”
We've seen these moments more and more at concerts, especially country music concerts where an artist has to stop everything down because someone in the crowd is acting completely inappropriate, but...
View ArticleJason Isbell, Jamey Johnson + More to Tribute Lynyrd Skynyrd
On November 12th, artists from across the country and Southern rock world will be coming together to pay tribute to Lynyrd Skynyrd in a unique way. Not your typical tribute concert, and not your...
View ArticleAaron Lewis Screws Up Words to World Series National Anthem
Aaron Lewis only had one task Sunday Night, ONE TASK! ... before the upsurging Kansas City Royals took on the San Francisco Giants. And despite the patriotism he crammed down our throats in his first...
View ArticleSong Review – Tyler Farr’s “A Guy Walks Into A Bar”
Last time I was paying attention to Tyler Farr, he was touching off a firestorm for singing about parking his truck in his ex's yard and whipping beer cans at her window. Then Colt Ford and the cast of...
View ArticleAaron Lewis of Staind Misses Target w/ “Country Boy”
I have no doubt that Aaron Lewis is a proud American, and that he is a "country boy" in the sense that he lives in the country. After all, he wouldn't shut the hell up about it for the 5 minutes of...
View ArticleFowler Sells Out for Colt Ford’s “Hip Hop in a Honky Tonk”
The latest new low is this "duet" by Colt Ford with the aforementioned Kevin Fowler called "Hip Hop in a Honky Tonk." You can probably guess the premise. 2011 might be the year that the two 2...
View ArticleMichael Jackson Montgomery Releases “Letter B” Demo
About two months ago, Saving Country Music introduced you to a would-be pop country star named Michael Jackson Montgomery in the aftermath of drama between Billy Ray Cyrus and his daughter Miley....
View ArticleAlbum Review – Justin Moore’s “Outlaws Like Me”
Those previous positive statements I made about Justin? Well it looks like I need to back pedal pretty hard from them, because this album is awful. In my opinion, and I appreciate the gravity and the...
View ArticleThe 6 Pop Country Archetypes
Have you ever wondered who actually listens to those songs they play on pop country radio? Here are the six primary Archetypes, or as Music Row refers to them, "target demographics", that make up the...
View ArticleAaron Lewis of Staind’s “Endless Summer”
Isn't Arron Lewis bored yet and ready to return to butt rock? Apparently not, as he told The Tennessean late last week he's planning to release a "very country" album in June. What does "very country"...
View ArticleAaron Lewis Signs to Big Machine, Releases Protest Song “That Ain’t Country”
Aaron Lewis, the frontman for the emo noise band Staind, whose been dabbling in country music for years now, has just signed to Dot records---a division of the Big Machine Label Group---and will be...
View ArticleAaron Lewis Calls Luke Bryan, Sam Hunt “Mother$%ckers.” Again.
But this is the thing about Aaron Lewis and his anti-country stance: Normally this type of thing would solicit high praise from an outlet like Saving Country Music. And hey, I will give him credit for...
View ArticleAaron Lewis Backpedals / Bobby Bones Disses Saving Country Music
On the Bobby Bones Show Thursday (9-15) morning (listen at the bottom), Bobby spoke to Aaron Lewis after his recent blowup at pop country artists, and what did he do? Aaron backpeddled and admitted he...
View ArticleAlbum Review –“Sinner” by Aaron Lewis
If you want your musical experience in life to be the most fulfilling and enjoyable, then you have to be without prejudice when approaching music. There are many reasons on paper that one might decide...
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