Aaron 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...
View ArticleNow With #1 Album, Aaron Lewis Continues to Backpedal From Country Comments
Celebrating the #1 record in country this week with his Big Machine Records debut Sinner responsible for 39,000 copies sold, Aaron Lewis continues to try and walk a difficult line between being a major...
View ArticleWhere Scott Borchetta and Big Machine Records Went Wrong
Despite the rumors and speculation, and Saving Country Music once naming him the "Country Music Antichrist," apparently Scott Borchetta is indeed a mortal after all. We're still trying to sift out what...
View ArticleFate of Dot Records Artists Still Uncertain After Big Machine Officially...
What we know for sure is that Dot Records is no longer a label, at least for now. What we don't know about is the fate of some of the artists that called the label home. Maddie & Tae, Drake White,...
View ArticleAlbum Review – Alex Williams “Better Than Myself”
There is no need to mince words here or parse expectations. Alex Williams debut record Better Than Myself is traditional country music. And if it needs any qualifiers, it would be that it leans more...
View ArticleDillon Carmichael Lands Big Tour Opening Opportunities for 2019
One of the biggest discoveries in 2018 was Dillon Carmichael and his debut, Dave Cobb-produced album Hell On An Angel. This hard country, heart-pounding honky tonk record was nominated for Saving...
View ArticleAaron Lewis Berates Crowd For Not Being Quiet, Storms Off Stage
For the second time in as many months, Staind frontman turned Big Machine country music recording artist Aaron Lewis has hard cussed a crowd out for not being quiet enough during one of his acoustic...
View ArticleAlbum Review –“State I’m In” by Aaron Lewis
It really is hard to know just what the hell to do with Aaron Lewis. On the one hand, his music is definitely country, and don't go citing his former life as the frontman of Staind as some rebuttal to...
View ArticleYes, The Sale of Big Machine is Big, and So Is Taylor Swift’s Concerns
You're a music fan. And sure, you know a little something about labels and producers and how all this stuff is necessary to get the music to you. But it so quickly gets bogged down in minutia and...
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 ArticleOfficial 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...
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