jamie lin wilson

Jamie Lin Wilson lives the good life. She's thankful for her roots.

Jamie Lin Wilson, former member of The Trishas, from Sealy TX, makes her life fulfilling. https://t.co/TSThbAUTEI #savingcountrymusic #Texas #musicians

— Mike Bertelsen (@mikebertelsen) December 21, 2018

influencing pop or being influenced?

Gary Allan is chiming in about the prop influence of country.

Gary Allan on Country Music's Mainstream: “We Used to Influence Pop. Now We’re Being Influenced by Pop.” https://t.co/56IgWsOylJ

— Saving Country Music (@KyleCoroneos) December 17, 2018

This is not the first time Gary has been outspoken on this topic. In 2016 Allan had a restart in his career.

courtney marie andrews

Thanks to @PasteMagazine for making May Your Kindness Remain the number one folk album of the year. ❤️ pic.twitter.com/ID2fK9hjJD

— Courtney Marie Andrews (@courtneymamusic) December 13, 2018

margo is nominated for a grammy

Margo Price has been nominated for a Grammy in the category of Best New Artist.

Margo Price

Here's the complete list of Grammy nominations from Billboard on billboard.com 

Margo is one of six women nominated for Best New Artist.

Winners will be presented the Grammy on February 10, 2019 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.  

Price released her second album All American Made in 2017 and debut album Midwest Farmer’s Daughter in 2016.

More nominee news from jambase.com

Margo is originally from Aledo, Illinois.

saving country music

I ran across a good article about Chris Stapleton, who recently received the Country Music Association awards for Song of the Year, Single of the Year, and Male Vocalist of the Year.

Basically, the article centers on Stapleton. 

Chris Stapleton

The article mentions that Stapleton is an artist with substance and is appreciated by his peers.

I told a couple of my colleagues that Chris might have saved a format. Chris is a breath of fresh air. I do like his song Broken Halos, which took the Single and Song of the Year on November 14th. My hope is that Chris continues writing material that is soulful and meaningful. 

My role in country music radio is to play Broken Halos with other songs. Playing new music with good, solid tunes already in rotation is where the creative winds start to blow.

Here is a 3 song set I came up with:

1. John Anderson - Wild and Blue
2. Chris Stapleton - Broken Halos
3. Glen Campbell - Gentle On My Mind

Here's another:

1. The Bellamy Brothers - Lovers Live Longer
2. Chris Stapleton - Broken Halos
3. George Jones - He Stopped Loving Her Today

I hope this will give you ideas.