I tried to watch it but didn't recognize most of the artists and hardly any on the songs. There is some really good young talent in country music now but the songs leave a lot to be desired. I didn't even like the Chris Stapelton performance or George Strait.

This song by Shooter Jennings says it all.




get home from a long day, put on the radio
Lookin' for some country soul, but I don't find it, no
It's a dirt road free for all, some old boys sayin' they're outlaws,
They dress the part and they talk the talk
You know they've been taught to walk the walk
These boys think they're tough like they been robbin' banks
Cause they name drop Johnny Cash and they name drop poor old Hank
Hey pretty boy in the baseball hat
You couldn't hit country with a baseball bat
Country ain't just about where you're at
It's about bein' true to what's inside
You say you're an outlaw with your perfect boots
That you got from your record label's image group
Sing another man's song with a big drum loop
Listen, son, you ain't got a clue
You can't buy true, tell you what they should do
They should outlaw you
Let me paint a picture for you, Nashville in '62
The formula had proven true, they didn't let nothing new through
When Waylon came to town, they didn't like his original sound
They tried hard to keep him down, they tried hard to starve him out
But he kept playin' shows and pressin' on, chippin' away, song by song
After years and years of strugglin' strong, he got his chance and he took it to #1
With "This Time" back in '74, with his band in the back and 4 on the floor
That one record busted down the door and the record labels had the control no more
Then in '76 came the Outlaws record, sold the first million in country music ever
Those old boys with long hair and braids stayed true to their sound and freed the slaves
And all these years later, the suits got back their grip
They took the outlaw concept and they re-packaged it
And there's a million Ol Waylon fans
Singin' "Don't y'all think this outlaw bit has gotten way out of hand"
Hey pretty boy in your cowboy hat
You couldn't hit country with a baseball bat
Country ain't just about where you're at
It's about bein' true to what's inside
You say you're an outlaw with your perfect boots
That you got from your record label's image group
Sing another man's song with a big drum loop
Listen, son, you ain't got a clue
You can't buy true, tell you what they should do
They should outlaw you
They should outlaw you
Hey pretty boy in the baseball hat
You couldn't hit country with a baseball bat
Country ain't just about where you're at
It's about bein' true to what's inside
You say you're an outlaw with your perfect boots
That you got from your record label's image group
Sing another man's song with a big drum loop
Listen, man, you ain't got a clue
You can't buy true, tell you what they should do
They should outlaw you
Songwriters: Shooter Jennings / R D Hall / Blake Judd

There are some really good songs and bands out there but they don't get air time. 95% of what I have downloaded I found on Whiskey Myers radio on Pandora or other similar stations. Whiskey Meyers, Colter Wall, Turnpike Troubadours, Steeldrivers, Cody Jinks, Tyler Childers, several others I'm sure I'm missing.

Some of these are more bluegrass or southern rock than true country but they are LOTS closer than most of what is played on the radio.

Plenty of good music out there not just on the radio. Check out Tyler Childers, Cody JInks, Ward Davis, Turnpike Troubadors, Reckless Kelly, Robert Earl Keen, The Steel Woods. All are excellent and have basically told Nashville to kiss there ass and are doing it independent of radio play, and many are doing well for themselves.

one of the things I miss the most about living in Texas is this radio station:

Red Dirt Rebel

If you are sitting at a computer hit the blue listen live at the top right corner. You're welcome.

Its almost like Murder was committed down on music row.

“Best movies done been made, best music done been played” -JLoco

Classic, Hvy metal and alternative rock for me.

I don't even turn my radio on in my truck anymore.

This^^^^

And this^^^

Peace and quiet are highly underrated.

George Strait sang 4 times, Chris Stapleton did a song, Reba sang and thats pretty dang country. Also, Carrie Underwood showed her undercarriage to the 1st 4 rows as usual. Ain't nobody throwing their panties on stage to a guy tapping his boot and singing about how his wife runned off with his best friend a his dog was barking at him from the back of his truck as they were driving away in it.

They play the type of music that the folks will spend money on want to hear.

Now that's something I'd be interested in seeing

Still some good music out there, I like 3 or 4 of todays artists, Luke combs, Eric Church one or two m9re. I have been thinking about getting Alan Jacksons gospel album. Any of you guys have it?

Girl, girl, girl, truck, drank. That should cover most of them.

You forgot "tan leg, Georgia peach, dancin in the clay, ribbons and curls"

The music was horrible.
Mainly crummy bland fake pop music with an attempted country twist to it.
Looked like a lot of pop boy bands onstage.
I got to where I couldn't watch it after about 90 minutes.
As of that point there had only been one real country song played - the guy with the beard and box guitar with the
large blonde backup singing.
Luckily I didn't see any homo stuff but a lot of those pop boy band guys masquerading as country singers sure looked queer.
Reba was a great host.

I don’t even have a radio in my truck anymore.

Most of today's "artists" sound horrific when they perform live anyhow. They'd never make the cut on American Idol or any of the other spin off shows. But them skinny jeans and booty shakers drive the teen age girls crazy, I reckon. Beats all I ever seen.

I didn't watch that garbage either, and its just a sign of the times when Reba was popping off at the mouth about that womens movement crap ! There ain't but a few left that "Might" make a pimple on somebody like Don Williams ass !

Most of the people I listen to now days don’t even get played on the radio. I only listen to talk radio on the radio or YouTube and pandora.