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Bobbie Jean Sawyer

Bobbie Jean is the managing editor of Wide Open Country. She lives in Nashville with her dog, Archie, and enjoys '90s country karaoke, vintage and thrift shopping and Dolly Parton.

Luke Bell (singer) Heather Littlefield and Matt Kinman perform at Tree Town Music Festival - Day 3 on May 27, 2017 in Heritage Park, Forest City, Iowa. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for Tree Town Music Festival)

Luke Bell's Family Issues Statement About Mental Health Following Singer's Death at 32

By Bobbie Jean Sawyer | September 2, 2022
Jason Aldean and Brittany Aldean attend the 2022 CMT Music Awards at Nashville Municipal Auditorium on April 11, 2022 in Nashville, Tennessee.

Jason Aldean's PR Firm Splits With Singer After Wife's Transphobic Comments

By Bobbie Jean Sawyer | September 2, 2022
The Chicks at the 26th annual American Music Awards at the Shrine Auditorium.

How the Chicks' 'Fly' Took the Trio to New Heights and Changed the Country Music Landscape

By Bobbie Jean Sawyer | August 31, 2022
LeAnn Rimes press photo

LeAnn Rimes Announces Joy: The Holiday Tour

By Bobbie Jean Sawyer | August 31, 2022
Country singer Waylon Jennings performs at the Omni Coliseum on March 2, 1978 in Atlanta, Georgia.

A 12-Hour Outlaw Country Documentary Will Be Released Next Year

By Bobbie Jean Sawyer | August 30, 2022
Singer-songwriter Maren Morris is seen performing during NBC's 'Today' show Citi Concert Series at Rockefeller Center on July 28, 2022 in New York City./ Jason Aldean and Brittany Kerr attend the 2022 iHeartRadio Music Awards at The Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California on March 22, 2022. Broadcasted live on FOX.

Maren Morris Calls Out Jason Aldean's Wife Brittany for Transphobic Comment

By Bobbie Jean Sawyer | August 29, 2022
Morgan Evans and Kelsea Ballerini attend the 57th Academy of Country Music Awards on March 07, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Kelsea Ballerini Files for Divorce from Morgan Evans

By Bobbie Jean Sawyer | August 29, 2022
The Vandoliers press photo

Rooted in Country: Vandoliers on Dwight Yoakam's 'Turn it On, Turn it Up, Turn Me Loose'

By Bobbie Jean Sawyer | August 26, 2022
Margo Price poses in embroidered jacket

Margo Price Launches New Podcast 'Runaway Horses,' Shares New Single 'Been to the Mountain'

By Bobbie Jean Sawyer | August 26, 2022
Portrait of singer Jo Dee Messina at the Wisconsin State Fair in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, June 10, 1998. (Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images)

'Heads Carolina, Tails California': The Story Behind Jo Dee Messina's Whimsical Road Trip Anthem

By Bobbie Jean Sawyer | August 25, 2022
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