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Displaying all articles tagged:
Country
ugly crying!
Mar. 15, 2024
Kacey Musgraves’s ‘Anime Eyes’ Is Such a Trip
She goes from doing her best Dr. Seuss to channeling … the
Fairly OddParents
theme song?
By
Justin Curto
a real-life hoedown
Feb. 20, 2024
Beyoncé Is the First Black Woman to Earn a Country No. 1
Even without much radio airplay, “Texas Hold ’Em” debuted atop the Hot Country Songs chart.
By
Justin Curto
the industry
Feb. 16, 2024
How Long Will Country Radio Want Beyoncé?
“Texas Hold ’Em” is where the challenge begins — not for her as much as country music itself.
By
Justin Curto
song review
Feb. 12, 2024
Beyoncé’s New Country Songs Are Plain Ol’ Fun
And bound to upset the worst kind of people.
By
Craig Jenkins
d-i-v-o-r-c-e
Feb. 8, 2024
Music’s Most Heartwarming Marriage Is Over
Singer-songwriters Jason Isbell and Amanda Shires are divorcing.
By
Justin Curto
giddy up
Feb. 8, 2024
What’s That? Kacey Musgraves Fell Down a
Deeper Well
?
Her fifth studio album goes out to “the people that I feel are real good at wasting my time.”
By
Devon Ivie
rip
Feb. 6, 2024
Outspoken Country Singer Toby Keith Dead at 62
Keith revealed he had stomach cancer in 2022.
By
Justin Curto
q+a
Feb. 4, 2024
Allison Russell’s ‘Open Letter to White Supremacy’
The singer revisits her own horrific past on “Eve Was Black.”
By
Justin Curto
blame it on the alcohol
Jan. 24, 2024
Well, Looks Like Country Music Isn’t Doing Dry January
At least, Chris Young and Elle King aren’t.
By
Justin Curto
lost media
Dec. 6, 2023
The Mystery of the Lost
X-Files
Song Has Been Solved
“this seems like a real x files case to me,” one Redditor wrote of the song.
By
Justin Curto
superlatives
Nov. 27, 2023
Dolly Parton on the Most Prolific and Invigorating Music of Her Career
“My songs are like my kids and I expect them to support me when I’m old.”
By
Devon Ivie
cmas 2023
Nov. 9, 2023
The Highs, Lows, and Whoas of the 2023 CMA Awards
Lainey Wilson was on fire. Luke Bryan … not so much.
By
Justin Curto
divorce
Oct. 17, 2023
Maren Morris Files for Divorce From Husband Ryan Hurd
After breaking up with country music earlier this year, Morris is flying solo.
By
Alejandra Gularte
up dog
Sept. 23, 2023
A Blonde Dares to Ask a Non Blonde What’s Going On?
In Dolly Parton’s new cover featuring Linda Perry.
By
Alejandra Gularte
friends in old places
Sept. 18, 2023
Play Something ’90s
The era where “every song felt huge” is alive in country music. It took a long back road to get there.
By
Justin Curto
song roulette
Sept. 18, 2023
Shania Twain Built Her Own Country
She didn’t get to make decisions about her career at first. One single changed that quickly.
By
Devon Ivie
vulture lists
Sept. 18, 2023
25 Modern Songs That Sound Like ’90s Country
We’re in the middle of a full-on revival.
superlatives
Sept. 18, 2023
Vince Gill on the Best and Toughest Music of His Career
“I’m a much better songwriter today than I was 30 years ago when I had all those hits.”
By
Natalie Weiner
my single is dropping
Sept. 15, 2023
Maren Morris Has One Bridge Left to Burn
With country music, on her EP
The Bridge
.
By
Justin Curto
outlaw country
Sept. 8, 2023
Philadelphia Eagles Fan Arrested on Way to Game
He also happens to have the No. 1 song and album in the country.
By
Justin Curto
famous friends
Aug. 28, 2023
Everybody Wants to Be Zach Bryan’s Friend
Jason Isbell, Sheryl Crow, Kacey Musgraves, the Lumineers, and especially Brianna Chickenfry.
By
Justin Curto
artificial reality
Aug. 23, 2023
Morgan Wade and Kyle Richards Are Just ‘Friends,’ She Swears
“The internet’s a dumb place.”
By
Justin Curto
sorry
Aug. 21, 2023
That Right-Wing Folk Song Is Now a No. 1 Hit
Oliver Anthony is
really
about to find out the meaning of “taxed to no end.”
By
Justin Curto
chart update
July 31, 2023
Jason Aldean Tried to Secure His First No. 1
And succeeded with his controversial country song “Try That in a Small Town.”
By
Jennifer Zhan
the charts
July 24, 2023
Jung Kook’s Army Fended Off a Jason Aldean No. 1
“Seven” is the BTS star’s first solo chart-topper.
By
Justin Curto
brand-new games
July 24, 2023
Sturgill Simpson Took Us to Church on
The Righteous Gemstones
Get ready to clap along to Brother Marshall’s rousing “All the Gold in California.”
By
Justin Curto
country
July 21, 2023
Did Jason Aldean Ever Care About Small Towns?
The singer loves to preach about community, but only on his terms.
By
Justin Curto
removals
July 18, 2023
CMT Removes Jason Aldean’s ‘Try That in a Small Town’ Music Video
The singer responds to the backlash against the song.
By
Alejandra Gularte
reunions
July 8, 2023
Taylor Lautner and Joey King Help Reunite Taylor Swift With Her Masters
Tay, where the hell have you been, loca?
By
Alejandra Gularte
it’s sparkling
July 7, 2023
Drop Everything Now,
Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)
Is Out
Featuring songs with Fall Out Boy and Hayley Williams of Paramore.
By
Alejandra Gularte
respect the classics
July 5, 2023
Y’all Better Not Turn Dolly Parton Into a Hologram
“I don’t want to leave my soul here on this earth.”
By
Justin Curto
influences
June 9, 2023
How Tracy Chapman, DeBarge, and a Glass of Wine Inspired Jenny Lewis’s
Joy’all
“I came in and I was like, ‘I want to make something like “Fast Car.”’”
By
Justin Curto
records
May 28, 2023
Morgan Wallen’s
One Thing at a Time
Breaks 30-Year Record
Surpassing Taylor Swift’s
Fearless.
By
Alejandra Gularte
acms 2023
May 10, 2023
Who
Isn’t
Performing at this Year’s ACM Awards?
On the lineup, there’s Dolly Parton, Keith Urban, Ed Sheeran, Brandy Clark, and … not Morgan Wallen.
By
Justin Curto
trailer mix
Mar. 10, 2023
Country Music Won’t Be the Same After
My Kind of Country
Or so Reese Witherspoon and Kacey Musgraves hope in the first trailer for their new competition series,
My Kind of Country.
By
Justin Curto
my singles are dropping
Jan. 31, 2023
Morgan Wallen’s Comeback Album Sounds Like a Big Mess
Three songs from
One Thing at a Time
are out right now.
By
Justin Curto
superlatives
Jan. 25, 2023
Wynonna Judd on Her Hardest and Most Enthusiastic Music
“It’s the kind of corny where you’re like,
I don’t know if I love this or not, but I can’t help but sing it.
”
By
Natalie Weiner
a long talk
Jan. 12, 2023
Margo Price Is on Her Own Trip
The proudly stubborn singer-songwriter stopped drinking, released a memoir, then took another left turn.
By
Justin Curto
respect the classics
Dec. 1, 2022
Dolly Parton Wants to Rock With Everyone on a New Album
Parton told
The Tonight Show
that the album
Rock Star
would come out next fall.
By
Justin Curto
cmas
Nov. 10, 2022
The Highs, Lows, and Whoas of the 2022 CMA Awards
HIGH: Kelsea Ballerini. LOW: Hardy.
By
Justin Curto
cmas 2022
Nov. 9, 2022
Lainey Wilson, Luke Combs, Cody Johnson Lead CMA Award Winners With Two Each
Wilson also led the nominees with six, while Combs took Entertainer of the Year for a second year running.
By
Justin Curto
cmas 2022
Nov. 9, 2022
So Did Maren Morris End Up Attending the CMAs?
For her part, Brittany Aldean showed up with her husband, Jason.
By
Justin Curto
rip
Oct. 28, 2022
Jerry Lee Lewis, Early Rock and Roll Star, Dead at 87
The controversial music legend was recently too ill to attend his Country Music Hall of Fame induction.
By
Justin Curto
two friends
Oct. 7, 2022
‘We’re Still Here’
The country-music industry tried to turn Rissi Palmer and Miko Marks into rivals. It failed.
By
Andrea Williams
remembrance
Oct. 4, 2022
Loretta Lynn Was Fearless
She created a world where women had permission to tell their truths.
By
Marissa R. Moss
rip
Oct. 4, 2022
Loretta Lynn, Country Legend, Dead at 90
Her raw and feminist country songs influenced generations of performers.
By
Justin Curto
chat room
Sept. 30, 2022
Ashley McBryde Invited Some Friends to Make Her New Fictional-Town Album
“Somebody’s making a salad, somebody’s shooting tequila, someone’s smoking a joint, and one of us is like, ‘I have a jingle for a funeral home!’”
By
Dan Hyman
fine lines
Sept. 26, 2022
Kelsea Ballerini’s Country Favorites
Five classic lyrics that inspired the singer to cut loose on her new album.
By
Marissa R. Moss
my single is dropping
Sept. 23, 2022
Shania Twain Is Glamorous As Ever With ‘Waking Up Dreaming’
Her first new music in five years.
By
Justin Curto
superlatives
Sept. 14, 2022
Miranda Lambert on Her Hardest, Riskiest, and Most Rewarding Music
“I’m so thankful for that song. I sing it every night and I watch people cry.”
By
Justin Curto
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