The pride of Monkey’s Eyebrow, Kentucky, and a certified Kentucky Colonel, you don’t get much more Kentucky or much more country than Kelsey Waldon, down to the Bill Monroe tilt of her hat.
A Southern rock supergroup consisting of Marcus King, Charlie Starr, Paul T. Riddle, bass maestro Oteil Burbridge, Josh Shilling of Mountain Heart, and the incomparable Billy Contreras on fiddle? Are you kidding me?
Royce Johns recently set up a dedicated house studio where he’s looking to capture touring performers coming through town in intimate videos, similar to Western AF and Gems on VHS.
Through George Jones, Troy compelled us to ask, “Who’s Gonna Fill Their Shoes?” when it comes to the country legends who pass on. Now we must ask that question when it comes to Troy Seals.
Matt Daniel is one of those artists clearly touched (or cursed) by the need to perform country music to unburden his soul, but blessed with immense talent to write and express it.
The Country Music Hall of Fame announced its 2025 inductees on Tuesday, March 25th, and it’s hard to determine if anyone is happy about the overall outcome except for the inductees themselves and their immediate family.
“Arcadia” might not be the best album to introduce your friends to the power of bluegrass, but it might be the ideal specimen to introduce them to the beauty of it.
Huh. So Morgan Wallen appeared on Saturday Night Live and it stirred controversy, and he didn’t even really seem that thrilled to be there, or grateful for the opportunity? You don’t say.
Sometimes there are still happy endings to depressing stories. That is the case for the iconic Willie Nelson mural in downtown Austin that was demolished on February 3rd.
Why is Morgan Wallen getting a second opportunity to play Saturday Night Live when there are so many other worthy names from the country and roots world that are still waiting for their first one?
Ready to explore her country noir impulses in full force, she intermixes country songs with more indie rock treatments in an album that is eclectic and explorative, and always forthright and engaging in the writing.
The ACM Awards continue to spiral towards irrelevancy. That said, there are some interesting names in the nominations for the 2025 ACM Awards released Thursday.
Rhiannon Giddens has “complicated feelings” about her involvement in the project that saw Beyoncé use Rhiannon’s banjo and viola in the album’s big single “Texas Hold ‘Em.”
The song deserves credit for the emotional-laden arrangement and the attempt to go deeper than 12 oz. But ultimately “Cold Beer Can” is a formulaic beer track for radio.
Let’s go! It’s hasn’t even yet been a year since Jesse Daniel released his last record “Countin’ The Miles,” and the honky tonk revivalist is already loading up another one in the chamber.
Kenny Chesney is now a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame. Announced Tuesday morning (3-25) from the Hall of Fame rotunda in Nashville, he is the 2025 inductee in the Modern Era category.
June Carter is one of the most revered and recognizable characters in the history of country music. She was a daughter of country music’s first family, the mother to multiple country stars, and the wife of a country legend.
There have been many record producers over the years in country music. Then there is Tony Brown. Right up there with Chet Atkins, Billy Sherrill, and a few select others, Tony Brown defined the sound for an entire era.
If you want a perfect example of why some of these gross inequities pervade the music industry, one great example is the way the return of Jessica Simpson to music has been so slavishly lauded by the press.
They call themselves a rock and roll band, but they’re bursting with country blues, Southern textures, and even some straight up country songs that will fit right in with your sensibilities.
You will find few things more exciting in the world of equine sports than Indian relay races, and you will find few more entertaining performers in the country music realm than Charley Crockett and Jamey Johnson.
The Grand Ole Opry’s 100th Anniversary celebration on Wednesday, March 19th was a big hit. The 3-hour special on NBC also did really well in the ratings, despite focusing on legends more than current stars.
If you need any further illustration of the creative explosion that Jesse Welles has been the catalyst and accelerant for over the last year or so, appreciate that he just released a 63-song album.
On “The Last Kings of Babylon,” Jason Boland tries to summarize the last 25 or so years in music, from the personal and the professional, to the sacred and the profane.
