As country music artists continue to test the boundaries of the genre, it has resulted in a group of outstanding albums in ...

One of the reasons we love country music is because of its storytelling, but it goes deeper than that. It's not just random accounts being passed down through music, it's our stories being told in ...

Bite into an old blues song. Spit some out. Let it sit in the sun, soften and rot. Find a blues seed in the pulp. Replant it in a pile of rock. See that seed take root, grow stronger amid the stones.

Love it or hate it, there is no denying that the country has gone country. Beyoncé is touring on her Grammy-winning country album, “Cowboy Carter.” All races and ages are line dancing to ...

Even before the Red Clay Strays won Vocal Group of the Year at the 2025 CMAs, this band already had a massive grassroots fan ...

The 1970s was the golden era of outlaw country, and a lot of amazing music came out during that time. Known for its no-rules attitude and lack of interest in appealing the mainstream country fans, ...

To many fans, the 1970s were the peak of country music, the golden days, and the era that paved the way for future musicians, even if the sound has strayed away from the traditional roots. That being ...

Our critic hit the road to talk with Jelly Roll, Shaboozey, Tanner Adell and other artists to understand why country music was inescapable in 2024. Jelly RollCredit...Kristian Thacker for The New York ...

If you listen to country music, it’s almost assured that you feel like everyone is dumping on your favorite genre as of late. As “bro-country” increasingly becomes the butt of the joke for serious ...

Over the past few years, an array of musicians, historians, researchers, and critics have helped upend the history of country music. They’ve brought overdue attention to the myriad, yet long-ignored ...