What makes a truly great dark country song? Well, it helps if there's a death involved, and country music is full of classic, chilling murder ballads that fit the bill. But in order to be truly dark, ...

It began on a Tennessee highway with nothing more than a radio, a matchbox, and a spark of inspiration. What Pee Wee King and Redd Stewart sketched in the truck cab that night in 1946 became “The ...

Former national security adviser Mike Waltz defended his use of the messaging app Signal during a Tuesday confirmation hearing where lawmakers largely avoided the topic. The “Signalgate” scandal, in ...

The former national security adviser is Trump's nominee for U.N. ambassador. Mike Waltz, former national security adviser who left his position in May in the wake of the Signal chat controversy in ...

Caitlin Yilek is a politics reporter at CBSNews.com, based in Washington, D.C. She previously worked for the Washington Examiner and The Hill, and was a member of the 2022 Paul Miller Washington ...

The Grand Ole Opry is celebrating its 100th birthday all year. And it’s getting fans’ help as it looks back on its rich history. List one featured the 18 greatest country songs released from the ...

It’s been seven years since Tyler Childers won Emerging Artist of the Year at the Americana Music Honors & Awards in the wake of “Purgatory,” a sophomore album the critic at Record Collector felt ...

Some songs become hits but will fall out of the memory of the public as quickly as they vacate the charts. Sometimes, though, songs come along that stand the test of time. They get passed down from ...

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 ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Fans emerged from pandemic lockdowns primed to hit the floor. Now online platforms are bringing fresh sounds and budding stars to bigger audiences worldwide. Fans emerged from ...

The singer's daughter, Aubry Rodriguez, said he died on Friday, May 9 Paul S. Howell/Getty Country music star Johnny Rodriguez has died. He was 73. Rodriguez's daughter Aubry announced his death in an ...

The Academy of Country Music Awards is celebrating its 60th year with a star-studded ceremony hosted by country legend Reba McEntire. “I’m just as excited and anxious to see who all’s gonna be singing ...