Country music as we know it today goes back almost 100 years. While the history of the genre goes back much further, the commercialization of country music began with the Bristol Sessions—a set of ...

Classic country music is full of liquor, violence, and rowdy living. And while the genre's greatest songwriters know how to ...

Country music and California haven’t necessarily been branded to go together like peas and carrots. However, if you can get beyond that surface-level label, you might just discover a lot of great ...

J.T. Shealy has kept Brevard bluegrass fans happy for decades by luring top-name acts in the musical genre, folks like Joe Mullins and The Radio Ramblers, Appalachian Road Show, Little Roy & Lizzy and ...

In 2024, the most memorable country albums were the projects that fell on one end or the other of a stylistic extreme. Some of the biggest splashes came from young-gun traditionalists, who released ...

It was the evening of Nov. 6, 2016, and award-winning artist Beyoncé Knowles-Carter hit the stage with the Dixie Chicks to perform at the Country Music Awards. For her contribution, she received ...

In 2024, 20% of the Recording Industry Association of America's gold- and platinum-selling albums and singles claimed Nashville's music industry in their development. That surge has balanced the music ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Sughnen Yongo is a Midwest writer covering Black women, pop culture. The way we listen to and understand music has continued to ...