Few musical genres capture the art of telling a sad story beautifully quite like classic country and Western songs. This storytelling music comes from places where life is hard: working-class Southern ...

In country songs, there's nothing quite like a good cowboy anthem. The boots, the dust, the wide open skies—it's all wrapped up in a sound that feels rugged and timeless. At Drummond Ranch, cowboy ...

You might believe these three classic country songs were contemporary creations, but that is not the case, as they are ...

Who would have predicted that 90-year-old Willie Nelson would be enjoying a pop culture moment in 2024? Within the space of one week, Nelson has contributed to Beyoncé’s record-breaking Cowboy Carter ...

Ashley McBryde hasn't always been a straight-ahead country traditionalist. She's flirted with rock guitars and metal-leaning vocal solos, and even tried her hand at a concept album with the release of ...

Parts of Chappell Roan’s new country song, “The Giver,” are pretty unfamiliar to a country audience. Most obviously, the pop superstar’s avant-garde makeup and fashion choices set her apart from ...

The war waging between pop country fans and oldhead country traditionalists may never end, but those aren’t the only two options for country music. Modern neotraditional country and progressive ...

On Friday, Oct. 17, Ella Langley released a new song called “Choosin’ Texas,” a track about Texans loyalty to their state. In the song, Langley tells a story about how she couldn’t keep her man, a ...