Many country songs follow a narrative. More so than any other genre, country has an affinity for storytelling. Many of their ...

The protests against the WTO Conference in 1999 were short-lived. But their legacy has reverberated through American ...

Rumors started swirling that Beyoncé would soon announce an "enormous" tour, but this has been denied by her publicist.

T he country music wars of the 1970s, which saw many artists depart Nashville, kicked off some serious reassessment that ...

After lead singer Natalie Maines publicly criticized President George W. Bush, country music turned on the Texas trio. They chose to keep talking, and loudly.

Parmalee recreated the shooting that left drummer Scott Thomas fighting for his life in their music video for Gonna Love You.

(In 2018, the Billboard staff released a list project of its choices for the Greatest Pop Star of every year, going back to ...

Megan Moroney is the CMA Awards' new artist of the year, but she wasn’t even nominated as Grammy’s best new artist. A comparison of the two awards.

While any tune is supposed to inspire those who listen to it, these songs recontextualised how protests should be made at the ...

Celebrities were often scared to share a stance on politics due to the possible backlash and alienation of an audience. The Dixie Chicks are an example of this. The Dixie Chicks were an all-female ...

Many online immediately began accusing the Country Music Association of racism, while stars like Luke Bryan and Dolly Parton rushed in to defend the CMAs for nominating artists who made their careers ...

Jamey Johnson, a 10-time Grammy-nominated country music singer and songwriter known for his deep voice and outlaw image, has had a complicated career, including the unraveling of several record label ...