Keith Urban is clearly in a different kind of headspace these days — and it’s starting to show up in his music. The country ...

These 23 modern country singers prove that traditional country is alive and well. Cody Johnson, Justin Moore, Aaron Watson ...

One lyric in the country superstar's new song “Dry Spell” has fans doing a double take — and once you hear it, you’ll ...

Drinking songs and country music go together like, well ... drinking and country music. In fact, that should be the benchmark for how other things go together: "You know, peanut butter and jelly go ...

Gracin was the first country star discovered on American Idol. The former Marine placed fourth on the show's second season, and after his discharge, he signed to Lyric Street Records in 2004. His self ...

Cole Swindell and Ashley Gorley co-wrote "You Should Be Here," the debut single from and title track of Swindell's 2016 sophomore album. Written about Swindell's heartache over the sudden loss of his ...

In the 1970s, the country music charts were filled with artists who first found fame during the previous decade(s): to name a few, Glen Campbell, Dolly Parton and Elvis Presley. But there were also a ...

The bass is the backbone of most songs. It may not be as flashy as an electric guitar solo or command the same attention attention as a big vocal run, but it's always there, plugging away in the ...

Hailing from Muscle Shoals, Alabama, Laura and Lydia Rogers first learned to harmonize by singing together in their local church. Despite their blood-deep connection as musicians, the sisters didn't ...

"Mountain Music" became one of superstar group Alabama's most beloved hits after its release in 1982. According to band frontman Randy Owen, the song took him years to write, and encapsulates some of ...

Many of the releases in this list use that experimentation to give voice to profound musical narratives. Across this list, you'll find stories of existential reckoning, the search for home, and the ...

Country singer-songwriter Sunny Sweeney first cut her teeth as an artist on the Red Dirt circuit in Texas. The Austin native self-released her debut album, Heartbreaker's Hall of Fame, in 2007. A few ...