They reveled in the sounds of Hank Willians, Charlie Pride, Merle Haggard, Lefty Frizzell and vowed to carry the torch for traditional country music. With signature pearl-snap shirts, crisp cowboy ...

The Malpass Brothers and their six-member band are Brevard-bound for January 27 at the Space Coast Convention Center for a 7 p.m. show.

The Grand Ole Opry has now been the epicenter of country music for a century ... writing hits like Ray Price’s “City Lights,” Lefty Frizzell’s “Saginaw, Michigan,” Connie Smith ...

Beyoncé, who has spoken out about the hostile response she received after performing at the Country Music Association (CMA) Awards in 2016, made headlines this year when she became the first ...

The artist was not boldly attempting to elbow his way into the country music world on his own terms, forcing music’s most insular genre to make space for a superstar from outside Nashville.

Country music has been on a steady rise for the past several years, but in 2024, the genre soared to heights that would have been unimaginable less than a decade ago. For starters, strict ...

Vernon Dalhart and Eck Robertson were among the creators of country music, recording years before the more famous Carter family. Black blues singers Blind Lemon Jefferson and Sippie Wallace ...

Black artists have long been a part of the country music industry, lending some of their cultural influences to arguably one of the most American of music genres. However, they have often faded ...

He quit because of tuberculosis, moved to North Carolina for its healthy mountain air and turned to music for a living. In August 1927 he had found his way ... The great honky-tonk singer Lefty ...

The top country songs of 2024 prove that country music — especially traditional country music — is in very good hands. A full 25 percent of the Top 40 songs from this year are by artists who ...