New venues, deep history and growing energy keep Memphis' uniquely American sound relevant and exciting.

This week, we turn to Austin honky tonks, which Duncan says are all about country music culture. “Always has a live band and ...

No matter what happened throughout the ACM Awards, Zach Top was a winner as he quickly climbed the ranks of country music. Since releasing his debut self-titled album back in 2022, Top has watched his ...

I enjoy all genres of music, even a little early hip-hop, which is—I think—rare for someone of my advanced age, but I suppose ...

Lainey Wilson finally married her longtime love, Devlin "Duck" Hodges," on May 10, and the couple used a country song as the ...

At 75 years of age, many stories have been told about Lonnie Holley. Most from his own tongue. A world renowned self-taught artist, Holley was born and raised in Birmingham, Alabama. Using improvised ...

The official diamond award was unveiled by the Recording Industry Association of America in 1999. In the years since, it has been bestowed sparingly: only if a song has sold at least 10 million ...

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