Bob Asmussen is a college football reporter and columnist for The News-Gazette. He can be reached at 217-393-8248 or asmussen ...

Bill Bell — Willis Bell — was an American photographer who settled in Ghana, and we became close. He published “The Roadmakers” (1961) [a collaborative photo essay done with the playwright Efua ...

Pauline Andrès shares "Sweet December," a track that confidently steps beyond seasonal clichés. Co-produced by Andrès and the ...

Rolling Stone's list of the 25 Best Country and Americana Albums of 2025 is live and out in the world. Check out the full list here. On a very special Year in Country Music episode of Rolling Stone's ...

No, we don't have a crystal ball...but we do have some guesses about where country music might be headed in 2026. Continue ...

There's something poetic about the sons of two Outlaw Country pioneers working together. Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings ...

Mac McAnally, a 10-time Country Music Association Musician of the Year, is set to perform on Nexstar’s Coast to Coast ...

Elizabeth Nichols, the country singer behind ‘Might Go MAGA,’ is blowing up for her sharp, funny, politically charged songwriting.

The Lakefront Music Fest has unveiled details about the rock portion of its 2026 gathering. The July 10 concert, held at ...

The group has won awards, including Grammys, CMA and ACM Awards, according to Wilson Center organizers. Known as one of ...

A country music pioneer who collaborated with Bruce Springsteen has died. Joe Ely died Monday at his home in New Mexico after ...

Legendary songwriter, singer, and raconteur Joe Ely died today from complications of Lewy Body Dementia, Parkinson’s and ...