With a wave of talented Black acts shaking up the country music scene, the genre is reaching new heights. Six rising stars unpack country music's complicated past, celebrate recent victories, and predict what's next. Shaboozey's "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" is flipping country musi...
While DeVestern is definitely the main attraction of Keep On Playin’, the band backing her (Tom Heinig – bass, David Patterson –guitar, Rich Kulsar – drums, Steve Jabas – guitars/keyboards) deserves accolades as well. There’s a lot of variety and genre-crossing on these five songs...
It's hard to believe it's been 30 years, but the hard rock and metal world was at a major tipping point back in 1994. Grunge may have been thriving, but signs of wear were starting to show. The genre also suffered the death of its most iconic star withKurt Cobain's passing. Meanwh...
: The multi-genre frontman went on to lend his talents to multiple projects with artists likeRicky Skaggsand theGrateful Dead. In more recent years, Hornsby has performed with the Grateful Dead on their farewell tour and even endowed a creative music program in his name at the Universit...
Country music is the greatest genre of music in the world, and we are all thankful to be part of it. What if some of our favorite singers never actually "made" it, though? What do you think they would be doing with their lives? We decided to come up with and have some fun and ...
Jimmy Buffett'sdeath on Sept. 1was a shock. The “Margaritaville” singer was a multi-genre icon, known as much for a lifestyle as he was his music. Fans knew he was having health troubles, but had no idea he'd been battling Merkel cell carcinoma for four years. ...
Lambert has since moved on with singer Anderson East, while Shelton is now dating Gwen Stefani. 3/7 Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images The Chainsmokers Will Also Take the Stage Though they're not filed under the country music genre, The Chainsmokers will perform at the 2017 CMT Music Awards ...
Of the albums nominated, Wallen’s double album is far and away the top seller of the bunch — according toMRC Data, the album is the biggest-selling album of any genre during the first half of 2021. However, Wallen has also been embroiled in scandal for the majority of the year, afte...
You missed alotof bright colors. It was a very bright, joyous show — gone are the muted colors and themes of the pandemic, replaced by neon yellow and hot pink. You also missed some unexpected cross-genre collaborations. Some were really smart,like H.E.R withChris Stapleton. Others, lik...
and as the genre continues to bend and melt, that example means even more. With songs like “Chattahoochee” and “Gone Country,” he proved the format was pretty cool and didn’t need slick production or butt-shaking to bring fans to the stage.Cody Johnsonis an artist who does it like...