A good book recommendation is a precious gift among bibliophiles. But whenever a recommendation comes from your favorite ...

Is there anything better than putting songs in order? Well, probably a few thousand things. But, I’ve come to thoroughly enjoy the curation that goes into crafting a list like this. I don’t see song ...

The thing is, Elvis Costello even looks like a music fanatic. If his eclectically blended music hadn’t already made it clear, you’d get the impression just from looking at him that he’s a fairly good ...

Country music star Patsy Cline is not only a renowned singer, but she was also a pioneer for female music artists. The talented high school dropout taught herself to play piano at a young age and ...

If 1974 was one of the weakest years of its decade, then 1975 was arguably the strongest. A lot of great cultural moments happened happened: Stevie Wonder won his first Album of the Year Grammy, ...

Country music is known for its icons, from Merle Haggard to Willie Nelson to Loretta Lynn and many more. As soon as you hear their names, you can “hear” their one-of-a-kind voices, individual styles ...

Billboard counts down the best country acts of the past (almost) 100 years. Ever since Ralph Peer held his famous recording sessions in Bristol, Tennessee in the late 1920s with such acts as Ernest ...

Discover the story behind singer Brenda Lee’s iconic songs and explore how her early fame and life of poverty shaped her artistry across pop, rock ‘n’ roll and country. Known for her Christmas classic ...

When Beyoncé released her country album Cowboy Carter earlier this year, she opened up a discussion about music genres, how strictly they need to be defined, and the role Black artists played in the ...