There was a bit of irony, though, when the gifted songwriter took the stage to accept his Entertainer of the Year trophy at the CMAs in 2021. “I’m kind of at a loss for words.… I honestly don’t know ...

Country Thunder proves one unavoidable truth: Modern country music is mostly weird. With one foot in the smoky honky-tonks of yesteryear, and another firmly entrenched in modern pop and even hip-hop, ...