Female country legends like Dolly Parton, Loretta Lynn and Reba McEntire have left an indelible mark on the genre, changing the rules and tilting the balance toward fair and equal representation.

Before Tim McGraw became one of country’s most bankable hitmakers, he was locked in a fight with his own label over a song they were convinced would be a disaster. On a recent episode of The Tim ...

On Jan. 30, 2000, just before the Los Angeles Rams defeated the Tennessee Titans at Super Bowl XXXIV with a score of 23–16, Faith Hill sang the national anthem, and she killed it. The Rams captured ...

What makes a truly great dark country song? Well, it helps if there's a death involved, and country music is full of classic, chilling murder ballads that fit the bill. But in order to be truly dark, ...

Lee Ann Womack ran into the long arm of the law last Friday night (February 18). As the Texas-bred songbird -- who is on tour with George Strait and Reba McEntire -- came off the stage at the ...

Thirty-four years ago today (Feb. 27, 1990) was a life-changing day for Alan Jackson: It was on that date that the singer's debut album, Here in the Real World, was released on Arista Records. Here in ...

Hailing from Muscle Shoals, Alabama, Laura and Lydia Rogers first learned to harmonize by singing together in their local church. Despite their blood-deep connection as musicians, the sisters didn't ...

There's a line from Kerosene that perfectly captures who Miranda Lambert is as an artist, and it's not "ain't a rule that ain't worth breaking," although her appetite for risk and spitfire spirit have ...

Although you may not know Bob McDill by name, country fans across the globe have fallen in love with his brilliantly written songs since the early 1970s. Born on April 4, 1944, in Beaumont, Texas, ...

It's challenging to take one's imagination back to a time before Trisha Yearwood was country music royalty. For anyone who spent the 1990s tuned into their local country radio station, Yearwood's ...

The 1990s are seen as one of the golden eras of country music. It was the decade that marked the emergence of a new generation of country stars who often mixed traditional country sounds with a modern ...

Actor, comedian, singer and activist Leslie Jordan won the hearts of millions with his charming humor, positive outlook and warm personality. On Feb. 19, an all-star roster of celebrities and musical ...