The Soulquarians era of the late ‘90s and early 2000s was brief but brilliant. The Roots, Common, and the late great D’Angelo released records that changed Black music, culture, and time itself.

Ninety-five years ago today, the songwriter behind some of the most important country songs of the 20th century was born.

Loretta Lynn, Willie Nelson, and Garth Brooks are among the top country artists who have reshaped the genre over their ...

Mark Laws, the drummer for popular country music singer Alex Miller, was shot and killed on May 25 in Cumberland Gap, Tennessee. Taste of Country reported that Laws’ stepson, Maxwell Madon, has been ...

The country music world has lost some iconic names in 2025. As we head into the homestretch, we take a moment to look back at the country music stars and influential names that have been lost thus far ...

One month after its release, Taylor Swift’s “The Life of a Showgirl” logs a major milestone as it hits a fn uninterrupted four weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. The set is just the second album of ...

Born and raised in Alabama, Putman didn’t start seriously writing songs until 1960, after spending four years in the United States Navy. According to the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, “I Think I ...

An untold number of albums have been released since the long-playing record came into being amid the technological and cultural explosion of the 1950s. In my 30 years as a music journalist, I have ...

Jason Aldean’s career retrospective, 30 Number One Hits, has debuted at No. 4 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart. The country collection also reached No. 21 on the all-genre Billboard 200, on the ...