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 ...

Taste of Country said many more country stars such as Shania Twain, Reba McEntire, Billy Ray Cyrus, Doug Stone, Shelby Lynne, Shenandoah, Michelle Wright and Martinia McBride recorded songs written by ...

When I was younger, I don’t think I could have driven my car to the stop sign without turning on the radio. Back in the 1980s ...

Ever wondered who truly defines country music? Who are the iconic male voices whose songs have soundtracked generations of ...

Catching up with Jeff Tweedy on the heels of his acclaimed new triple album.

He wrote songs for Merle Haggard and David Frizzell ... but she turned her life around while starring on “Hee Haw” and became a gospel singer. She released a dozen albums across her singing career. He ...

Country music singer and songwriter Phil Vassar will be in concert Tuesday, Oct. 28, at the Cole Auditorium as he embarks on ...

Fifty-five years ago today, Merle Haggard was at the top of the country chart with his second multi-week No. 1 album of the ...

If anyone was still on the fence as to whether Merle Haggard had what it took to become a country music icon, the October 3, 1968, release of his eighth studio album likely put an end to those ...

My grandparents were farmers, and I grew up in a conservative Christian household. We went to church three times a week, and where I went to college, we had chapel every day. Most of my career, I ...

Mariah Carey’s 16th studio album, out Friday, with 11 tracks, brings fans into what she’s calling “the era of me." Seven years after her last album and 35 years into a powerhouse career, Mariah Carey ...

Q&A: Mariah Carey Enters ‘The Era of Me’ With Her First Album in 7 Years LOS ANGELES (AP) — Seven years after her last album and 35 years into a powerhouse career, Mariah Carey continues her reign as ...