As part of our 2025 country music issue, we ask writers and broadcasters to weigh in on the present and future of country ...

The growing popularity of Black country artists, spurred in part by Beyoncé’s “Cowboy Carter,” has sparked a conversation ...

Talking 'American Spirit' with Fancy Hagood, considering the impact of Beyoncé’s 'Cowboy Carter' and much more ...

Tracy Chapman's 35-year-old song Fast Car was named both song and single of the year at the Country Music Association Awards ... year in the ceremony's 57-year history. The singer, who did not ...

However, the fiddle-playing bandleader wouldn’t have made the mark on country music that he did without forming one of the best backing bands in history. More than making music that would go on ...

“Black people have been in country music for almost 400 years.” But Black country artists are now making history. Virginia native Shaboozey, who is featured on Beyoncé’s album, made ...