Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The country music world lost some iconic names in 2025, and sadly the list kept on growing in December. As we get 2026 rolling, we ...

Country music is seemingly as popular as ever, with rising artists like Morgan Wallen, Jelly Roll, and Zach Bryan topping charts and building loyal fanbases. Their success is due, in large part, to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The bad news for country music fans in 2025 was that a trio of acts, including two legendary singers, announced retirements. But ...

While the current trends of the genre wouldn’t suggest it, folk music is the foundation of country music. Yes, many decades ago, before there was Nashville, the CMA Awards, and Broadway, country music ...

The Old South Jamboree building in Walker may not be standing much longer, but the spirit of the classic country shows presented there since the 1960s is getting new life. A Friday night concert, the ...

Joe Ely, the progressive country music pioneer and renowned Texas singer-songwriter, has died. He was 78. Ely died on Monday, Dec. 15, at his home in Taos, New Mexico, due to complications of Lewy ...

Country music of today is built on artists from the past, who worked hard to make the genre stand out. There are numerous country music legends who have helped make country music as a genre so special ...

The bad news for country music fans in 2025 was that a trio of acts, including two legendary singers, announced retirements. But were they really retirements? Because, the good news is that, while ...