Shaboozey educating other artists on the history of country music. When it comes to historical venues in country music, there’s nowhere more important to the genre than the Ryman Auditorium. Step ...

Harris and Miller sat down together in Nashville and hooked up with Variety via Zoom to discuss what makes the “Spyboy” live album an essential adjunct to the studio album that came right before it, ...

In the late 1960s, Parsons met Chris Hillman of the Byrds. Hillman invited him to join the band, replacing David Crosby. While he was never an official member of the band, he greatly influenced the ...

McClinton began playing the guitar as a young teenager. Soon, he formed a band called The Straitjackets, who served as the house band at Jack’s, a club in Fort Worth, Texas. At the age of 19, he was ...

I’m an editor overseeing coverage of a wide swath of the Asia-Pacific region. I generally believe that art imitates life, and that tends to dictate my entertainment choices. Here are five things I’ve ...

The Citadel of Life Cathedral in Inverness was alive with music and praise at the recent Gospel Music Festival 2025.

The country music world has lost some iconic names in 2025, and sadly the list grew in November. As we head into the ...

Dolly Parton chronicles many of her unforgettable, beloved performances spanning her decades-long career in Star of the Show: My Life on Stage. The new book, which published on Tuesday (November 11), ...

THE WEEK'S MOST POPULAR STREAMED RAP SONGS (AUDIO AND VIDEO) ON LEADING DIGITAL MUSIC SERVICES, AS COMPILED BY LUMINATE. click to see more Gains In Performance M.J.R ...

A ranking of the top songs based on streaming and sales activity from within the country- as tracked by Luminate. The ranking is based on a weighted formula incorporating official-only streams on both ...

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 ...