Taylor Swift’s latest accolade is one that only Dolly Parton has managed to do before her. This week, Swift’s re-recording of “Love Story,” named “Love Story (Taylor’s Version)” debuted atop Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart, joining Dolly Parton’s iconic “I Will Always Love You” as the only songs to have… Read more »

Because America is a country founded on Christian values, and two out of every five Americans practice the Protestant faith, the relationship between gospel music and all American-borne musical genres is essential. However, when considering how specifically gospel’s rhythmic, percussive, and spiritually empowering Black tradition impacts country, a musical conversation… Read more »

“I think I got booed off the stage by, like, five-year-olds.” Brad Paisley’s had a quarter-century-long country music career highlighted by 12 studio albums, 15 headlining tours, and 21 number-one singles. However, as he recently told Kelly Clarkson on the Kelly Clarkson Show, his most daunting live event was being… Read more »

Most dads will do anything to make their daughters smile—and Kane Brown is no exception. The “Famous Friends” singer’s wife Katelyn recently shared a video of Brown making their 1-year-old daughter Kingsley laugh by throwing an orange ball and pretending to fall down. His daughter responds by laughing hysterically in… Read more »

Willie Nelson is set to pay tribute to the late crooner Frank Sinatra on his upcoming album of Sinatra covers, That’s Life, which releases on Friday (Feb. 26). The project follows Nelson’s previous collection of Sinatra tunes, My Way, which released in 2018. The 10-time Grammy winner recently spoke with… Read more »

Recent news of Dolly Parton appearing on an episode of Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda’s acclaimed Netflix series Grace and Frankie also occurs during the 40th anniversary celebration year of the trio’s superstar work in the film 9 to 5. “We worked so well together on 9 to 5,” Parton… Read more »

It was one Entertainer of the Year winner paying homage to another Entertainer of the Year winner. When the Academy of Country Music’s reigning co-Entertainer of the Year Thomas Rhett (who took home the trophy alongside Carrie Underwood last year) recently appeared on The Bobby Bones Show, he took the… Read more »

IT’S OFFICIAL: Lana Del Rey has recorded a cover album of country songs. The “Summertime Sadness” singer told MOJO that in addition to the country covers project, she has another album of “other folk songs” in the works. The singer-songwriter also noted that she feels there has always been a… Read more »

Some of country music’s most talented tunesmiths are teaming with actor and social media personality Leslie Jordan for Company’s Comin’, a duets album set for April 2. The project was inspired by Jordan’s weekly “Sunday Mornin’ Hymn Singin’” livestream, and features Jordan performing gospel hymns alongside Tanya Tucker, Brothers Osborne’s… Read more »

Tim McGraw can now add “godfather” to his resume! The “I Called Mama” singer has been named a godfather for Garrett Hedlund and Emma Roberts’ newborn son, Rhodes, born Dec. 27, 2020. The United States vs. Billie Holliday actor revealed the news during an interview on The Kelly Clarkson Show,… Read more »