Beyoncé Won the Grammy, Luke Combs Sold Out Stadiums. But 2025 Is the Year for Aussie Country Artists
Posted in: Music Features
Country music is big business right now, and 2025 could be the year an Aussie artist breaks out overseas
Kelsea Ballerini Drops New Divorce-Inspired Lyrics in Smashing SNL Debut
Singer-songwriter performed new music from her 'Rolling Up the Welcome Mat' EP
Kane Brown, the disruptive force of Country music comes to Australia for the first time
Posted in: Music CountryFrom Youtube sensation to a spot in Time’s list of 100 most influential people in the world, Kane Brown is an indispensable artist to understand the sounds of our time.
Willie Nelson’s 60-Year Legacy Celebrated With Career-Spanning Vinyl Box Set
Posted in: Music CountryVinyl Me, Please’s limited edition anthology collects seven albums from country legend’s career, including Yesterday’s Wine, Stardust and Red Headed Stranger
Jamey Johnson Invited to Become Newest Member of Grand Ole Opry
Posted in: Music CountrySeventeen years after his first Opry appearance, country singer and frequent guest gets surprise invitation to join Nashville institution
Shovels & Rope Pair Mythical Beasts With James Dean’s Ghost on New Album ‘Manticore’
Posted in: Music CountryThe Americana power couple of Michael Trent and Cary Ann Hearst imagine divorce and dissect fame on their most personal record yet
Lost Dog Street Band Revive a Dying Busking Culture on Their New Album ‘Glory’
Posted in: Music Country“Going around the country right after Covid last summer, I really saw the impact that it had on busking communities,” says the group’s Benjamin Tod, who started singing on Nashville sidewalks when he was just 13
A Black Country Music Fan Didn’t Feel Safe at Concerts. So She Started a Movement
Posted in: Music CountryBlack Opry was born as a simple way for founder Holly G to meet likeminded fans. It’s now a force of change in bringing racial equity to country music
Did Dropping the N-Word Actually Help Morgan Wallen’s Career?
Posted in: Music CountryA year after the singer came to represent country music’s race problem, Wallen has a sold-out tour, a radio hit, and headlining gigs at summer festivals
Hargus ‘Pig’ Robbins, Legendary Keyboardist Who Played on Albums by Bob Dylan, Dolly Parton, Dead at 84
Posted in: Music CountryBlind after an accident at age 3, Robbins learned to play piano with a distinct sense of feel, which made him a go-to Nashville session musician
