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Even as its audience grows, Oklahoma's Red Dirt music started out on The Farm in Stillwater
Even before the landmark "Boys from Oklahoma" shows, Stillwater boasted an undeniable claim as the birthplace of Red Dirt ...
Is Bonnaroo going country? Why Luke Combs as the festival's first country headliner is just the beginning
The Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival is going to look a little different this year. The first country music headliner is headed to the farm and he's not alone.
A Nashville Tradition For More Than 40 Years – ‘Sunday Morning Country’ Is Better Than Ever
Every June, country music fans from all over the world descend upon Nashville for CMA Fest. This annual event (originally ...
The Shootouts Perfect ‘Rust Belt’ Country on New Album ‘Switchback’
Humbert is describing the creation of his group the Shootouts, a rising country act based out of Akron, Ohio. Self-proclaimed “Rust Belt Americana” (an ode to the group’s Midwestern roots), the trio, ...
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Acoustic Rage: Country and Folk Protest Songs You Need to Hear
These protest songs from folk and country artists prove that songs inspired by anger over societal ills don't have to loud and heavy.
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3 Jazz Standards That Became Country Hits
Country music and jazz music share a lot more common ground than one might think. Here are three jazz standards that became country hits.
Ella Langley’s Awkward Opening Act Mixup Causes Country Music Identity Crisis In Nashville
Hudson Westbrook is not Vincent Mason and Vincent Mason is not Hudson Westbrook, even though Ella Langley got them confused.
BigXthaPlug’s Genre-Bending Rise Gets Country Music’s Stamp Of Approval
BigXthaPlug stole the spotlight in Nashville as Billboard’s 2025 Country Innovator, teasing his country-inspired album "I Hope You're Happy." ...
DAY 1: Storms, lightning prompt evacuations at CCMF
It’s a moment country music fans have been waiting for: the Carolina Country Music Fest is back in Myrtle Beach.