What with the plethora of award shows and No. 1 parties, virtually everybody who was anybody in the country music industry had at least one trophy to brandish at some time during the year. B... Read more
After word spread on Christmas day (Dec. 25) that pop icon George Michael had died, artists from every genre spoke out about the influence he’d had on their music. Carrie Underwood was one o... Read more
Christmas 2016 may be over, but that doesn’t mean I am going to stop listening to Jake Owen’s daughter singing “Jingle Bells” over and over and over again. Maybe even every day until Christm... Read more
For diehard college football fans, the latter half of the holiday season is dedicated to watching hours of bowl games leading up to the BCS National Championship. Cole Swindell, a loyal fan... Read more
In the Washington Post‘s story about how Tim McGraw’s “Humble and Kind” is exactly the kind of country song we really needed in 2016, Kelsea Ballerini explains why it means so much to her. “... Read more
I guess a vintage Mercedes-Benz convertible, like the one in Maren Morris’ latest hit song “80s Mercedes,” might be hard to come by. And who knows. Maybe Keith Urban went shopping for that e... Read more
“I can’t believe that is my job. But it’s a job I take very seriously.” That’s how Cole Swindell explained it to me the last time he was in Chicago where we talked about all the phases his c... Read more
Jennifer Nettles’ “Hey Heartbreak” has everything fans need to get over a broken heart. And it plays out like a timely gift for anyone who has one in the height of the merriest time of the y... Read more
Some of the most cherished voices in country music went silent in 2016, chief among them those of Merle Haggard, Ralph Stanley, Sonny James, Jean Shepard and Guy Clark. Gone, too, were the w... Read more
You know it’s going to be a great new year for country music when the old year goes out like this. On Christmas morning (Dec. 25), Kelsea Ballerini shared the best gift she received — an eno... Read more
