Kane Brown tried to post a simple tribute, and the internet came for his throat. The country star never waded deep into politics, but when conservative activist Charlie Kirk was gunned down in Utah, Brown shared his heartbreak. That single gesture lit up his inbox like wildfire and drew venom from both sides of the […]

At just 13 years old, Tanya Tucker wasn’t worried about homework or hanging out at the mall. She was already making country music history. While most kids were trying to survive junior high, Tucker was standing in a Nashville studio, cutting a record that would define her career. That record was Delta Dawn, a song […]

Country music legends are supposed to be larger than life, but sometimes grief cuts them down to the bone. On April 26, 2013, George Jones, known as “The Possum,” died at 81 years old after being hospitalized in Nashville. His death shook the entire country music world. Fans knew the day was coming, yet nothing […]

Blake Shelton once said he could never picture a life without Miranda Lambert, but their marriage still crumbled in front of the world. Back in the years before their split, Shelton was full of confidence when talking about Lambert. The rumors of cheating and trouble at home didn’t shake him. In fact, he almost laughed […]

It was the kind of moment country music lives for, raw and unexpected, when Tim McGraw and Randy Travis sat shoulder to shoulder and sang a song that has carried weight for four decades. A video shared on September 15 lit up fans’ feeds. In it, Tim McGraw leaned close to Randy Travis backstage and […]

From the jailhouse to the Vatican, Jelly Roll just lived out one of the most surreal full-circle moments in modern country music. The 40-year-old singer, whose real name is Jason DeFord, stood in Vatican City shaking hands with Pope Leo XIV and then took the stage inside St. Peter’s Square to sing before a global […]

Sometimes country music gives us heartbreak ballads, and sometimes it gives us bare-knuckle drama that feels ripped out of a small-town legend. Over the weekend at the Born & Raised Festival in Pryor, Oklahoma, Zach Bryan nearly turned a simmering dispute into a full-blown fistfight. The “Something in the Orange” star was caught on video […]

Lainey Wilson is on the verge of rewriting country music history, and if the CMA Awards go her way this November, she might just dethrone Miranda Lambert’s long-standing record. Earlier this week, the CMA Awards nominations dropped, and the list had country fans buzzing. Lainey Wilson, Ella Langley, and Megan Moroney led the pack with […]

Reba McEntire did not just show up at the Emmys, she took the stage and reminded Hollywood what happens when country gets ahold of a classic. The 77th Primetime Emmy Awards went down on September 14 at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, and the real spotlight did not belong to some streaming service or […]

Vince Gill and Lainey Wilson just reminded the world why country music still carries the deepest emotions better than any other genre. On Sunday night at the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards, the country legend and the reigning CMA Entertainer of the Year joined forces for an unforgettable performance of Gill’s “Go Rest High on That […]