Another week, another record for Ella Langley. If you think it’s been hard to keep up with all the headlines surrounding Ella ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Pam Windsor lives in Nashville, Tennessee and writes about music. Nov 24, 2025, 03:02pm EST Nov 26, 2025, 10:52pm EST The ...

Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, and Linda Ronstadt may go down in history as one of music’s most beloved trios. But their first time performing together was a quiet, almost serendipitous moment that few ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Ella Langley's "Choosin' Texas" hits 20 weeks atop Billboard's Hot ...

I’m grateful beyond words to be honored by my peers with this award. It is a bonus to be back on the historic Grand Ole Opry stage, where so many of my heroes have played.” — Delnora on winning the ...

NEW YORK (AP) — A few years ago, Ella Langley emerged a saving grace for modern country music because she dared to look backward. “You Look Like You Love Me,” her award-winning, inescapable 2024 hit ...

Tim McGraw is headed for the Country Music Hall of Fame. The Country Music Association revealed its 2026 inductees for the hall of fame this week, announcing that McGraw was tapped for the modern era ...

In most good country songs, there's a little more to the lyrics than meet the eye. But these 18 songs go above and beyond the genre's mandate for a well-thought-out lyric. They're so in-depth, they ...

Few artists, in any genre of music, have had a career like Anne Murray. Her album, This Way Is My Way, was released in 1969 on Capitol Records, marking the beginning of a career that lasted four ...

Female country legends like Dolly Parton, Loretta Lynn and Reba McEntire have left an indelible mark on the genre, changing the rules and tilting the balance toward fair and equal representation.

In the fall of 1968, Texas-born Jeannie C. Riley became the first woman to get a single to the top of both the Hot 100 pop chart and the Hot Country Singles chart: “Harper Valley PTA,” a sassy ...