When Maui musician Gail Swanson was growing up in Chicago, she would often accompany her mother on protest marches. “On the ...

Sampling is becoming increasingly popular in modern day music. If you aren't familiar with the practice, artists take existing songs and "sample" a portion of the original recording. It can be very ...

Waylon Jennings died in 2002 at the age of 64, one year after being inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. Throughout ...

Never fails to impress. Without a doubt, the alternative country scene is the most exciting it's ever been. You truly don't have to look far to find someone to latch on to. From the folk stylings of ...

Ward Hayden and the Outliers, a Boston-based alt-country band, have recorded their share of original compositions, such as on 2021’s excellent Free Country. However, they’ve also delivered fine ...

Ahead of her final European tour, the US songwriter discusses her unlikely life as a country star, seeking advice from Pete Seeger – and why retirement isn’t on the cards just yet ...

As we get started with 2026 and wait for the new musical delights it will bring, we consider some unfinished business from ...

Variety's writers pick the 50 best concerts of 2025, including Beyonce, David Byrne, Lady Gaga, Kendrick Lamar and SZA, Paul ...

Billboard highlights several new holidays songs across country, Americana, bluegrass and Contemporary Christian music.

One of the many pitfalls of being a celebrity is that the general public often questions your authenticity. Even if a musician is authentic, and what you see is, in fact, what you get, there are still ...

If the stores filled with twinkling lights and Christmas displays still haven’t exactly moved you into the holiday spirit, Willie Nelson’s new song might just do the trick. He’s 92 now, which feels ...

Thumbs up: Willie Nelson, 92, has just released “Workin’ Man: Willie Sings Merle,” a collection of jams covering songs by Nelson’s late collaborator Merle Haggard, a fellow songwriter and legend of ...