Country
You Should Probably Cry Along to Kacey Musgraves' New "Space Cowboy" Video
It's the first full visual from Musgraves' latest album 'Golden Hour.'
Robert Christgau on the Late-Career Clarity of Willie Nelson and John Prine
The Dean of American Critics reviews Nelson's 'Last Man Standing' and Prine's 'The Tree of Forgiveness' as well as recent albums from Derek Smalls, Pops Staples, Elvin Bishop, and William Bell.
Walmart Yodel Boy Has Released a Song and It's Great
Mason Ramsey's debut single "Famous," released today, is a sweet country-pop song in the vein of early-period Taylor Swift or Kacey Musgraves.
A New Shania Twain Interview Raises Questions About Nuance Online
Twain told The Guardian about both her experience of childhood sexual abuse and her views on Trump – though only one of those topics made the headlines.
Robert Christgau on the Country Craft of Tyler Childers and Ashley McBryde
The Dean of American Rock Critics reviews Childers's 'Purgatory,' McBryde's 'Girl Going Nowhere,' and recent records from Tim McGraw & Faith Hill, Chris Janson, and Thomas Rhett.
Kacey Musgraves and Kylie Minogue Made the Same Record Two Different Ways
Kylie’s ‘Golden' and Kacey’s 'Golden Hour' both seek to merge country and pop, but only one album pulls it off.
Justin Bieber Is Walmart Yodel Boy's Biggest Fan and I'm Happy for Them Both
I hope to one day feel the joy that known yodeler Justin Bieber felt watching Mason Ramsey, a.k.a. Yodel Boy, at Coachella.
What Is Taylor Swift's Problem?
A newly-released cover of Earth, Wind & Fire's iconic "September" returns the 28-year-old to her pop-country roots, and just sort of washes over the listener. The sheer audacity...
country is cool again and this is why
Country music has a reputation for being a guilty pleasure. It’s often written off as corny or camp, but in 2018 it’s got a heck of a lot to offer as a platform for critiquing antiquated masculinity and promoting the voices of strong females.
Here Is a Song Made Up Entirely of Shania Twain's Facebook Page Comments
YouTube comedy-songwriter Hot Dad sings the strangeness of the comment section, with every spelling mistake intact.
Kacey Musgraves Brings a Mellow "Slow Burn" to 'Colbert'
The country star appeared on network TV a few hours before her brilliant new album, 'Golden Hour,' was officially released.
Kacey Musgraves's 'Golden Hour' Is an Acid-Soaked Country-Pop Masterpiece
The country singer-songwriter's third album, streaming right now, is all full of wonder and love and LSD-induced bliss.