Jamey Johnson‘s Nov. 17 arrest in Tennessee made national headlines, with little further information available at first. Now new details have emerged: The country singer and songwriter was arrested after a state trooper pulled him over for speeding and allegedly found marijuana in the car. According to court filings obtained …
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Earlier this month, Morgan Wallen became the first artist to have three singles reach Number One on both the Billboard Hot Country Songs and Hot 100 charts, capping off a year that’s seen the popularity of country music rise to its biggest moment in decades, if not ever. The face-tattooed …
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Despite numerous Grammy nominations in the country field, and a Best Country Duo/Group Performance win with Kacey Musgraves for “I Remember Everything,” Zach Bryan says he doesn’t want to be defined as a country music artist. In an exclusive Rolling Stone interview between Bryan and Bruce Springsteen, the Great American …
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E liza Thorn had a simple request. “Y’all gotta come dance with us, goddammit!” she implored the capacity crowd at New York’s Gottscheer Hall. Almost immediately, the hardwood dance floor in front of Thorn’s stage filled with two-steppers. Some were transplants from parts of the U.S. where country music is …
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On the heels of Beyoncé’s CMA Awards shutout, country singer Luke Bryan thinks the pop icon should “be country with us a little bit.” During an interview on Sirius XM’s Andy Cohen Live, the multi-platinum singer said he feels that Beyoncé, who released the country-tinged Act ii: Cowboy Carter in …
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Like many artists on the road, Kane Brown loves to spend his downtime playing video games. But unlike most, the country singer takes it very, very seriously. Sure, it’s a great way for him to stay connected with friends back home, but the true reason is simpler: he just hates …
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Post Malone‘s country debut F-1 Trillion is the Number One album on the Billboard chart, the publication confirmed on Sunday, marking his first chart-topping album since Hollywood’s Bleeding in 2019. It also topped the Hot Country chart, the outlet announced. F-1 Trillion was a clear contender for the Number One …
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K AITLIN BUTTS IS SITTING IN an East Nashville coffee shop, wondering if she should tell Vince Gill that “Come Rest Your Head on My Pillow,” their romantic duet from her new album, Roadrunner!, was actually inspired by a woman in a funny but slightly crude tank top. “It had …
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Beyonce’s “Texas Hold ‘Em” has topped Billboard’s Hot 100 chart, the publication announced on Monday, marking the singer’s ninth time atop the chart as a solo artist and the 13th in total when including her songs with Destiny’s Child. “Texas Hold ‘Em” dethroned Jack Harlow’s “Lovin On Me,” which had …
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In 2017, I ended my marriage of almost 12 years. It wasn’t one big betrayal. No one was a villain, not really. What happened was the oppressive weight of being a wife and mother and the burden of heterosexual marriage broke me. Three years later, in 2020, I realized I …
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