The best country music cover songs convince fans that they're originals. Darius Rucker did it in 2013 with "Wagon Wheel," and Chris Stapleton did too, in 2015. Miranda Lambert did it a few ...

We count down the best songs from a decade in which the sound of country splintered into tons of different directions. While you’re reading, listen to our 90s Music playlist here. 51 ...

Rachael Hood, Senior Editor Music and history lovers can mix and mingle over the exhibits found at the Country Music Hall ... Studio B produced more than 35,000 songs by legends like Dolly Parton ...

Denaro is conscious that there are more fans of country's mainstream rise for whom dropping $40 for two tickets and $100 for ...

There's been a lot of crossover between rock and country over the last couple of years, and Hardy is one of the artists ...

The 2000s delivered some of country music's stone-cold saddest songs, ever. Want proof? Brad Paisley and Alison Krauss' "Whiskey Lullaby" — one of country music's defining heartbreak ballads ...

Country music seems obsessed with "dirt" these days, with several hit song titles featuring an earthy name. I've been a fan of country music for most of my life, but it wasn't until I was a teenager ...

A mix of voter familiarity and songwriting brilliance should combine to make the Oklahoma songwriter this year’s Best Country Song Grammy winner. Bryan’s been on voters’ radars since his ...

Not to be confused with its lighter-touched country rock cousin, Southern rock mixes blues, soul and country and spins it ...

The acoustic guitar has long been at the center of country music. In the early days of the ... Many fans believe that a good song doesn’t need a full-band arrangement. Those in that camp stand ...

Since launching in 2000, All Songs Considered has been NPR's flagship program for music discovery, artist interviews and conversations with friends and fellow music lovers about the really big ...