Music Country

Canaan Smith savors the feeling of a summertime throwdown in his easygoing new song “Beer Drinkin’ Weather,” released on Thursday. The track is the “Love You Like That” singer’s first release under an agreement with Round Here Records, a new label launched by Florida Georgia Line‘s Tyler Hubbard and Brian …

After recently saddling up with Lil Nas X on a remix of “Old Town Road,” 12-year-old YouTube star Mason Ramsey is ready with his own EP. On Twang, a five-song release, Ramsey further shows off his love for country music. The release includes the title track, “Twang,” a previously released …

Singer-songwriter Tenille Townes appeared on NBC’s Today on Tuesday morning, where she performed her current single “Somebody’s Daughter” in the show’s Artist’s Lounge. The song, originally released in 2018, will also appear on Townes’ forthcoming Jay Joyce-produced album for Columbia Nashville. Set up in acoustic power-trio configuration, Townes and two …

For all her heartbreakingly honest reflection on nearly a decade of experiencing physical and emotional pain, along with grief, alienation and depression, Julie Miller laughs with more unfettered delight that one might expect. The songwriting wife of musician and Americana stalwart Buddy Miller, Julie has battled the effects of fibromyalgia, …

This week, Kelsea Ballerini‘s latest single “Miss Me More” danced its way into the Number One spot on both the Mediabase and Billboard Country Airplay charts, marking the first solo woman to reach the top in nearly 15 months. The accomplishment was met with a round of praise and congratulations …

Welcome to Jennyville. Population: …It’s complicated. On a spring morning in Nashville, though, it’s four: the town’s titular Jenny Tolman, producer Dave Brainard, Tolman’s publicist and me. We’re seated in Brainard and Tolman’s home studio, discussing the origins of Tolman’s forthcoming album There Goes the Neighborhood, and its fascinating, funny …

Nearing the end of her all-star 80th birthday concert at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium on Wednesday, Mavis Staples stopped to express her joy to the crowd. “You can’t do nothing with me,” she said, between sips of hot tea. “I’m just above the clouds.” Thankfully, she’d brought everyone in the house …

Country singer-songwriter Maren Morris stopped by The Late Show to perform “A Song for Everything,” a track off her recent album Girl. Accompanied by her live band, Morris played acoustic guitar and sang the anthemic, emotional number for host Stephen Colbert’s studio audience. In the clip, the musicians, which include …