The country music world is grieving the loss of one of its most important voices. Don Schlitz, the award-winning songwriter ...

Schlitz earned widespread recognition in 1978 when Kenny Rogers recorded “The Gambler,” a song that became a career-defining ...

Just announced—get ready, country music lovers, the Country Calling music festival returns for its third year and has ...

Fifty-something years after Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Billy Joe Shaver, Tompall Glaser Jerry Jeff Walker and a whole host of others set up the framework for outlaw country, the movement is alive ...

Schlitz’s compositions are widely regarded as some of country music’s most enduring, recorded by a host of celebrated artists ...

It’s the end of the road for Maddie and Tae — for now. Maddie Marlow Font and Tae Dye Kerr announced Monday that they are splitting up after 15 years together as a country music duo. “It’s been such a ...

From the dusty trails of outlaw rebellion to the polished glitz of Nashville, we rank the definitive country music ...

Increasingly, it seems audiences and artists would like to pry the conservative signifiers off southern and Middle American culture, which exists in the shadow of a larger battle to define the true ...

There’s nothing like a country music festival: cold beer, hot weather, and even hotter country acts tearing up the stage. And festival season is fast approaching, which means it’s almost time to dust ...

Most people say there are too many awards shows, but the 2026 American Music Awards nominations show why we should protect ...

Country music duo Maddie & Tae have announced they are taking a break — but assure fans they aren't breaking up. In a recent interview with People, Maddie Marlow Font and Tae Dye Kerr shared they ...

Music venues in OKC, Tulsa and Durant have been nominated for honors from the long-running Academy of Country Music.