Angel Olsen Creates Her Most Accessible Album with ‘Big Time’
With Big Time, Angel Olsen draws inspiration from some of popular music’s most perennial templates, revamping them and reinventing herself.
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30 Years Ago Wynonna Found Her Voice and Sound on Her Self-Titled Debut
Wynonna captured country star Wynonna Judd’s specific brilliance wonderfully, so it’s no wonder she once called the debut solo EP her favorite.
CMAT’s Country Pop Debut Is a Fully-Formed Statement of Intent
CMAT’s If My Wife New I’d Be Dead is a fully formed debut, replete with big choruses, imaginative song ideas, and enough charm to carry the hour runtime.
The Kentucky Gentlemen Get Down with “Whatever You’re Up For”
The Kentucky Gentlemen’s silky, smooth new country joint “Whatever You’re Up For” offers steamy lyrics about burning up the dance floor.
35 Years Ago Country Music’s Three Greatest Queens Joined Forces on the Iconic ‘Trio’
Trio’s enormous success 35 years ago proved that a female-headed album could be a smash hit and that country music wasn’t merely a niche genre.
The HawtThorns Double Their Fun as Duo Making Most of Second Chance
The signs they are a-changin’ in the eyes of the HawtThorns, a perceptive pair bringing their sophomore album, Tarot Cards and Shooting Stars, and road show to the masses after debut plans went nowhere.
Heather Youmans Celebrates Imperfect Love on “Worth It”
Like the country-pop song itself says, Heather Youmans is willing to take a risk in her single “Worth It” when she knows it’s worth it.
Van Plating Finds Love in the Streets of “New York” (premiere)
Van Plating’s “New York” captures the excitement and surprise of having continuously fallen in love throughout the years with one’s mate.
Country’s Hailey Whitters Asks “How Far Can It Go”
Hailey Whitters and Trisha Yearwood team up on the video for “How Far Can It Go”, a cute country-pop song about the power of love.
Kacey Musgraves Is Sad But Groovy on ‘Star-Crossed’
On Star-Crossed, Kacey Musgraves continues to make use of her signature wounded wit to expose the hypocrisy that often lies within heteronormative gender roles.
Connie Smith Returns with Power on ‘The Cry of the Heart’
Connie Smith and her colleagues might be historians, but they bring old Nashville impressively into the present with The Cry of the Heart.
The 10 Best Dolly Parton Songs (Plus One More)
Dolly Parton was perhaps the first country mega-star, and the first to successfully crossover into pop music. These are her 10 finest achievements.