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Spotify Confirms Beyoncé‘s ‘COWBOY CARTER’ Brought Over 36 Million First-Time Listeners to Country Music in 2024

Shaboozey Deserves More Than What the CMA Awards Gave Him. Including an Apology

Jett Holden’s Dreams Come to Life on ‘The Phoenix’

Guitarist Jackie Venson on Her Instrumental Peer, Yasmin Williams

Overcoming Homophobia to Sing My Truth

Wyatt Flores Opens up on Mental Health Struggle, Hitting Rock Bottom, and the Story Behind “Oh Susannah”

Drake Jensen on Music, Politics and Living with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome

The Beyoncé CMA Snub and Country Music’s Dangerous Hierarchy

Are Cowboys Really Frequently Fond of Each Other?

These Berklee Students Helped Create Ensembles for Women and Non-Binary Folks

Kane Brown to Receive the Country Champion Award at 2024 People’s Choice Country Awards

Gonzalo Lebrija The Mexican artist who is boosting Post Malone’s latest album

90 Minutes with Shaboozey

Beyoncé's CMAs snub shows little change for Black women in country

Chris Housman’s Queer Country Music Journey

Shaboozey’s ‘A Bar Song (Tipsy)’ Tops Country Airplay for 7th Week, Surpassing Carrie Underwood’s Record

Jontavious Willis Is Traditional and Contemporary At The Same Time

Lavender Prairie Creates Queer Country Paradise in Chicago

Orville Peck’s Rodeo Primed to Dismantle a Tired Image

Angie K Emotionally Achieves Childhood Dream, Makes Grand Ole Opry Debut

Beyoncé Becomes 2nd Most Nominated Artist At 2024 People’s Choice Country Music Awards

Brittney Spencer: Manifesting Global Country Stardom

Orville Peck insists country fans are more ‘open minded’ than Nashville music industry

What it meant for Denitia to make it onto the Grand Ole Opry stage: ‘Looking forward to this day for so long’

Country Music Star Brooke Eden Revamps SEC Nation Theme Song

Karisma Brown embarks on country music career after military service

Shaboozey Celebrates First No. 1 On the Billboard Hot 100 with "A Bar Song (Tipsy)"

Country singer Rick Trevino shares powerful message in new single ‘The Ride’

How Chris Housman Turned His Broken Neck Into His Debut Album, ‘Blueneck’

I felt excluded from country music until Beyoncé and ‘Cowboy Carter’ broke down that door

Unearthing buried roots: The untold origins of country music

Black Opry Records launches with an artist who’s been burned by the business

Chapel Hart Wants to Wish You a Happy July 4

10 queer and trans country artists for your big gay twangy summer playlist

Why Queer Country?

Apple Music Releases Collection of Black Country Artists Paying Homage To Beyonce On ‘Nashville Sessions’

DJ Boi Orbison, Country Fried Dance creating honky tonk haven for LGBTQ+ Texans

Shawna Virago, Trans Pioneer

Music Spotlight: Tae Lewis

Country Music’s ‘Disco Cowboy’ Adam Mac Dishes on His New Video, Line Dancing... And Fashion

Newcomer Kashus Culpepper Releases Mournful First Single ‘After Me?’

Cowboys & Cash: Charley Crockett the Modern Day Traveller & the American Dream

LGBTQ+ country singers on ‘breaking down the system,’ increasing visibility in genre

Rissi Palmer hosts event, reminds Nashville of the Black women country music left behind

20 Queer Country Artists To Stream This Pride Month & Every Month

How Queer Country Artists Are Creating Space For Inclusive Stories In The Genre

Orville Peck’s Mask Keeps Shrinking. He Doesn’t ‘Know Where It’ll End Up’

Adam Mac Provides the Line Dance of Summer with ‘Dust Off Your Boots’ — See the Music Video (Exclusive)

Black Opry Records Signs Its First Artist

Logan Staats could be Canada’s newest country prodigy

The Delightful Rebellions of Swamp Dogg’s ‘Blackgrass’

Brooke Eden On Coming Out In The Country World

Chapel Harts Talk Black Culture And Legacy In Country Music

Maren Morris comes out as bi in Pride Month post

Sam Williams Explains How Country’s ‘Outlaw Movement’ Has Evolved in documentary 'Rebel Country'

Orville Peck Keeps Evolving - He Hopes Country Music Can Do the Same

LGBTQ+ Artists Reclaim Country Music At Dorothy To Celebrate Pride Month

Meet Michael Warren, Black country singer, songwriter performing at CMA Fest, taking the genre by storm

Festival Frenzy 2024: 10 Events on CMA Fest’s Smaller Stages

A Journey to Advocate for Freddy Fender’s Country Music Legacy

Bonnaroo 2024 Artist Spotlight: Mon Rovîa

Shaboozey Talks “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” Almost Not Making the Album, His “Rocky Career” and Becoming a “Pillar of Music”

Country Artist Chris Housman Created a ‘Feel-Good Album.’ But Then His World Came Crashing Down

Crystal Torres Unveils New Release ‘Que Culpa Tiene el Alcohol’ and Future Music Projects Plans

The New Rebels: These Diverse Country Artists Are Embracing Their True Selves In Their Music

Before Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter,’ There Was Ray Charles’ ‘Modern Sounds’ – Though His Country Embrace Didn’t Begin or End There

Tanner Adell on Beyoncé, “Buckle Bunny,” and Making Country Music

Shaboozey fans talk 'Tipsy,' Beyoncé and country music at sold-out show

Reyna Roberts, Alice Randall Highlight Black Contributions to Country Music at Nashville Event

Kyshona on 50 Years of 'Rags To Rufus' - The Bluegrass Situation

The War and Treaty Call for Country Radio to Play More Women, Diverse Artists

Country Music Black Women Roundtable

9 Canadian Country Artists Who Are Part Of The LGBTQ Community

Zayn Says He Didn’t ‘Jump on the Bandwagon’ With Country Album

The struggle for Black artists to break into country music

He’s on Beyoncé’s album. He has a No. 1 hit. Shaboozey’s moment is here.

GLAAD Media Awards New York: Vito Russ Award Honoree Orville Peck Talks Diversifying Country Music and “Incredible Power” of Art

Lily Rose Is Redefining What It Means to Be a Country Artist: 'I Was Put on Earth to Break Barriers'

Late Bloomer: How Queer Country Supports My Queer Parenting

Linda Martell Opens Up About Her ‘Cowboy Carter’ Spotlight - And Her Bittersweet Time In Nashville

The War and Treaty Are ‘Proud to Be a Part of’ Country Music’s Changing Narrative

Lone Star State of Mind

Country Artist Tiera Kennedy Talks Forging Her Own Path After Boost From Beyoncé

Darius Rucker Part of Free Concert Celebrating ‘From Where I Stand: Black Experience in Country Music’ Release

Meet Kane Brown: Country's Modern Groundbreaker

At BMAC Event in L.A., Mickey Guyton, INK and Other Panelists Assess What Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy’ Moment Means for Black Female Country Artists

Katie Pruitt on ‘Mantras’ and Letting Go of Control

Kicking Open Country's Door With A Little Help From Beyoncé And Her Friends

Artist of the Month: Kaia Kater

Exclusive: Shane McAnally Shares Path to Becoming a Hit Songwriter-“People Didn't Know Who I Was Because I Didn't Know Who I Was”

How the Black Opry is helping elevate artists of color in country music

Katie Pruitt Discovers the Power of Letting Go: 'I Was Putting a Lot of Pressure on Myself'

Country singer Chris Housman wrangles a daddy in defiantly gay new music video

Orlando Mendez Blends Country Music With His Latin Roots

Black Country Isn’t A New Invention - Meet Five Pivotal New Voices

Songwriter Alice Randall Weaves Her Story Into the Larger Legacy of Black Country Music in ‘My Black Country’ Memoir

Miko Marks talks 'Trailblazing Women of Country' tour

The Creative Freedom Behind Leyla McCalla's 'Sun Without the Heat'

7 Latine Country Artists to Know

Milwaukee's SistaStrings shine on Alice Randall's 'My Black Country'

Wyatt Flores, a Rising Country Artist, Has a Superpower: Tapping Emotions

Who Is Reyna Roberts? The Self-Proclaimed "Princess Of Outlaw Country" Music

Alice Randall’s ‘My Black Country’ Paints a Fuller Picture

Beyoncé's country swerve broke the charts-but don't forget the Pointer Sisters

Black Opry creates a safe space for Black country music fans

Beyoncé cowboy carter blackbiird symbol black artists storytellers

CMT, mTheory announce diversity-aimed 2024 Equal Access country music cohort

Artist of the Month: Leyla McCalla

Kapali Long’s Heartfelt Hawaiian Country

Ethan’s Excerpts: Independent country artists are the future

Beyoncé's 'Cowboy Carter': Who are the featured Black country artists?

Beyoncé’s country album drowns out the Black music history it claims to celebrate

10 country albums by black artists

What Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ means to the Black Opry

10 Black Women In Country Music To Watch Out For

Out Now: Lillian Werbin

Beyonce’s new album highlights the Black women changing country music

Beyoncé Is Boldly Defying Country's Stereotypes

Who Is Linda Martell? All About the Country Singer Featured on Beyoncé's Album 'Cowboy Carter'

Tanner Adell, The Rising Country Star Taking Over TikTok, Talks Beyoncé, 'Buckle Bunny'

How Beyoncé Fits Into the Storied Legacy of Black Country

The 25 Best Country-Soul Albums

Welcome to the Future: Meet the Black Women Taking Over Country Music

Will Country Welcome Beyoncé? That’s the Wrong Question.

I saw Beyoncé get booed at the CMAs. I’ve been waiting for 'Cowboy Carter.'

Black Country Music Artists Getting Greater Visibility

Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter: The album’s country roots and history

This Summer, Music in the Gardens Reads From the Country Soul Songbook

Get Ready To Be Blown Away by Lizzie No's Songwriting

Superstar Beyoncé called out country music. That's huge.

Charley Pride's 1971 Classic "Kiss an Angel Good Mornin'" Inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame

BMAC Panel Examines Black Artists’ Challenges in Nashville, Asks Whether Beyonce’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ Will Help or Hinder Country Artists of Color

Rhiannon Giddens Slams ‘Problematic’ Backlash to Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’: ‘That’s Just Racism’

Sunny Sauceda: A New Dawn in Texas Country Music With New Single

Wyatt Flores Drops New Single “I Wish I Could Stay,” Announces New Project ‘Half Life’ Coming Next Month

Brooke Eden Talks Coming Out, Country Music, & Trisha Yearwood

Beyoncé Going Country Is Already Causing All This Conversation

The legacy of Country Music’s first Black superstar

Beyoncé has a country hit. How will country radio handle that?

A Little Less Insecure: The Story Behind Brandy Clark's First Grammy

You're Looking At (Feminine) Country

Queering the Cowboy And Other American Institutions

Brothers Osborne: Everybody's Everything

Willi Carlisle Discusses His Complicated Feelings About Making His Grand Ole Opry Debut

Beyoncé Shares Message Revealing Inspiration For ‘Cowboy Carter’ Country Album

CHANGE MAKERS: MY FAVORITES FROM 2023

Tanner Adell Sets Holler’s Saloon Stage On Fire at C2C Festival in London

Black Music Sunday: It's time to two-step into zydeco country

Influenced by Jazz, Tray Wellington Breaks Down Barriers on 'Black Banjo'

SistaStrings earn a spot in the Country Music Hall of Fame

Cary Morin's 'Innocent Allies' is An Unfiltered Palette of the American West

Frankie Staton on Building a Future for Black Country Musicians

The Black origins of the banjo in country music

The Root of Country Music

American Patchwork Quartet celebrating multicultural folk

Willi Carlisle is a lyric poet in the most classical sense

Sarah Shook & the Disarmers Detail New Album ‘Revelations,’ Share Lead Single “Backsliders”

Black Country Music Stars Shaping the Genre

Beyoncé, Country Music, and the Legacy of Black Cowboys

Black Opry Amplifying Black Voices in Country Music

Carin León: Blazing Trails in the Latin and Country Music Scenes

Beyoncé and Dolly Parton Share Their Love for Each Other as the Singer Takes Over Country Charts

Beyoncé makes history on Billboard's country charts with 'Texas Hold 'Em'

The Hispanic Artists Reviving Country Music's Latin Roots

Darius Rucker Talks Hootie Legacy and Helping Country Music ‘Look More Like America’

RVSHVD on New Song ‘Small Town Talk’ and How Keith Urban’s Music Was Pivotal for His Career

Chapel Hart is No Longer Trying to Make it in Country Music

Rising country music talent Jada Cato, a Birmingham Southern alum, is building soapbox in the genre

Sacha Is Ready to Take Over Country Music

Out Now - Julia Cannon

Reyna Roberts talks album, Nashville music, Beyoncé and fashion - Tennessean

CMT’s ‘Smashing Glass’ Honors Tanya Tucker, Patti LaBelle, and More Groundbreaking Women In Music

From "Alligator Bait" to "Gospel Blues," Joy Is Central on Robert Finley's 'Black Bayou'

Willi Carlisle to Donate Proceeds from New Single “When the Pills Wear Off” to Hope in the Hills

Allison Russell Talks Grammy Nominations and Living a “Joyful” Life

Black Opry Records Launch Party Gives Country Music Fans Hope

Tracy Chapman Wins Song of the Year at the 2023 CMA Awards for 'Fast Car': 'It's Truly an Honor'

Vincent Neil Emerson Teams Up With Shooter Jennings For Genre-Defying New Album

Out Now - Liv Greene on Queer gratitude

Rhiannon Giddens soars past Pulitzer win.

Making Music Festivals Safer for a Diverse Group of Musicians

Country music has always been queer…seriously

Out Now - Palmyra

Roberta Lea A Spirit on the Move

Cosmic Country celebrates five years of inclusive, trippy country music

O.N.E The Duo's 'Blood Harmony' celebrates authenticity

Rhiannon Giddens Unveils a Playful and Powerful Side in ‘You’re the One’

Fancy Hagood: “Music Has Been My Center of Joy”

Miko Marks releases "Jubilee" a rootsy collaboration with the Fisk Jubilee Singers

Latino country artists are expanding the genre while honoring their roots

Adeem the Artist: When country music won't love you back - Music

A country music duo from South Africa lands an Opry debut

Black Opry Review fights for equality in country music

Two Weeks Later, Silence From Americanafest

Reyna Roberts: Songwriting Salvation

Tiera Kennedy's Next Chapter is 'More Country' Than Ever

Roberta Lea is a Legend, and She’s Not Afraid to Say It

Country Artists Shine at CMT's Equal Access Showcase

The War and Treaty on Working with Zach Bryan: “It’s Changed Our Lives”

Country And Americana’s Big Homophobic Weekend

How Adam Mac Went From Cancelling a Concert Over Anti-LGBTQ Protests to Opening for Maren Morris - Billboard

Charley Crockett's Good Old Days Are Just Getting Started

Americana’s Annual Gathering Has Brandi Carlile and Others Posing the Question: Is It a Musical Style, or an Ideology?

Adam Mac Scraps Festival Gig Over Anti-LGBTQ Protest Concerns

Buffalo Nichols Champions Blues in the 21st Century

The Meaning Behind The Highwomen’s Inclusive “Crowded Table”

Chart Rewind: In 1983, ‘Games’ Got Played and Charley Pride Won

Brooke Eden Talks ‘Outlaw Love,’ Trisha Yearwood’s Allyship

MIXTAPE: Chris Pierce on the Healing Powers of Music

Brothers Osborne Embrace Their “Big Tent Country” Sound

Rhiannon Giddens, mining the origins of American music

Rissi Palmer Hosts Color Me Country All-Star Performance at The Long Road Festival 2023

Brothers Osborne To Be Presented With Angels Among Us Award

50 years of 'Lavender Country': the radical history of the first queer country album

Sam Williams Bluntly Addresses Haters

Gay baseball player/singer releases scintillating ‘Centerfield’ cover

Mickey Guyton's Fans Call Her a "Superstar" After She Joins Maroon 5 on Stage

Country Star Ty Herndon Marries Alex Schwartz in Scenic Wedding

4 Songs You Didn’t Know Brandy Clark Wrote for Other Artists

Country music star Brittney Spencer to headline Fell's Point Fun Festival

Rainbow Ruckus 8/22: Jett Holden, Lizzie No, Erin Rae, and More!

Black Opry, a country music collective, creates community

OPINION On Tyler Childers and Queer Tragedy

The Same Old Rhiannon Giddens

Meet Flamy Grant, the Drag Queen Carving Out Her Own Lane in Christian Music

Autumn Nicholas, Jason Isbell, More Stand for Gun Reform at Together in Action

5 artists who are really pushing the boundaries of Country music right now

Will Hoge Fosters Inclusivity and Community with “Can I Be Country Too?”

Rhiannon Giddens: busting genres across the American songbook

Queer Country Goes to Newport Folk

28 LGBTQ+ Country Singers You Should Be Listening To

Drag Queen Flamy Grant Tops the iTunes Christian Charts

Gabe Lee hopes to 'bridge gaps' between divided Americans with new album

Country Music’s Adeem the Artist Satirizes Jason Aldean’s ‘Small Town’ With a Biting Parody Song, ‘Sundown Town’

Country Music Has Never Been More Gay

Artist of the Month : Black Opry

My song 'Charlene' is about defying religious intolerance against LGBTQ people

Brothers Osborne Feel the Sting of Loss in New Song ‘Goodbye’s Kickin’ In’

The War and Treaty have a powerful message to share at the 2023 ACM Awards

CMT PREMIERE : ROBERTA LEA STANDS FOR FEMALE EMPOWERMENT IN "TOO MUCH OF A WOMAN"

Stagecoach : Kane Brown Breaks Mental Health Stigma With ‘Memory,’ Talks Depression

Rissi Palmer and Miko Marks take fans to the UK in new video "Still Here""

Mya Byrne Draws Strength to Be Herself on ‘Rhinestone Tomboy’

Joy Oladokun Is Nashville’s Most Low-Key Musical Revolutionary

Dwayne Jarrell Releases New Single, "Indiana"

A Queer Country Manifesto

Jessye DeSilva Prizes Community over Schmoozing

Lessons Learned From Outlaw Country

Brandy Clark Releases ‘Buried’ From New Album Produced by Brandi Carlile

Mickey Guyton Changed the Country Music Game. Now She Wants To Open Doors for Others.

Rissi Palmer Shakes Off Nashville and Creates Her Own Space in PBS Documentary ‘Still Here’

Charley Crockett Talks Dylan, Sings ‘Name on a Billboard’ on ‘The Daily Show’

Chapel Hart Are Reality TV Darlings Who Write Answer Songs to Dolly and Loretta Hits

Nashville's LGBTQ+ artists are carrying on the folk tradition