If you’re looking for patriotic country songs for the Fourth of July, they’re easy to find. But country songs of dissent, that dare to question or call out the nation’s flaws, require some digging — ...

I’m willing to admit I am as much a sucker for a sentimental tune as the next guy. Am I going to confess here before my tens and tens of faithful readers that Taylor Swift’s “Tim McGraw” makes me tear ...

The poem that inspired the song, America the Beautiful, is 130 years old today, and despite the threats to democracy, it resonates more than ever. At this moment of deep political division, bold ideas ...

From Miley Cyrus' "Party in the U.S.A." to Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the U.S.A.," 10 songs to get you in the American spirit. By Billboard Staff It’s impossible to live in the 50 states and not ...

The Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet ...