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Shooter Jennings says Waylon Jennings’ new album Songbird is the real deal—no AI, just authentic '70s recordings lovingly mixed and preserved.

Dolly Parton has a music catalog spanning more than 60 years that has churned out chart-topping country classics and timeless hits that have grandparents and grandkids singing along. However, only one ...

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This essay first appeared in the NPR Music newsletter. Sign up for early access to articles like this one, listening recommendations and more. I love the word "heartthrob." It stops you whether you ...

Those wedding bells sound suspiciously like a Taylor Swift song. The pop star, and all-around poet laureate of love, took fans by surprise when she announced her engagement to NFL player Travis Kelce ...

The pioneer of Contemporary Christian Music wrote songs of salvation and worship for a generation of evangelicals. Chuck Girard wrote and sang and played from the time he was a kid—rhythm and blues, ...

After her song “Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue” blew up the charts, every song pitched to Crystal Gayle had the word “blue” in it. The year was 1977, and Gayle’s country music career was heating up.

Chuck Girard, who became one of the pioneers of Christian rock as Love Song’s lead singer in the 1970s after having hits as a member of the Hondells in the ’60s, died Monday at age 81. Girard had ...

Need to add some sweet country love songs for your upcoming date, or possibly even a wedding? The following three songs are absolute classics, and country fans young and old will likely recognize them ...

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The sarcasm-loving British post punk band was the surprise sensation at 2023’s Grammys. Now they’re back for more — with a little less sass but a lot more heart. By Ethan Millman Music Editor Rhian ...