Whatever the route taken, the results were often startling and signaled country’s largest advances yet as a musical genre built for the present, not one rooted in the past. Yet nearly forgotten songs, ...

The Recording Academy introduced a new Grammy Awards category for Best Traditional Country Album. What does that mean?

Culpepper sees the 18-song project’s mesh of styles in a much simpler perspective, with the album’s “Southern Man,” written ...

Country music is rooted in Americana, with heartfelt stories of small-town life highlighting a focus on family, faith and fun. The genre, which dates back to the early 1920s, is now reaching new ...

This year's best country albums list is once again presented in partnership with Don't Rock The Inbox, the amazing country music newsletter run by Stereogum contributors Marissa R. Moss and Natalie ...

This year in country music was all about artists discovering ways to innovate old forms and traditions. In some cases, like Eric Church's Evangeline vs. the Machine and Carter Faith's stunning debut ...