Bill Ivey, 81, Dies; Quelled Conservative Ire Over U.S. Arts Agency

As the head of the National Endowment for the Arts, Mr. Ivey, a leader in country music, shifted the agency’s focus away from ...

R.E.M., Hootie, Black Crowes Supergroup Tells All: Meet Howl Owl Howl

Darius Rucker, Mike Mills, and Steve Gorman reveal their supergroup's origins. Plus: Why R.E.M. won't reunite and Hootie's ...
InForum

Touring behind his new album, "We're Only Human," the Americana singer looks inward with heart and humor.

Carll has long enjoyed musical collaborations, writing with Texas country greats Guy Clarke, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Jim Lauderdale and more. In 2024 he co-wrote and recorded “Hayes & The Heathens” with ...

Todd Snider, Folk Singer With a Wry Wit, Dies at 59

Mentored by the likes of Jimmy Buffett and John Prine, his big-hearted ballads told of heartache even as his humor revealed a ...

Stephen Wilson Jr., Best New Artist Nominee for CMA Awards, on Why His Maverick ‘Death Cab for Country’ Approach Found a Home at Big Loud Records

CMAs nominee Stephen Wilson Jr. and the owners of Big Loud Records talk about his signing with the label and what makes him ...
American Songwriter

3 Southern Rock Songs From the 1980s That Could Still Be Country Hits Today

Southern rock has been around for decades. The style of music combines rock and country music, part of its own genre, with fans from all over. These three Southern rock songs are all from the 1980s, ...

Exclusive: Hear the Drive-By Truckers Play Their Best Album Live at a Tiny Bar in Athens, Georgia in 2002

June 20, 2002’ is part of a new reissue of ‘Decoration Day,’ their first to feature a then-unknown Jason Isbell on third ...