A Toast to Two of Our Greatest Living Musicians

Ann Powers

Dec 22, 2019 9:00 AM

The Women of Country Are Uniting Against Sexism

Jewly Hight

Dec 21, 2019 5:50 AM

The Best Albums of 2019

Carl Wilson

Dec 10, 2019 5:45 AM

Trent Reznor Has Finally Won a Country Music Association Award

Matthew Dessem

Nov 14, 2019 4:36 AM

Hustlers’ Financial Crash Parable Is Splashy but Shallow

Stephen Metcalf, Julia Turner, and Dana Stevens

Sept 18, 2019 1:01 PM

Ken Burns’ Country Music Isn’t Whitewashed, but It Is Awfully Rosy

Carl Wilson

Sept 16, 2019 7:52 PM

How “Old Town Road” Became the Longest-Running No. 1 in Hot 100 History

Chris Molanphy

July 29, 2019 4:34 PM

“Old Town Road” Rapper Lil Nas X Just Celebrated the End of Pride Month by Coming Out

Matthew Dessem

June 30, 2019 10:56 PM

Lil Nas X’s New EP Proves He’s More Than a One-Trick Pony

Carl Wilson

June 21, 2019 10:47 AM

Patrick Haggerty, Country Music’s Gay Pioneer, Is Back With New Music After 47 Years

Leigh Ann Carey

June 18, 2019 6:05 PM

Bruce Springsteen’s New Album Doesn’t Take Trump on Directly. It’s Better for It.

Carl Wilson

June 11, 2019 1:19 PM

The Controversy Over “Old Town Road” Reveals Problems Beyond Just Race

Chris Molanphy

April 12, 2019 4:23 PM

Is Having a Nemesis Productive or Just Petty?

Christina Cauterucci, Marcia Chatelain, and Nichole Perkins

April 11, 2019 12:45 PM

Maren Morris Is Nashville’s Greatest New-Generation Singer, but Her New Album Is Stuck in the Middle

Carl Wilson

March 11, 2019 11:25 AM

The Grammys and the Critics Agreed, for the First Time Ever

Chris Molanphy

Feb 11, 2019 6:52 PM

The Grammys Finally Managed to Lower the Bar Enough to Clear It

Carl Wilson

Feb 11, 2019 9:50 AM

Wild, Wild Country Music

Studio 360

Feb 07, 2019 5:00 PM

Pop Music Is Pivoting to Earnestness

Rawiya Kameir

Dec 25, 2018 8:00 AM

Ariana Grande and Kacey Musgraves Cut Through a Male-Dominated Year

Lindsay Zoladz

Dec 22, 2018 10:30 AM

The Best Albums of 2018

Carl Wilson

Dec 12, 2018 5:55 AM