Country Music

Guns. Transgender rules. Black Lives Matter. They all factor into division within the country music industry.

Ketch Secor, one of the band's founders and current frontman, is committed to gun law reform.

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Black Opry founder Holly G. about Jason Aldean's latest single and the fight to recognize Black contributions to country music.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Marcus K. Dowling, country music reporter for The Tennessean, on the controversy surrounding Jason Aldean's "Try That In A Small Town" song and music video.

The country music star is known for his songs about rural life, but critics, especially those on the left of the political spectrum, say his latest music video takes the nostalgic themes too far.

We asked for your favorite memories of Willie through the years as we celebrate his 90th birthday Saturday. As one of you perhaps put it best, "Even in a time of overuse of this word, he is truly an icon."

Reefer’s relationship with the genre spans more than just a couple of hits.

The San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo has started its long ride through February on the grounds of the AT&T Center and Freeman Coliseum.

The Nashville singer-songwriter tells the story of the mind-altering trip that set the stage for her latest album, and changed her life.

Rather than extol Lynn in ways she rejected, we should appreciate the agency with which she so impressively crafted her identity in country music.