The original songwriter of the No. 1 Merle Haggard hit, "You Take Me For Granted", brought the country star to tears.

Jack W. Hill, who wrote for 28 years for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, is now a freelance contributor to the paper. He and wife, Vicki, live in Bismarck on Big Hill Creek. They are grandparents six ...

The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum shared lesser-known romantic mementos from country music history. Songwriting couple Boudleaux and Felice Bryant kept their lyrics, including "All I Have to ...

The country music world has lost another legendary figure as musician and producer Jerry Kennedy has died. He was 85. The Country Music Hall of Fame shared a statement about his death from CEO Kyle ...

ANDERSON COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) – The Rock the Country music festival which was set to be held in July in Anderson County has been canceled. Ticketholders reported on social media that they received ...

Shinedown have become the fourth artist to pull out of Kid Rock’s MAGA-leaning “Rock the Country” music festival, the band announced on social media Friday. The group is the fourth artist to pull out ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Country music star Jelly Roll is asking the NFL to bring more country music to the Super Bowl halftime show. He made his request Sunday during Grammy Awards weekend. Jelly Roll told ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Matthew Leimkuehler is a music journalist from Nashville, Tennessee. A new category at the annual Grammy Awards wants to celebrate ...

Despite overwhelming success in the country music sphere, Haggard didn’t exactly have the same luck in his romantic life. The California-born artist married five times throughout his nearly eight ...

They’re staying home, home on the range. After crowning Beyoncé’s debut country album, “Cowboy Carter,” as album of the year in 2025, the awards show snubbed the genre this year, giving not a single ...

Kid Rock, Jason Aldean, Blake Shelton and Jelly Roll are set to perform at the 8-location touring music festival this summer Jack Irvin has worked at PEOPLE since 2022. He covers and edits daily music ...

What was your favorite country single and/or album released in 2025? “Choosin’ Texas” by Ella Langley. Her twangy drawl mixed with the pedal steel is gonna get me every time. Also Jason Isbell’s Foxes ...