Music

Why pantheon-worthy tunes are always sung by storytellers

The head-turning Fort Worth singer brings fresh energy to his vintage sound

Coming up this week: An avant-garde music festival you really can’t miss

A new exhibit at the New Orleans Museum of Art shows some of the twentieth century’s greatest musicians in unguarded moments

Join us for a special in-office concert from the bluegrass masters

From Winchester, Virginia, to worldwide acclaim: A look back at the velvet-voiced country music pioneer, fifty-five years after her death

The Nashville-based singer-songwriter discusses her forthcoming children’s album and offers a first listen of the song “Dream Catcher”

There’s even more to the story behind the greatest love song of all time

The Nashville-based hit songwriter talks small-town beginnings, battles with self-doubt, and the long road to her new album Starfire

On February 9, the singer-songwriter salutes fans by opening up his catalog

A well-loved tribute to one of the Man in Black’s early classics

A trio of music’s brightest—Sarah Jarosz, Sara Watkins, and Aoife O’Donovan—find perfect harmony together

Five of the Recording Academy’s most egregious Southern snubs

Shelby Lynne, Allison Moorer, Warren Haynes, and others come together for a new album paying tribute to Elmore James

Songwriter and frontman M.C. Taylor on the power of positive thinking, the pull of North Carolina, and his latest album, Hallelujah Anyhow

Eight Dolly Parton performances to bring a smile to your face (and maybe even tempt you to put a teasing comb through your hair)

A new album of previously unreleased tracks finally gives the Swampers their due

Let the Texas-born music legend get your soundtrack started with his ideal lineup

Fifty years ago, the Man in Black stepped through the gates of Folsom Prison—and changed country music forever

From educational programs to New Orleans’ newest Mardi Gras krewe, the Crescent City’s Iconic Jazz Ensemble is reaching a new generation of musicians