Though country music serves many purposes, it primary goal is to tell stories. Sometimes those stories are upbeat and other ...

But perhaps the most jaw-droppingly creepy song of all time is Eddie Noack's 1968 recording "Psycho," a song that finds the ...

These four dark country songs are great for a Halloween playlist, though one of them is definitely less "dark" and more "camp ...

THE WEEK’S MOST POPULAR CURRENT COUNTRY SONGS ACROSS ALL GENRES, RANKED BY STREAMING ACTIVITY DATA BY ONLINE MUSIC SOURCES TRACKED BY LUMINATE, RADIO AIRPLAY AUDIENCE IMPRESSIONS AS MEASURED BY ...

This week’s crop of new country tunes includes Benjamin Tod highlighting a range of country sounds on his new album Shooting Star. Elsewhere, Bailey Zimmerman and Max McNown both offer up songs about ...

Kris Kristofferson might have been too handsome for his own good, but he helped country music find a new path.

Since launching in 2000, All Songs Considered has been NPR's flagship program for music discovery, artist interviews and conversations with friends and fellow music lovers about the really big ...

who made a hit of his signature song “The Song Remembers When” in 1993, told Country Insider. “We’re all lucky that Hugh decided to be a writer. I will miss his voice.” Prestwood’s ...

On “16 Carriages,” Beyoncé tackles the sort of track that country artists have been cutting for decades: a road song ... “I’m still tryin’ to clean up my side of the street ...

A mix of voter familiarity and songwriting brilliance should combine to make the Oklahoma songwriter this year’s Best Country Song Grammy winner. Bryan’s been on voters’ radars since his ...

In the 2010s, country music revamped the definition of what a sad country song could be.

THE WEEK’S MOST POPULAR CURRENT COUNTRY SONGS ACROSS ALL GENRES, RANKED BY STREAMING ACTIVITY DATA BY ONLINE MUSIC SOURCES TRACKED BY LUMINATE, RADIO AIRPLAY AUDIENCE IMPRESSIONS AS MEASURED BY ...