One final list to round out 2025. At the end of each year, we review the incredible moments in country music, from our favorite records to the best collaborations, our favorite discovered artists, and ...

Janson’s pivot is only one example of the overt MAGA-fication of Music Row, which began to reveal itself immediately ...

After Joplin’s untimely death, her recorded version of “Me and Bobby McGee” was released and reached the top of the U.S.

In a clip shared on TikTok, Daltrey, 81, strummed and sang the 1968 classic "I Got Stripes" by Johnny Cash. The rock icon was ...

These three classic country music ballads match the narrative quality of any great and timeless American novel.

The first song Lukas Nelson ever composed, “You Were It,” closes his new Grammy-nominated solo album, “American Romance.” He was 11 years old and living on Maui at the time. “I wrote it here on a ...

In a December 20 Instagram post, the star known as "the Elvis of Country" shared a video of himself performing Presley's ...

As his music career began to take shape, McPhee released the single “Bring On” in 2023 before entering — and winning — the ...

Another song list! This one is a personal favorite of mine, because it means I get to spend a lot of time with artists I like covering other artist’s songs. Last December, Paste crowned Merce Lemon’s ...

Incredible. This might be the best cover of Johnny Cash's "Folsom Prison Blues," I've ever heard, and it's by rock artist Sawyer Hill. He released a rendition of the classic country song with a bit of ...

Country music is full of cover songs. In the 1950s and ’60s, it was common for multiple artists to cut the same song within months of one another. Today, though, artists tend to leave more of a gap ...

This year in country music was all about artists discovering ways to innovate old forms and traditions. In some cases, like Eric Church’s Evangeline vs. the Machine and Carter Faith’s stunning debut ...