Deborah L. Jacobs
The 90s Feud That Shook Country: Travis Tritt, Billy Ray Cyrus, and the Clash of Roots vs. Reinvention
There are stories in country music that live just as loudly off the stage as they do on it, and ...
How Keith Urban Made “Straight Line” the Ultimate Windows-Down, Open-Road Anthem
There is something exciting about hearing a song that feels like it’s already racing ahead of you. That’s the rush ...
How Jamal Roberts Turned ‘Heal’ Into More Than a Song at the Stellar Gospel Music Awards
There are nights in music when gratitude feels louder than any song. That is what happened when Jamal Roberts stood ...
Why John Foster’s “Believe” Cover Still Feels Like a Prayer You Carry for Life
There are songs that stop time and John Foster found one of them when he chose to sing “Believe” by ...
Keith Urban’s Messed Up As Me: Why a Flawed Love Song Feels So Uncomfortably True
There are songs that hit like a mirror, showing us the parts of love we wish we could hide. Keith ...
The Spark Behind Keith Urban’s GO HOME W U
A night out can change everything. That is the feeling that rolls through Keith Urban’s duet with Lainey Wilson, GO ...
The Secret Smile Inside Shania Twain’s Love Gets Me Every Time
Love never checks your calendar. Just when you think you have everything planned it slips in and takes over. That ...
When Silence Broke: Jamal Roberts Shares His Heart in a Debut Original Song
The bright lights were not the most important thing. Jamal Roberts walked out calm and strong, and right away the ...
When Silence Broke: Jamal Roberts and Kelly Clarkson’s Tearful ‘I Will Always Love You’ at a Nashville Memorial
The room was so quiet you could hear the air. At a memorial in Nashville, that quiet ended when Jamal ...
Jamal Roberts Breaks His Silence: Privacy, Pain and the Price of Fame
The words came before the music. Jamal Roberts wrote a Facebook post that was raw and unfiltered, filled with frustration ...