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She’s Still a “Good Girl”: Carrie Underwood’s Emotional Night on the Opry Stage

Deborah L. Jacobs

Carrie Underwood is such a legend that she was chosen to kick off the entire show at the Grand Ole ...

The One Secret Elvis Presley Knew About Making It in Music

Rob Sheffield

What if the key to stardom was not a secret song or a special move? Elvis Presley once laid out ...

The “Leaky Faucet” In Prince’s Head That Never Stopped Making Music

Rob Sheffield

Can you imagine making seventeen albums in just three years? It sounds impossible, but that is what Prince did. Between ...

John Foster’s “Amazing Grace” for His Cousin Victor

Rob Sheffield

More than 270 lives were lost when Air India flight 171 crashed in June 2025. One of those lives was ...

Fearlessness and Love: The Acoustic Gift That Brought Keith Urban to Tears

Deborah L. Jacobs

It is not every day a huge music star like Keith Urban, who is 58 years old, gets completely surprised. ...

Stapleton’s “Heart Letting Go” Feels Too Real for TV

Rob Sheffield

Nineteen original songs appear on one new television soundtrack. That is a huge amount of music. But one song, by ...

No More Drinks, More Feeling. Miranda’s Next Chapter

Rob Sheffield

Country music is built on songs about whiskey and smoky bars. Miranda Lambert wrote many of those songs. But the ...

Keith Urban Couldn’t Breathe After Seeing His 58th Birthday Gift.

Rob Sheffield

What do you get a music star for his 58th birthday? Keith Urban’s tourmate, Chase Matthew, had a perfect idea. ...

Jelly Roll’s New Favorite Sport Is Not What You Think

Rob Sheffield

What happens when a huge country star from Tennessee discovers Australian football? Jelly Roll recently found himself watching “footy” and ...

Shocking Revelation: Is Jelly Roll An Anime Fanboy???

Rob Sheffield

Millions of people follow the story of a pirate named Luffy, but who knew Jelly Roll was one of them? ...