Country

Between the Mic and the Music, Travis Tritt Live Shows Why His Fans Still Sing Every Word Back

Deborah L. Jacobs

Travis Tritt carved out his own lane in country music by mixing traditional storytelling with Southern rock edge and emotional ...

He Didn’t Just Sing About Love, He Made You Feel What It’s Like to Miss It: Drift Off to Dream (Live)

Deborah L. Jacobs

Travis Tritt broke through in the early ’90s with a voice that blended country soul with Southern rock swagger. Known ...

When Hank Williams Didn’t Sing About Loss, He Sang About Needing to Be Held: Rock My Cradle (Once Again)

Deborah L. Jacobs

Longing takes many shapes in Hank Williams’ music sometimes it sounds like heartbreak, sometimes like memory. In “Rock My Cradle ...

From Lipstick to Laughter: How Rootie Tootie Shows the Lighter Side of Hank Williams

Deborah L. Jacobs

Few artists can move between joy and judgment day like Hank Williams. His music stretches across emotion and eternity, sometimes ...

He Sang What Couldn’t Be Fixed: Hank Williams and the Still Sadness of ‘At the First Fall of Snow’

Deborah L. Jacobs

Loss, longing, and truth were never just subjects in Hank Williams’ songs they were lived experiences, shaped into melodies. In ...

“Before He Cheats”: Carrie Underwood Turns Heartbreak Into a National Sing-Along on the TODAY Show

Andy Frye

Carrie Underwood lit up the TODAY Show stage with a fiery performance of “Before He Cheats,” and the crowd didn’t ...

Carrie Underwood Sings “Alone” Again—And Makes Everyone Cry Happy Tears

Andy Frye

Twenty years ago, Carrie Underwood sang a huge hit called “Alone” on the show American Idol. It was the moment ...

“How Great Thou Art”: Carrie Underwood’s Tearful Tribute to 27 Lost Girls That Stilled the World

Andy Frye

A Texas tragedy left the nation grieving, but Carrie Underwood did what she does best: she sang through the heartbreak. ...

Fax Machines & Lifesaving Calls: The Unlikely Story of Reba & Dolly’s Unbreakable Bond

Andy Frye

The studio audience gasped as Reba McEntire revealed Dolly Parton’s shocking communication secret: “Sugar, she only takes faxes!” But behind ...

George Strait Debuts New Song ‘MIA Down In MIA’ – See the Jersey Crowd’s Electric Reaction!

Andy Frye

The moment George Strait strummed the first chords of his brand-new song MIA Down In MIA, MetLife Stadium erupted in ...