Before he became one of country music’s most soulful voices, he was already a songwriting powerhouse behind the scenes in Nashville. After moving there from his hometown of Paintsville, Kentucky, in ...

George Strait played country music in high school, but didn't become serious about it until serving in the U.S. Army in the early '70s. The native Texan performed with an Army-sponsored band, and ...

Kenny Chesney opens up about his 2009 breakdown when he cried on stage, leading to career transformation and eventual Country Music Hall of Fame induction.

Loretta Lynn, Willie Nelson, and Garth Brooks are among the top country artists who have reshaped the genre over their ...

Today in Music History for Nov. 4: In 1740, English clergyman Augustus Toplady, who wrote the hymn "Rock of Ages," was born. In 1847, composer Felix Mendelssohn died at Leipzig at age 38.

A Change.org petition aimed at the NFL and Roc Nation requests country legend George Strait be named the Super Bowl halftime ...

Strait, 74, took the stage at the CMA Theater in Nashville, Tennessee, to perform "Troubadour" in tribute to his longtime ...

On this day in (October 6) in 1983, George Strait released his third studio album, Right or Wrong. In 1984, it reached No. 1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart, marking the first of 27 LPs to ...

On this day (October 7) in 2000, George Strait went to No. 1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart with his self-titled debut album. It was his 13 th No. 1 album overall, and the first of the new ...

Over 100 million people regularly watch the Super Bowl halftime show. Even if fans don't care about the game, more often than not they're tuning in to see the biggest stars of the music world. However ...

Songwriter Dana Hunt Black remembers her cowriter, the late Kent Robbins, leaving her what seemed like an incomplete voicemail the night before the two were to meet up for a writing session. His words ...