April Verch Gets Swingy on Loretta Lynn’s “You Ain’t Woman Enough” (premiere)
Roots music fiddler April Verch returns with an album of classic country covers, and her first single is a swingy take on Loretta Lynn's "You Ain't Woman Enough".
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The 10 Best Country Albums of 2018
As our 2018 list demonstrates, women continue to make some of today's most spectacular country music, regardless of what gets played on the radio.
‘Woman Walk the Line’ Is a Love Letter to Country Music Past
Where female pop musicians tend to age out of the field, country musicians tend to possess a greater reverence for their predecessors, lionizing their greatness and proclaiming their influence at each and every opportunity.
The Strength of “Anatomy of a Song” Is Found in Its diverse and Impressive Group of Interviewees
A self-described “oral history jukebox” gives behind-the-scenes details about popular songs and the historical circumstances that shaped pop culture as we know it.
Loretta Lynn – “Lay Me Down” feat. Willie Nelson (Singles Going Steady)
"Lay Me Down" is a moving, inspiring, and meaningful piece of country music, qualities of which the modern genre seems to have nearly lost all connection to.
Why Country Music Really Needs Kacey Musgraves
At a time when mainstream country music is perceived as too pop, Musgraves has the potential to bring it back to the basics -- and in a progressive fashion, too.
