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How Natalie Hemby Made a Perfect Country Album by Accident
'Puxico' started out as a documentary soundtrack, but the Nashville songwriter's debut turned out to mean so much more.
Country Livin' with Miranda Lambert, Margaret Glaspy, and More: Expert Witness with Robert Christgau
The Dean dives into some of country's finest new releases.
Stream of the Crop: 9 New Albums for Heavy Rotation 11/18
New projects from Miranda Lambert, Metallica, and Gucci Mane x Future top our list this week. And PC Music freaks us out.
Elise Davis's Debut Country Album 'The Token' Puts Gender and Love Toe-to-Toe
The album is a neo-country, soulful look at the dynamics of love, power, and success in America.
Country Storyteller Brandy Clark's Big Small Town Dreams Are Coming True
Her latest album, 'Big Day in a Small Town,' is a modern country triumph that celebrates flaws and mines vulnerabilities.
Lindi Ortega Makes Smart, Soulful Country Music for the NPR Crowd
Listen to "Faded Gloryville," the smooth, clear-eyed new album from the plucky Canadian country singer who's way more Nina Simone than Shania Twain.
How the Lyrics on Miranda Lambert's 'Platinum' Predicted Her Divorce from Blake Shelton
"How do you or don't you get the love you want when everybody wants your man?"
Miranda Lambert Rules, but It'll Take More Than a Grammy to End Country Music's Sexism Problem
This is why it's more important now than ever to support the strong women holding it down in a bro-dominated modern country culture.
Hillbilly Bone: Looking for the Heart of Country in New Nashville
Country has produced a new crop of superstars and surpassed rock in terms of self-described American fans. We sent a country-loving Yankee to the CMAs, and Nashville couldn't care less.
The Grammys Sucked a Surprisingly Small Amount This Year
Last night’s 57th Annual Grammy Awards was the most rewarding in the show’s recent history, and even in its misfires you could see a long-standing legacy institution lurching toward renewed respect.
Looking Back on the Year in Party Country, in Which Country Music Didn't Die
This year the conversation in country went from griping about bro country to contemplating the deterioration of the genre—maybe that was an overreaction.