For the uninitiated, the outlaw country music movement was country music’s most memorable countercultural moment in the 20th century, complete with country musicians who didn’t fit Nashville ...

As a longtime hero of outlaw country, Nelson has played the festival numerous times over the years, but in 2024 he was forced to withdraw from it at the last minute due to health issues, possibly ...

These country albums from the 1970s prove that the decade produced some of the best music in the genre's history.; ...

He added, “Country music, especially outlaw country, has found its way into pop culture. I’m always chasing that tension in the clothes: sartorial meets casual or Western.” ...

How to embrace the tiny Texas Hill Country town that defines outlaw music. Everyone's got to take a trip over here some time. Musician Jimmy Lee kicks back in the General Store in Luchenbach, Texas.

The concert — actually Nelson’s third recent visit to the Bowl after his 90th-birthday bash in 2023 — was part of the annual traveling Outlaw Music Festival, which will keep Nelson, now 92 ...

Extreme weather caused the Outlaw Music Festival Tour, featuring Willie Nelson and Bob Dylan, to cancel two shows, including July 1 date in Oklahoma.

The Ryman Auditorium, a National Historic Landmark, holds a special place in country music history.It was home to the Grand Ole Opry from 1943 to 1974, and Jones, a Grand Ole Opry member since ...

Country music is one of the fastest-growing music genres in the country in terms of streams, according to data tracking firm Luminate. Audio streams numbered round 75 billion in 2020 and grew to ...

Country music is at a critical juncture at the exact moment that its commercial reach is at its peak. Beyoncé, Morgan Wallen, Shaboozey all have claim to the genre at the moment, artists with ...

K. Michelle, the acclaimed vocalist transitioning from R&B stages to country music’s hallowed grounds, recently confronted skepticism from one goofy journalist regarding her authentic connection ...

In Crockett’s telling of the story of country music, Hank Williams “learned everything on a street corner in Montgomery, Ala.,” a reference to the young Williams’s informal apprenticeship ...