The 1990s just might be the definitive era of sad country music. Legends like Garth Brooks, George Strait and Alan Jackson were at the top of their game during that decade, and young bucks — like an ...

This article was featured in One Great Story, New York’s reading recommendation newsletter. Sign up here to get it nightly. In 1996, Jo Dee Messina’s debut single, “Heads Carolina, Tails California,” ...

The ’90s produced some of the best-loved country songs in history. The decade saw the rise of artists like George Strait, Randy Travis, Reba McEntire, Garth Brooks, Alan Jackson, and a host of others ...

Good things often come in twos, and country duos are no different. While artist duos have been around since the days of Western music, the idea of pairing two country artists together boomed in the ...

Announced yesterday, An All‑Star Salute to ’90s Country will take place at the Von Braun Center in Huntsville on “Throwback Thursday,” February 5, 2026 for a one-night only television concert special ...

Over the years, mainstream Nashville country has absorbed the sounds and aesthetics of ’70s and ’80s rock, especially as those styles have disappeared from the pop mainstream. We should be ready for ...

Martin Kahan, a music video director who worked with major pop and rock acts in the 1980s before coming to specialize in top Nashville artists during the ’90s, died of cancer Sunday in Lakewood, NH.

It’s been 30 years since Country Jam USA welcomed music fans to Queen Creek Mayor Mark Schnepf’s family farm for a four-day festival that would evolve into the massive annual cultural phenomenon now ...