In the 1980s, more than ever before, country artists and songwriters were perfecting the art of the story song.

The joke works, in part, because country music often expresses abstract ideas—take grief, for instance—by focusing on concrete objects. It’s a genre that likes to show first and tell second.

Kris Kristofferson who became an iconic country music songwriter and a respected Hollywood actor, has died at the age of 88.

Kris Kristofferson, a songwriter who became a country star and A-list actor, died at his home on Maui surrounded by family on ...

Legendary country singer/songwriter Kris Kristofferson, who wrote classic songs like "Me and Bobby McGee" and "Sunday Morning ...

Rogers topped pop and country charts during the 1970s and 1980s ... 10th best-selling male artist in US history in terms of album sales. He collaborated with other country music legends during ...

He influenced many artists in soul and country music, and his legacy inspired new generations of musicians. One of the first romantic black male balladeers, Billy Eckstine’s smooth baritone ...

For a long time, the rap scene was very misogynistic, with a very minimal female presence. There have been female rappers ...

Mariachi was always a male-dominated form of music, performed by men in rural areas of Mexico. These were traveling musicians ...

Morgan Wallen tops the 2024 Country Music Association award nominations with seven. For a third year in a row, Wallen is up for both the top prize — entertainer of the year — and the male ...

Kris Kristofferson, a singer-songwriter whose literary yet plain-spoken compositions infused country music with rarely heard ...

Kris Kristofferson, a Rhodes scholar with a deft writing style and rough charisma who became a country music superstar and ...