Mary Chapin Carpenter kicks off our 2026 with life-affirming conversations about dogs, walks, Celtic music, and kicking ass. Her latest album, ‘Personal History,’ sees her working with Josh Kaufman, creating beautiful lush songs.
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It’s the time of year to consider who might be the inductees into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2026. A secret committee commissioned by the CMA (Country Music Association) is receiving their final ballots.
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In 2025, the world got a little quieter as a large chorus of musician’s voices fell silent. The list of artists who died last year includes soul icons Brenton Wood and Sam Moore, metal innovator Ozzy Osbourne, folk legend Peter Yarrow, songwriting genius Brian Wilson, and consummate Americana
Mon Rovîa “Bloodline” Janjay Lowe has lived the kind of life that most of us have only seen in Oscar-bait movies (and not the kind where everyone plays fancy dress-up – the messy ones). The singer-songwriter, who goes by Mon Rovîa as a tribute to his native Liberia, was adopted out of that war-ravaged nation […]
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Alan Jackson became a country music Hall of Famer singing them. But it was his long-time behind-the-scenes songwriting partner Jim McBride who was responsible for co-writing so many of his songs.
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