Countless songs become hits and fade into the ether. They’re only considered good for a short period before, like many disposable things, they’re discarded and audiences move on to the next big hit.

There is the celebration of rural life and the yearning to recapture a seemingly simpler time. There are murder ballads, cheating songs, tunes that herald Saturday night’s debauchery and Sunday ...

The war waging between pop country fans and oldhead country traditionalists may never end, but those aren’t the only two options for country music. Modern neotraditional country and progressive ...

Societal expectations of women and female stereotypes have informed art since time immemorial, and classic country is certainly no exception. Whether through patriarchal consequence or the age-old ...