This week in country music history starts with an album most of us can still sing front to back. On November 4, 1997, Shania Twain released Come On Over, and country music has been feeling it ever since. Why Shania Twain's Come On Over Still … [Read more...]
The ACountry Friday Roundup: Ella Langley Makes Hot 100 History as Nashville Toasts Its Songwriters (Oct 24-30, 2026)
Pull up a porch chair, friends, because this week's country music news had one big idea running through it: the song is the whole show. Ella Langley set an all-time chart record, Nashville's best writers got their flowers, and a Florida legend's … [Read more...]
George Strait Accepts Rare Career Maker Award, Insists Songwriters “Made My Career”
Only George Strait could accept a career honor and spend the whole speech giving it away. The King of Country Music received the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame's Career Maker Award on Monday night, October 26, at the Hall's 56th Anniversary … [Read more...]
Miranda Lambert to Headline the Cowboys’ 30th Thanksgiving Halftime Show
Pass the stuffing and turn up the TV. Miranda Lambert is heading home to Texas for Thanksgiving, and she's bringing the show to one of the biggest stages in sports. The multi-Platinum, three-time GRAMMY winner will perform live at AT&T Stadium … [Read more...]
John Anderson Dies at 71: Remembering the Country Music Hall of Famer Behind “Seminole Wind”
Some voices you recognize in a single syllable. John Anderson had one of them. Weathered, a little twangy, a lot of soul, and completely his own. John Anderson, the Country Music Hall of Fame member who helped steer country back to its roots in … [Read more...]
This Week in Country Music History: Oct 26 to Nov 1
Pull up a chair, friends. This week in country music history has a story that still makes people say "wait, he did what?" On October 26, 2000, Garth Brooks stood in front of reporters in Nashville, just ahead of a gala celebrating 100 million albums … [Read more...]
Zach Top Is Bringing Red Rocks to a Tennessee Drive-In, and You Can Watch From Your Couch Too
Pack the cooler and back the truck in. Zach Top is premiering Zach Top: Live From Red Rocks: The Concert Film on Sunday, November 1 at the Stardust Drive-In in Watertown, Tennessee, and he's opening the night with an intimate acoustic set. Even … [Read more...]
Robert Earl Keen Is Turning Christmas Into a Disco Party, and We’re In
Dust off the mirror ball, y'all. Robert Earl Keen's annual holiday tour is back, and this year the Texas songwriting legend is trading the tinsel for a little Studio 54 shine. The 2026 run is called I Will Survive...Christmas, and it's exactly as fun … [Read more...]
The ACountry Friday Roundup: Goodbye to a Seminole Wind, and Hello to the Class of 2027 (Oct 17-23, 2026)
Some weeks in country music are all about what's next. This one was about the folks who built the house we're all still living in, and the ones already carrying boxes into the spare rooms. Pour yourself something cold and pull up a chair, because … [Read more...]
This Week in Country Music History: A Last Duet, a New Opry Member and the Songs That Stuck (Oct. 19-25)
Pull up a chair, y'all. This week in country music history (Monday, Oct. 19 through Sunday, Oct. 25) is a mix of goodbyes, welcomes and a few voices we still hear every time the radio gets quiet. The Anchor: Kenny Rogers Says Goodbye, With Dolly … [Read more...]
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