Country guitar playing is defined by its unique picking techniques — from fingerstyle and Travis picking to hybrid picking. These methods blend melody, bass, and rhythm into one seamless performance, ...

In his inaugural Guitar World column, the great Corey Congilio demonstrates how all players can benefit from a technique ...

Lainey Wilson is up for three of the five country music Grammy categories, topped only by Tyler Childers' four. Winners for Country Song, Country Solo Performance, Country Album and more are included ...

Zach Bryan performs at MetLife Stadium on July 20, 2025, in East Rutherford, N.J. Country singer Zach Bryan is making headlines after a snippet of his new song “Bad News,” posted on the singer’s ...

You can go in many directions when compiling a list of the all-time best country music songs. Which criteria do you use? Record sales, most streamed, most googled, number of weeks on the country ...

Beyoncé won favorite female country artist and favorite country album at the 2025 American Music Awards for "Cowboy Carter." This was Beyoncé's first nomination and win in both categories, though ...

U.S. travel to Portugal has boomed in recent years, and it's now the No. 1 country where Americans are hoping to move abroad. That's according to a survey of 116,363 Americans who looked into leaving ...

Love it or hate it, there is no denying that the country has gone country. Beyoncé is touring on her Grammy-winning country album, “Cowboy Carter.” All races and ages are line dancing to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Sughnen Yongo is a Midwest writer covering Black women, pop culture. The way we listen to and understand music has continued to ...

Country music's Christmas songs are like side dishes at your fancy holiday dinner. Most country fans reach for the standards, but a few will always prefer those specialty treats. Others you may simply ...

Earlier this year at the Billboard and NMPA Songwriter Awards show, alternative pop singer Lana Del Rey made an observation about the state of the music industry. “If you can’t already tell by our ...

Some musicians are prolific songwriters, others are technically proficient instrumentalists, but country legend Glen Campbell just so happened to be both, as he casually proves in a jaw-dropping ...