No K-pop, little country and regional Mexican music
LOS ANGELES – With new categories, SZA, and “Barbie” — there’s a lot to discuss regarding the 2024 Grammy Award nominations. Who didn’t make the cut? What were the best….
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Niger fashion designer aims to show a positive image of her country at Joburg Fashion Week
JOHANNESBURG – Niger fashion designer Alia Bare took center stage at the Joburg Fashion Week with a collection that she hopes will spread a positive image of her troubled country,….
Leo Brooks, a Miami native with country roots, returns to South Florida for new music festival
MIAMI – Growing up in Miami in the ’80s and ’90s, Leo Brooks had a secret love that he always was afraid to share with his friends: He was a….
From country to pop, 2014 nostalgia to 2023 reality — it’s time for Taylor Swift’s ‘1989’
LOS ANGELES – Taylor Swift’s reimagined “1989” is here, the album that ushered in the first Peak Swift era — revisited at the height of her massive pop culture dominance…..
Country musician Megan Moroney says she writes sad songs for sad people. It’s making her a star.
LOS ANGELES – Not so long before her platinum-selling single “Tennessee Orange” became inescapable on country radio, this year scoring Megan Moroney her first-ever CMA nominations (song of the year….
On ‘Enlisted,’ country star Craig Morgan gets a little help from his friends like Blake Shelton
LOS ANGELES – In July, country music star Craig Morgan reenlisted in the Army Reserves on the historic Grand Ole Opry stage. At age 59, the process required a waiver….
Country star Dustin Lynch was at an impasse. The only way forward was to have ‘Killed the Cowboy’
LOS ANGELES – Ahead of his sixth studio album, “Killed the Cowboy,” Dustin Lynch sensed some inner conflict. The 38-year-old country star had achieved many of his goals: He spent….
Ringo Starr on ‘Rewind Forward,’ writing country music, the AI-assisted final Beatles track and more
LOS ANGELES – There are rock stars, and then there is Ringo Starr — drummer for the Beatles, award-winning soloist, photographer, narrator, actor, activist. To call him prolific would almost….
Country singer-songwriter Charlie Robison dies in Texas at age 59
SAN ANTONIO – Charlie Robison, the Texas singer-songwriter whose rootsy anthems made the country charts until he was forced to retire after complications from a medical procedure left him unable….
Country music star Zach Bryan apologizes after his arrest in Oklahoma
VINITA, Okla. – Country music star Zach Bryan — who just announced back-to-back shows in San Antonio next summer — was arrested and jailed briefly Thursday in northeastern Oklahoma, according….