Story Behind the Song: Miranda Lambert, ‘If I Was a Cowboy’
"You know, it's funny: He's a Detroit boy, and I'm an East Texan, but somehow we wrote a song about the wild West together ..."
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Story Behind the Song: Jack Ingram, ‘America’
"I don't fly over these places; I stop and play shows here — a lot of them. I've never written a song about them. I have now ..."
Dalton Domino’s New Song ‘Wasn’t Her Own’ Was a Songwriting Challenge [Exclusive Premiere]
The song has its roots in a songwriting group text.
She’s Still the One: See Shania Twain Through the Years [PICTURES]
Born Eilleen Regina Edwards in Ontario, Canada, in 1965, Twain is the best-selling female country music artist, and one of the best-selling artists of all time, period.
Story Behind the Song: Tyler Braden, ‘Secret’
"When you're in a small town, you get to know a lot about the people around you, whether it's good things or bad things ..."
Story Behind the Song: Jason Aldean and Carrie Underwood, ‘If I Didn’t Love You’
"It was kind of a last-minute thing ..."
Story Behind the Song: Parker McCollum, ‘To Be Loved By You’
"I sat down and hit record on my iPhone and sang [it], just one take, exactly how it came out — just making s--t up ..."
Interview: Lukas Nelson Finds Inspiration in Stillness for New Promise of the Real Album ‘…
In March of 2020, with the COVID-19 pandemic shutting down much of the United States, Lukas Nelson moved back in with his family.
Country Music Traditionalist Ray Scott Contemplates Life Away From Nashville in ‘Smilin’ o…
Silence and solitude is starting to sound awfully nice to him.
Story Behind the Song: Thomas Rhett, ‘Growing Up’
"I noticed, every few years, there's certain things in my lifestyle that changes, and they just kind of remind me of like, man, you are just, every year, growing up and wising up and maturing a little bit ..."