Journal of the San Juan Islands on MSN

Putting the Western in country-western with Asleep at the Wheel

Ten-time Grammy Award-winning band Asleep at the Wheel is bringing Western swing music to the islands this month. Ray Benson, ...
American Songwriter

3 Country Artists Who Brought the Genre Into the 21st Century

Country music has had its ups and downs. Country and western music found its start in the 1920s in the American South, and it has evolved countless times throughout the last 100 years. Toward the tail ...
Tennessean

ACM Awards vs CMA Awards: What's the difference between the country award shows?

The ACM Awards, hosted by Reba McEntire, will occur on May 8, 2025, in Frisco, Texas. The CMA Awards were held on November 20, 2024, in Nashville, Tennessee, with Morgan Wallen winning Entertainer of ...
The New York Times

Country Music Is Entirely at War With Itself

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 ...