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This beloved country song pokes fun at love gone wrong, and it still stands strong nearly 40 years after its release.

Country singer Ella Langley, the Swedish dance-music star Robyn, and singer-songwriter Allison Russell each have a take on sorrow and discontent that yields vivid, even inspiring music.

When Adam Mac celebrated the release of his latest album, Southern Spectacle, with a live concert at Nashville’s rock outpost ...

Songs about weed have pervaded country music for decades, but it seems now more than ever there is a general acceptance of the use of pot across the genre. Whether it’s mentioned in passing as a way ...

Ella Langley and Morgan Wallen dropped a new song over the weekend, and the internet is buzzing. Wallen and Langley are two of the biggest music acts in the world, and they're currently on tour ...

Country music is known for three chords and the truth — it’s all about the storytelling. But did you know that there are six big country songs that are about love but have the word “die” in the title?

J.S. Gornael has a BA in English with a Creative Writing Emphasis in Poetry and an MFA in Fiction. He has taken workshops in poetry, fiction, and non-fiction (though mostly the second). Half-cinephile ...