Music journalist, artist manager and self-proclaimed “country music disrupter” Holly G writes freelance about country music with bylines at Taste of Country, The Boot, No Depression, and Holler. She is the founder of the Black Opry. The Black Opry started as a website, blackopry.com, where she profiled Black artists who work in country, folk, Americana, and adjacent genres. It has since grown into an in-person community of Black artists and fans that come together to celebrate this music. The Black Opry also has a nationwide touring showcase with over 50 dates scheduled well into 2023.
Now that the Coachella dust has settled at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, Calif., it's time for country music to take over. Since 2007, the Stagecoach Festival has been bringing some of the biggest names in country music to the desert. This year is no different, with the festival featuring headliners Luke Bryan, Kane Brown and Chris Stapleton, along…
This year marks 20 years since country foursome Little Big Town released their debut album. And almost more impressively, the band is still composed of original members: Karen Fairchild, Kimberly Schlapman, Phillip Sweet, and Jimi Westbrook. The quartet has created a legacy in their two decades together, releasing soulful ballads and jovial party starters that have helped the three-time GRAMMY…
Kane Brown is a special kind of artist, in that he seemingly can't stop breaking new ground. At the 2022 MTV VMAs, he became the first male country artist to take the stage at the ceremony. There and then, he performed his new single "Grand," a hip-hop-heavy declaration of achieving his dreams and living the good life. "Grand" is a…
