Country
‘Emotions? They’re no big thing, man!’ Jeff Bridges on satisfaction, silver linings – and his secret life in music
As his lost 70s songs emerge, the Oscar-winner and musician explains how the magic of art keeps him upbeat even after losing homes to LA fires
Laura Barton
21, Mar, 2025 @5:00 AM
Country music is cool now – even the pop girlies are leaning into it. I’ve finally been vindicated | Rebecca Shaw
Cowboy hats and flannels are no longer just the realm of country music – or lesbians
Rebecca Shaw
20, Mar, 2025 @2:00 PM
Shaboozey review – viral country superstar finds comfort in intimacy
From scorned lovers to campfire heartbreak and outlaw vengeance, the charmingly tipsy singer takes the crowd on a JD swigging journey through the Old West
Jason Okundaye
20, Mar, 2025 @10:51 AM
Wild Rose review – Glasgow meets Nashville in big-hearted country musical
Adapted from the film, this vibrant show has plenty of joyful foot-stomping, with a star who gives us the raw fragility behind the fanfare
Mark Fisher
16, Mar, 2025 @10:46 AM
From Stud Country to Saddle Club: queer line dancing has taken over – and I’ve got my cowboy boots on
The phenomenon has a decades-long lineage, but today’s version is part country saloon, part Pride afterparty – and all gay abandon
Michael Sun
09, Mar, 2025 @2:00 PM
The Wiggles on singing with Dolly Parton in their starry country era: ‘We are friends of Dorothy!’
From collaborating with Parton and Orville Peck to viral TikToks and, of course, the Tree of Wisdom: for their 63rd album (yes really), the Wiggles mean big business
Katie Cunningham
07, Mar, 2025 @2:00 PM
Dolly Parton dedicates new song to late husband Carl Dean
US country singer says If You Hadn’t Been There is tribute to her husband of nearly 60 years, who died this week
Olivia Lee and agencies
07, Mar, 2025 @11:11 AM
‘I ate acid for two months straight. It was the best time of my life’: Americana anarcho-punk Sunny War on booze, drugs and the KKK
She’s the finger-picking blueswoman whose life was changed by the punk band Crass – and went viral for busking while homeless. She talks about ghosts, her ‘smelly’ childhood and fighting the far right
Alexis Petridis
07, Mar, 2025 @9:00 AM
‘I don’t want to retreat any more’: William Tyler on grief, alcoholism and his healing new album
After a painful midlife crisis, the former Lambchop sideman went to rehab, rejected ambition and embraced lo-fi recording. It made for his most startling music yet – with a surprise Four Tet collaboration still to come
Laura Snapes
03, Mar, 2025 @4:00 PM
The Righteous Brothers’ Bill Medley: ‘I’ve had some real downs’
The soul singer is releasing his first album in nearly 20 years and looks back on a career full of major highs and devastating lows
Jim Farber
19, Feb, 2025 @9:02 AM
Beyoncé announces Cowboy Carter stadium tour, with dates in US, UK and France
Beginning in April, singer will play 22 dates, including four at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Ben Beaumont-Thomas
03, Feb, 2025 @3:13 PM
Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy: The Purple Bird review – Will Oldham goes country, but darkly
Recorded in Nashville, the American outlier’s latest is concerned with the state of the nation and more, though there’s mischief in there too
Kitty Empire
31, Jan, 2025 @11:00 AM
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