Country Music Features

At 26, Lauren Alaina has already had a career full of ups, downs and many disappointments, but it has not changed her. She could be bitter or jaded, but instead remains the bubbly, optimistic girl from Rossville, Georgia.

When you think back to where it all began, it’s as if Dan + Shay have always been perfectly poised for whatever kind of moment country music is having.

It’s the connection to his real-life friends, his inside jokes and the fact that he still celebrates getting past #37 on the charts that make us relate to and connect with Chris Young, no matter his level of fame and success.

In the exact moment before Elvis popularised rock’n’roll, he was singing a country song. Holler looks back at how the genre shaped one of the greatest cultural icons in history.

The Opry’s pandemic performances get commemorative vinyl treatment with the release of their limited-edition LP.