Country music loves to sing about itself, sometimes spoofing it, i.e., David Allan Coe’s 1975 “You Never Even Called Me by My Name,” and sometimes more seriously, like Barbara Mandrell’s 1981 "I Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool,” which hit #1 years before...

  If Dolly Parton’s “9-5” (1984) had a baby with Shaina Twain’s “Man!  I Feel like a Woman, " (1997) it might be “Like a Lady,” the newest release from Lady A. Co- written and sung by the group’s Hillary Scott, it’s got the charm and sass of both those songs,...

Country’s Luke Comb’s mid-tempo and romantic “Forever After All,” which has already racked up the most first day streams on Apple Music and broke a Spotify record for the most streams in one day for a solo Country artist, is #28 on this week’s  music chart, and it’s a...

Nashville newcomer Elvie Shane's "My Boy" got me crying, and it's not even a sad song, rather, it's heartwarming, tender, and Country to its core: He ain't my blood, ain't got my name But if he did, I'd feel the same Yeah, he's my son and that's my choice He ain't my...

Hot Country duo Dan + Shay get right to the point in "Glad You Exist," a short, tight, upbeat song... There's a couple billion people in the world And a million other places we could be, but you're here with me Take a moment just to take it in 'Cause еvery high and...

Come on, people now Smile on your brother Everybody get together Try to love one another right now Written by Chet Powers and performed by the Youngbloods, 1967's "Get Together" hit a national nerve: Simple, straightforward, and oh, so needed. Flash forward to...

Songs about friendship range from treacle-y to sublime, and “Famous Friends”  by Country’s Chris Young with Kane Brown, an upbeat ode to when these guys weren’t big-time Nashville recording artists, but were just one of the local high-school crowd, with a regular life...

After Lee Brice was injured while playing football for Clemson, he re-directed his career to music, where he’s been uber-successful as a singer/songwriter, racking up more than a half-dozen number one hits.   His newest, "Memory I Don't Mess With," is strong stuff: ...

Country star Jimmie Allen has re-imagined Louis York's "What Does Christmas Mean," from three years ago, keeping the duo (Claude Kelly and Chuck Harmony) and adding Nashville trio the Shindellas for a cool, new holiday song-for-grown-ups to add to your playlist. This...