Willie Nelson on what makes a good song, his latest album, and Kris Kristofferson

Willie Nelson on what makes a good song, his latest album, and Kris Kristofferson

Young musicians looking for longevity would be wise to follow the sensible words of Willie Nelson: do what feels right, and if you are lucky enough to have a statue built in your honour in your city, remember that it is just something you’ve “got to go down and clean off the pigeon s*** every … Read more

Inside Belfast – a city brimming with history, fantastic food, and spectacular sights

Inside Belfast – a city brimming with history, fantastic food, and spectacular sights

WHEREVER you look in Belfast, history looms large. The Troubles, its shipbuilding industry, pubs and folk music. But it’s also a place that’s unmistakably modern – there’s the TV and film industry where Game of Thrones was produced, exotic new restaurants and even a Pride parade the weekend I visited. 10 The Titanic Hotel is … Read more

Orville Peck on feeling like an outsider and finding his home in country music

Orville Peck on feeling like an outsider and finding his home in country music

With his deep baritone voice and high-camp take on cowboy culture, Orville Peck has been steadily on the rise since the release of his debut album, Pony, in 2019. Now, he’s back with his highly anticipated third album, Stampede, but in an interview with Q‘s Tom Power, Peck shares that he didn’t always feel at … Read more

Singer Ingrid Andress says she was drunk during criticized MLB anthem performance, will get treatment

Singer Ingrid Andress says she was drunk during criticized MLB anthem performance, will get treatment

After a widely panned performance of the U.S. national anthem at the MLB Home Run Derby, country singer Ingrid Andress apologized Tuesday and said she was drunk. “I’m checking myself into a facility today to get the help I need,” she wrote in an Instagram post. “That was not me last night. I apologize to … Read more

U.S. singer Jelly Roll raising funds for Indigenous youth at Canadian debut in St. Catharines, Ont.

U.S. singer Jelly Roll raising funds for Indigenous youth at Canadian debut in St. Catharines, Ont.

When award-winning Nashville musician Jelly Roll makes his Canadian debut at a St. Catharines, Ont., concert Monday night, he’ll do so while supporting programming for local Indigenous youth. The 7 p.m. show at the city’s Meridian Centre is raising money for the Heather Winterstein Foundation.  The foundation was set up after Winterstein’s death in late 2021. The 24-year-old died less than … Read more

Kinky Friedman dies; musician brought irreverence to Texas politics

Kinky Friedman dies; musician brought irreverence to Texas politics

By Jim Vertuno | Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas — Singer, songwriter, satirist and novelist Kinky Friedman, who led the alt-country band Texas Jewboys, toured with Bob Dylan, sang with Willie Nelson, and dabbled in politics with campaigns for Texas governor and other statewide offices, has died. Friedman, 79, died Thursday at his family’s Texas ranch … Read more

Country singer Ivana Pino Arellano dies in horror crash just a day after celebrating her 32nd birthday

Country singer Ivana Pino Arellano dies in horror crash just a day after celebrating her 32nd birthday

A BELOVED country singer has died in a horror car crash at just 32 years old. Mum-of-four, Ivana Pino Arellano tragically lost her life on June 15 – just a day after celebrating her birthday around family and friends. 6 Country singer Ivana Pino Arellano has tragically died in a horror car crashCredit: Jam Press … Read more

Eurovision’s slogan is ‘United By Music.’ This year, fans and performers faced division

Eurovision’s slogan is ‘United By Music.’ This year, fans and performers faced division

Eurovision’s slogan is “United By Music,” but this year’s edition of the singing competition was marked by unprecedented protests. Non-binary Swiss artist Nemo took home the grand prize with The Code, a song about their journey to embracing their identity — and a stage performance that featured Nemo on a spinning platter. But beyond the … Read more

Country music star Ana Paula Vieira, 27, killed in horror head-on crash with boyfriend hours after performing final gig

Country music star Ana Paula Vieira, 27, killed in horror head-on crash with boyfriend hours after performing final gig

BRAZILIAN country music star Ana Paula Vieira has been killed alongside her boyfriend in a horrifying head-on crash. The 27-year-old was driving home with her partner Marcelo Stocco, 32, after performing her final gig in Cacoal when they collided with a tractor-trailer – leaving the car mangled at the side of the highway. 6 Brazilian … Read more

Beyoncé Won’t Burn Down the Barn with “Cowboy Carter”

Beyoncé Won’t Burn Down the Barn with “Cowboy Carter”

Here she comes round again, the horse goddess. When Beyoncé released “Renaissance,” in the summer of 2022—a paean to house music and disco, and to the Black queer people who invented them—the album cover featured the artist perched on a glittering beast. Now, on “Cowboy Carter,” her new country-inspired album, she sits sidesaddle on a … Read more