Tag: Country

The Country Comeback As Commentary on Our Culture

Country music is back, baby. With Zach Bryan selling out stadiums, Beyoncé dipping her toes into the genre with “Cowboy Carter” and new artists like Ella Langley taking off, one thing is clear – country is having its moment. But this revival goes deeper than just the music, it reflects a cultural shift. In the […]

The Wiggles Go Country

The Wiggles Go Country

Beloved Australian-based children’s band The Wiggles announced on January 10 that they will be releasing their next studio album in 2025, and this time, they’re going country! The colorful band known for bops like “Fruit Salad, Yummy Yummy” and “Toot Toot, Chugga Chugga, Big Red Car” are putting on their rainbow cowboy boots and fringe […]

Beyonce’s Country album snubbed at CMAs

Beyonce’s Country album snubbed at CMAs

Yesterday the Country Music Association announced all of the nominees for this year’s 58th award show. Among those names were Luke Combs, Jelly Roll, Morgan Wallen, Megan Moroney, and Lainey Wilson. Yet one pretty popular name did not make the list, Beyoncé. In March, Beyonce released an all-country album for the first time.  The record […]

Post Malone Deserves Album of the Year (Op-Ed)

Post Malone Deserves Album of the Year (Op-Ed)

Singer-songwriter Post Malone released his sixth studio album titled ‘F-1 Trillion’ on August 16th, but this record was different than anything Malone had released in the past. Going from rap to pop, Posty has been known to switch up his genre but this time around he did a complete 180, releasing a full country album. […]

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