Seventy years ago today, George Jones released his first hit single. It went on to be recorded by countless country stars.

Willie Nelson is releasing "Workin' Man: Willie Sings Merle," his 78th solo album, as a tribute to Merle Haggard. The new album features 11 covers of Haggard's songs, including "Workin’ Man Blues" and ...

The country music world has lost some iconic names in 2025. As we head into the homestretch, we take a moment to look back at the country music stars and influential names that have been lost thus far ...

The Emory, Texas-based country singer Billie Jo Jones is no stranger to speed, and we’re not referencing the drug. When she was just 18 years old, she was clocked at 119 mph on a Texas highway - in a ...

The Outlaw Music Festival has returned to Syracuse, led by the original country outlaw. Willie Nelson performed at the Empower Federal Credit Union Amphitheater at Lakeview on Sunday night as the ...

Irene McAlister, age 79, was born September 23, 1945 in Pittsview, Alabama to her parents, the late Willie Jones and Bessie B. Battle-Jones. She entered eternal rest on July 29, 2025. After moving to ...

My mom adored Willie Nelson. He was her all-time favorite performer. So when she moved from the North Country to Saratoga Springs in 2019, I knew I had to take her to SPAC for the Outlaw Fest. It’s ...

The Outlaw Music Festival began nine years back as a single event in Scranton, Pennsylvania, featuring Willie Nelson, Neil Young, Sheryl Crow, Chris Robinson, and Lee Ann Womack. It’s slowly morphed ...

George Jones and Merle Haggard represented the two sides of the classic country music coin. Jones, hailed as the greatest country singer of all time, is one of the best representatives of the ...

Megan Cartwright is Newsweek's Deputy Entertainment Editor, based in London, U.K. Her focus is on U.S. pop culture and entertainment news stories. Megan joined Newsweek in 2022 from New York where she ...

Willie Nelson and his Outlaw Music Festival will have to wait a beat for their Sooner State debut. The country singer's long-running festival, which also features fellow music icon Bob Dylan, was ...