USA Singer, actor, 'The Gambler': Kenny Rogers dies at 81 Actor-singer Kenny Rogers, the smooth, Grammy-winning balladeer who spanned jazz, folk, country and pop died at home of natural causes. 21/03/2020
Cult Stars react to Las Vegas shooting Celebrities have been reacting to the worst mass shooting in modern US history. In Nashville, Tennessee, a host of stars performed at a candlelit 03/10/2017
USA Singer Glen Campbell dies aged 81 The 'Rhinestone cowboy' singer, Glen Campbell has died aged 81 09/08/2017
Cult Trio Lady Antebellum is back with a new single "You Look Good" American country trio Lady Antebellum is back after a short hiatus with a new single “You Look Good,” from their forthcoming album “Heart Break,” coming out on June… 20/01/2017
no comment Patti Smith blanks out during Nobel Prize performance Singer and songwriter Patti Smith needed two attempts to get through Bob Dylan’s “A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall” at the Nobel Prize ceremony in Stockholm. 12/12/2016
Cult Bob Dylan's artwork on show in London He’s famously been on the road for nearly thirty years. 07/11/2016
Cult Bob Dylan wins Nobel Prize in Literature Bob Dylan has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for 2016 “for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition”. 14/10/2016
Cult LeAnn Rimes releases 'Remnants' US Country music singer LeAnn Rimes is back with her forthcoming album ‘Remnants’ which she describes as more spontaneous and organic than her last album… 23/08/2016
Cinema Legendary Kris Kristofferson returns to the Western in Traded Iconic country musician and actor Kris Kristofferson is back on the big screen as a barkeeper in Traded, a Western set in the 1800s. 23/06/2016
Culture news Cyndi Lauper makes a Detour to sing Country Pop singer, songwriter and Broadway musical composer Cyndi Lauper has been to Nashville to record “Detour,” a covers album that shows off the 09/05/2016
USA Country music legend Merle Haggard dies aged 79 American Country music legend Merle Haggard has died at the age of 79 from pneumonia. Haggard was considered one of the most influential figures in 07/04/2016
Cinema Hiddleston takes on Hank Williams in "I saw the light" Tom Hiddleston may be hot property right now but his portrayal of American music icon Hank Williams in “I saw the light” has not been without 29/03/2016
Culture news Country music reaps a rich harvest of old and new The writer of ‘I Will Always Love You’, ‘Jolene’, and a ‘Coat of Many Colors’, Dolly Parton has announced the release of ‘The Complete Trio 17/03/2016
Culture news Rucker rustles up some Southern Style Darius Rucker has released his new album, Southern Style, and the first single from it – Homegrown Honey – is already a hit. The musician started out 14/04/2015
Culture news Sweet revenge for UK country singer who makes chart history You may not have heard of them yet, but The Shires have just made British music history by becoming the first ever homegrown country music band to 12/03/2015