Yahoo

Ella Langley Honors Classic Country Singers with ACM Awards Speech

Ella Langley is one of the freshest faces of country music, but that didn’t stop her from taking home the most ACM Awards on Thursday night. If the name doesn’t ring a bell, her single, “you look like ...
American Songwriter

3 Classic Country Songs That Challenged Female Stereotypes (And One That Critics Said Did the Opposite)

Societal expectations of women and female stereotypes have informed art since time immemorial, and classic country is certainly no exception. Whether through patriarchal consequence or the age-old ...
Variety

ACM Awards Presented a Utopian Picture of Country — Steeped in Tradition, and Dominated by Women. We’ll Take It

Country queens (and princesses) and hat acts old and new were the order of the day on the 60th annual show. A completely representative picture of where modern country is at? Not necessarily, but the ...
Whiskey Riff

Ella Langley Delivers Flawless Rendition Of Kitty Wells’ Classic Country Hit, “It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels”

This past weekend, Ella Langley headlined shows in Texas, and she broke out some classic country in Kitty Wells’ honky tonk heartbreaker “It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels.” ...
Yahoo

10 years ago, a country radio pro dismissed female singers — and 'Tomatogate' was born. Are they getting more respect now?

It has been 10 years since "Tomatogate" rallied women in country music. (Photo illustration: Yahoo News; photos: Christopher Polk/Penske Media via Getty Images, Rich Polk/Penske Media via Getty Images ...
American Songwriter

Country Artists Put New Spin on Beyoncé’s Classic Tracks, Including “Irreplaceable” and “Drunk in Love”

A group of country artists have come together with Apple Music to put out covers of Beyoncé‘s classic songs such as “Irreplaceable,” “Drunk in Love,” and more. Six Black country artists, some of which ...