• Kacey Musgraves wins awards, country music stars perform at 2014 Grammys [VIDEOS]

    Even though Taylor Swift thought she did (and then didn't) take home Album of the Year last night at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards, the "biggest night in music" was still a huge celebratory fest for country music's most popular acts. Though the genre failed to take home any of the night's major awards, country was represented quite well with five (and a half) performances.

  • 12 Days of Christmas: 9 Best Versions of 'Here Comes Santa Claus'

    With nine days remaining until Christmas, it's time to prepare Santa Claus Lane for ol' Saint Nick and look at the best versions of "Here Comes Santa Claus." Originally written and recorded by Gene Autry in 1947, the song became an instant success and classic, peaking at No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100. Since then, the song has been reimagined and covered countless time, but who's done it the most justice?

  • Local Natives, Kendrick Lamar and Alt-J top 'hardest working bands' list

    For the third year in a row, music site Songkick has compiled a list of the "19 hardest working bands" in show business. The list takes two factors into consideration: the performers' total number of shows played, combined with the total distance travelled to play those shows. This year's winner was Local Natives: The rock band played a total of 188 shows (more than any other act on the list), while traveling around 192,486 km.

  • 'Blackfish' pushes Heart, Barenaked Ladies to cancel SeaWorld appearances

    The hot new protest movement among musicians, and folks in general, is against the captivity of killer whales at marine theme parks such as Sea World, and several acts have jumped onboard in recent weeks. The Barenaked Ladies and Heart both cancelled shows at SeaWorld Orlando. Willie Nelson also cancelled his event at the venue, and although he cited scheduling conflicts as part of the decision, he added "what they do at Sea World is not OK."

  • Willie Nelson Will Play Southern Ground Music & Food Festival After All

    Willie Nelson's doctor told him that he should take time off from his touring schedule in order to rest up his injured shoulder, but he just couldn't wait to get on the road again. It was announced yesterday that Nelson was pulling out of four dates to rest his shoulder, but the country star's spokesperson told Country Music Television that Nelson would play his previously scheduled appearance at Nashville's Southern Ground Music & Food Festival after all.

  • Farm Aid Features Usual Spots from Willie Nelson, Neil Young and Dave Matthews, As Well As Unannounced Appearance from Pete Seeger [VIDEO]

    Attendees at the annual Farm Aid music festival got the usual suspects (Willie Nelson, Neil Young), but they also got a healthy dose of guest stars, including Dave Matthews, Jack Johnson, John Mellencamp, and in a surprise appearance, folk legend Pete Seeger. The show, which took place in Saratoga Springs, NY, dealt with the less-than-agreeable weather successfully.
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