The City Paper Music Awards offers an annual opportunity to celebrate the best in local music. This year, CP readers voted for their favorite artists across genres including country, reggae, hip-hop, ...

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Here are four largely forgotten country albums from the 1960s released by some of the genre's most enduring legends.

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Roan joins queer country peers who've defied norms including Patrick Haggerty, Steve Grand, T.J. Osborne, Brooke Eden, Orville Peck, Brandi Carlile, ...

Famously, Kiah is also a queer Tennessee native, multi-instrumentalist, sobriety advocate, trauma survivor and a graduate of East Tennessee State University's Bluegrass, Old Time, and Country Music ...

With 'Brighter Days,' Yoakam once again demonstrates his ability to blend heartfelt lyrics with striking, genre-defying soundscapes.