country music /tags/country-music country music en-US WLRN Wed, 15 Mar 2023 16:00:00 GMT Miami goes country with new music festival /arts-culture/2023-03-15/miami-goes-country-with-new-music-festival Already considered a hub for Latin, hip hop and electronic music, now Miami is going country. Wed, 15 Mar 2023 16:00:00 GMT /arts-culture/2023-03-15/miami-goes-country-with-new-music-festival Associated Press Personifying a country ideal, Loretta Lynn tackled sexism through a complicated lens /arts-culture/2022-10-09/personifying-a-country-ideal-loretta-lynn-tackled-sexism-through-a-complicated-lens Rather than extol Lynn in ways she rejected, we should appreciate the agency with which she so impressively crafted her identity in country music. Mon, 10 Oct 2022 21:00:00 GMT /arts-culture/2022-10-09/personifying-a-country-ideal-loretta-lynn-tackled-sexism-through-a-complicated-lens Amanda Marie Martinez, Amanda Marie Martínez Dolly Parton removes herself from the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominations /2022-03-14/dolly-parton-removes-herself-from-the-rock-roll-hall-of-fame-nominations The artist said that her nomination could inspire her to put out "a hopefully great rock 'n' roll album at some point in the future." Tue, 15 Mar 2022 15:55:16 GMT /2022-03-14/dolly-parton-removes-herself-from-the-rock-roll-hall-of-fame-nominations Jonathan Franklin Country-soul star headlines West Palm Beach’s tenth annual Holiday in Paradise /news/2021-12-01/country-soul-star-headlines-west-palm-beachs-tenth-annual-holiday-in-paradise Country-soul artist Brooke Eden says safe, live music events help foster connection during the pandemic. Wed, 01 Dec 2021 17:29:56 GMT /news/2021-12-01/country-soul-star-headlines-west-palm-beachs-tenth-annual-holiday-in-paradise Wilkine Brutus New roots: Black musicians and advocates are forging coalitions outside the system /arts-culture/2021-10-29/new-roots-black-musicians-and-advocates-are-forging-coalitions-outside-the-system The mostly white country and folk music industries remain frustratingly difficult for Black musicians to enter. During one of Nashville's biggest events, one group envisioned a new pathway in. Fri, 29 Oct 2021 09:01:00 GMT /arts-culture/2021-10-29/new-roots-black-musicians-and-advocates-are-forging-coalitions-outside-the-system Jewly Hight Dolly Invested Royalties From Whitney's 'I Will Always Love You' In A Black Community /news/2021-08-03/dolly-invested-royalties-from-whitneys-i-will-always-love-you-in-a-black-community "It was mostly just Black families and people that lived around there," Dolly Parton said. "And I thought, 'This is the perfect place for me to be, considering it was Whitney.' " Tue, 03 Aug 2021 11:31:23 GMT /news/2021-08-03/dolly-invested-royalties-from-whitneys-i-will-always-love-you-in-a-black-community Joe Hernandez