

With ‘Fearless’, Taylor Swift “became much more comfortable writing about” herself – and broke industry records in the process.


There will be no better pop album in 2017 than Taylor Swift’s bold and confrontational Reputation: yet another peak in a career that just keeps rising.


Shania Twain opened the door for a range of female country singers, with some joining her pop-rock crossover, while others are going the traditional route.


Showing that the American roots music dubbed “Americana” had infiltrated almost every type of music, reDiscover Johnny Cash’s ‘American II: Unchained’.


With ‘She Remembers Everything’, Rosanne Cash “let some madness into my new songs”, refusing to hedge her bets on an album that speaks to the times.


With an array of splendid songs, Joe South’s Grammy-winning debut, ‘Introspect’, was a slow burner that finally caught alight and remains a late 60s gem.


The writer, who also co-wrote 'Crying,' 'Blue Bayou' and other Orbison hits, joined fellow composers as 2018 inductees on 28 October.


The Virginian country-rock troubadour had been treading the boards around Nashville for a dozen years when his debut album came out in 1986.


Based around the concept of letting out her feelings, ‘Speak Now’ found Taylor Swift writing arguably her most personal songs to date.


Taylor Swift’s debut album revealed a prodigious talent who could write hits, proving she wasn’t “just another girl singer recording other people’s songs”.


The 2007 album was hailed around the world as a creative high point in the long and distinguished careers of Robert Plant and Alison Krauss.


The seventh edition of Europe's biggest musical festival will also star Lyle Lovett, Drake White, Ashley McBryde and many more.