Only in country music can a new artist begin his career at age 38. In fact, many of country's biggest stars are past or pushing 40 years old. A few are nearing (gulp) 50!
Eric Church loves exploring new musical directions, which is part of the reason he's so smitten with Taylor Swift's 1989 album. During an interview with Rolling Stone, the singer-songwriter raved about the talented young superstar.
Country singers love staying in touch with their fans, and social media is one of the easiest ways to do that. With Snapchat becoming the latest social craze, Luke Bryan and Brett Eldredge have created accounts to share pictures and videos with their fans.
Kacey Musgraves' "Biscuits" is a reminder to mind your own business, with the spicy singer giving her signature clever and downright cheeky performance.
The last remaining country American Idol finalist will perform on Thursday night. Season 14 mentor Scott Borchetta tells Taste of Country that Maddie Walker still doesn't know what put her in the hospital for several days last weekend, but it wasn't a ruptured appendix.
Gary Allan has triumphed in yet another Showdown, and will compete for the Hall of Fame with his new single. But he's facing perhaps his toughest competition yet with the latest from Jason Aldean.
Waterloo Revival are a duo from Austin, Texas, but they're not Texas country. That doesn't mean that the Texas scene didn't influence their music, however. The duo sat down with Taste of Country Nights host Sam Alex recently to chat about their hometown, their interesting name and their debut single, "Hit the Road."