The Big Apple has gone country. On Friday, the Professional Bull Riders (PBR) “Unleash the Beast” arrives at Madison Square Garden for a three-day run. The New York City audience will be bigger than ever. When the bonanza first came to MSG 17 years ago, they handed out tickets for free on Seventh Avenue. The … Read more
This town is only big enough for one trend, and this year, everyone’s going country. From blockbuster flicks and chart-topping hits to the proliferation of Western wear and cowboy chic, pop culture is inundated with the scenes, songs and styles of the great American West — fitting for a particularly patriotic year for the US with … Read more
Honey B, meet Dolly P. Without singing a single note, Dolly Parton is the extra-special guest on “Cowboy Carter,” Beyoncé’s just-dropped country album that flips the script on the usual Nashville narrative. And the Queen of Country’s cameo couldn’t come at a more perfect place than the “Dolly P” intro to Honey B’s cover of … Read more
Let the Yeehaw-sance begin! As we count down the final hours to “Cowboy Carter” — the Beyoncé country album that is dropping at midnight — you don’t have to hold up before she brings some more of that “Texas Hold ‘Em” twang. Here are six other black country artists who will get your yeehaw up … Read more