The country music world was rocked again recently when hit songwriter Tony Haselden died. His death makes at least 13 notable country music names who have been lost in 2025. The following is a look ...

So strong is T-Pain’s connection to the genre, in fact, he revealed that during a two year stint living in Nashville he penned songs for genre stars Rhett Akins, Luke Bryan, Dallas Davidson ...

Lake Travis 10, Akins 0: Yanuell Molina finished 3-for-3 ... Bowie 5, Austin High 2: Andrew Winters hit a two-run single and Ryder Willie tossed 2 2/3 innings of scoreless relief as the Bulldogs ...

The country music world was rocked this week by another major loss as news broke that Grammy winning artist Billy Earheart has died. Earheart makes, at least, 12 significant names in country music who ...

Jaden Akins just wrapped up an impressive career with the Michigan State Spartans. The Farmington Hills native averaged 9.1 points and 3.4 rebounds in four years in East Lansing. He stepped up ...

Fifty years ago, in May 1975, a stripped-down album called “Red Headed Stranger” changed the country music landscape and forever altered Willie Nelson’s trajectory. Only that musical big ...

Willie Nelson songs are essential to the fabric of American music. Whether the Abbott, Texas, native wrote them himself or interpreted the tunes of others with his idiosyncratic singing style, son ...

Michigan State guard Jaden Akins is moving on to the next level after a stellar four-year career in East Lansing. While the numbers were not spectacular, he may not project as a high-level NBA ...

Mansfield Town player Lucas Akins hit Adrian Daniel with his Mercedes G-Wagon as the forward attempted to turn at what prosecutors called a “difficult” rural T-junction in March 2022.

With Netflix’s remake of the beloved ’70s family drama Little House on the Prairie on its way, Closer rounded up everything fans need to know about the OG Willie Oleson, played by actor ...

It started in 2023 when he cut “Open Arms” with Dolly Parton, and now continues with a new version of Journey’s 1983 power ballad “Faithfully” that he recorded with Willie Nelson to ...

When fans think of Willie Nelson, they immediately conjure up images of a weathered troubadour with his unmistakable long, braided locks. For decades the musician's hair has helped highlight his ...