You have to hand it to Sturgill Simpson: He found a loophole in his own “quit after five albums” retirement plan. In April, Sturgill informed the world that he will now be known as Johnny Blue Skies.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. About halfway through his new album, Sturgill Simpson sings about identity. In a tune aptly titled “Who I Am,” he tempers a sense ...

Sturgill Simpson has more or less kept his focus on what’s ahead. None of the solo albums he’s released in the past decade have been the same. And even when he rerecorded a bunch of songs on 2020’s ...

JACKSON, Ky. — Earlier this month, Sturgill Simpson headed eastward from Lexington until he hit Highway 15, which he drove until it dead-ended into Highway 30. This was the way into Jackson, the ...

When last we left Breathitt County-born Sturgill Simpson, his persona was, by his own hand, getting decommissioned. The artist who had spent the previous decade derailing country music convention, ...