NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - The King of Pop stepped aside for the King of Country on Wednesday, when George Strait's "Twang" replaced Michael Jackson's enduring "Number Ones" as the ...

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George Strait is one of the most successful and traditional-leaning country stars of all time, but incredibly, he has appeared on the hallowed stage of the Grand Ole Opry just once in his entire ...

Country Music Hall of Famer George Strait's newly released album "Cowboys and Dreamers" is so well-crafted that it might contain the King of Country Music's first Top 5 radio hit in over a decade. If ...

Their first gig at Cheatham Street Warehouse was memorable. Owner Kent Finlay reportedly said, “I thought he would be a star, ...