Before he became one of country music’s most soulful voices, he was already a songwriting powerhouse behind the scenes in Nashville. After moving there from his hometown of Paintsville, Kentucky, in ...

After 26 years, Clemson is bringing concerts back to its football stadium. And the first headliner is a familiar face. Strait has a connection to the university: In 1999, he brought his popular George ...

Songwriter Dana Hunt Black remembers her cowriter, the late Kent Robbins, leaving her what seemed like an incomplete voicemail the night before the two were to meet up for a writing session. His words ...

COLLEGE STATION, Texas — The "King of Country" has to give up his reign as recordholder for the largest concert crowd in U.S. history. In June 2024, George Strait set a new attendance record when he ...

William Beckmann wears misery with style. Whether he’s flaunting a 1960s-style button-up on stage in Del Rio or swooning audiences over with ballads of lost love on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, ...

Some songs have a way of instantly pulling you back in time. With just a few opening notes, and suddenly you’re reliving a memory you didn’t realize was tucked away. For millions of country fans, ...

Country music legend George Strait picked up some praise from Donald Trump on Wednesday, and he will also be getting an honor from the president. That is because Strait was among those named by Trump ...

WASHINGTON — President Trump announced five recipients of the annual Kennedy Center Honors Wednesday — including actor Sylvester Stallone, the rock band Kiss and disco singer Gloria Gaynor. British ...

Earlier this year, Donald Trump appointed himself head of the Kennedy Center, the Washington, DC institution that hands out the Kennedy Center Honors every year. As a result, Ben Folds stepped down ...

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Wednesday named country music star George Strait, “Rocky” actor Sylvester Stallone, singer Gloria Gaynor, the rock band Kiss and actor-singer Michael Crawford ...

Texas country legend George Strait was named a 2025 Kennedy Center honoree by President Donald Trump Wednesday morning. Strait, known as the "King of Country Music," was born in Poteet, Texas and rose ...

President Donald J. Trump has announced the first Kennedy Center Honors recipients since he took over, earlier this year, as the chair of the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts.