That same empowerment is found in the likes of Orville Peck, who turned up at Jacobs a short time later with an equally fervent audience ready for his takes on country music and gender identity.

AUSTIN (KXAN) — While the Health Alliance for Austin Musicians (HAAM) holds its 19th annual HAAM Day on Sept. 24 celebrating the city’s music community, one group is showcasing local LGBTQ+ musicians ...

On March 15, 1974, the Grand Ole Opry country music radio show closed its run at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee, with Johnny and June Carter Cash leading the song “Will the Circle Be ...

When it comes time to compile a "best of" list for the year, it's a relatively simple process. I ask myself what albums I kept returning to time and time again. Beginning with Brandy Clark's eponymous ...

In more ways than anyone would care to count, the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way we live. Near the top of the list are the ways in which we experience music. Live music venues –from concert ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — When Tennessee lawmakers passed legislation this month targeting drag performances and transgender youth, many musicians living and working in the state felt their community, ...

Iowa Pride Ensembles performed popular LGBTQ songs, including "Hot to Go" by Chappell Roan and "Born This Way" by Lady Gaga on the parade route. Founded by two University of Iowa Hawkeye Marching Band ...

When the 2025 Latin Grammy Awards hold its November 13 ceremony in Las Vegas, a history-making transgender musician may be among the many stars in attendance: Liniker, the first-ever out trans ...

A throwback to the days of the community-minded café, The Potters House, since its founding in 1960, has been a bastion of the underground arts scene, a gathering place for the civic-minded, and an ...

The next night, Roy Acuff opened the first show at the new venue. A video of Acuff singing in the 1940s played before the screen lifted to reveal Acuff himself, singing live in the same spot. The ...