racism "Gonna round up": CMT yanks Jason Aldean song about "good ol' boys" killing you-know-who after music video shot at site of notorious lynching Rob Beschizza

music Country singer's cover of Tracy Chapman's 'Fast Car' charts higher than the original Rusty Blazenhoff

obituaries RIP country music pioneer, Loretta Lynn Gareth Branwyn

country music Loretta Lynn just turned 90 Devin Nealy

Rock n Roll Dolly Parton gracefully declines nomination to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Gareth Branwyn

music Welcome to Ray Charles' ring of fire Devin Nealy

guitar Country great, Roy Clark, shredding on guitar for two minutes Gareth Branwyn

country music Great profile of enigmatic country singer Orville Peck Andrea James

music A country music reading list David Pescovitz

music Listen to "Internet Loving," an earnest and delightful country ditty from the 1990s David Pescovitz

singer/songwriter A delightful cover of "I Saw A Tiger," the insane country anthem from "Tiger King" Thom Dunn

pop music The enduring beauty of Jimmy Webb's "Wichita Lineman" and one of the greatest musical couplets ever written Gareth Branwyn

music Remembering Johnny Cash on the day he died Xeni Jardin

music Swedish country music cover of Fleetwood Mac's "Landslide" Andrea James

cannabis Watch: 'Wacky Tobaccy,' Toby Keith's country anthem to weed Rusty Blazenhoff

country music Bo Burnham parodies stadium country music Mark Frauenfelder

prog rock Amazing Robert Fripp episode of "Live from Daryl's House" Gareth Branwyn

music "Killing In The Name" performed entirely with Sega Genesis audio samples Thom Dunn

music Man on the cover of "Led Zeppelin IV" is identified Ruben Bolling

Internet The new rise and fall of .TK domain names Thom Dunn