Country music is full of dark songs like “Knoxville Girl,” “Whiskey Lullaby,” “They’re Hanging Me Today,” and many more. However, not every song in the genre with a dark meaning is quite so obvious.

Country music is full of songs that signal their dark content with minor-key arrangements and vocal deliveries that match the tone. However, that’s not always the case. Some songs will have listeners ...

What makes a truly great dark country song? Well, it helps if there's a death involved, and country music is full of classic, chilling murder ballads that fit the bill. But in order to be truly dark, ...

Some of the year’s best songs were pop chart-toppers, instant classics that ruled the radio and the clubs. Others come out of ...

Hardy believes that country music is in a genre-bending moment that embraces sonic diversity. He views the current state of country music as a "Wild West" with a wide range of influences. Tennessean ...