there was another project that underscores just how much country music has grown. 2024 brought two watershed country albums from two megastars outside the genre: Post Malone and Beyoncé.

Country music is a genre known for hitting you right in the feelings, and that's true both in terms of the lyrics and in the real lives of the people who write and perform these often sad songs.

Beyoncé, who has spoken out about the hostile response she received after performing at the Country Music Association (CMA) Awards in 2016, made headlines this year when she became the first ...

Sam Konstas, a 19-year-old debutant, captivated the Melbourne Cricket Ground with a remarkable half-century against India. His aggressive play and fearless exchanges, including a memorable run-in ...

The opening day of the boxing Day Test between India and Australia saw a heated clash between Sam Konstas and Jasprit Bumrah. The young Australian batter made his Test longest format of the game ...

If going after the much-feared Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah came naturally to Sam Konstas, it had something to do with an innocuous mistake his father committed during the teenager's childhood ...

As is always the case in sport, it’s how you play that people remember most and as Mark Waugh said on Fox Cricket’s coverage: “Whatever he does the rest of his career Sam Konstas ...

With ramp shots, charging slogs and a run-in with Virat Kohli, Australian debutant Sam Konstas played a style of fearless cricket that enthralled a massive MCG crowd. However, while Konstas showed ...

The artist was not boldly attempting to elbow his way into the country music world on his own terms, forcing music’s most insular genre to make space for a superstar from outside Nashville.

2017, and Sam Hunt’s “Body Like a Back Road” led the chart for 34 weeks earlier that year. It’s not the first time Shaboozey has made history on the country chart. In late April ...

So, in an effort to bring some of these artists and their spectacular debut projects to light, I’ve compiled a list of my top 15 debut records of 2024, along with 10 additional honorable mentions, ...

Eight people have been arrested during a Boxing Day hunt parade in East Sussex. The annual event has been a tradition in Lewes since the 1800s and sees members of the Southdown and Eridge Hunt ...