It’s impossible to celebrate America’s 250th birthday without acknowledging the importance of the arts, culture and storytelling. As part of Breitbart’s special ongoing coverage for the 250, we reached out to some of Nashville’s most talented songwriters and artists and
There are some people in this world you simply want to succeed. Not just because they have immense talent, but because of who they are as a person. Lauren Mascitti is one of those people. She’s a woman of faith and love of country….and by country, I mean America, but I also mean country music.
It’s impossible to celebrate America’s 250th birthday without acknowledging the importance of the arts, culture, and storytelling. As part of Breitbart’s special coverage for the 250, we reached out to some of Nashville’s most talented songwriters and artists and asked them to write original songs that reflect how they feel about America. The acoustic performances you will see mark the first time these songs have been heard by anyone and the first time these songs have been performed by their respective writers-artists. Breitbart has teamed up with SiriusXM to create a special broadcast that will air as we approach July 4th that will showcase all these songs consecutively. We are proud to present our readers with what we are calling American Soundtrack.
It’s impossible to celebrate America’s 250th birthday without acknowledging the importance of the arts, culture and storytelling. As part of Breitbart’s special coverage for the 250, we reached out to some of Nashville’s most talented songwriters and artists and asked them to write original songs that reflect how they feel about America.
It’s impossible to celebrate America’s 250 birthday without acknowledging the importance of the arts, culture, and storytelling. As part of Breitbart’s special coverage for the 250, we reached out to some of Nashville’s most talented songwriters and artists and asked
Rising country Star Ella Langley took the stage in Chicago to sing her growing number of hit songs, but she also took time to deliver a powerful message of Christian faith to her audience.
NEW YORK — Don Schlitz, the storied country music songwriter known for such hits as “The Gambler,” “On the Other Hand” and “Forever and Ever, Amen,” died Thursday at a Nashville hospital. He was 73.
Country music legend Billy Ray Cyrus defended President Donald Trump in a recent interview, saying that leading the country “is a tough job,” adding that he prays for the United States and “for our president.”
Country star Blake Shelton premiered the music video for his faith-based song “Let Him In Anyway” last week to coincide with the Easter season.
LONDON — Trinity Smith has been wearing her cowboy boots all week to break them in ahead of a weekend of non-stop dancing.
Country star and rapper Jelly Roll received his first three Grammy Awards on Sunday night and used the moment to praise Jesus Christ.
Woke country music star Maren Morris claims that being public about her political views in the country music industry has affected her mental health and financial standing, adding that she has “lost a lot of fans” over it.
Country music singer Chris Lane raised eyebrows Tuesday by posting a video mocking Democrats for the massive fraud connected to Minn. Somals.
Country megastar Jelly Roll has long sought forgiveness for his criminal past and the state of Tennessee happily obliged Thursday with a full pardon.
LOS ANGELES — When an AI-generated country song called “Walk My Walk” hit No. 1 on Billboard’s country digital song sales chart this month, it was credited to a fictional artist named Breaking Rust — a white, digitally generated avatar that didn’t exist two months ago.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Todd Snider, a singer whose thoughtfully freewheeling tunes and cosmic-stoner songwriting made him a beloved figure in American roots music, has died. He was 59.
Billboard’s number one song on its “Country Digital Song Sales” chart is called “Walk My Walk” by a band called Breaking Rust, and, according to Billboard, Breaking Rust was created by artificial intelligence (AI).
A campaign urging the NFL to replace Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny with country legend George Strait for the 2026 Super Bowl halftime show has surpassed 41,000 signatures, intensifying the debate over the league’s entertainment choices and cultural direction.
A country singer named Bryan Andrews went viral last week after he issued a lengthy tirade against President Trump, his voters, and ICE agents.
Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Brett James, perhaps best known for writing Carrie Underwood’s smash hit “Jesus, Take the Wheel,” is reportedly among the three people killed in a small plane crash in North Carolina on Thursday.
A Florida radio station is going all in on Make America Great Again and has rebranded to “Trump country.”
Country star Lee Brice added his voice of sadness and despair to that of millions of others after the assassination of Charlie Kirk on Wednesday, saying “It’s something to wake us up and make us stand up for what is right.”
Staind front man Aaron Lewis says he despises fellow rocker Bruce Springsteen because of the deep hypocrisy “The Boss” indulges.
The father of rising country star Spencer Hatcher shot and killed an alleged intruder following an attack in which said intruder stabbed his wife to death.
The mother of rising country star Spencer Hatcher was found stabbed to death in her Virginia home following a break-in.
Beyoncé‘s Cowboy Carter is dominating the country music charts and country star Gavin Adcock is far from happy about it. Deadline reports the singer went viral after a social media user shared the criticism Adcock delivered addressing Beyoncé’s effort which is topping
Rising country music star Warren Zeiders was thrilled to meet with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House this week and he jokingly told fans that he did not know what to do with his hands as he stood for photos with the Commander in Chief.
SAN ANTONIO — Country music star Johnny Rodriguez, a popular Mexican American singer best known for chart-topping hits in the 1970s such as “I Just Can’t Get Her Out of My Mind,” “Ridin’ My Thumb to Mexico” and “That’s the Way Love Goes,” has died. He was 73.
Self-described “non-binary femme” Canadian country singer Robert Adam went to Nashville, Tennessee, to record his latest album but cites the triumphant return of President Donald Trump to the White House as the reason he won’t be heading back across the border anytime soon.
Paquita la del Barrio, an iconic singer of traditional Mexican ranchera music who subverted the testosterone-driven genre with lyrics disparaging philandering men, died on Monday at the age of 77, leaving a legacy in Latin America like no other.
Carrie Underwood — the mega country music star and American Idol alum — is set to sing “America the Beautiful” at the second inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump on January 20.
A country music event at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Saturday night raised millions of dollars for victims of Hurricane Helene.
In an interview Thursday night with Fox News host Trace Gallagher, Jon Kahn, the singer-songwriter of the hit song “Fighter” discussed it’s origins and the inspiration behind what has become a viral sensation. Explaining that the song was actually composed before the first assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, Kahn said “I along with millions of Americans have seen what President Trump has faced since he was elected: two impeachments; deplatforming from social media; lawfare; the raid on Mar-a-Lago.” He then described the moment the title came to him: “the way he [Trump] walked up to the microphones after the bogus conviction in New York, he’s got that walk that just says everything’s going to be ok. You can throw whatever you want at me but I’m not going anywhere. I just shock my head and said, ‘how does this man get out of bed every day?’
Former President Donald Trump received an impassioned endorsement from Grammy Award-winning country music star Gretchen Wilson during a rally in Wisconsin on Saturday, with the singer excoriating the Democratic party for abandoning the American people.
Multiple Mexican corridos, or narrative folk songs, telling the story of former President Donald Trump’s narrow escape from death in a July 13 assassination attempt have gone viral in the past week on social media. The posts rejoice in Trump as divinely protected and a man who “has never known fear.”
“Revelation” — country music star John Rich’s new single that takes its inspiration from the final book of the New Testament — has soared to the top of Apple’s iTunes country chart on its first week of release.
Country music star Jason Aldean payed tribute to former President Donald Trump at a concert on Saturday — just hours after a gunman tried to assassinate Trump during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania.
Famed country music singer-songwriter John Rich has released a new song “Revelation” — and it’s unlike anything he’s written in his celebrated three-decade career. “Revelation” takes passages directly from the final book of the New Testament — specifically, the prophecies of Saint John — and sets them to a revivalist-inspired country melody that serves both a warning and a celebration. The second coming of Jesus Christ may not happen in Nashville, but if it did, this could serve as the soundtrack.
One of Andrew Breitbart’s enduring legacies is a simple yet powerful quote: politics is downstream from culture. We see this every day with liberal ideology permeating every aspect of our culture from movies and television to music to programming for
“I’m just humbled honestly. When I first started writing this song I didn’t think anyone would ever actually sing it. I wrote it because I thought something had to be said,” Nashville hitmaker Chris Wallin said.
