All Saints Day is the day to remember about the artists who passed away this year. For country music genre, it has been a tragic year, with the loss of a lot of legends. It's time to remember, particularly, seven artists who left us, two of them because of the coronavirus. 2020 has not ended... Continue Reading →

Summer is here and it's time to think about country and red dirt albums that were released this year so far. I propose you a list of 10 albums particularly impressive and brilliant in country music or red dirt genre. It's not a classification and there's no particular order between them. I chose 10 albums... Continue Reading →

Our world is living weird and awful days. Quarantine has become the keyword of our time and we're all abruptly affected by the exponential growth of COVID-19. In France, as it happens in other countries, we are now confined in our house, legally going outside only to work, buy food or for medical purposes. These... Continue Reading →

I ended 2019 watching "Dolly Parton's Heartstrings" series, and I began 2020 watching Dolly Parton's "Here I Am" movie, both recently released on Netflix, and both excellent. Heartstrings The series is one of the best I watched last year. Its 8 episodes are all very interesting. Each one begins with Dolly Parton talking about on... Continue Reading →

This year, the choice of Country Music France as the artist of the year is still a a Texan female artist, as it was in 2018 with Kacey Musgraves. Her name is Kylie Rae Harris. I know that this choice will appear controversial, for some people. So, first, I want to be clear: this is... Continue Reading →

As the year is ending, Country Music France reveals its 2019 Top 30 songs. It's a subjective and difficult choice. As I said before, when I revealed the Top albums and the Top EP's, 2019 was an excellent year for country music genre, and 30 songs is very little compared to the high quantity of... Continue Reading →

After the Top 10 LP albums, and before its Top songs and its artist of the year, Country Music France publishes today its 2019 Top 10 EP's. Check them out below, and listen to them if you haven't done it yet. Compared to albums, the EP's are generally (unfairly) depreciated, but with such brilliant artists,... Continue Reading →

2019 was a year particularly outstanding for country music genre. Choosing the 10 best LP albums of the year has never ben so difficult. I thought a lot about it and till the last moment, I made changes. If I had a clear list of at least 30 or 40 brilliant albums in my mind,... Continue Reading →

I love Bruce Springsteen's new album since the first time I listened to it, when it was released this spring. "Western Stars" is maybe somewhat singular in Springsteen's career, because it's not a rock n' roll album, but it's not a surprise for those who loved his album "We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions", released... Continue Reading →

One week ago, Kylie Rae Harris died in a car crash, while she was on her way to Taos, New Mexico, to play at the Big Barn Dance Festival. In the accident also died a 16 year old girl, Maria Elena Cruz, and a third driver was injured. It was a very sad day for... Continue Reading →