Muscle Shoals: "A place where the truth of music flowed, a place everyone knew they had to be."

Acclaimed fiddle player Rob Hajacos discusses working with country music greats

Lainey Wilson reflects on pursuing her lifelong dream and her parents’ support.

Lainey Wilson takes her first look at the new exhibit "Lainey Wilson: Tough as Nails."

What qualifies as country music? "American Currents" highlights artists shaping the genre.

Lainey Wilson discusses the role her family played in encouraging an early love of music.

Alexandra Kay performs “Painted Him Perfect”

Dasha performs "Not at This Party"

Kat Luna performs "That Girl"

Mōriah performs "Sombrero"

Lanie Gardner performs "Takin' The Slow Ride”

Kaitlin Butts recently stopped by the Museum. She’s featured in our “American Currents” exhibit.

Lainey Wilson made a surprise appearance at Saturday’s “Songwriter Session!”

See the exhibit “Lainey Wilson: Tough as Nails,” now open at the Museum.

Natalie Hemby performs her hit song “Rainbow,” which she co-wrote with Kacey Musgraves.

Acclaimed pedal steel guitarist JayDee Maness discusses recording for "The Dukes of Hazard" show.

“Crying Over You,” performed by Rosie Flores and James Intveld

Thanks for stopping by, Chrissy Metz!

Frequent collaborators, Jessi Alexander and Megan Moroney are featured in "American Currents."

Rodney Crowell describes friend and collaborator Emmylou Harris as a champion of her peers

“Faithless Love,” performed by Wendy Moten and Vince Gill

Dolly Parton discusses how growing up in Appalachia influenced her music.

Pat Alger honors Wayland Holyfield with “Rednecks, White Socks, and Blue Ribbon Beer.”

“Fallin’ in Love,” performed by Chris Hillman, Richie Furay, and Jesse Furay Lynch

Guitarist Jamie Davis recalls performing alongside Luke Combs at the Grammy Awards.

Gillian Welch recently visited the Museum to see her artifacts on display in “Sing Me Back Home.”

Thank you, Dolly Parton, for sharing your story—and your excitement—with us.

Fifty years ago this week, Dolly Parton released her single “The Seeker.”

Rosie Flores was named a 2024 National Endowment for the Arts National Heritage Fellow

“Mr. Bojangles,” by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band: Jeff Hanna, Jimmie Fadden, and John McEuen

Ella Langley and Jamey Johnson on the music video for "You Look Like You Love Me"

Violist and string arranger Kristin Wilkinson on Brandi Carlile and Regina Spektor

Rodney Dillard and Herb Pedersen perform “Close the Door Lightly”

Earth Day 2025

The Museum has new artifacts on display from “Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour.” #taylorswift

Banjo player and songwriter Tony Trischka demonstrates an Earl Scruggs banjo technique

Sean Watkins, Sara Watkins, Alison Brown, and others perform "If You're Ever Gonna Love Me"

Ray Benson and Robert Earl Keen discuss Austin's "cosmic cowboy" culture of the 1970s

'American Currents,' an exhibit spotlighting artists shaping country today, is now open

Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Shelby Lynne discusses working with Willie Nelson.

Behind the Scenes of the “Rosanne Cash: Time Is a Mirror” Hatch Show Print Exhibit Poster

Grammy-winning artist Rosanne Cash discusses touring with her father, Johnny Cash

Hear insights from Museum staff about the exhibit “Rosanne Cash: Time Is a Mirror.”

Acclaimed songwriter Hillary Lindsey on what song inspired Lady Gaga

Brandy Clark recalls a moment from the opening night of her hit musical "Shucked"

Sally Williams on Old Crow Medicine Show, a band she would go on to manage

Bobby Hebb Performs “I Got Rhythm” on “The!!!!Beat” in 1966

Watch Rosanne Cash take her first look at the Museum's new exhibit, “Rosanne Cash: Time Is a Mirror”