Otis Redding knew he had surrendered any claim to “Respect” the minute he heard Aretha Franklin’s version. “Ain’t no longer my song — from now on, it belongs to her,” he once told Jerry Wexler, the ...

Jason Isbell had already established himself as one of the premier singer/songwriters of the Americana genre prior to his 2013 album Southeastern. He did so first as a member of the Drive-By Truckers, ...

On the face of it, a book detailing the stories behind some of pop music’s best-known cover versions might not seem like the most compelling or rewarding way to fill several hundred pages and several ...

Ella Langley had a very special guest on deck for Night Two of her headlining stint at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium: Morgan Wallen! During her performance on Friday (Nov. 7), Langley surprised the ...

When I went to see Morgan Wallen open for Luke Combs at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena last week, I already knew he'd put out his own version of Jason Isbell's "Cover Me Up." I also knew his version ...

Morgan Wallen chronicles a returning soldier’s intense struggle with PTSD in the new 8-minute short film accompanying his version of “Cover Me Up.” The song was originally written and recorded by ...

There is no platonic definition of a good cover version of a well-loved song. A good cover can be an enthusiastic celebration of the original, a rendition that highlights the very things that stir ...

Making a good cover song isn’t easy, and most bands are lucky if they can simply do justice to the original. However, there's a short list of bands and musicians that have outdone the original song ...