Listen to Ella Langley’s Hot 100 hit and more songs about a place that’s long been a source of musical inspiration.

The latest Hot 100 chart-topper announces the arrival of a new country-music superstar.

On Friday, Oct. 17, Ella Langley released a new song called “Choosin’ Texas,” a track about Texans loyalty to their state. In the song, Langley tells a story about how she couldn’t keep her man, a ...

Beyoncé's "Texas Hold 'Em" is Number One on the Hot 100, a week after topping the Hot Country Songs chart. - Credit: James Devaney/GC Images Beyonce’s “Texas Hold ‘Em” has topped Billboard’s Hot 100 ...

It won’t shock you to read that we at Texas Monthly consider Texas to be an inspiring place. We’re hardly alone in that: The number of all-time-great songs about our state is staggering, with classics ...

Welcome to the Texas Canon, a series that dives into the movies, TV shows, books, albums and more that represent us and reach far beyond the Lone Star State's borders. Today, we look at Denton ...

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. Is Beyoncé’s “Texas Hold ‘Em” a country song? I ask because many country ...

This ain’t no Texas, ain’t no Turtle. Fans of Beyoncé’s country song “Texas Hold ‘Em” were left dumbfounded when several social media users pointed out similarities between the track and, well, the ...