In this week's Country Update lead story, Stephen Wilson Jr. talks about how he became a songwriter in his late 30s.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Among this year’s CMA Awards nominees, there are a few slightly outside-the-box contenders that may leave the casual listener and ...

Shaboozey and Stephen Wilson Jr. chose the CMA Awards telecast for the live television premiere performance of their theme for the Stephen King adaptation “The Long Walk.” Titled “Took a Walk,” the ...

After previously announcing the nighttime stadium lineup, CMA Fest has unveiled a list of about 150 artists who will be doing free shows on the daytime stages when the festival takes over the downtown ...

Stephen Wilson Jr. is one of country music's most honest artists, and that's one of the reasons Taste of Country has named him one of our RISERS: 2026 Artists to Watch. Who Is Stephen Wilson Jr.?

Stephen Wilson Jr. and Shaboozey performed a duet at the 59th annual CMA Awards. The duo sang "Took A Walk," a song written for the 2025 film adaptation of Stephen King's "The Long Walk." Wilson also ...

This is FRESH AIR. One of the more distinctive, recent sounds in country music comes from Stephen Wilson Jr., according to our rock critic Ken Tucker. Recently nominated as best new artist by the ...

When Stephen Wilson Jr was a kid, he’d often hear what he couldn’t do. Even his late father told him, “You’re a poor kid. Rich kids go to college. You’re not rich.” He still remembers the night he ...

Shaboozey and Stephen Wilson Jr. know how to put on a show! But before they hit the stage together at the 59th Annual CMA Awards on Nov. 19, Wilson threw down a solo cover for the ages. Ahead of the ...

Stephen Wilson Jr. was a guest on Taste of Country Nights, where he revealed how a heartbreaking phone call from his sister ultimately led to him co-writing a song for Brothers Osborne. When Wilson Jr ...