Sturgill Simpson has had it up to here (I'm holding my hand up way above my head) with those who don’t understand the Johnny ...

When Sturgill Simpson released his debut album, High Top Mountain in 2013, many listeners called it an Outlaw Country masterpiece. More than that, the album caused fans and critics alike to put the ...

You have to hand it to Sturgill Simpson: He found a loophole in his own “quit after five albums” retirement plan. In April, Sturgill informed the world that he will now be known as Johnny Blue Skies.

It's been a busy week for new music. NPR's Music team discusses new albums by Sturgill Simpson, Cassandra Jenkins and more. It is Friday, which means new music. NPR's music editor Daoud Tyler-Ameen ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. About halfway through his new album, Sturgill Simpson sings about identity. In a tune aptly titled “Who I Am,” he tempers a sense ...

Singer-songwriter Sturgill Simpson has always done things his way, and his iconoclasm will be in full force in July when he releases an album under the nom de plume “Johnny Blue Skies” — which he’s ...

When last we left Breathitt County-born Sturgill Simpson, his persona was, by his own hand, getting decommissioned. The artist who had spent the previous decade derailing country music convention, ...

I think we can all agree that thinking about the early days of lockdown isn’t a particularly fun or constructive activity. Four years on, it’s still hard to process the traumatic strangeness of normal ...

Sturgill Simpson is one of the most celebrated artists in country music. Since releasing his debut album in 2013, he has built a massive and passionate fanbase. However, Simpson didn’t just pull his ...

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About halfway through his new album, Sturgill Simpson sings about identity. In a tune aptly titled “Who I Am,” he tempers a sense of loss with “comfort in just knowing nothing ever stays the same.” ...