Dwight Yoakam tells Billboard about the inspirations behind his new album. By Jessica Nicholson Nearly a decade after the release of his 2016 album Swimmin’ Pools, Movie Stars, and four decades ...

His new album Brighter Days, out Friday (Nov. 15), was forged by years of life shifts, both personal and professional, and finds him moving ahead musically with a new set of inspirations.In March ...

Though Dwight Yoakam seems a freewheeling conversationalist, he's always firmly in control of how the 120-mile stretch between Bakersfield, California, and Los Angeles is preserved alongside the ...

The country musician will release a new album, “Brighter Days,” on Nov. 15 It’s his first album of new music in nine years Yoakam collaborated with Post Malone on the album’s lead single ...

Dwight Yoakam's new album 'Brighter Days' preserves country music's California cool Award-winning country icon Dwight Yoakam discusses the importance of his latest album "Brighter Days" in ...

It has been a long time since Dwight Yoakam released new music. His last album, Swimmin’ Pools, Movie Stars dropped in 2016. Today (September 6), the Bakersfield Sound legend announced that he ...

Dwight Yoakam released Brighter Days, his first new album since 2016 today (November 15). Sonically, the 14-track collection showcases the sound that made the “Fast As You” singer a favorite ...

On his first album in nearly a decade, Dwight Yoakam is getting a little help from a musician who wasn’t even a country artist when his last album came out. “I Don’t Know How to Say Goodbye ...

The vibe shift is evident on “Brighter Days,” (out Nov. 15), his first album of original material in nearly a decade, where Yoakam’s music takes on a sun-dappled optimism.

At once timeless and timely, Dwight Yoakam's new album, 'Brighter Days', infuses a modern appreciation for country music’s history with the trailblazing rock and roll spirit of California.