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.

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Railing against the rules — even one’s own rules — also feels very Sturgill. This is a man who doesn’t just give us albums; he ...

On the eve of the release of his 2021 album The Ballad of Dood & Juanita, Sturgill Simpson shared that his fifth studio album would be his final entry under his own name, planning to retire his ...

It has been almost three years since Sturgill Simpson released his “final” album The Ballad of Dood & Juanita. Today (July 12), he returned with a new name and a new album. Credited to Johnny Blue ...

Promoting The Ballad of Dood & Juanita in 2021, Sturgill Simpson emphasized that he wanted to release only five albums of original material. “This is the last Sturgill record,” he told Marissa R. Moss ...

Just in case you were wondering if Sturgill Simpson still has the ability to surprise, the answer is now in. It’s a resounding “Yep.” We had already been tipped off that the Grammy-winning Breathitt ...