My favourite albums of the year 🩷 let me know yours! 🩷 highwayqueens.com/2025/12/24/a...

My fav songs of the year 🩷 highwayqueens.com/2025/12/23/s...

It’s that time of year when I head over to the dark side. Let me know any songs you’ve hated this year so I don’t feel so bad 😏 highwayqueens.com/2025/12/22/m...

New Christmas songs just for you on my substack newsletter ❤️ 🎄 substack.com/@highwayquee...

What’s everyone’s favourite cover songs of the year? Women covering women particularly welcome!

Read this interesting book about lyric writing recommended by Gillian Welch - in it there was one useful writing exercise which I think all of us could benefit from. Read more about it on the blog ❤️ highwayqueens.com/2025/12/16/h...

We at Don't Rock the Inbox are pleased to present our best country songs and best country albums (in partnership with our friends at Stereogum) of 2025... www.dontrocktheinbox.com/the-best-cou...

Here’s my substack with new music recommendations for anyone still resisting Christmas tunes substack.com/@highwayquee...

Today for blogmas I’m writing about dealing with tinnitus/ hearing loss as a live music fan. If you have any experience of this please share 🩷 highwayqueens.com/2025/12/13/d...

Reviewed the new Juliana Hatfield album ‘Lightning Might Strike’ ⚡️ 🩷 highwayqueens.com/2025/12/12/a...

Noticed the trend lately when I search for interviews with artists I’m reviewing and everything is a video/podcast. Surely most music fans prefer to READ articles while listening to the music? Is it just me?

This is such a moving letter - RIP 💔

Compiling a list of women writing about music on Substack - artists, journalists, bloggers etc. Who do you love to read? Send me your links ❤️

Day 8 of doing blogmas (a post every day in December) and this week I’m catching up with some albums I missed that were released earlier this year…

Oh no I’m writing about the train wreck that is Ryan Adams again… highwayqueens.com/2025/12/06/s...

I like this time of year because there’s so few new releases you can actually feel like you’re up to date with new music for once

Wrote a little Mavis Staples appreciation today on the blog ❤️ highwayqueens.com/2025/12/05/a...

Restarting my Emmylou discography posts in preparation for seeing her next live next year. Here’s some thoughts on her 1975 album ‘Elite Hotel’ and why women need to take more credit for their own success… highwayqueens.com/2025/12/04/e...

Been thinking a lot about AI and the future of music blogging. I’d never even used ChatGPT until I noticed that it was referring people to my blog. It’s unnerving to know that something as small as my music blog is part of that machine now…

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My Snocaps album review 🩷 highwayqueens.com/2025/12/02/a...

It’s always a good day when you get Jason Isbell tickets ❤️

Need to tattoo ‘You Gotta Write’ on the back of my hand ❤️

My record player finally broke. It cost £20 about fifteen years ago so no big deal. But now I need one that’s cute and cheap. I don’t have space for speakers either. Anyone got any suggestions?

Doing blogmas this year because I have been neglecting my writing lately. Feel like I’m back to square one with social media though so any tips, encouragements or ideas welcome!

Celebrating 100 years of the Opry on the blog today ❤️ highwayqueens.com/2025/11/30/w...

Can’t wait to see them in Glasgow on Wednesday ❤️

Review of new Brandi Carlile album ‘Returning to Myself’ 💛 highwayqueens.com/2025/10/25/a...

Lily Allen is one of the few artists whose lyrics I will read first before even listening to the songs. Always so honest and so good 😦

Happy Brandi Carlile release day to all who celebrate! Second one of the year as well - what a treat 🥳❤️

What a hero ❤️👏

New music playlist updated ❤️ open.spotify.com/playlist/3Kc...

It’s like all the music critics read that article about how they weren’t mean enough anymore and took it as a challenge. Is poptimism finally dead? Has the TS bubble finally burst? Can’t believe even her bestie Laura Snapes has put out a hit job 😂

New Margo is a classic ❤️ highwayqueens.com/2025/08/30/a...

Most of the time if I dislike an artist then it’s usually because I just don’t like the sound of their voice. That’s it. No need to write a bad review to explain it. Sometimes I really want to like them but I can’t get past my initial response. Anyone else feel like this sometimes?

Review of the new Patty griffin album ❤️ highwayqueens.com/2025/08/08/a...

New music playlist updated ❤️https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3KcF7CibquRNgmfuP88Sf1?si=2gBBMqrHQ6--UGnara4T5w

Review of the great new Natalie Bergman album out now on @thirdmanrecords.bsky.social ❤️https://highwayqueens.com/2025/07/23/album-review-natalie-bergman-my-home-is-not-in-this-world/

Finally saw Brandi Carlile live - what a glorious sight for sore eyes 😭❤️ amazing show

Since it’s the end of the world I think I may as well sell all my worldly belongings and quit my job to go see Dolly in Vegas in December

Talked to Kaitlin Butts about "You Ain't Gotta Die (To Be Dead To Me)" for @rollingstone.com www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

Don't sleep on Ken Pomeroy's new record. It's brooding but accessible, biographical and full of stories. Read my chat with her for @thelineofbestfit.com www.thelineofbestfit.com/features/int...

Just living for this reunion and dreaming of any UK dates please 🙏

Love to see Lana covering Tammy Wynette and leaning into that influence. Not all country music is shouting yeehaw and wearing a cowboy hat 💛

Love that Lana brought out the Secret Sisters to sing with her at Stagecoach ❤️

What an absolute blast of much needed joy this album is 🧡 I loved it 🧡 highwayqueens.com/2025/04/09/a...

Since it’s Mother’s Day what’s everyone’s favourite songs about mothers/for mothers/ about being a mother?

Might change the blog name to this 😂 highwayqueens.com/2025/03/30/a...

Fantastic news - we need more of these biopics of women in music!

On ‘Wild Rose’ a musical about women and country music now live in Edinburgh ❤️ 🌹 highwayqueens.com/2025/03/16/w...