The country music world had been rocked by the deaths of three legendary performers to start the year. Al Shade, perhaps the ...

Top beat out records by Charley Crockett, Lukas Nelson, Margo Price, and Willie Nelson ...

The biggest hit of each decade since the 1840s—and what it said about the country.

In particular, Bacharach would go on an impressive run in the ’50s and ’60s, penning hits including “This Guy’s in Love with ...

Amid the very popular pioneers like Loretta Lynn and Dolly Parton, these three female country artists from the 1960s helped ...

Jim McBride, an Alabama Music Hall of Famer and songwriter behind several country music hits, has died at the age of 78. McBride, a native of Huntsville, wrote numerous chart topping hits throughout ...

Looking at the trajectories of 25 different female country stars' radio careers before and after having children, a distressing trend is clear. It used to be possible for women in country music to ...

Country music's Christmas songs are like side dishes at your fancy holiday dinner. Most country fans reach for the standards, but a few will always prefer those specialty treats. Others you may simply ...

Taylor Swift set a high bar in country music more than a decade ago — but Riley Green is the next to reach it. With “Don’t Mind If I Do” hitting No. 1 on Billboard’s Country Airplay, Green becomes the ...

DALLAS — There's a new country radio station in North Texas. Cumulus Media on Monday launched Country Legends & Texas Classics 93.3 HD2, which will play country hits from the 70s and 80s. The station ...

For decades, the country music industry has billed itself as the rough-hewn, rural cousin to the effete sounds of the city. That appears to be going out the window, as more and more country producers ...