Women have been the backbone of country music for decades. From the proto-country bluegrass banjo-playing trailblazers to the classic country songstresses to the modern-day country-pop hitmakers, ...

Earlier this week, the New York Times released its list of the 30 greatest living American songwriters. For those who are tapped into the worlds of hip-hop and popular music, it’s a rock-solid list.

Even though country music is mostly known as a genre that revels in nostalgia, it's not completely devoid of controversy and hard-hitting subject matter. Throughout the decades, country musicians have ...

Bringing together the genre's finest talents has always been a country music staple. From the legendary duets between Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn to more modern collaborations between ...

Chris Housman was raised on country music, playing guitar and fiddle in a family band in small-town Kansas. Right out of high school, he made the move to Nashville to pursue a career in music, one ...

Following country music's mainstream moment on the Billboard Hot 100 last year, it seems like artists from all over the pop landscape are going country. By Jessica Nicholson In 1994, country music ...

In 2017, the narrator in country hitmaker Chris Janson’s song “Fix a Drink” seemed exhausted by party politics. “I turn on Fox News and then CNN/But it’s the same dang thing all over again,” Janson ...

His "Sleepless in a Hotel Room" joins "Days Like These" in the tier. By Russ Penuell Luke Combs logs his 26th top 10 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart — and places two rising titles in the tier at ...