Meyers, a native of San Antonio, Texas, released a whopping 23 solo albums across his career. The first of those came in 1971 ...

In 2024, the most memorable country albums were the projects that fell on one end or the other of a stylistic extreme. Some of the biggest splashes came from young-gun traditionalists, who released ...

Country Music Hall of Famer Don Schlitz, songwriter behind hits for Kenny Rogers, Randy Travis and The Judds, has died at age 73 in Nashville. Carrie Underwood surprised "American Idol" contestant ...

You only need to look at the comments in a social media post promoting Lee Brice's new song "Country Nowadays" to see that not everyone embraced the sentiment. The song isn't out yet, but he's shared ...

This week, Beyoncé joins an impressive list of genre-jumping artists in recent years, including Darius Rucker, Lionel Richie, Lil Nas X and Elle King. By Zoe G. Phillips, Carly Thomas The arrival of ...

More stories by Kevin P. Five months ahead of nominations for the 2026 Grammys, the Recording Academy has retuned the rulebook. While some of the shifts come down to little more than tweaks to the ...

"It's this moment of, 'There's gotta be more to life,'" Luke Smallbone tells PEOPLE. "And who knows? Maybe you'll just find an oasis" Cindy Watts is a CMA Award-winning journalist who has spent more ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Sughnen Yongo is a Midwest writer covering Black women, pop culture. The way we listen to and understand music has continued to ...

You can go in many directions when compiling a list of the all-time best country music songs. Which criteria do you use? Record sales, most streamed, most googled, number of weeks on the country ...

With the drop of “Texas Hold ‘Em” and “16 Carriages” in February, Beyoncé staked her claim in country music. Within 10 days of its release, “Texas Hold ‘Em” became a #1 charting song on Billboard’s ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Country music is enjoying a huge resurgence this year—and it's also showing signs that it could become more inclusive.

She’s not just a pretty face! Queen of country pop Shania Twain wasn’t impressed with Brad Pitt — but she certainly served when she walked the red carpet at the People’s Country Choice Awards on ...