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 ...

Country music is known by and far for its excellent storytelling. However, a few stars in the industry have made real art out of telling stories and delivering captivating narratives with their music.

There is the celebration of rural life and the yearning to recapture a seemingly simpler time. There are murder ballads, cheating songs, tunes that herald Saturday night’s debauchery and Sunday ...

Even if you don't think that these five songs are the best from this week, you have to agree they're the most surprising. There is nothing conventional about new songs from Rascal Flatts and Zac Brown ...

Carrie Underwood and Blake Shelton join Toby Keith, Reba McEntire and several more as creators of country music's best music ever, according to the Grand Ole Opry. In honor of the Grand Ole Opry's ...

Several of these forgotten 2000s country songs are needed today more than ever. It was a less divisive time in country music, and even though we bickered about what is and isn't "real country," the ...

On this day (August 19) in 2006, Carrie Underwood released “Before He Cheats” as the fourth single from her debut studio album, Some Hearts. The song topped the Billboard Country Airplay and Hot ...

The 2025 CMA Awards, hosted by Lainey Wilson, celebrated the best of country music on Nov. 19. From an onstage beer to some ...

Here are Metallica's five best country songs. The pairing of country and Metallica might not be as far-fetched as it initially seems. Metallica themselves have shown an appreciation for country music ...

Country music is built upon a bedrock of storytelling, and alongside many of the genre’s most beloved topics, such as romance, heartbreak, romantic betrayal, small-town nostalgia and familial ties, is ...

Lainey ensured the CMA Awards started with a bang, and the three-hour broadcast ended with a personal high for her: She was ...

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 ...