Whereas Jelly Roll and Wallen’s country is hip-hop inflected, Top is channeling 1980s big-hat, traditional male country singers. Their success, though, is cut from the same cloth.

As a commercial entity, country music has existed for nearly a century following the 1927 Bristol Sessions with the Carter Family and Jimmie Rodgers. That means it’s older than rock & roll ...

The country star turned to Instagram on Jan. 18 to share the sad news, writing, "I really don’t have the right words. My dad passed away Tuesday night. Our hearts are broken." ...

When nominations are unveiled on Friday, Nov. 7, 2025, they will instead include Best Contemporary Country Album — the new version of this award — and the newly-introduced Best Traditional ...

Academy of Country Music Awards CEO Damon Whiteside addressed the snub in a statement on March 27, telling Billboard, “Were we hoping she’d be nominated? Absolutely.

The country legend has achieved the most No. 1 albums in the history of country music, which includes 20 of his 60 No. 1 hits. Strait has 13 multiplatinum albums and 38 gold albums.

Beyoncé took home two more country awards at this year's AMAs, which aired live from Las Vegas on May 26. The 35-time Grammy winning singer won favorite female country artist and favorite ...

Related: The Best 25 Rock Songs of the Last 25 Years The early 2000s found country and pop merging in ways never heard of before. That came to an abrupt end by the mid-00s, but within a few more ...