These hit songs from country legends were banned from the radio upon their initial release, but seem tame to modern audiences ...

Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani have topped the country charts twice together now, and both times, their hits were love songs. But next time around, they're going for subject matter that's a little ...

Country music songs are healthy with a new blend of classic storytelling and contemporary production. Artists keep innovating creatively, mixing up traditional country songs with rock, pop, and even ...

Justin Fabus will be able to consider himself an international country artist. The Dormont native, currently based in Atlanta ...

There are 155 members of the Country Music Hall of Fame and no fewer than 62 in waiting. These men, women and groups have Hall-worthy resumes and supporters. Tony Brown, June Carter Cash and ...

Country music is not—and never was—one style of music. It has always been a mixture of many styles, springing from many roots and sprouting many new branches to create a complicated chorus of ...

THE WEEK’S MOST POPULAR CURRENT COUNTRY SONGS ACROSS ALL GENRES, RANKED BY STREAMING ACTIVITY DATA BY ONLINE MUSIC SOURCES TRACKED BY LUMINATE, RADIO AIRPLAY AUDIENCE IMPRESSIONS AS MEASURED BY ...

After establishing herself with pop hits, the Missouri native leads in her first visit to the list. By Jim Asker Chappell Roan splashes into the country genre as “The Giver” bounds in at No.

Kenny Chesney, June Carter Cash, and producer-musician Tony Brown are the newest members of the Country Music Hall of Fame. The Nashville institution announced the 2025 inductees during a press ...

March 25, 2025 • The rapper Playboi Carti's much-hyped MUSIC leads this week in albums. Plus, the rapper Doechii continues to make gains with her recently released "Anxiety" and Chappell Roan ...

Thanks to the power of social media and film syncs, classic songs are getting reintroduced to a new generation of fans. What songs are currently trending online? Well, the path to virality, chart ...

Since launching in 2000, All Songs Considered has been NPR's flagship program for music discovery, artist interviews and conversations with friends and fellow music lovers about the really big ...