Country music has always succeeded on storytelling, community, and authenticity. In recent years, the way fans discover and connect with artists has shifted a lot, which is thanks to the rise of ...

To get a sense of how wide the country music landscape — and the divides within it — are in 2025, consider the varied reactions to an announcement the Recording Academy made in June: The best country ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The country music world has lost some iconic names in 2025, and sadly the list has grown through the first half of December. As we ...

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 ...

For years, the country music star struggled to stake a claim to the version of himself that now seems inevitable. Shaboozey performing in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., in October.Credit...Sinna Nasseri for ...