NPR

There's a new #1 song in the country, and it comes from an unlikely source

Nearly every week this summer, there's been an immovable object at the top of Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart: It's "Ordinary" by the singer Alex Warren. That changed this week. There's a new No. 1 ...
Rolling Stone

Beyoncé Just Became the First Black Woman Artist With a Number One Country Song

Beyoncé has become the first Black woman artist ever to top Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart in the modern history of country music, thanks to her country debut “Texas Hold ‘Em,” which also opened ...
Rolling Stone

The Number One Song in the Country Is a Diss Track. Is That a Good Thing?

This week, the Number One song in America is a diss track. Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” debuted at the top of the charts, to the surprise of no one who’s seen the track go viral since its release ...
Newsweek

Jason Aldean’s Song Hits Number 1 as Country Music TV Turns on Him

Country music singer Jason Aldean's "Try That In A Small Town" reached number one on the U.S. iTunes chart after Country Music TV pulled the song's music video from the channel. "Jason Aldean's "Try ...