These are the country artists who are defining the genre right now. Taste of Country has assembled 25 hitmakers who are ...

Country music is a musical genre originating from rural parts of the southern regions across the U.S. It is famous in cities like Nashville, Memphis, Austin, and other major cities in the United ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Sughnen Yongo is a Midwest writer covering Black women, pop culture. The way we listen to and understand music has continued to ...

Country music is known for its icons, from Merle Haggard to Willie Nelson to Loretta Lynn and many more. As soon as you hear their names, you can “hear” their one-of-a-kind voices, individual styles ...

Irish country music is a massive, ever-growing industry that continues to sell out venues across the country. America is yet to discover the very best of Irish country music charts. Turn on any local ...

However culture-shifting history proves Beyoncé’s new album, Cowboy Carter, to be, it’s not unprecedented. For generations, artists have blurred the supposed lines between country music, R&B, soul, ...

Billboard counts down the best country acts of the past (almost) 100 years. Ever since Ralph Peer held his famous recording sessions in Bristol, Tennessee in the late 1920s with such acts as Ernest ...

A recap of the 20 highest-grossing touring country artists according to Billboard Boxscore. By Jessica Nicholson For nearly four decades, Billboard Boxscore has tracked the top tours, and touring ...

Follow this section to personalize your feed and get instant alerts. WHY FOLLOW? Update your preferences in Account Settings The distinctive American music has always reflected the complicated lives ...

The story of outlaw country starts in very different places, depending on who is spinning the yarn. Historian Joe Nick Patoski wonders if it all started in 1972, after Willie Nelson’s home outside ...