Great news! At least two artists on this list of country stars who need to make a comeback in 2025 are planning to do just that. The other nine? Well, it's complicated. Hitmakers from the 1990s, ...

A new country music category has been added for the 2026 Grammy Awards. The change is meant to make space for where the genre is headed. The new category actually allows room for artists who remain ...

Love it or hate it, there is no denying that the country has gone country. Beyoncé is touring on her Grammy-winning country album, “Cowboy Carter.” All races and ages are line dancing to ...

In HARDY’s new album, the rural way of life is simultaneously eternal and yet under perilous threat. American country music exists as a kind of running textual commentary on our culture, whether ...

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 ...

When your country strips you of rights and protections, it tells you that it no longer recognizes you. Other times, you realize that you no longer recognize your country. People leave; families ...