When a family member of a popular country music singer was arrested by ICE, he spoke out publicly about the emotional toll of family separation because of immigration bureaucracy.

Sometimes life just needs to be grabbed by its proverbial horns. It’s exactly what McGraw sings about in “I Like It, I Love It”. Out in 1995 on his All I Ever Want record, Jeb Stuart Anderson, Steve ...

From a song by a certified superstar that came out in the very first week of January to breakthroughs from lesser-known indie acts, here are selections from NPR Music's list of the best songs of 2025.

In 2025, both the Country Music Association and the Academy of Country Music agreed: Lainey Wilson is without a doubt the ...

These three hit country songs were all released in 2020 and helped influence an entire decade of country music.

As a children’s entertainer, teacher and troubadour, Gailmor planted his songs like little seeds, one by one, in classrooms, parks, churches and village granges.

Luke Combs has just released a new video for his powerful new song, "Giving Her Away," and Taste of Country readers get to vote on whether it's the top new video in country music this week. Combs' new ...

What do Riley Green‘s “Worst Way” music video and Jessie Murph‘s “1965” music video have in common? Well, they were probably the two raunchiest videos to be released in country music this year. And it ...

The inaugural country music holiday special, “Christmas in Nashville,” premieres Wednesday, Dec. 3, at 10 p.m. ET on NBC. The hour-long special hosted by Trisha Yearwood will follow the “Christmas in ...

Few times since Billboard’s Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay charts began coexisting have women ruled both lists in the same week. Just as Ella Langley scores her first Hot Country Songs No. 1, ...

Entertainment AI country hit ‘Walk My Walk’ built on Blanco Brown’s sound sparks questions of attribution, ethics The moment is the latest example of how generative AI is upending the music industry.

“Emmanuel” rejoices in the birth of the Savior and the fulfillment of prophecy that He would come. The words and music are by Nik Day, and JRay Kuhn is the artist. The song has been released with ...