It's challenging to take one's imagination back to a time before Trisha Yearwood was country music royalty. For anyone who spent the 1990s tuned into their local country radio station, Yearwood's ...

Twenty-seven years ago today (April 5, 1997) was a memorable day for Trace Adkins. It was on that date that Adkins earned his first No. 1 hit with "(This Ain't) No Thinkin' Thing." The song was the ...

Hailing from Muscle Shoals, Alabama, Laura and Lydia Rogers first learned to harmonize by singing together in their local church. Despite their blood-deep connection as musicians, the sisters didn't ...

Much like rock 'n' roll, country music was at a crossroads in the 1980s. Glossier pop-country became an even bigger commercial force, even as a slew of traditionalists emerged to give the genre a jolt ...

What makes a truly great dark country song? Well, it helps if there's a death involved, and country music is full of classic, chilling murder ballads that fit the bill. But in order to be truly dark, ...

Taylor Swift wanted to soak in the crowd's cheers as she was accepted the award for Best Female Video on Sept. 13, 2009, but Kanye West had other plans. "I'm really happy for you," West said after ...

It’s always big news when a song hits No. 1 on the charts: for the artist, songwriters and label, and also for diehard fans of the artist or song. After all, having the top country song in the country ...

Brett Young earned a No. 1 hit with his debut single "Sleep Without You," a song from his eponymous debut album, and followed it up with his second single, "In Case You Didn't Know." Young, who wrote ...

Zac Brown and Wyatt Durrette co-wrote "Chicken Fried" in the early 2000s. The Zac Brown Band first recorded the song in 2003, then re-recorded it later in the decade and released it as the first ...

Singer-songwriter S.G. Goodman tore onto the music scene in 2020 with her critically acclaimed debut studio album, Old Time Feeling. Tender and searing, the project showcases her distinctive vocals, ...

The explosion of emerging talent that came onto the country music scene in the 1990s included a wave of impressive new bands. For decades, the genre had been overwhelmingly dominated by solo acts — ...

Equal parts sharp wit and country greatness, Ashley McBryde has established herself as one of the genre's most exciting up-and-comers. Behind the woman, a band of four also-hilarious dudes helps ...