There is the celebration of rural life and the yearning to recapture a seemingly simpler time. There are murder ballads, cheating songs, tunes that herald Saturday night’s debauchery and Sunday ...

Move over King Kenny Chesney, there's a new queen of summer songs in country music. This list of the 10 best country songs for summer 2025 includes one or two summer love songs, an accidental ...

What is traditional country music without the classic storytelling tune? Country music story songs are at the very heart of the genre, and there are more songs that tell an enthralling tale in country ...

Country music’s canon of songs is filled with compositions celebrating the support and comfort of family — and particularly the championing, caring, uplifting work of mother figures, whether they be ...

The 80s were a time of decadence and luxury. However, it wasn’t ever necessarily associated with country music. Rather, the decade was associated with pop groups, boy bands, and other musical acts who ...

The most important country artists of the last 10 years did more than just rule radio, streaming and sales charts. They helped shape the next generation. Nowhere is that more obvious than at No. 10.

Even as sombr and Rosalía hit new career highs, there's a major churn taking place just below the top 10, as a wave of Christmas songs begin their ascent.

Country music is built upon a bedrock of storytelling, and alongside many of the genre's most beloved topics, such as romance, heartbreak, romantic betrayal, small-town nostalgia and familial ties, is ...