Jason Aldean and Toby Keith reflect on their paths to creative control in country music, sharing how they pushed back against ...

Since the early 2000s, Brandy Clark has been writing and recording country music that is infectious, heartfelt and witty. From a young age, she found inspiration from country legends like Patsy Cline ...

Garth Brooks' songs are some of the most important of the last several decades of country music. At his peak, Brooks helped to single-handedly bring country music to a listening audience outside the ...

Before Tim McGraw became one of country’s most bankable hitmakers, he was locked in a fight with his own label over a song they were convinced would be a disaster. On a recent episode of The Tim ...

Truck references in country music are a dime a dozen. They're everywhere. And we're not complaining -- but there are some songs that go above and beyond a quick mention of a Chevy or a Ford, to a ...

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 — ...

Forty-one years ago today, on March 4, 1983, George Jones wed Nancy Sepulvado. The ceremony took place at the home of Jones' sister, Helen Scroggins, in Woodville, Texas. The marriage was the fourth ...

It takes courage and confidence to embark into the unknown, especially on your own. But that's what a number of country stars have done at some point in their musical careers -- even after spending ...

In 1963, Buck Owens topped the country charts with "Act Naturally," which opened with the prophetic line "They're gonna put me in the movies." But decades before that tune (later covered by the ...

Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash weren't just one of the most iconic country music power couples of all time -- they were one of the most iconic couples of all time, period. Say only their first names ...

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 ...

Dolly Parton is a singer, songwriter, author, actress, philanthropist and superstar in her own right. She has churned out more than 80 albums and more than 100 singles in her 75 years of life, with an ...