Country music has never held this many of the top spots on the all-genre chart at once — here's why. By Melinda Newman Country music is having a watershed moment. As Billboard reported earlier this ...

There has been a growing trend in country music so far in 2026. That trend? Well, just last week popular singer Ernest announced that he was stepping away from the stage to focus on his mental health, ...

Plenty of rock acts have drawn from country for their work, with the results ranging from near-satires to wild reimaginings to straightforward rerecordings.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Success on streaming platforms has played a major role in Wallen's rise to the top of country music. Over the past several years, ...

A few things in this life feel truly American: apple pie, football, light beer, pickup trucks, country music. Most experts agree that country music as we know it today originated in the early 20th ...

Earlier this week, the New York Times released its list of the 30 greatest living American songwriters. For those who are tapped into the worlds of hip-hop and popular music, it’s a rock-solid list.

In this week's Country Update lead story, Billboard exclusively reveals the top all-time country songwriters. By Tom Roland Name the top two songwriters in the history of the Billboard country charts ...

Gary Stewart spent a few years on top, but was largely forgotten after his tragic death in 2003. Now a new generation is rediscovering the onetime “king of honky-tonk.” By Bob Mehr In the summer of ...

Country music's most important artist is dominating radio, streaming charts, concert venues and awards shows. We've ranked the Top 25 modern singers in an effort to timestamp 2026 in country music.

Luke Combs is a top tier country vocalist, songwriter and storyteller and he's got the hits to prove it. This Top 10 songs list feels woefully incomplete — how do you stop at 10? It's been a full ...

In 1973, the 20-year-old Don Schlitz moved from Durham, North Carolina to Nashville, Tennessee with just $80 in cash and a country music dream. For years, he worked outside of the music industry while ...