There are dozens of new country songs released each week. We’ve picked the five best for Friday, May 30. This week’s Top 5 Country Songs features an established hitmaker, a pair of relative newcomers ...

In its earliest form, country music has its roots in folk music. Though it’s come a long way since becoming a distinct genre, it retains similar elements to folk. One of these is telling stories.

One of country music's biggest hitmakers of the 2000s returns with a new song this week, but he's got competition for the top spot on this Top 5 list. An award-winning country group and iconic ...

In February 1966, producer Bob Johnston urged Bob Dylan to come to Nashville. The folk singer had been recording in New York City but was looking for a new direction. Nashville provided just that. The ...

Country music has a rich history of incorporating themes of rowdy Saturday nights, evenings spent drinking in bars, heartbreak anthems, cheatin’ songs and romantic odes, but the genre’s artists have ...

The realms of country music and NASCAR have historically been united by a fervent and overlapping fanbase, one devoted to both high-octane races and country music’s musical traditions. Over the years, ...

Black musicians’ contributions to country music are at the forefront of everyone’s minds following the release of Beyoncé’s latest country project, “Act II.” Like much of American culture, it has ...

A country music legend released a new song this week, but another icon’s son topped him on this best new country song. Megan Moroney also shared new music. “6 Months Later” features the kind of ...