It turns out the two genres share a long history, and in today's music landscape, country artists have strategic reasons to embrace hip-hop sounds and aesthetics. Country's drift toward hip-hop ...

The songwriter has an opportunity to hit the ground running. Find four of country's best opening lines, below.

President-elect Donald Trump will have one of the biggest names in country music performing at his swearing-in ceremony.

Her high harmonies put an emotional charge into her work with George Jones and others. She also had solo hits, including “No ...

Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Beyoncé ... Nearly a week before Beyoncé scored the most Grammy nods, she was snubbed at the Country Music Association Awards and received no nominations for ...

The country music world lost more than 30 notable performers and influencers last year, and the first two weeks of 2025 have ...

“I don’t need people telling me to hang in there, sympathizing with me, or giving me advice on how to handle something or things they’ve never coped with,” he wrote. “I lost my mother, I’ve been in ...

Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle ... “Nashville is known as a country music town, but living here, I know there are so many talented artists building musical careers here, looking ...

Australia’s supergroup for toddlers, The Wiggles, are going bush - well, technically speaking, country - with a new album that includes collaborations with the iconic country music queen Dolly Parton, ...

Kenny Chesney has broken many records in his 30-year career, from record-setting concert attendance to music chart milestones, and now the country superstar will add another accolade to his list ...