Country music

As fans begin reading more and more into the lyrics of Swift's latest album, "betty" has been named a standout track.

"The smell of smoke would last around this long/'Cause I knew everything when I was young/And you'd be standin' in my front porch lot/And you'd come back to me"

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The country girl trio — made up of Natalie Maines, Emily Strayer and Martie Maguire — dropped the word "Dixie" from their name.

The singer will perform an hourlong set at the historic Nashville venue after raising $250,000 for various charities.

The "Bless My Heart" EP features five songs, including the previously released title track.

Reid, 80, was a founding member of the Statler Brothers, who often performed with country icon Johnny Cash.

In the wake of the iconic artist's passing, here are five tracks to listen in memory of him.

Rogers was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2013 and sold more than 50 million records in the U.S.

The relationship between country music and the National Rifle Association took another hit after the Country Music Hall of Fame refused to host a fundraising dinner and auction for the gun lobbying organization.

Martin was also a co-host of the hunting TV series "Brotherhood Outdoors."

"You'd have to be an idiot to buy that some of these things are just happenstance."

"I'm really sorry that in 2020, after YEARS of conversation of equal play, there are still some companies that make their stations play by these rules. It's unfair and it's incredibly disappointing," Ballerini wrote in part in her reply to the Michigan radio station.

McGraw has had three top 10 hits in the Hot 100 and has collaborated with artists Nelly and Faith Hill.

Carrie Underwood is hosting again but she'll be without her usual co-host this year.

At 85 years old, and with 52 top-10 Billboard country hits, Charley Pride's career has endured for decades.

Everyone that knew Kylie knew how much she loved her family and, beyond that, how much she loved music," Harris' publicist said in a statement to Billboard.

The annual CMA Awards bring some of country music's biggest stars to Nashville for a night of awards and performances.

Rice has topped the U.S. Billboard with hits such as "Eyes On You," "Ready Set Roll," "Gonna Wanna Tonight" and "Whisper."

The analysis, released Friday, provides data to support what artists and industry onlookers have long decried as a pervasive gender and age gap in the Nashville music scene.

The superstar didn't impress her fans much.

The former governor blamed "irrational vitriol" and "intolerant and vicious statements" for his near-immediate resignation.

The gun ownership rate in the U.S. is higher than anywhere else in the world.

They're both from Detroit and they have new albums. Can you blame her?

In a rare move for a country music star, Tim McGraw called for "commonsense" gun control.

Last night's CMA's performer talks to Newsweek about her new album.

While some applauded Linsey, a former finalist on "The Voice" in Season 8, for showing solidarity with protesters for social equality, many in the country music singer's fan base were not pleased.

Gentry was due to perform with his bandmate Eddie Montgomery on Friday evening in Medford.

Rhett speaks about embracing pop and how fatherhood has influenced his music.

Styx singer/guitarist Tommy Shaw talks to Newsweek about 'The Mission,' the band's classic-rock milestones and meeting the NASA guys who planned the Pluto flyby.