Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Whatever the route taken, the results were often startling and signaled country’s largest advances yet as a musical genre built ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Our panel members also weigh in on their favorite albums and songs of 2025, the trends they’ve recognized this year, and what they ...

The culture wars that have defined country music in recent years seemed somewhat tamer this year. That doesn’t mean the issues that have divided households from Nashville to SoCal have been resolved.

This year's best country albums list is once again presented in partnership with Don't Rock The Inbox, the amazing country music newsletter run by Stereogum contributors Marissa R. Moss and Natalie ...

The music world refused to stand still in 2025. This wasn’t a year for playing it safe. Across the globe and all over the stylistic map, music kept mutating in the weirdest, wildest ways. The artists ...

Magic is real, and we know this because science could never replicate the process that gave us Getting Killed. A bunch of talented Brooklyn teenagers emerge from the pandemic with a promising ...

The first-ever winner of Best Contemporary Country Album was announced during the 2026 Grammy Awards. Jelly Roll took home the accolade for Beautifully Broken during the Sunday, February 1, awards ...

The Grammy Award for Best Country Album has existed since 1965, when it was founded as the Award for Best Country & Western Album. It was taken out of the Grammys after only two years, then returned ...

On this day (November 4) in 1997, Shania Twain released her third studio album, Come on Over. The album produced multiple hit songs, including three No. 1 singles. It was also an international hit, ...

The 80s saw a lot of great country music. More than just stellar singles, the decade also has several outstanding records, with artists pouring their heart and soul into a complete body of work. These ...

Rolling Stone’s list of the 25 Best Country and Americana Albums of 2025 is live and out in the world. Check out the full list here. Our panel members also weigh in on their favorite albums and songs ...