Longtime Country Music Association CEO Sarah Trahern will retire at the end of 2026 after 12 years in the leadership role.

Paul Cauthen stunned the country music world in 2025 when he announced that he had been diagnosed with cancer, and just a few ...

Some of the best country music tells stories — stories that define and connect generations, geographic regions, and subsections of American culture. It captures the best of American life. As digital ...

Sarah Trahern, CEO of the Country Music Association ( CMA ), has announced that she will retire at the end of 2026, bringing ...

The line that designates what is and is not country music is muddier than most of us are willing to admit. What is abundantly clear, though, is that country music appeals to more people than just ...

Today, we're taking a look at some of the greatest country hits of all time. These songs managed to become so big that even people who don't like country music couldn't avoid hearing them...or liking ...

Who is Breaking Rust? And why are country music fans so upset after they topped a Billboard chart? “Walk My Walk,” by Breaking Rust, hit No. 1 this week on Billboard’s Country Digital Song Sales chart ...

To get a sense of how wide the country music landscape — and the divides within it — are in 2025, consider the varied reactions to an announcement the Recording Academy made in June: The best country ...