Country music isn't afraid to be referential. Many artists have made nods to their genre across the decades. Find four of our ...

Kane Brown and Jelly Roll have partnered for a rock-fueled track that addresses depression and despair. Meanwhile, Lauren ...

Even though country music is mostly known as a genre that revels ... Throughout the decades, country musicians have both used their songs to protest racism, homophobia, and misogyny, and found ...

There have been too many times to count where somebody says that they “listen to all music except for country” when asked ...

From the genre's origins, love songs have played a prominent role both on the charts and in the hearts of country music fans everywhere. NEWSLETTERS Emailed Daily.

THE WEEK’S MOST POPULAR CURRENT COUNTRY SONGS ACROSS ALL GENRES, RANKED BY STREAMING ACTIVITY DATA BY ONLINE MUSIC SOURCES TRACKED BY LUMINATE, RADIO AIRPLAY AUDIENCE IMPRESSIONS AS MEASURED BY ...

“We Shall Be Free” paints a world without racism ... to number one — proving sex still sells even in country music. This song pushed boundaries of what was acceptable in country lyrics.

This week's crop of new songs also features music from The Droptines ... these and more in Billboard‘s roundup of several top new country, bluegrass and Americana tracks of the week.

The top country songs of 2024 prove that country music — especially traditional country music — is in very good hands. A full 25 percent of the Top 40 songs from this year are by artists who ...