It’s officially country music festival season! This list of the best country festivals of 2026 starts with an all-star, two-day fest in Arizona and ends with a celebration Carrie Underwood headlined ...

Yeehaw! We may be over a quarter of the way through the 21st century now, but no amount of time could ever stop Denver from being a cowtown at its core. Just check out the thriving local country-music ...

Country music is big business, and there are a handful of singers who have been in that business and doing quite well for decades. That can mean big-time bucks, but it turns out the richest singer in ...

Country music star Maren Morris is coming to her own defense as a woman in a male-dominated industry. “The choices I have made over the years, being a woman in music, especially country music, over ...

Jim McBride, who penned several country music hits such as “Chattahoochee” and “Chasing That Neon Rainbow,” has died. He was 78. The Huntsville, Alabama native died on Jan. 6, WAFF reported. A cause ...

Garth Brooks appears to have big plans for 2026. The country music legend appeared to tease new music and a potential tour on his official website on Tuesday. “I’m an artist, I HAVE to make music,” ...

Nashville is known for country music and great food — with many of its biggest stars finding a way to combine the two. Several country artists have launched restaurants that pair Southern fare with ...

In 2017, the narrator in country hitmaker Chris Janson’s song “Fix a Drink” seemed exhausted by party politics. “I turn on Fox News and then CNN/But it’s the same dang thing all over again,” Janson ...

If you want to know how an artist really feels about an album, catch them after they’ve begun playing it live for their fans. “I don’t know if it’s the songs or what, but the fans are singing along ...

No, we don't have a crystal ball — but we do have nine out-there country predictions for what's going to happen in country music in 2026. In this list, we named some artists who we think will release ...

Joe Ely, the progressive country music pioneer and renowned Texas singer-songwriter, has died. He was 78. Ely died on Monday, Dec. 15, at his home in Taos, New Mexico, due to complications of Lewy ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The country music world has lost some iconic names in 2025, and sadly the list has grown through the first half of December. As we ...