The 2000s delivered some of country music's stone-cold saddest songs, ever. Want proof? Brad Paisley and Alison Krauss' "Whiskey Lullaby" — one of country music's defining heartbreak ballads ...

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Mickey Guyton tells Billboard about the upbeat spirit of joy that permeates her new album.

The best country music cover songs convince fans that they're originals. Darius Rucker did it in 2013 with "Wagon Wheel," and Chris Stapleton did too, in 2015. Miranda Lambert did it a few ...

We count down the best songs from a decade in which the sound of country splintered into tons of different directions. While you’re reading, listen to our 90s Music playlist here. 51 ...

Country music seems obsessed with "dirt" these days, with several hit song titles featuring an earthy name. I've been a fan of country music for most of my life, but it wasn't until I was a teenager ...

The song is an intimate one, featuring moments of Karen Fairchild singing alone over acoustic guitar about her broken heart (it is a country song, after all). The stripped-down arrangement is an ...

We’re starting our list of country songs strong with Tim McGraw’s heart wrenching story of a long lasting love story, “Don’t Take the Girl.” The chorus centers around that line but it ...