Veterans exploring new avenues, long-awaited debuts, and second albums from promising superstars are all on tap for country music in 2026. These are 15 albums we're anxiously waiting to see hit the ...

If baseball is America's favorite pastime, country music may well be America's favorite music genre. As of late, the genre has been seeing a notable resurgence too—according to an August 2025 mid-year ...

Country women are dominating this list of country albums scheduled for 2026. Ella Langley and Megan Moroney both have projects on the calendar. These albums follow strong re-issues from Trisha ...

This year in country music was all about artists discovering ways to innovate old forms and traditions. In some cases, like Eric Church’s Evangeline vs. the Machine and Carter Faith’s stunning debut ...

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 ...

May 15 (UPI) --Country music singer and Yellowstone actor Ryan Bingham released They Call Us the Lucky Ones, his first full-length album in over seven years, on Friday. Recorded with the Texas band ...

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 ...

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.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Matthew Leimkuehler is a music journalist from Nashville, Tennessee. A new category at the annual Grammy Awards wants to celebrate ...