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Comstock/ThinkstockOn this date in 1987, a romantic ballad from Randy Tavis was in the middle of a three-week number-one streak on the Billboard country charts. It was the first song to accomplish tha...

Burke/Triolo Productions/ThinkstockMartina McBride will be at the center of a new exhibit opening at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum on July 30, Rolling Stone reports. Called “Mar...

Robby KleinWednesday evening in Nashville, both Gabby Barrett and Music City marked a milestone.  For the former American Idol contestant, it was the celebration of her first ...

PeacockMiley Cyrus’ Pride Month concert special, Miley Cyrus Presents Stand by You, airs on Friday, but before it does, fans can get a first look at the event now. A clip from the show, which wa...

ABCLuke Bryan fans will get an unprecedented look inside the singer’s journey to stardom in a new, five-part docuseries, called Luke Bryan: My Dirt Road Diary, which premieres this August. Ahead...

Michael Chang/Getty ImagesLess than a month after his Country Stuff EP arrived, and before he officially sends any of its songs to country radio, Walker Hayes has netted a number-one hit on Billboard&...

Erika Goldring/Getty Images for CMTIn 2020, alleged racism and bigotry in country music moved to the forefront of the conversation unlike in any year prior, thanks in part to work from Black artists l...

Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagicChris Lane and Lauren Bushnell are getting into the swing of parenting, after their first child, baby boy Dutton, was born earlier this month. The pair have different skill sets ...

Alexa CampbellCarly Pearce will become the next member of the Grand Ole Opry. The “I Hope You’re Happy Now” singer, who's played the Opry stage more than 80 times, got a special surp...

Comstock/Thinkstock On this day in 1929, this country icon was born in Virginia. Originally part of the Carter Family, she later rose to fame with hit duets including "Jackson" and "If ...