Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The country music world lost some iconic names in 2025, and sadly the list kept on growing in December. As we get 2026 rolling, we ...

As we gear up to celebrate the best of today's country music at the 52nd annual Academy of Country Music Awards, it seemed a fitting time to take a look back at the country music legends we have lost.

Nashville’s century-long relationship with country music has made the genre inseparable from Music City. Despite country music’s deep Black origins, however, it has not traditionally been associated ...

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 ...

Taste of Country has unveiled its RISERS: 2026 Artists to Watch. The most up-and-coming artists in country music include both men and women, traditionalists and pop-country artists — representing a ...

On September 23, 1930, Ray Charles was born in Albany, Georgia. His very humble beginnings did little to suggest the superstar career he would enjoy for most of his adult life, nor the legacy he would ...

INDIO, Calif. — I’m from New Jersey — home of the Jonas Brothers and “gym, tan, laundry.” Like every other zillennial, I grew up singing along to LeAnn Rimes and early Taylor Swift, but I wasn’t what ...

WATFORD CITY — Singer and songwriter Jessie Veeder has been named a finalist for three awards by the Academy of Western Artists. Her 2024 album "Yellow Roses" is in contention for 2024 Western Country ...

Country music owes a lot of its sound to Black artists, who helped shape the genre. These are four of the most influential Black country artists of all time. Charley Pride overcame so much to be part ...

The country music world lost some iconic names in 2025, and sadly the list kept on growing in December. As we get 2026 rolling, we take a moment to look back at the country music stars and influential ...