It used to be possible for women in country music to grow their radio careers after having kids. There's not one single ...

Making sense of the madness. Despite country radio clearly losing the decades-long stranglehold it has had on consumers for the better part of the past five or so years, there’s no denying that it’s ...

Kacey Musgraves at Lollapalooza in 2019 and Beyoncé at the 2025 Grammys.Josh Brasted/FilmMagic; Sonja Flemming/CBS via Getty Images Kacey Musgraves recently opened up about the backlash to her 2013 ...

Having success at country radio, especially as a female country artist, is cause enough for celebration. But some female country artists released songs that were so good, they found success at pop ...

Any seasoned country executive can tell you that there's a certain secret sauce that goes into making a radio hit. A catchy hook, a relatable lyric, a little twang ... and well, if you throw in a few ...

For the first time in 51 weeks, a woman has the No. 1 song at country radio. Ella Langley’s heart-eyed honky-tonk duet with Riley Green, “you look like you love me,” summited the Country Airplay chart ...

When Martina McBride released “This One’s For The Girls” in 2003, she had already had two hits at pop radio, with “I Love You” and “There You Are”. But “This One’s For The Girls”, on her Martina album ...

Check out Chappell Roan, Tate McRae and the surprising list of artists with hits on Billboard's Top Country Songs chart in 2025.

Country music is seemingly as popular as ever, with rising artists like Morgan Wallen, Jelly Roll, and Zach Bryan topping charts and building loyal fanbases. Their success is due, in large part, to ...