In 1981, outlaw country icon David Allen Coe became the first artist to record “Tennessee Whiskey,” written by songwriters Dean Dillon and Linda Hargrove. Two years later, George Jones recorded his ...

What does good rapping sound like in 2025? It depends on who you ask. It’s no secret that hip-hop is more splintered than ever, with different pockets and intersections thriving in their own ...

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee on Thursday granted a pardon to musician Jelly Roll for robbery and drug convictions dating to before 2010, following a yearlong review of the artist’s application, the ...

Rap in 2025 was all about experimentation. From the year’s first runaway hit, NBA player-turned-musician Gelo’s single “Tweaker,” to the maximalist ecclesiastics of Playboi Carti’s Music, or even in ...

Vets and newbies flexed their best bars in 2025. After being spoiled by a monstrous three-peat from Future, a lyrical face-off between Drake and Kendrick Lamar, and scintillating releases from Doechii ...

The top country albums of 2025 are so different from each other that it seems like the only thing they have in common is that they fall under the same umbrella genre. But there is one thing these ...

Two albums placed back-to-back on this list of the 50 greatest country covers epitomize how important album art was and is. What Are the Greatest Country Album Covers of All Time? At No. 20, find ...

justbrandon is the musical project of Southern Indiana–raised artist, singer-songwriter, and creative director Brandon Gabriel Jones. His latest single, “Bury Me On A Backroad,” features critically ...

As the year comes to an end, we are wading deep into list season. Now that we’ve talked about the best albums, songs, debuts, and EPs of 2025, it’s time to get even more granular and pay tribute to a ...

Billboard offers its take on the top country songs of 2025, including music from Cody Johnson, Tyler Childers, Lainey Wilson and more. It was another banner year for country artists in 2025. Morgan ...