2017 has been a tough year in country music and elsewhere in the world, but there were plenty of good things happening, too. It's important to look back and remember the bright spots of 2017 in the ...

While country music has seen its share of ups and downs over the past few years, 2017 showed that America's favorite genre has continued to evolve into one of the most adaptable, inclusive and ...

Editor’s note: The point of more extensive genre lists is to help give shine to albums that wouldn’t make it into the overall best albums list. So, despite the rap-specific list — where ranking is ...

The up-and-coming trio managed to squeeze 15 of the genre's top hits into a 180-second video. First up is Lauren Alaina's first No. 1 single, "Road Less Traveled," followed by "You Look Good," "Small ...

With 2017 coming to a close, it's time to open up The Boot's country music yearbook and dole out some superlatives. Throughout this year, these artists have really stood out. The Boot's staff opened ...

On this day in 2017, country music lost its “Gentle Giant,” Don Williams. The soft-spoken Texan whose smooth baritone, conversational phrasing, and understated stage presence carried him to the ...

Gwen Sebastian has been knocking around Nashville long enough by now to qualify as a music-industry veteran, but it wasn’t until she crossed paths with Miranda Lambert, who hired her as a backup ...

While a number of country veterans released their strongest albums in years – Willie Nelson’s God’s Problem Child and Brad Paisley’s Love and War, among them – 2017 belonged to new artists. Fresh ...

California's Napa and Sonoma wine regions are home to over 900 wineries. They attract millions of tourists per year. Source: California Winery Advisor, Sonoma County, Los Angeles Times Sonoma and Napa ...

Well, it certainly looked like the CMAs got political this year after all. Prior to Nashville’s biggest and splashiest event of the year, the Country Music Association issued new guidelines to media ...