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Not only did Beyoncé dominate the country tour category, but her Cowboy Carter tour was also the highest-grossing tour of 2025 across all genres. Behind Beyoncé and the Cowboy Carter tour was another artist to recently debut a country album: Post Malone.
Rolling Stone's list of the 25 Best Country and Americana Albums of 2025 is live and out in the world. Check out the full list here. On a very special Year in Country Music episode of Rolling Stone's Nashville Now podcast,
This year’s best country albums list is once again presented in partnership with Don’t Rock The Inbox, the amazing country music newsletter run by Stereogum contributors Marissa R. Moss and Natalie Weiner.
Taste of Country rounds up our 10 favorite country albums of 2025, including projects from Thomas Rhett, Eric Church, Maddie & Tae and more. Who's No. 1?
Kriv Stenders has signed on to helm “Little Miracles,” a country music feature that will mark a collaboration between Australia’s Bronte Studios and First Option Pictures, with production scheduled to commence in 2026.
Country music duo Maddie & Tae announce temporary break to focus on family while maintaining friendship. Tae steps back, Maddie pursues solo career.
Zach Bryan's fence, Jelly Roll's weight loss and four major country breakups are included on this list of shocking moments from 2025.
Country has endless Christmas songs to choose from. Below, revisit four country Christmas hits that read more like short stories than carols.
Jason DeFord, known professionally as Jelly Roll, hopes the pardon will help him expand his international tours and Christian missionary work without administrative barriers.
Taylor Swift set a high bar in country music more than a decade ago — but Riley Green is the next to reach it. With “Don’t Mind If I Do” hitting No. 1 on Billboard’s Country Airplay, Green becomes the first artist in 13 years to land consecutive self-written chart-toppers.
These four country artists had the biggest impact on country music in the 70s, a pivotal decade for the genre.