Updated on March 3, 2026, to explain that The Band's "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" being named the best country rock ...

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Johnny Cash's influence over the country genre cannot be overstated.

Along with peers like Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson, Cash helped move the needle in Nashville. More than two decades after his death, the “A Boy Named Sue” crooner still ranks among the ...

It's a big week for women in country music — and, it turns out, for women whose songs are favored by women in figure skating.

The Grammy Awards have switched up their categories, including genre-specific category breakdowns, multiple times in years past. But it happens rarely enough that it’s still a pretty big deal. This ...

Zach Top accepts the Best Traditional Country Album award for "Ain't In It For My Health" onstage during the 68th GRAMMY Awards Premiere Ceremony at Peacock Theater on February 01, 2026 in Los Angeles ...

To get a sense of how wide the country music landscape — and the divides within it — are in 2025, consider the varied reactions to an announcement the Recording Academy made in June: The best country ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Matthew Leimkuehler is a music journalist from Nashville, Tennessee. A new category at the annual Grammy Awards wants to celebrate ...