Released in 2010 and produced by T Bone Burnett , Country Music stands out in Willie Nelson ’s catalog for its restraint. There’s no attempt to modernize the material or frame it as a comeback.

These three country albums all came out in 1980, and influenced an entire decade of country music ...

Country music doesn’t necessarily associate with astounding success on the Billboard 200. This is primarily due to the fact that most people listen to pop music and not country music. Although, given ...

In 2024, the most memorable country albums were the projects that fell on one end or the other of a stylistic extreme. Some of the biggest splashes came from young-gun traditionalists, who released ...

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 ...

In 2026, the Grammy Awards is splitting its Best Country Album Category into two: Best Contemporary Country Album and Best ...

Kacey Musgraves won the most recent Grammy for Best Country Song. The Kingston Trio won the first (or its equivalent). Here ...

Winning both Best Country Album and Album of the Year at the Grammys in February, Cowboy Carter introduced a fresh wave of talented artists reshaping the genre and prompted music lovers to look back ...

Love it or hate it, there is no denying that the country has gone country. Beyoncé is touring on her Grammy-winning country album, “Cowboy Carter.” All races and ages are line dancing to ...