Montgomery Gentry had been successful at radio and retail for several years without scoring a number one hit, coming closest with the regressive “She Couldn’t Change Me” a few years earlier.

Don’t Fight the Feelings of Love” Charley Pride. Written by John Schweers. Billboard #1 (1 week) June 9, 1973. Charley ...

Kids Say the Darnedest Things“ Tammy Wynette. Written by Billy Sherrill and Glenn Sutton. Billboard #1 (1 week) June 16, 1973. There was a time when I thought this song was f ...

Introduction 1990 Highway 101, "Who's Lonely Now" Keith Whitley, "It Ain't Nothin'" Clint Black, "Nobody's Home" Tanya Tucker, "My Arms Stay Open All Night" Ricky Van Shelton "Statue of a Fool" Eddie ...

To illustrate just how impactful it was, my most enduring memory of the record was from my early days in education, when I was still a teacher. A fellow faculty member knew that I was a country music ...

The 2000s overall hold up better than I expected them to, as the contrast with the 2010s helped rehabilitate a decade that grew up in the shadows of the 1990s. But one thing remains the same. Going ...

It’s a fool’s game trying to predict which songs will truly endure. The biggest pop hits of 1994 were Ace of Base’s “The Sign,” All-4-One’s cover of John Michael Montgomery’s “I Swear,” and Boyz II ...

The late, great Olivia Newton-John was a wonderful country singer. She’s often portrayed as a pop singer who crossed over to country music, but country songs and sounds were part of her signature ...

Here are all of the nominees and winners for CMA Album of the Year, along with a look at this year’s nominees. For a look back at the other major categories, visit our CMA Awards page.

At long last, we come to country’s contemporary era: A decade when women were exiled from the mainstream for the crime of being outspoken and correct, followed by a decade of Bros who built careers on ...

The 61st Academy of Country Music Awards will be doled out this coming Sunday at a ceremony broadcast on Amazon Prime, live from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Of note, Shania Twain will be hosting the ...

Building a music collection used to be a far more difficult thing, a dogged hunt through record stores and mail order catalogs, hoping to find what you were looking for. The advent of the internet ...