Jelly Roll was country music's big winner at the 2026 Grammy Awards but he was far from the only highlight. See the best moments and pictures from the pre-show, red carpet and CBS broadcast. These 19 country singers have never won a Grammy Award, but it's worse than that. Collectively, they're 0-118!

Country music has this magical ability to tell stories that resonate with our hearts, often capturing moments that feel like they’ve been plucked straight from our lives. Some songs, though, have that special something that makes them instant classics.

You can go in many directions when compiling a list of the all-time best country music songs. Which criteria do you use? Record sales, most streamed, most googled, number of weeks on the country charts? Or perhaps you take a look at how well they were ...

In 2023, country music is more diverse and wide-ranging than ever. But just four artists still dominate the Top 10 of Billboard's 2023 Year-End Top Country Albums wrap-up, according to scores compiled through Billboard Boxscore data. In fact, the only ...

More stories by Kevin P. Five months ahead of nominations for the 2026 Grammys, the Recording Academy has retuned the rulebook. While some of the shifts come down to little more than tweaks to the minutiae regulating existing categories and nomination ...

Beyoncé is part of a great tradition of artists from the pop, R&B and rock worlds stepping into the realm of country music, whether it’s for one record or, in occasional instances, a whole career shift. Of course, none of her predecessors made immediate ...

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 album trophy was being retired and replaced with a ...

With the drop of “Texas Hold ‘Em” and “16 Carriages” in February, Beyoncé staked her claim in country music. Within 10 days of its release, “Texas Hold ‘Em” became a #1 charting song on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs, making her the first ...

Crumpton is a music, pop culture, and politics writer from Dallas. Crumpton is a music, pop culture, and politics writer from Dallas. The greatest lie country music ever told was convincing the world that it is white. That hillbilly music turned white at ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Sughnen Yongo is a Midwest writer covering Black women, pop culture. The way we listen to and understand music has continued to evolve, and the country genre and its artists are evolving ...

Country women are dominating this list of country albums scheduled for 2026. Ella Langley and Megan Moroney both have projects on the calendar.