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Where will her 'Toy Story 5' tune, 'I Knew It, I Knew You' debut on the Country Airplay chart? By Melinda Newman Who says you can’t go home again? It’s been 13 years since Taylor Swift reached the top ...

Dierks Bentley said Cody was 'just as important to the fabric of our music and city as any artist, songwriter or musician.' Bill Cody, one of the nation’s most revered country radio personalities from ...

Taylor Swift is no stranger to breaking records, but it’s been a good minute since one of her singles has swept country radio. Or, as Swift herself put it in a note that appeared in Monday’s edition ...

There is an approach that Country music artists and their managers have that other artists appear to eschew. The format markets itself without great expense because of the ubiquitous exposure of its ...

In the 1980s, programmers of rock-oriented radio stations began tinkering with their playlists. Instead of playing only contemporary hits, they added in songs from the 1960s and 70s to appeal to older ...

ARN has announced that KIX Country will be fully integrated to become iHeartCountry Australia, and one unified national country music network across metro and regional Australia with new shows and ...

Despite some traditional-sounding country artists like Zach Top getting recognition, the myth that “they don’t make good country music anymore” is still alive and well. The people keeping that myth ...

Karly B. is a music news journalist at Collider, specializing in the Western and Asian music industries. With a Bachelor of Science degree in Digital Media and Web Technology, she has dedicated part ...

New analysis by the BPI reveals that country music more than doubled its share of the singles market, compared to just two years ago. The strong performance in 2024 was led by Shaboozey’s A Bar Song ...

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 ...