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Top 5 Cadillac Three Songs
What do y'all think?
Top 5 Hunter Hayes Songs
Hayes started making music early -- like, really early.
Going Greek: Country Stars Who Pledged Fraternities and Sororities
Did you know these country stars are former fraternity and sorority members?
Stephen Barker Liles + Jenna Michelle Kennedy — Country’s Greatest Love Stories
Love and Theft's Barker Liles has been married to his wife, Jenna Michelle Kennedy, since Aug. 24, 2014 -- but if it were up to the musician, they would have tied the knot long before then.
Who Are Fruition? 5 Things You Need to Know
"Serendipity and luck and some kind of musical magnetism brought us together ..."
They Broke the Law: See Country Stars’ Mugshots
Legends such as Hank Williams Jr., Randy Travis and George Jones, among others, have found themselves in trouble with the law
Top 10 Country Albums of the 1980s
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Top 10 Rodney Crowell Songs
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Jennifer Nettles Featured on Josh Groban’s New Album
Looks like the country star has an exciting collaboration in the works!
Top 5 Terri Clark Songs
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Top 10 Country Artists of the 1970s
From traditional-leaning artists to boundary-pushing outlaws to the daring women who spoke up about real issues, the 10 country artists below helped define country music in the '70s.
What Is the Music Modernization Act, and Why Should Country Fans Care About It?
Country music fans who were on social media this summer likely saw songwriters, musicians and politicians tweeting about something called the Music Modernization Act, or the MMA. They were advocating for its passage ... but what the heck is it?