Cody Johnson's 'The Fall' rises to No. 1 on Country Airplay chart

Plus, Jason Aldean's new top 10 and Kenny Chesney's 100th hit.

Ella Langley Makes Country Music History On Billboard’s Biggest Chart

Ella Langley becomes the first woman in country — and second country artist — to appear at Nos. 1 and 2 simultaneously on the ...

Miley Cyrus Scores A New Top 10 Hit — On The Country Chart

Miley Cyrus returns to the top 10 on Billboard's Country Digital Song Sales chart with "Younger You," which is now credited as a duet with Lainey Wilson.
American Songwriter

On the Charts 27 Years Ago, Tim McGraw Was on Top With This Tearjerker Originally Recorded by Rodney Crowell

Tim McGraw took this emotional Rodney Crowell-penned ballad to the top of the country music charts in May 1999.
New York Post

Beyoncé snubbed in 2024 CMAs nominations — despite topping country charts with ‘Cowboy Carter’

Despite her historic success on the country charts this year, Beyoncé was shut out of the nominations for the 2024 CMA Awards released Monday. In a snub, there were no nominations for “Cowboy Carter” ...

Record-Breaking 2019 Hit Named Best Country-Rap Collaboration of All Time

Country and Rap are two genres that are usually at odds, but we've seen plenty of artists blend them together. In recent ...

Alabama country star sets another rare record on the pop charts

Alabama’s Ella Langley just keeps on setting chart records – and her latest feat puts her in territory so rare that only about two dozen artists have ever been there. Billboard, which maintains the ...
American Songwriter

On This Day 60 Years Ago, Jim Reeves Topped the Country Charts Posthumously With a Hit First Recorded by Roy Orbison

Sixty years ago, Jim Reeves was at No. 1 in the United Kingdom with "Distant Drums" nearly two years after his death.

1973 Country Song With a Dark Holiday Past Still Became a No. 1 Hit

The track’s origins tell a much different story than its chart success suggests, adding to its fascinating legacy.