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Ella Langley extends her double-up atop Billboard ’s Hot Country Songs chart (dated March 21), as “Choosin’ Texas” and “Be ...

It’s a supersized week when it comes to new country songs with an embarrassment of riches from superstars Luke Combs and Lainey Wilson, newer artists like Colton Bowlin and long-absent fan favorites ...

It broke at pop and country radio stations virtually simultaneously—in fact, it got to No. 1 on the Hot 100 a little faster ...

Morgan Wallen’s Last Night reaches 156 weeks on the Country Streaming Songs chart, climbing to No. 16 as it hits the three-year mark on the Billboard list. LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - SEPTEMBER 23: (FOR ...

Taylor Swift's 'Opalite' hit the top of the Hot 100 after four months. She's now tied with Rihanna for third place for having the most No. 1s ever.

When I think of late 1990s country pop, this song from LeAnn Rimes always pops into my head. It was all over the radio back in 1997, and not just country music radio, either. “How Do I Live” by LeAnn ...

Like sonnets about death or romance novels about hockey players, there is no shortage of songs about Texas. Some happen to be great. Others are downright offensive to the ear. Some are famous the ...

Ohio State's Arvell Reese could be the top defender drafted in April, right after Indiana QB Fernando Mendoza. Illustration: Demetrius Robinson / The Athletic; photos: John Fisher, Michael Hickey / ...

Billboard revealed Monday that Alabama’s Ella Langley has the No. 1 song in the nation, and that’s a huge deal no matter how you slice it. We did it,” Langley posted on Facebook Monday afternoon. “I ...

The year before punk broke, rock's old guard made a strong, pressing stand. But as the UCR staff-selected list below of the Top 40 Songs of 1976 shows, the music that dominated headlines at the end of ...

Zach Bryan recording his album “With Heaven on Top”. The nearly hour and a half long album was released on Jan. 9, 2026. Photo courtesy of @ZachLaneBryan on Instagram At a time when some of the ...