The top country songs of 2024 prove that country music — especially traditional country music — is in very good hands. A full 25 percent of the Top 40 songs from this year are by artists who ...

The growing popularity of Black country artists, spurred in part by Beyoncé’s “Cowboy Carter,” has sparked a conversation around the history of the genre and the past and present racial tensions ...

The mix opens with Bryan's first Billboard Hot ... Overall, it seems like pop artists leaned into country music this year, perhaps reflecting a general conservative shift in our culture ...