The 10 Biggest Country Music Stories of 2025: Label Upheaval, Lainey Wilson, Morgan Wallen & More

The biggest country music stories of 2025 include news about Morgan Wallen, AI, Beyoncé, Lainey Wilson, executive shuffles in Nashville and more.
Variety

‘Opry 100’ Producers Tell What to Expect From Country Music’s Superstars in the Three-Hour NBC Telecast

With “Opry 100: A Live Celebration” set to go out live tonight, producers of the show are offering a preview of the three-hour telecast — which doesn’t quite have a hundred performers to represent the ...
The New York Times

The Grand Ole Opry at 100

As the country music institution celebrates a century of its radio broadcast, listen to how the show defined the culture — and was reshaped by it — decade by decade. One hundred years ago, the Grand ...
NPR

For country music traditionalists, Grammy changes promise a brighter spotlight

To get a sense of how wide the country music landscape — and the divides within it — are in 2025, consider the varied reactions to an announcement the Recording Academy made in June: The best country ...