Editor's Picks

As she approaches the release of her 13th studio album, Reckless, Martina McBride is feeling fresh. It's one of the best records she's ever made, and she bent creatively to make it — but that doesn't mean she's not the same Martina.

Five writers make a case for why each of the five great country albums nominated for Best Country Album deserve to take home the 2016 Grammy Award in February's cover story.

In a sparkling gold minidress, Kelsea Ballerini strutted the stage in front of 20,000 screaming fans at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena, belting out her chart-topping debut single "Love Me Like You Mean It." Beside her stood her friend, idol and benefactor Taylor Swift, who’d welcomed Ballerini to the 1989 World Tour stage with an affectionate embrace.

Singer, songwriter and now producer Chris Young takes full control as he eyes bigger stages with his fifth studio album 'I’m Comin’ Over.'

Bad traffic forced Tim McGraw to face his feelings and record a very emotional coda to his new Damn Country Music album.

It was "ugly crying." Not tearing up, getting misty, needing a moment or even weeping — ugly crying. Sara Haze is proud of her tears, and she should be. October's #LetTheGirlsPlay artist recently watched a dream come true.

Bruno Mars is genre-less. He's too funky to be pop, and he's not quite hip-hop. Adult contemporary radio stations will play his music, and country singers call him an influence. Intentionally or not, the singer has shed himself of labels, and the result is a sound and style that everyone wants to turn up loud.

Clint Black is releasing his first full-length studio album of new songs in a decade, and it's a collection well worth the wait for fans of true musical artistry.

Don Henley returned to his roots for his new solo album, both literally and figuratively.

Jewel delivered an understated, yet powerful performance in Nashville Thursday afternoon (Sept. 10), when she previewed selections from her latest album, Picking Up the Pieces, for a small group of journalists.