These three hit country songs were all released in 2020 and helped influence an entire decade of country music.

With 2025 coming to a close, that means we’ve reached the halfway point for this decade. Difficult as that may be to believe, ...

Five years ago today, the world said goodbye to the fearless artist who became country music's first Black star.

There’s so much we’d like to erase about 2020 — but never, ever the elation, élan, empathy, harmony, rich social commentary and dumb fun that the year’s best music brought us. Yes, we do hope the door ...

Country singer Jason Aldean released a new music video this week touting how small towns wouldn't put up with the kind of riots and lawlessness many cities across the country faced during the summer ...

When I joined Pitchfork a couple months ago as its new editor, we got to work on what you’re reading now, the Best Songs of the 2020s So Far, our first big list of the year. On the surface, there’s ...