Fifty Best Albums of 2025, Part II

Our annual list concludes with career highs from Tyler Childers, Amanda Shires, Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, Sam Fender & more.

Fantasy Ballots: Country Music Hall of Fame, Conclusion

The finale to our CMHOF series ponders what the future could look like in this Fantasy universe.

The scrappy champions of 2010s folk-rock stomp reset and return with their first full studio release in seven years.

The country maverick launches a new era with a record maintaining the excellence she's shown all along.

Roadrunner! easily emerges as one of the year's most thrilling and endlessly entertaining releases.

With Hummingbird, Carly Pearce further confirms her place as a leader in Nashivlle's era of roots revivalism.