Opinion

Davis is doing his part to equal the playing field for women in country, bringing Hailey Whitters and Kassi Ashton on his 2020 Trouble Town Tour.

Garth Brooks' Entertainer of the Year victory -- his third in four years, and his seventh overall -- makes plain the flaws of the country music industry.

It's easy to draw a line between Hootie & the Blowfish's sound and the contemporary Americana movement, as well as the way modern country music has embraced certain elements of pop music.

The Country Music Association says it plans to use the 2019 CMA Awards ceremony to spotlight "legendary women" in the genre.

The Highwomen's message calls listeners to pay attention to country's un-listened-to stories, throughout history and today.

The history of country music tells of selfless women willing to help their peers, even at times when there were only so many spots for “girl singers” on tours, record label rosters and variety television shows.

When did bluegrass and country music drift apart, and why do they remain separate genres?

Yes, the nominees for Artist of the Year are all women -- but there's another factor to this nominations list that's even more striking.

More broadly, too, it brings up the question of how relevant hot songs charts are, and how music charts may need to evolve as genre lines continue to blur.

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