Barring any last-minute moves, the top of Billboard's Country Albums and Americana / Folk Albums charts were almost completely dominated by men in 2018.
As we survey The Boot's 2018 Artists to Watch list in December, it's a pleasant surprise to see just how many musicians equaled -- if not surpassed -- our expectations.
Romance writers Lindsay McKenna and Nicole Helm have new novels, set out west and featuring rough-and-tumble cowboy types. Naturally, there are a few country songs that make the perfect soundtrack to their tales.