Drinking Christmas songs, romantic Christmas songs, rowdy Christmas songs and spiritual Christmas songs all make this list.

Ten years and more than a dozen albums after she started recording music, Dolly Parton finally went Gold. Here You Come Again ...

Luke Combs channels his inner dad -- even though he may not be a father just yet -- in his song "Even Though I'm Leaving." The subject matter, the singer explains, came about because of one of his ...

What makes a truly great dark country song? Well, it helps if there's a death involved, and country music is full of classic, chilling murder ballads that fit the bill. But in order to be truly dark, ...

Singer-songwriter S.G. Goodman tore onto the music scene in 2020 with her critically acclaimed debut studio album, Old Time Feeling. Tender and searing, the project showcases her distinctive vocals, ...

In early 2017, Keith Urban released "The Fighter" as the fifth single from his 2016 album Ripcord. The song, a duet with Carrie Underwood, was written by Urban and busbee, and was inspired by Urban's ...

Singer-songwriter and actor Rob Mayes takes a glass-half-full view of the world in his new song "We'll See." The track is debuting exclusively on The Boot; press play above to listen. Written by Mayes ...

The 1990s are seen as one of the golden eras of country music. It was the decade that marked the emergence of a new generation of country stars who often mixed traditional country sounds with a modern ...

Mary Chapin Carpenter is one of the most prolific singer-songwriters in country music. Beginning with her debut album in 1987, she has made album after album of music that swings between folk, ...

Cole Swindell and Ashley Gorley co-wrote "You Should Be Here," the debut single from and title track of Swindell's 2016 sophomore album. Written about Swindell's heartache over the sudden loss of his ...

In Nashville's last episode before its mid-season break, the loss of Rayna Jaymes (Connie Britton) is still weighing heavy. Her surviving loved ones are trying to figure out what the world looks like ...

Flat-picking virtuoso and singer-songwriter Billy Strings is premiering his reflective, forlorn new song "Away From the Mire," off of his forthcoming new album Home, exclusively for readers of The ...