Check out the October results from the CC50 Power Rankings as voted by Country Central's Instagram followers!
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In the post-Zach Bryan era, we have to face a reality where not everything will be identifiable as "country" or "not country."
While Christmas releases can be hit or miss, we’ve created a list of country artists who could soundtrack for the holiday season.
“Seeing how other people’s brains work, it just beautifully disrupts the day, which I love. I like to chase an idea and see where the day goes.”
Check out the September results from the CC50 Power Rankings as voted by Country Central's Instagram followers!
From "High Top Mountain" to "Passage Du Desir," we've ranked all six of Sturgill Simpson's original albums.
"Join us as we peruse each of the 2025 CMA Awards' categories and assess the most likely contenders in each."
"After a glance at this year's CMA Awards' nominees, we'll go over some of the snubs and make the case for a few genre powerhouses."
"We're counting down five Zach Bryan songs that are criminally lost in the shuffle of his massive discography."
Check out the August results from the CC50 Power Rankings as voted by Country Central's Instagram followers!
"By far the most interesting part of this debate is how Adcock and Crockett so perfectly epitomize the two main camps of country listeners."
We've ranked the best young stars in country music based on their lyricism, vocal chops, momentum, and overall discography thus-far!
The country music scene enjoyed a particularly stacked week of new music...
From "Here's To the Good Times" to "Life Rolls On," we're ranking all five of Florida Georiga Line's albums.
"Sifting through the modern age, there’s been a SLEW of country songs careening toward spoof territory as they try to puff their chest."
Check out the July results from the CC50 Power Rankings as voted by Country Central's Instagram followers!
"I think that the subject matter can be tough, but that’s what country music is. It's singing about the truth... and life as you see it.”
“I knew that I had a special perspective on what country music is that the mainstream still doesn’t have, in my opinion.”
We're breaking down a few key expectations for Tyler Childers's upcoming sixth album "Snipe Hunter!"
Check out the June results from the CC50 Power Rankings as voted by Country Central's Instagram followers!
"Of all the songs we have written right now, I know that if we can get them out, we could probably help a lot of people,"
“If the album took off and had great success, awesome. If it failed to launch, awesome. I have no regrets."
CMA Fest 2025 has officially come to a close, wrapping up with the final round of performances at Nissan Stadium last night.

























