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Top 10 Country Music Songs of 2016
The Boot counts down 2016's very best country songs.
Country Stars Who Got Engaged or Married in 2016
A number of country stars have celebrated love this year with an engagement or a wedding.
Top 10 Country Songs About Fall
Happy fall, y'all!
New Jason Aldean Album to Feature Surprising Guest
Jason Aldean's upcoming album, They Don't Know, is set to drop on Sept. 9, and he'll be joined on one of the album's tracks by an unexpected guest ... Kelsea Ballerini.
Luke Bryan Shares Song With Justin Moore
Justin Moore, who is prepping for the release of his album Kinda Don't Care, recently admitted that one of the tracks on his album initially belonged to Bryan.
Top 5 Country Music Videos of 2016 (So Far)
A list of the best country music videos of 2016 (so far).
Everything You Need to Know About the 2016 CMT Music Awards
A roundup of the pertinent information about the 2016 CMT Music Awards.
13 Country Artists Who Don’t ‘Shut Up and Sing’
Not every celebrity chooses to keep politics and their public life separate.
Country Artists Wearing the American Flag [PICTURES]
Country music is as American as football / apple pie / insert-any-other-cliche-phrase-here, so it makes sense that, from time to time, the genre's artists would don some patriotic clothing.
Everything We Know About Florida Georgia Line’s New Album, ‘Dig Your Roots’
The Boot rounds up all of the information available about Florida Georgia Line's upcoming new album, 'Dig Your Roots'.
6 Artists Who Should Be in the Country Music Hall of Fame
Can you believe they're not in yet?!
Outside Projects Make Zac Brown Band More Creative Together
Jimmy De Martini and John Driskell Hopkins explain why it's important for them and the other Zac Brown Band members to pursue solo projects.