When it comes to breakups, you could say the women of country music do it best. Of course some will argue that point, so we'll soften our stance slightly: When it comes to breakups, country music ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about music and the business of music. Look at any list of the greatest country artists of all time and you’ll see the ...

Underwood recently sat down with the "Women Want to Hear Women" show. Carrie Underwood has no patience for the old myth that women don't want to hear other women on the radio. "That's BS," Underwood, ...

Leslie Fram started seeing the problems that women were facing in country music when she came to Nashville four years ago to lead CMT's music strategy division. A former rock radio programmer, she ...

And she’s the kind of light that shines in virtually any setting. Says Leslie Fram, one of Nashville’s leading behind-the-scenes ladies: “Mickey is one of the first artists I met when I moved to ...

Country queens (and princesses) and hat acts old and new were the order of the day on the 60th annual show. A completely representative picture of where modern country is at? Not necessarily, but the ...

The country music legend said it was "helpful" highlighting women at the CMAs. Dolly Parton discussed women's empowerment and the strides female country singers have made in the music industry on "The ...

NEW YORK — Jeannie Seely, the soulful country music singer known for the standard “Don’t Touch Me,” has died. She was 85. Her publicist, Don Murry Grubbs, said she died Friday after succumbing to ...

From incredible story songs to heartbreaking personal narratives, these 21 tracks share the saddest subject matter country music has to offer — from a female perspective. Since the genre's early days, ...

The 90s were a pivotal era in country music for multiple reasons. But one of the reasons is the rise of several female artists, whose music remains revered as classics, even after all these years.

The name “Caroline” is, for some reason, a storied name in all of music. “Sweet Caroline” by Neil Diamond, “Caroline” by Laura Marling, and “Caroline” by Outkast are just a few of the songs including ...

One of the top country artists in the genre pulled a fan from the crowd to help him sing at a recent concert, and the clip is going viral after the fan raised eyebrows with her contribution to the ...