With a career spanning from the Great Depression to post-Y2K, Eddy Arnold spent more weeks at the top of the charts than any other country music artist of the 20th century. He racked up an astounding 147 songs on the Billboard country charts, second only ...

Chris Stapleton's "Tennessee Whiskey" was certified Double-Diamond this week. It's an unheard-of achievement, especially in country music: He's officially the first country artist to hit the mark. Chris released "Tennessee Whiskey" as a promotional single ...

Tennessee Ernie Ford was one of country music’s defining voices of the 1950s. He reached crossover appeal with his cover of Merle Travis’s pensive tune, “Sixteen Tons,” which chronicled the life of a coal miner. Ford’s snappy version became a ...

Country music doesn’t come from just one place. Every corner of the U.S. has produced a top country artist. However, there is one state that has a special place in the heart of every country singer: Tennessee. The southern state has had many an ode ...

Tennessee will host 15 music festivals across the state in 2026, catering to a wide variety of musical tastes. Events span from the Big Ears indie festival in March to the Mempho Fest in October. It's nearly music festival season here in the Volunteer State.

Whiskey and country music are Tennessee's two most culturally defining industries, but neither is the state's top exports. Medical devices are. According to technology publisher Visual Capitalist, Tennessee joined Minnesota among the only states where ...

Democratic congressional hopeful Aftyn Behn did not hold back when describing how she really feels about Nashville — the city she’s now running to represent — in a 2020 podcast that’s resurfaced just days before the Dec. 2 special election.