The most-played country songs of 2021 included some surefire hits and some big surprises, some sentimental ballads and some rowdy party songs, and even two contributions from one superstar artist.

Thomas Rhett, Eric Church, Miranda Lambert and Kane Brown are just four of the dozens of country stars with songs on Amazon Music's Country Heat playlist. Fans of cutting-edge country music may ...

Debates about what’s good in country music and its close cousin, Americana, often revolve around one primary consideration: authenticity. Purists hunt for evidence that a musician has the proper bona ...