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After winning three Grammys, Jelly Roll refused to take a position on Donald Trump's deployment of ICE to enforce his mass deportation policy. (Michael Buckner/Billboard via Getty Images)

In defense of the “dumb redneck” defense

Alex Galbraith
Dolly Parton speaks onstage at Dolly Parton's Threads: My Songs In Symphony World Premiere on March 20, 2025 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Jason Kempin/Getty Images)

Dolly Parton, our national unifier

Martha Ackmann
Zach Bryan performs at MetLife Stadium on July 20, 2025 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Taylor Hill/Getty Images)

Bryan's "Bad News" riles Trump admin

Alex Galbraith
Dolly Parton attends Dolly Parton's Rockstar VIP Album Release Party with American Greetings on November 16, 2023 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Jason Kempin/Getty Images for American Greetings)

Parton: "I ain't dead yet"

Alex Galbraith
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Dolly Parton performs during "Dolly: An Original Musical" fireside chat and press conference on January 28, 2025, in Nashville, Tennessee. (Jason Kempin/Getty Images)

Dolly Parton delays Vegas residency

Angelina Mazza
Margo Price performs during the Back Cove Festival on August 03, 2025 in Portland, Maine. ( Astrida Valigorsky/Getty Images)

Margo Price is in her villain era

Caryn Rose
Morgan Wallen (John Shearer/Getty Images for for Morgan Wallen's One Night At A Time 2024)

Bro-country has curdled

Alex Galbraith
Morgan Wallen performs onstage during Morgan Wallen: The Dangerous Tour, Night 1 at Madison Square Garden on February 09, 2022 in New York City. (John Shearer/Getty Images for Big Loud)

Wallen storms off "SNL"

Alex Galbraith
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Ringo Starr (Scott Robert Ritchie)

Ringo Starr’s "Look Up": Twangy triumph

Kenneth Womack
Shaboozey attends The 58th Annual CMA Awards at Music City Center on November 20, 2024 in Nashville, Tennessee (Jason Kempin/Getty Images)

CMA Awards made a mockery of Shaboozey

Nardos Haile
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - AUGUST 21: Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood attend the 17th Academy Of Country Music Honors at Ryman Auditorium on August 21, 2024 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images for ACM)

Garth Brooks accused of rape and assault

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Beyoncé performs onstage during the "RENAISSANCE WORLD TOUR" at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on October 01, 2023 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Kevin Mazur/WireImage for Parkwood/Getty Images)

Beyoncé shut out of the CMAs

Nardos Haile
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Amythyst Kiah performs onstage for Georgia On My Mind at Ryman Auditorium on May 10, 2022 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Danielle Del Valle/Getty Images)

Black country music truth is being told

Nardos Haile
Beyoncé supports Jay-Z as he accepts the Dr. Dre Global Impact Award during the 66th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on February 04, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)

Beyoncé tops country charts with album

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R&B and Country singer Linda Martell poses for a portrait circa 1969 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

The Black country pioneer before Beyoncé

Nardos Haile
Cowboy Carter - Main Cover Art (Parkwood Entertainment/Blair Caldwell)

Beyoncé's holy Cowboy Carter is country

Nardos Haile
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Beyonce Knowles and Dolly Parton (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Beyoncé and Dolly Parton join forces

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Rhiannon Giddens, American folk-singer and Banjo player in concert at the Mojo Club in Hamburg, Germany. (JazzArchivHamburg/ullstein bild via Getty Images)

The banjo's Black origins in country

Nardos Haile
Beyoncé attends the 66th GRAMMY Awards on February 04, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (John Shearer/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)

OK country station yields, plays Beyoncé

Joy Saha
Beyoncé supports Jay-Z as he accepts the Dr. Dre Global Impact Award during the 66th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on February 04, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)

Beyoncé will dominate country music

Nardos Haile
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T-Pain performs at JuicyFest at North Harbour Stadium on January 06, 2024 in Auckland, New Zealand (Dave Simpson/WireImage)

T-Pain disillusioned by country music

Nardos Haile
Willie Nelson performs onstage during 38th Annual Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony at Barclays Center on November 03, 2023 in New York City. (Mike Coppola/WireImage/Getty Images)

11 wild Willie Nelson facts

Joy Saha
Maren Morris performs during the 2023 Boston Calling Music Festival at Harvard Athletic Complex on May 28, 2023 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Taylor Hill/Getty Images for Boston Calling)

Maren Morris quits country over Trump

Gabriella Ferrigine
Oliver Anthony performs at the Eagle Creek Golf Club in Moyock, North Carolina, Aug. 19, 2023. (Mike Caudill for Billboard via Getty Images)

"Rich Men" versus the rest of us

Sonali Kolhatkar - Independent Media Institute
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