Women have accounted for 21% of No.1 songs on the chart in 2020. Women have seen an uptick in airplay on country radio lately. Published this week, a new study by Billboard shows that five female ...

B eyoncé’s “Cowboy Carter” marked a historic moment in country music. Following its release in March 2024, Beyoncé became the ...

has added 14 new artists to its ranks, revealing the 2024 class in the program’s ongoing aim at promoting female country artists — and fighting systemic gender disparity within the country ...

her “powerhouse” single was dropped from playlists after being told that country radio didn’t feel like it had room for two ballads by two female artists. The sad thing about this is when my ...

Beyoncé Knowles-Carter included four emerging Black female country artists on her new cover of The Beatles' "Blackbird," further feeding an avalanche of conversation around Black women in this ...

Musgraves still chose to fire her arrows in a year when one of country music’s most dominant narratives was the struggle faced by female artists for airplay. This discussion turned into a full ...

Despite efforts to improve representation, female artists make up a small percentage of country radio airplay. Beyoncé's success on country radio with "Texas Hold 'Em" without traditional ...

Beyoncé Knowles-Carter recently broke the internet when she released two country singles and announced a full "Act II" album. Most recently, her single "Texas Hold 'Em" hit No. 1 on Billboard's ...

At the 2018 CMT Music Awards, Carly Pearce won Breakthrough Video of the Year for the her “Every Little Thing” music video. And when she took the stage to accept her trophy, Pearce didn’t ...

Beyoncé’s latest album, “Cowboy Carter,” features four up-and-coming Black female country artists on her rendition of The Beatles’ “Blackbird.” “I’m in awe of Beyoncé.

Amid the release, she sent bouquets and touching notes to fellow Black female country artists to shine a light on their work in the genre. Beyoncé sent one bouquet to Mickey Guyton, who became ...