2025 in country music

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This is a list of notable events in country music that will take place in 2025.

Events

• January 20 – Carrie Underwood performs "America the Beautiful" during the swearing-in ceremony at the second inauguration of Donald Trump. ^[1]
• March 19 – The Grand Ole Opry celebrated its 100th birthday with a concert special hosted by Blake Shelton which featured over 50 of the Opry's living members in attendance. ^[2]
• March 31 – Canadian country singer Orville Peck makes his Broadway debut in Cabaret , taking over the role of the Emcee from Adam Lambert for a limited sixteen-show run at the August Wilson Theatre. Peck starred alongside two-time Tony Award nominee Eva Noblezada as Sally Bowles. ^[3]
• April 25–27 – The 2025 edition of Stagecoach Festival takes place at Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, featuring headline performances from Zach Bryan, Choya Partridge, Jelly Roll and Luke Combs. The festival also featured a special country set from Lana Del Rey, who had notably headlined Stagecoach's sister festival Coachella a year prior. Conversely, Post Malone, who performed his own special country set at Stagecoach in 2024, went on to headline Coachella in 2025. Shaboozey is unique in that he performed at both Coachella 2025 and Stagecoach 2025. ^[4]
• April 26 – Steve Earle is invited to become the next member of the Grand Ole Opry by Vince Gill. ^[5] He was inducted on September 17 by Emmylou Harris. ^[6]
• May 7 – Gretchen Wilson wins season thirteen of The Masked Singer as "Pearl". Fellow country singer Brian Kelley, who appeared as "Mad Scientist Monster" came fourth. Wilson became the second country singer to win the show following LeAnn Rimes as "Sun" during season four. ^[7]
• June 8 – Conner Smith is involved in a car accident during which he struck Dorothy Dobbins, a 77-year-old woman who was crossing the sidewalk, and later died at the hospital. ^[8]
• July 4 – Pat Green announces that his younger brother John, the latter's wife Julia, and their two youngest children were swept away during the Central Texas floods. ^[9]
• August 9 – Kathy Mattea is invited to become the next member of the Grand Ole Opry by Charlie McCoy. She will be officially inducted on October 11. ^[10]
• August 11 – Jim Asker steps down as the senior editor of the Billboard country, gospel, and Christian music charts after holding the position for ten years. ^[11]
• August 13 – George Strait is announced as one of the recipients of the 2025 Kennedy Center Honors. ^[12]
• August 17 – Miranda Lambert and Parker McCollum's Band Together Texas concert raises over $8.5 million for flood relief. Alongside Lambert and McCollum, the event featured performances from Wade Bowen, Lyle Lovett, Ronnie Dunn, Cody Johnson, Lukas Nelson, Pat Green, Jon Randall, Jack Ingram, Randy Rogers, Ryan Bingham, and Jason Aldean, and appearances by Matthew McConaughey, Dennis Quaid, Mack Brown, Emmanuel Acho, Colt McCoy, Vince Young, Roger Clemens, Chris Harrison, and Kendra Scott. ^[13]
• August 26 - Chapel Hart announces that they will be breaking up. ^[14]
• September 18 - Hit songwriter Brett James is killed in a plane crash in North Carolina.

Top hits of the year

The following songs placed within the Top 20 on the Hot Country Songs, Country Airplay, or Canada Country charts in 2025:

See also: List of Billboard number-one country songs of 2025

Singles released by American and Australian artists

Songs	Airplay	Canada	Single	Artist	References
8	—	—	"20 Cigarettes"	Morgan Wallen	[15]
28	16	28	"3,2,1"	Tucker Wetmore	[16]
9	4	1	"4x4xU"	Lainey Wilson	[17]
9	24	30	"6 Months Later"	Megan Moroney	[18]
8	1	1	"After All the Bars Are Closed"	Thomas Rhett	[19]
1	—	—	"All the Way"	BigXthaPlug featuring Bailey Zimmerman	[20]
12	2	26	"Am I Okay?"	Megan Moroney	[18]
16	54	—	"Amen"	Shaboozey and Jelly Roll	[21]
9	8	11	"Back in the Saddle"	Luke Combs	[22]
16	2	4	"Backseat Driver"	Kane Brown	[23]
6	2	1	"Backup Plan"	Bailey Zimmerman featuring Luke Combs	[20]
8	6	3	"Bar None"	Jordan Davis	[24]
13	28	41	"Better Me for You (Brown Eyes)"	Max McNown	[25]
20	4	29	"Bigger Houses"	Dan + Shay	[26]
8	3	4	"Bottle Rockets"	Scotty McCreery featuring Hootie & the Blowfish	[27]
18	2	29	"Boys Back Home"	Dylan Marlowe featuring Dylan Scott	[28]
42	16	41	"Coming Home"	Old Dominion	[29]
27	2	7	"Country House"	Sam Hunt	[30]
25	3	10	"Country Song Came On"	Luke Bryan	[31]
16	24	36	"Cowboys Cry Too"	Kelsea Ballerini featuring Noah Kahan	[32]
—	17	52	"Cowgirl"	Parmalee	[33]
28	10	6	"Damn Good Day to Leave"	Riley Green	[34]
25	9	34	"Darlin'"	Chase Matthew	[35]
19	19	35	"Don't Mind If I Do"	Riley Green featuring Ella Langley	[34]
20	31	—	"Ends of the Earth"	Ty Myers	[36]
10	—	—	"Eyes Are Closed"	Morgan Wallen	[15]
14	2	39	"Fix What You Didn't Break"	Nate Smith	[37]
25	2	50	"Forever to Me"	Cole Swindell	[38]
30	9	24	"Friday Night Heartbreaker"	Jon Pardi	[39]
16	2	1	"Friends Like That"	John Morgan featuring Jason Aldean	[40]
1	60	43	"The Giver"	Chappell Roan	[41]
3	1	1	"Good News"	Shaboozey	[21]
19	16	23	"Good Times & Tan Lines"	Zach Top	[42]
7	5	1	"Guy for That"	Post Malone featuring Luke Combs	[43]
20	14	7	"Hands of Time"	Eric Church	[44]
6	1	1	"Happen to Me"	Russell Dickerson	[45]
12	37	—	"Hard Fought Hallelujah"	Brandon Lake featuring Jelly Roll	[46]
16	2	10	"Heart of Stone"	Jelly Roll	[47]
44	11	39	"Heavens to Betsy"	Jackson Dean	[48]
13	10	40	"Holy Smokes"	Bailey Zimmerman	[20]
21	1	34	"Hometown Home"	LoCash	[49]
12	15	39	"House Again"	Hudson Westbrook	[50]
23	19	—	"How Far Does a Goodbye Go"	Jason Aldean	[51]
3	30	54	"I Ain't Comin' Back"	Morgan Wallen and Post Malone	[15]
12	2	1	"I Ain't Sayin'"	Jordan Davis	[24]
2	5	17	"I Got Better"	Morgan Wallen	[15]
6	2	1	"I Never Lie"	Zach Top	[42]
5	38	—	"I'm a Little Crazy"	Morgan Wallen	[15]
7	3	6	"I'm Gonna Love You"	Cody Johnson and Carrie Underwood	[52]
1	1	1	"I'm the Problem"	Morgan Wallen	[15]
8	37	57	"Indigo"	Sam Barber featuring Avery Anna	[53]
2	1	1	"Just in Case"	Morgan Wallen	[15]
—	16	28	"Just to Say We Did"	Kenny Chesney	[54]
9	—	—	"Kick Myself"	Morgan Wallen	[15]
5	1	1	"Liar"	Jelly Roll	[47]
1	1	1	"Love Somebody"	Morgan Wallen	[15]
5	—	—	"Miami"	Morgan Wallen featuring Lil Wayne and Rick Ross	[15]
24	1	1	"Park"	Tyler Hubbard	[55]
2	31	39	"Smile"	Morgan Wallen	[15]
14	13	13	"Somewhere Over Laredo"	Lainey Wilson	[17]
30	20	48	"A Song to Sing"	Miranda Lambert and Chris Stapleton	[56]
—	18	21	"Straight Line"	Keith Urban	[57]
5	58	57	"Superman"	Morgan Wallen	[15]
16	2	1	"Texas"	Blake Shelton	[58]
12	12	10	"Think I'm in Love with You"	Chris Stapleton	[59]
27	1	11	"This Heart"	Corey Kent	[60]
17	1	39	"This Town's Been Too Good to Us"	Dylan Scott	[28]
46	12	41	"Tough People"	Drew Baldridge	[61]
—	18	35	"Truck on Fire"	Carly Pearce	[62]
4	2	1	"Weren't for the Wind"	Ella Langley	[63]
1	55	55	"What I Want"	Morgan Wallen featuring Tate McRae	[15]
27	12	47	"What Kinda Man"	Parker McCollum	[64]
24	2	39	"Whiskey Drink"	Jason Aldean	[51]
6	2	3	"Wind Up Missin' You"	Tucker Wetmore	[16]
5	1	1	"Worst Way"	Riley Green	[34]

Singles released by Canadian artists

Songs	Airplay	Canada	Single	Artist	References
–	–	7	"Another One"	Brett Kissel	[65]
—	—	19	"Backfire"	Nate Haller and Tenille Townes	[66]
–	–	4	"Bourbon"	Morgan Griffiths	[67]
–	–	9	"Broken Heart Thing"	Madeline Merlo (featuring Dustin Lynch)	[68]
–	–	4	"Cowboys & Dreamers"	Brett Kissel	[65]
–	–	6	"CRZY"	Dallas Smith	[69]
–	–	16	"Doin' What She Does"	Tyler Joe Miller	[70]
–	29	10	"Golden Child"	Meghan Patrick	[71]
–	–	11	"Happy Ever After You"	MacKenzie Porter & Jake Etheridge (Thelma & James)	[72]
–	–	9	"Have Your Beer"	MacKenzie Porter	[72]
–	–	6	"Highway Money"	Josh Stumpf	[73]
–	–	4	"How Do You Miss Me"	Dallas Smith (featuring Alexandra Kay)	[69]
–	–	4	"Leave Me Too"	Josh Ross	[74]
–	–	13	"Life for Me"	Jess Moskaluke	[75]
–	–	15	"Middle of the Bed"	Madeline Merlo	[68]
–	–	7	"Never Drinking Again"	The Reklaws	[76]
–	–	8	"Quitter"	Cameron Whitcomb	[77]
22	2	2	"Single Again"	Josh Ross	[74]
–	–	18	"Slow Go the Days"	Tim and the Glory Boys	[78]
–	–	7	"Smoke"	Zach McPhee	[79]
–	–	6	"Things My Mama Says"	Hailey Benedict	[80]
–	–	17	"Til I Don't"	Sacha	[81]
–	–	7	"What Good Is a Memory"	Tyler Joe Miller	[70]
–	–	6	"Worth the Double"	Jade Eagleson	[82]
–	–	3	"You Didn't Hear It From Me"	James Barker Band	[83]

Top new album releases

See also: List of Top Country Albums number ones of 2025

See also: List of UK Country Albums Chart number ones of 2025

US	Album	Artist	Record label	Release date	Reference
2	The High Road	Kane Brown	RCA Nashville	January 24	[84]
4	Foxes in the Snow	Jason Isbell	Southeastern	March 7	[85]
4	What Not To	Tucker Wetmore	UMG Nashville	April 25	[86]
5	Evangeline vs. the Machine	Eric Church		May 2	[87]
8	For Recreational Use Only	Blake Shelton	Wheelhouse	May 9	[88]
1	I'm the Problem	Morgan Wallen	Big Loud	May 16	[89]
6	Parker McCollum	Parker McCollum	MCA Nashville	June 27	[90]
2	Snipe Hunter	Tyler Childers	RCA Nashville	July 25
10	Texas Forever	Hudson Westbrook	RiverHouse		[91]
3	Different Night Same Rodeo	Bailey Zimmerman	Warner Nashville/Atlantic	August 8	[92]
4	Own Worst Enemy	Gavin Adcock	Thrivin' Here/Warner Nashville	August 15
6	Learn the Hard Way	Jordan Davis	MCA Nashville		[93]
2	I Hope You're Happy	BigXthaPlug	UnitedMasters	August 22
4	Ain't in It for My Health	Zach Top	Leo33	August 29	[94]

Other top albums

US	Album	Artist	Record label	Release date	Reference
27	Look Up	Ringo Starr	UMG Nashville	January 10	[95]
12	The Select	Ty Myers	Capitol Nashville	January 24	[96]
12	Relapse, Lies & Betrayal	Warren Zeiders	Warner Records	March 14	[97]
25	Lonesome Drifter	Charley Crockett	Island Records		[98]
29	Arcadia	Alison Krauss & Union Station	Down the Road	March 28	[99]
27	Honkytonk Hollywood	Jon Pardi	Capitol Nashville	April 11	[100]
28	The Price of Admission	Turnpike Troubadours	Bossier City Records		[101]
49	Easy Does It	Dylan Scott	Curb	May 30	[102]
26	Life Is a Highway: Refueled Duets	Rascal Flatts	Big Machine	June 6	[103]
41	Broken Branches	Dierks Bentley	Capitol Nashville	June 13	[104]
48	Spanish Moss	Cole Swindell	Warner Nashville	June 27	[105]
38	The Mirror	Trisha Yearwood	MCA Nashville	July 18	[106]
24	Westward	Dylan Gossett	Big Loud Texas
	Here You Are	Anne Murray	Universal Music Canada	September 8	[107]

Upcoming

Album	Artist	Record label	Release date	Reference
Later Tonight	Josh Ross	The Core/Universal Canada/Mercury Nashville	September 19	[108]
Starting Over	Thelma and James	Big Loud		[109]
Country! Country!	Hardy	Big Loud	September 26	[110]
The Hard Way	Cameron Whitcomb	Atlantic		[111]
Nobody's Girl	Amanda Shires	ATO Records		[112]
Sorry for Nothing Vol. 2	Cory Marks	Better Noise	October 3	[113]
I Didn't Come Here to Leave	Chris Young	Black River	October 17	[114]
Love & Fear	Zac Brown Band		December 5	[115]
Greatest Hits...So Far	Brantley Gilbert	Valory	December 12

Hall of Fame inductees

Country Music Hall of Fame

(announced on March 25, 2025) ^[116]

• Tony Brown (born 1946)
• June Carter Cash (1929–2003)
• Kenny Chesney (born 1968)

Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame

(announced on June 3, 2025) ^[117]

• Lisa Brokop (born 1973)
• Joe Wood

International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame

(announced on July 16, 2025) ^[118]

• Hot Rize
• Bluegrass Cardinals
• Arnold Shultz

Deaths

• January 1 – Chad Morgan, 91, Australian country singer and guitarist ^[119]
• January 13 – Buck White, 94, American bluegrass instrumentalist, member of The Whites ^[120]
• January 15 – Melba Montgomery, 86, American country singer ("No Charge") ^[121]
• January 24 – Buddy Brock, 72, American songwriter ("You've Got to Stand for Something", "Watermelon Crawl") ^[122]
• March 6 – Troy Seals, 86, American songwriter ("Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes", "Seven Spanish Angels") ^[123]
• March 20 – Eddie Adcock, 86, American bluegrass banjo player (The Country Gentlemen) ^[124]
• March 29 – Dick Damron, 91, Canadian singer and songwriter ^[125]
• April 1 – Johnny Tillotson, 86, American singer-songwriter of the 1960s ("It Keeps Right On a-Hurtin'") ^[126]
• April 16 – Mac Gayden, 83, American guitarist and songwriter ^[127]
• April 22 – David Briggs, 82, American country keyboardist ^[128]
• April 23 – Lulu Roman, 78, American comedian and singer ( Hee Haw ) ^[129]
• May 9 – Johnny Rodriguez, 73, American country singer ("Pass Me By (If You're Only Passing Through)", "Ridin' My Thumb to Mexico") ^[130]
• May 13 – Billy Earheart, 71, American country keyboardist (The Amazing Rhythm Aces, The Bama Band) ^[131]
• June 19 – Gailard Sartain, 81, comedian and longtime cast member of Hee Haw ^{[132] [133] [134]}
• July 18 – Helen Cornelius, 83, American country singer best known for the Jim Ed Brown duet "I Don't Want to Have to Marry You" ^[135]
• July 26 – Sandy Pinkard, 78, songwriter ("Coca-Cola Cowboy") and one-half of duo Pinkard & Bowden ^[136]
• July 31 – Flaco Jiménez, 86, American musician (Texas Tornados, Los Super Seven). ^[137]
• August 1 – Jeannie Seely, 85, American singer ("Don't Touch Me") ^[138]
• September 4 – Robby Turner, 62, American pedal steel guitarist. ^[139]
• September 18 – Brett James, 57, American songwriter ("Jesus, Take the Wheel", "I Hold On") (airplane crash) ^[140]
• September 19 – Sonny Curtis, 88, American musician and songwriter ("Walk Right Back", I'm No Stranger to the Rain") and member of The Crickets ^[141]

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