2025 in country music
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This is a list of notable events in country music that will take place in 2025.
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- 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 will made 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 will star 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, 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]
- 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.[6]
Top hits of the year
[edit]The following songs placed within the Top 20 on the Hot Country Songs, Country Airplay, or Canada Country charts in 2025:
Singles released by American and Australian artists
[edit]Singles released by Canadian artists
[edit]| Songs | Airplay | Canada | Single | Artist | References |
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| – | – | 7 | "Another One" | Brett Kissel | [46] |
| – | – | 16 | "Bourbon" | Morgan Griffiths | [47] |
| – | – | 9 | "Broken Heart Thing" | Madeline Merlo (featuring Dustin Lynch) |
[48] |
| – | – | 6 | "CRZY" | Dallas Smith | [49] |
| – | 43 | 10 | "Golden Child" | Meghan Patrick | [50] |
| – | – | 11 | "Happy Ever After You" | MacKenzie Porter & Jake Etheridge (Thelma & James) |
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| – | – | 9 | "Have Your Beer" | MacKenzie Porter | [51] |
| – | – | 15 | "How Do You Miss Me" | Dallas Smith (featuring Alexandra Kay) |
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| – | – | 5 | "Leave Me Too" | Josh Ross | [52] |
| – | – | 13 | "Life for Me" | Jess Moskaluke | [53] |
| – | – | 8 | "Quitter" | Cameron Whitcomb | [54] |
| 33 | 10 | 2 | "Single Again" | Josh Ross | [52] |
| – | – | 20 | "Smoke" | Zach McPhee | [55] |
| – | – | 6 | "Things My Mama Says" | Hailey Benedict | [56] |
| – | – | 17 | "Til I Don't" | Sacha | [57] |
| – | – | 7 | "What Good Is a Memory" | Tyler Joe Miller | [58] |
| – | – | 9 | "Worth the Double" | Jade Eagleson | [59] |
| – | – | 3 | "You Didn't Hear It From Me" | James Barker Band | [60] |
Top new album releases
[edit]| US | Album | Artist | Record label | Release date | Reference |
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| 5 | Evangeline vs. the Machine | Eric Church | UMG Nashville | May 2 | [61] |
| 8 | For Recreational Use Only | Blake Shelton | Wheelhouse | May 9 | [62] |
| 4 | Foxes in the Snow | Jason Isbell | Southeastern | March 7 | [63] |
| 2 | The High Road | Kane Brown | RCA Nashville | January 24 | [64] |
| 1 | I'm the Problem | Morgan Wallen | Big Loud | May 16 | [65] |
| 4 | What Not To | Tucker Wetmore | UMG Nashville | April 25 | [66] |
Other top albums
[edit]| US | Album | Artist | Record label | Release date | Reference |
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| 27 | Look Up | Ringo Starr | UMG Nashville | January 10 | [67] |
| 12 | The Select | Ty Myers | Capitol Nashville | January 24 | [68] |
| 12 | Relapse, Lies & Betrayal | Warren Zeiders | Warner Records | March 14 | [69] |
| 25 | Lonesome Drifter | Charley Crockett | Island Records | [70] | |
| 29 | Arcadia | Alison Krauss & Union Station | Down the Road | March 28 | [71] |
| 27 | Honkytonk Hollywood | Jon Pardi | Capitol Nashville | April 11 | [72] |
| 28 | The Price of Admission | Turnpike Troubadours | Bossier City Records | [73] | |
| Let Go Letters | Avery Anna | Warner Nashville | May 16 | [74] |
Upcoming
[edit]| Album | Artist | Record label | Release date | Reference |
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| Easy Does It | Dylan Scott | Curb | May 30 | [75] |
| Life Is a Highway: Refueled Duets | Rascal Flatts | Big Machine | June 6 | [76] |
| Corn Queen | Hailey Whitters | Pigasus/Big Loud | [77] | |
| Personal History | Mary Chapin Carpenter | Lambent Light | [78] | |
| Broken Branches | Dierks Bentley | Capitol Nashville | June 13 | [79] |
| Whiskey Lies & Alibis | William Beckmann | Warner Nashville | June 20 | [80] |
| 2.0 | Brett Young | Big Machine | [81] | |
| Songs for a New Moon | Charles Kelley | June 25 | ||
| Parker McCollum | Parker McCollum | MCA Nashville | June 27 | [82] |
| Spanish Moss | Cole Swindell | Warner Nashville | [83] | |
| The Mirror | Trisha Yearwood | MCA Nashville | July 18 | [84] |
| Texas Forever | Hudson Westbrook | RiverHouse | July 25 | [85] |
| Tennessee Lightning | Ashley Monroe | Mountainrose Sparrow | August 8 | [86] |
| Learn the Hard Way | Jordan Davis | MCA Nashville | August 15 | |
| Airplane Highway | Rodney Crowell | New West | August 29 |
Hall of Fame inductees
[edit](announced on March 25, 2025)[87]
Deaths
[edit]- January 1 – Chad Morgan, 91, Australian country singer and guitarist[88]
- January 13 – Buck White, 94, American bluegrass instrumentalist, member of The Whites[89]
- January 15 – Melba Montgomery, 86, American country singer ("No Charge")[90]
- January 24 – Buddy Brock, 72, American songwriter ("You've Got to Stand for Something", "Watermelon Crawl")[91]
- March 6 – Troy Seals, 86, American songwriter ("Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes", "Seven Spanish Angels")[92]
- March 20 – Eddie Adcock, 86, American bluegrass banjo player (The Country Gentlemen)[93]
- March 29 – Dick Damron, 91, Canadian singer and songwriter[94]
- April 1 – Johnny Tillotson, 86, American singer-songwriter of the 1960s ("It Keeps Right On a-Hurtin'")[95]
- April 16 – Mac Gayden, 83, American guitarist and songwriter[96]
- April 22 – David Briggs, 82, American country keyboardist[97]
- April 23 – Lulu Roman, 78, American comedian and singer (Hee Haw)[98]
- May 9 – Johnny Rodriguez, 73, American country singer ("Pass Me By (If You're Only Passing Through)", "Ridin' My Thumb to Mexico")[99]
- May 13 – Billy Earheart, 71, American country keyboardist (The Amazing Rhythm Aces, The Bama Band)[100]
References
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- ^ "Lana Del Rey, Sturgill Simpson, and Zach Bryan Set for Stagecoach Festival 2025". Pitchfork. 5 September 2024.
- ^ https://tasteofcountry.com/vince-gill-steve-earle-grand-ole-opry/
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- "Another One": "Canada Country: Week of April 5, 2025". Billboard Canada. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
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- "Bourbon": "Canada Country: Week of May 24, 2025". Billboard Canada. Retrieved May 21, 2025.
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- "Broken Heart Thing": "Canada Country chart for February 15, 2025". Billboard Canada. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
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- "CRZY": "Canada Country chart for April 12, 2025". Billboard Canada. Retrieved April 11, 2025.
- "How Do You Miss Me": "Canada Country chart for May 31, 2025". Billboard Canada. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
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- "Golden Child": "Canada Country chart for March 8, 2025". Billboard Canada. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
- "Golden Child" (US): "Billboard Country Update" (PDF). Billboard. May 9, 2025. Retrieved May 9, 2025.
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- "Have Your Beer": "Canada Country chart for February 1, 2025". Billboard Canada. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
- "Happy Ever After You": "Canada Country: Week of May 31, 2025". Billboard Canada. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
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- "Single Again": "Canada Country chart for October 12, 2024". Billboard. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
- "Single Again" (US): "Billboard Country Update" (PDF). Billboard. May 23, 2025. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
- "Leave Me Too": "Canada Country: Week of May 31, 2025". Billboard Canada. Retrieved May 29, 2025.
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- "Life for Me": "Canada Country: Week of May 10, 2025". Billboard Canada. Retrieved May 7, 2025.
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- "Quitter": "Canada Country: Week of April 5, 2025". Billboard Canada. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
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- "Smoke": "Canada Country: Week of May 31, 2025". Billboard Canada. Retrieved May 29, 2025.
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- "Things My Mama Says": "Canada Country chart for March 22, 2025". Billboard Canada. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
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- "Til I Don't": "Canada Country: Week of May 10, 2025". Billboard Canada. Retrieved May 7, 2025.
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- "What Good Is a Memory": "Canada Country chart for January 25, 2025". Billboard Canada. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
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- "Worth the Double": "Canada Country: Week of May 24, 2025". Billboard Canada. Retrieved May 21, 2025.
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- "You Didn't Hear It from Me": "Canada Country chart for May 24, 2025". Billboard Canada. Retrieved May 21, 2025.
- ^ Hudak, Joseph (2025-03-20). "Eric Church Covers Tom Waits on Upcoming Album 'Evangeline vs. the Machine'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2025-03-22.
- ^ "Blake Shelton Announces First Solo Album In Nearly Four Years, 'For Recreational Use Only'". Country Now. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
- ^ Bernstein, Jonathan (2025-01-14). "Jason Isbell Goes Solo on New Album 'Foxes in the Snow'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2025-04-09.
- ^ Kelly Fisher (October 9, 2024). "Kane Brown Reveals How He's Taking 'The High Road' After Cryptic Video". iHeart. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
- ^ "Morgan Wallen says 'I'm the Problem' as he launches new single, tour and fourth album". Los Angeles Times. 2025-01-24. Retrieved 2025-01-31.
- ^ "Tucker Wetmore Announces Debut Album, 'What Not To,' Drops New Single '3,2,1'". Country Now. Retrieved March 2, 2025.
- ^ https://musicrow.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/The-MusicRow-Weekly-1.10.25.pdf
- ^ Dowling, Marcus K. "Ty Myers' 'The Select' showcases youthful, bluesy country artist wise beyond his years". The Tennessean. Retrieved 2025-01-31.
- ^ Arledge, John Nix (2025-03-17). "Warren Zeiders Reveals 2025 'Relapse, Lies, & Betrayal Tour'". MusicRow.com. Retrieved 2025-03-29.
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- ^ Robert K. Oermann (January 28, 2025). "Veteran Nashville Songwriter Buddy Brock Passes". MusicRow. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
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- ^ Nashville Guitarist and Songwriter, Mac Gayden, Dead at 83
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- ^ Lulu Roman, Popular ‘Hee Haw’ Comedian and Gospel Singer, Dies at 78
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- ^ William Thaxton "Billy" Earheart, III