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Top 5 Brantley Gilbert Songs About His Wife, Amber Cochran
Cochran, a school teacher from Gilbert's hometown, and now his wife, has inspired many of Gilbert's best (and saddest) songs.
Top 10 Hank Williams Jr. Songs
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2019 in Review: Laine Hardy Wins ‘Idol’, Toby Keith Name-Drops + More of May’s Biggest Country Music Headlines
The Boot is looking back at some of the top headlines from 2019.
2019 in Review: Chris Stapleton Duets With Pink, Keith Urban Debuts a Cover + More of April’s Biggest Country Music Headlines
Look back and remember the stories that have made waves in the country music world during the year.
2019 in Review: George Strait Drops New Music, Chuck Wicks Gets Engaged + More of March’s Biggest Country Music Headlines
The Boot is looking back at some of the top headlines from the year.
2019 in Review: Miranda Lambert Gets Married, Doug Supernaw Reveals Cancer Diagnosis + More of February’s Biggest Country Music Headlines
To determine the five biggest stories of each month, The Boot's staff looked at website traffic.
2019 in Review: John Denver’s Former Home Goes Up for Sale, Waylon Jennings’ Son Dies + More of January’s Biggest Country Music Headlines
As we come to the close of 2019, The Boot is looking back at some of the top headlines from the first half of the year.
2019 in Country Music: The Year’s 10 Most Unforgettable Moments
Within the country music world, 2019 was a year marked by exciting highs and devastating lows -- and a little bit of weirdness in between.
Country Artists With Stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame [PICTURES]
The Hollywood Walk of Fame features everyone from actors to radio personalities, and there are plenty of Nashville names enshrined there.
2018 in Review: Luke Combs Gets Engaged, Blake Shelton Inspires a Hallmark Movie + More of December’s Biggest Country Music Headlines
To determine the five biggest stories of each month of 2018, The Boot's staff looked at website traffic; the featured stories received the most visitors throughout the month in which they broke.