2025 in country music

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## Events

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2025 in music By location

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* List of albums released

* 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]
* 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.[3]

## Top hits of the year

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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

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Songs | Airplay | Canada | Single  | Artist  | References

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9  | 4  | 1  | "4x4xU"  | Lainey Wilson | [4]
1  | —  | —  | "All the Way"  | BigXthaPlug
featuring Bailey Zimmerman | [5]
13  | 10  | 26  | "Am I Okay?"  | Megan Moroney | [6]
16  | 12  | 10  | "Backseat Driver"  | Kane Brown | [7]
20  | 4  | 29  | "Bigger Houses"  | Dan + Shay | [8]
18  | 2  | 29  | "Boys Back Home"  | Dylan Marlowe
featuring Dylan Scott | [9]
42  | 16  | 41  | "Coming Home"  | Old Dominion | [10]
—  | 20  | 45  | "Country House"  | Sam Hunt | [11]
16  | 24  | 36  | "Cowboys Cry Too"  | Kelsea Ballerini
featuring Noah Kahan | [12]
28  | 10  | 6  | "Damn Good Day to Leave"  | Riley Green | [13]
19  | 23  | 39  | "Fix What You Didn't Break"  | Nate Smith | [14]
25  | 5  | 52  | "Forever to Me"  | Cole Swindell | [15]
18  | 4  | 7  | "Friends Like That"  | John Morgan
featuring Jason Aldean | [16]
1  | —  | 50  | "The Giver"  | Chappell Roan | [17]
11  | 25  | 23  | "Good News"  | Shaboozey | [18]
7  | 5  | 1  | "Guy for That"  | Post Malone
featuring Luke Combs | [19]
13  | 11  | 40  | "Holy Smokes"  | Bailey Zimmerman  | [5]
21  | 1  | 36  | "Hometown Home"  | LoCash | [20]
12  | 2  | 1  | "I Ain't Sayin'"  | Jordan Davis | [21]
6  | 7  | 3  | "I Never Lie"  | Zach Top | [22][23]
5  | 38  | —  | "I'm a Little Crazy"  | Morgan Wallen | [24]
7  | 3  | 6  | "I'm Gonna Love You"  | Cody Johnson
featuring Carrie Underwood | [25]
1  | 2  | 2  | "I'm the Problem"  | Morgan Wallen  | [24]
8  | 45  | 57  | "Indigo"  | Sam Barber
featuring Avery Anna | [23]
2  | 30  | —  | "Just in Case"  | Morgan Wallen  | [24]
—  | 16  | 28  | "Just to Say We Did"  | Kenny Chesney | [26]
5  | 1  | 1  | "Liar"  | Jelly Roll | [27]
1  | 1  | 1  | "Love Somebody"  | Morgan Wallen  | [24]
—  | 17  | 35  | "Park"  | Tyler Hubbard | [28]
2  | 31  | 39  | "Smile"  | Morgan Wallen  | [24]
16  | 9  | 1  | "Texas"  | Blake Shelton | [29]
12  | 12  | 10  | "Think I'm in Love with You"  | Chris Stapleton | [30]
37  | 19  | 58  | "This Heart"  | Corey Kent | [31]
17  | 1  | 39  | "This Town's Been Too Good to Us"  | Dylan Scott  | [9]
46  | 13  | 44  | "Tough People"  | Drew Baldridge | [32]
14  | 14  | 11  | "Weren't for the Wind"  | Ella Langley | [33]
29  | 8  | 53  | "Whiskey Drink"  | Jason Aldean  | [34]
6  | 2  | 3  | "Wind Up Missin' You"  | Tucker Wetmore | [35]
10  | 15  | 19  | "Worst Way"  | Riley Green  | [13]

### Singles released by Canadian artists

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Songs | Airplay | Canada | Single  | Artist  | References

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–  | –  | 7  | "Another One"  | Brett Kissel | [36]
–  | –  | 6  | "CRZY"  | Dallas Smith | [37]
–  | –  | 9  | "Broken Heart Thing"  | Madeline Merlo
(featuring Dustin Lynch)  | [38]
–  | 50  | 10  | "Golden Child"  | Meghan Patrick | [39]
–  | –  | 17  | "Happy Ever After You"  | MacKenzie Porter & Jake Etheridge
(Thelma & James)  | [40]
–  | –  | 9  | "Have Your Beer"  | MacKenzie Porter  | [40]
–  | –  | 18  | "Life for Me"  | Jess Moskaluke | [41]
–  | –  | 12  | "Leave Me Too"  | Josh Ross | [42]
–  | –  | 8  | "Quitter"  | Cameron Whitcomb | [43]
36  | 18  | 2  | "Single Again"  | Josh Ross  | [42]
–  | –  | 6  | "Things My Mama Says"  | Hailey Benedict | [44]
–  | –  | 7  | "What Good Is a Memory"  | Tyler Joe Miller | [45]
–  | –  | 9  | "You Didn't Hear It from Me"  | James Barker Band | [46]

## Top new album releases

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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

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2  | The High Road | Kane Brown | RCA Nashville  | January 24  | [47]
4  | Foxes in the Snow | Jason Isbell | Southeastern  | March 7  | [48]

### Other top albums

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US | Album  | Artist  | Record label  | Release date  | Reference

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27  | Look Up | Ringo Starr | UMG Nashville  | January 10  | [49]
12  | The Select | Ty Myers  | Capitol Nashville  | January 24  | [50]
12  | Relapse, Lies & Betrayal | Warren Zeiders | Warner Records  | March 14  | [51]
29  | Arcadia | Alison Krauss & Union Station | Down the Road  | March 28  | [52]
| Fell in Love with a Cowgirl | Parmalee | Stoney Creek  | April 4  | [53]
| Honkytonk Hollywood | Jon Pardi | Capitol Nashville  | April 11  | [54]
| The Price of Admission | Turnpike Troubadours | Bossier City Records  | April 11  | [55]
| ...And What Was Left Behind | Muscadine Bloodline  | Stancaster Music  | April 11  | [56]

### Upcoming

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Album  | Artist  | Record label  | Release date  | Reference

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Bet the Farm | LoCash | Galaxy  | April 18  | [57]
Carolina Blue | John Morgan | BBR  | April 25  | [58]
Oh What a Beautiful World | Willie Nelson | Legacy Recordings | [59]
What Not To | Tucker Wetmore | UMG Nashville  | [60]
Evangeline vs. the Machine | Eric Church | May 2  | [61]
For Recreational Use Only | Blake Shelton | Wheelhouse  | May 9  | [62]
I'm the Problem | Morgan Wallen | Big Loud  | May 16  | [63]
Easy Does It | Dylan Scott | Curb  | May 30  | [64]
Life Is a Highway: Refueled Duets | Rascal Flatts | Big Machine  | June 6  | [65]
Broken Branches | Dierks Bentley | Capitol Nashville  | June 13  | [66]
Parker McCollum | Parker McCollum | MCA Nashville  | June 27  | [67]
Spanish Moss | Cole Swindell | Warner Nashville  | [68]
TBA  | Trisha Yearwood | Gwendolyn Records  | TBA  | [69]

## Hall of Fame inductees

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### Country Music Hall of Fame

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(announced on March 25, 2025)[70]

* Tony Brown
* June Carter Cash
* Kenny Chesney

## Deaths

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* January 1 – Chad Morgan, 91, Australian country singer and guitarist[71]
* January 13 – Buck White, 94, American bluegrass instrumentalist, member of the Whites[72]
* January 15 – Melba Montgomery, 86, American country singer ("No Charge")[73]
* January 24 – Buddy Brock, 72, American songwriter ("You've Got to Stand for Something", "Watermelon Crawl")[74]
* March 6 – Troy Seals, 86, American songwriter ("Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes", "Seven Spanish Angels")[75]
* March 20 – Eddie Adcock, 86, American bluegrass banjo player (The Country Gentlemen)[76]
* March 29 – Dick Damron, 91, Canadian singer and songwriter[77]
* April 1 – Johnny Tillotson, 86, American singer-songwriter of the 1960s, best known for "It Keeps Right On a-Hurtin'"[78]

## References

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19. ^ "Post Malone - Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved February 21, 2025.
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36. ^
* "Another One": "Canada Country: Week of April 5, 2025". Billboard Canada. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
37. ^
* "CRZY": "Canada Country chart for April 12, 2025". Billboard Canada. Retrieved April 11, 2025.
38. ^
* "Broken Heart Thing": "Canada Country chart for February 15, 2025". Billboard Canada. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
39. ^
* "Golden Child": "Canada Country chart for March 8, 2025". Billboard Canada. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
* "Golden Child" (US): "Billboard Country Update" (PDF). Billboard. April 4, 2025. Retrieved April 4, 2025.
40. ^ a b
* "Have Your Beer": "Canada Country chart for February 1, 2025". Billboard Canada. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
* "Happy Ever After You": "Canada Country: Week of April 5, 2025". Billboard Canada. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
41. ^
* "Moskaluke": "Canada Country: Week of April 19, 2025". Billboard Canada. Retrieved April 16, 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. April 11, 2025. Retrieved April 11, 2025.
* "Leave Me Too": "Canada Country: Week of April 19, 2025". Billboard Canada. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
43. ^
* "Quitter": "Canada Country: Week of April 5, 2025". Billboard Canada. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
44. ^
* "Things My Mama Says": "Canada Country chart for March 22, 2025". Billboard Canada. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
45. ^
* "What Good Is a Memory": "Canada Country chart for January 25, 2025". Billboard Canada. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
46. ^
* "You Didn't Hear It from Me": "Canada Country chart for April 19, 2025". Billboard Canada. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
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62. ^ "Blake Shelton Announces First Solo Album In Nearly Four Years, 'For Recreational Use Only'". Country Now. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
63. ^ "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.
64. ^ Hollabaugh, Lorie (2025-03-28). "Dylan Scott Slates New Album 'Easy Does It' For May". MusicRow.com. Retrieved 2025-03-29.
65. ^ "Rascal Flatts Annouonce Star-Studded Collaboration Album, 'LIFE IS A HIGHWAY: REFUELED DUETS'". Country Now. Retrieved March 7, 2025.
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74. ^ Robert K. Oermann (January 28, 2025). "Veteran Nashville Songwriter Buddy Brock Passes". MusicRow. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
75. ^ Songwriting Legend Troy Seals Passes
76. ^ Lawless, John (March 20, 2025). "Banjo legend Eddie Adcock passes". Bluegrass Today. Retrieved March 22, 2025.
77. ^ Oermann, Robert K. (2025-03-31). "Canadian Country Superstar Dick Damrom Passes". MusicRow.com. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
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