2025 in country music
Overview of the events of 2025 in country music From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 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]
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:
Singles released by American and Australian artists
Singles released by Canadian artists
| Songs | Airplay | Canada | Single | Artist | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | – | 7 | "Another One" | Brett Kissel | [39] |
| – | – | 6 | "CRZY" | Dallas Smith | [40] |
| – | – | 9 | "Broken Heart Thing" | Madeline Merlo (featuring Dustin Lynch) |
[41] |
| – | 45 | 10 | "Golden Child" | Meghan Patrick | [42] |
| – | – | 15 | "Happy Ever After You" | MacKenzie Porter & Jake Etheridge (Thelma & James) |
[43] |
| – | – | 9 | "Have Your Beer" | MacKenzie Porter | [43] |
| – | – | 10 | "Leave Me Too" | Josh Ross | [44] |
| – | – | 16 | "Life for Me" | Jess Moskaluke | [45] |
| – | – | 8 | "Quitter" | Cameron Whitcomb | [46] |
| 36 | 16 | 2 | "Single Again" | Josh Ross | [44] |
| – | – | 6 | "Things My Mama Says" | Hailey Benedict | [47] |
| – | – | 20 | "Til I Don't" | Sacha | [48] |
| – | – | 7 | "What Good Is a Memory" | Tyler Joe Miller | [49] |
| – | – | 14 | "Worth the Double" | Jade Eagleson | [50] |
| – | – | 7 | "You Didn't Hear It from Me" | James Barker Band | [51] |
Top new album releases
| US | Album | Artist | Record label | Release date | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | The High Road | Kane Brown | RCA Nashville | January 24 | [52] |
| 4 | Foxes in the Snow | Jason Isbell | Southeastern | March 7 | [53] |
Other top albums
| US | Album | Artist | Record label | Release date | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Look Up | Ringo Starr | UMG Nashville | January 10 | [54] |
| 12 | The Select | Ty Myers | Capitol Nashville | January 24 | [55] |
| 12 | Relapse, Lies & Betrayal | Warren Zeiders | Warner Records | March 14 | [56] |
| 25 | Lonesome Drifter | Charley Crockett | Island Records | [57] | |
| 29 | Arcadia | Alison Krauss & Union Station | Down the Road | March 28 | [58] |
| 27 | Honkytonk Hollywood | Jon Pardi | Capitol Nashville | April 11 | [59] |
| 28 | The Price of Admission | Turnpike Troubadours | Bossier City Records | [60] | |
| Bet the Farm | LoCash | Galaxy | April 18 | [61] | |
| Eagle Feather | Ian Munsick | Warner Nashville | April 18 | [62] | |
| What Not To | Tucker Wetmore | UMG Nashville | April 25 | [63] | |
| Oh What a Beautiful World | Willie Nelson | Legacy Recordings | [64] |
Upcoming
| Album | Artist | Record label | Release date | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evangeline vs. the Machine | Eric Church | UMG Nashville | May 2 | [65] |
| For Recreational Use Only | Blake Shelton | Wheelhouse | May 9 | [66] |
| I'm the Problem | Morgan Wallen | Big Loud | May 16 | [67] |
| Let Go Letters | Avery Anna | Warner Nashville | [68] | |
| Easy Does It | Dylan Scott | Curb | May 30 | [69] |
| Life Is a Highway: Refueled Duets | Rascal Flatts | Big Machine | June 6 | [70] |
| Corn Queen | Hailey Whitters | Pigasus/Big Loud | [71] | |
| Personal History | Mary Chapin Carpenter | Lambent Light | [72] | |
| Broken Branches | Dierks Bentley | Capitol Nashville | June 13 | [73] |
| Whiskey Lies & Alibis | William Beckmann | Warner Nashville | June 20 | [74] |
| Songs for a New Moon | Charles Kelley | June 25 | ||
| Parker McCollum | Parker McCollum | MCA Nashville | June 27 | [75] |
| Spanish Moss | Cole Swindell | Warner Nashville | [76] | |
| The Mirror | Trisha Yearwood | MCA Nashville | July 18 | [77] |
| Tennessee Lightning | Ashley Monroe | Mountainrose Sparrow | August 8 | [78] |
| Learn the Hard Way | Jordan Davis | MCA Nashville | August 15 |
Hall of Fame inductees
Country Music Hall of Fame
(announced on March 25, 2025)[79]
Deaths
- January 1 – Chad Morgan, 91, Australian country singer and guitarist[80]
- January 13 – Buck White, 94, American bluegrass instrumentalist, member of The Whites[81]
- January 15 – Melba Montgomery, 86, American country singer ("No Charge")[82]
- January 24 – Buddy Brock, 72, American songwriter ("You've Got to Stand for Something", "Watermelon Crawl")[83]
- March 6 – Troy Seals, 86, American songwriter ("Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes", "Seven Spanish Angels")[84]
- March 20 – Eddie Adcock, 86, American bluegrass banjo player (The Country Gentlemen)[85]
- March 29 – Dick Damron, 91, Canadian singer and songwriter[86]
- April 1 – Johnny Tillotson, 86, American singer-songwriter of the 1960s ("It Keeps Right On a-Hurtin'")[87]
- April 16 – Mac Gayden, 83, American guitarist and songwriter, complications from Parkinson's disease[88]
- April 22 – David Briggs, 82, American country keyboardist[89]
- April 23 – Lulu Roman, 78, American comedian and singer (Hee Haw)[90]
References
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