Live music has always been a big part of the country genre, from the real-time radio broadcasts in the early days to the modern stadium tours made possible by Garth Brooks' SoundScan era success.
There are tons of releases that will grace the shelves of your favorite stores for Record Store Day Black Friday this year, and we pick some of our favorites.
There's an open dialogue happening in the country music industry about the gap women face, particularly at radio, and CMT responded by showing instead of telling.