Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Building on the legacy of country music icons like Dolly Parton, Reba McEntire and Patsy Cline, some of the best new country ...

Dolly Parton broke barriers for women in country music by controlling her image, owning her work and refusing to shed her femininity for authority.

For Ella Langley, 2026 has been one long victory lap. The Alabama-born country star’s “Choosin’ Texas” has become a bona fide crossover phenomenon, spending 15 weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100 — a ...

Women in country have played a significant role in shaping the genre for decades. Many are known as Queens of Country for their undeniably powerful vocals, deeply honest songwriting, and more. The Top ...

From the glitz of Nashville to the biggest arenas worldwide, a new generation of female country artists is rewriting the playbook and captivating audiences with powerhouse vocals, magnetic ...

Female country legends like Dolly Parton, Loretta Lynn and Reba McEntire have left an indelible mark on the genre, changing the rules and tilting the balance toward fair and equal representation.

Country music has a long, unfortunate history of prioritizing men’s voices over women’s. Female country music artists have been in the minority in radio airplay ever since radio airplay came into ...

It’s rare that a country artist ever goes No. 1 on the Billboard Top 200. Often country music is relegated to the country charts. It’s also rare for a female act to earn the accolade. But in the 1990s ...

That same radio consultant praised Keith Urban, Blake Shelton and Luke Bryan as the “lettuce” in the salad. In the late 90s, some of the greatest songs on country radio were most by female artists at ...

Building on the legacy of country music icons like Dolly Parton, Reba McEntire and Patsy Cline, some of the best new country artists today are fiercely independent women. From Lainey Wilson’s ...