Of course, any list of leading female country music artists, of any decade, needs to include Dolly Parton. In the 1970s, Parton’s career was on a steady climb after she famously left Porter Wagoner’s ...

It has been 10 years since "Tomatogate" rallied women in country music. (Photo illustration: Yahoo News; photos: Christopher Polk/Penske Media via Getty Images, Rich Polk/Penske Media via Getty Images ...

Of all of the female country artists who have had success at pop radio, it’s Dolly Parton who has probably influenced them the most. Parton, a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, has spent her ...

Lainey Wilson, Ella Langley, and Megan Moroney each received six nominations for the 2025 Country Music Association awards. The trio of female artists are actively supporting other women in the ...

There's a word that defines all 25 artists on this list of the most important country women of the last 25 years. They have overcome personal and professional obstacles in pursuit of great country ...

Rhiannon Giddens announces new children's book celebrating the various contributions Black women have made to country music.

In reaching the milestone, Dasha becomes just the second solo female country artist to ever reach the milestone, after global ...

The singer, 25, has joined the Spotify Billions Club with her breakthrough hit, “Austin (Boots Stop Workin’),” becoming only ...

Leslie Fram, former CMT executive, and Cameo Carlson, CEO of mTheory, have championed diversity in Nashville's country music scene for over a decade. Initiatives like CMT's Next Women of Country and ...

Women in country music face a constant and trying uphill battle. Speaking with Evan Paul on Taste of Country Nights, singer-songwriter Annie Bosko got to talking about the harsh realities for women in ...

NASHVILLE, Tennessee -- Maren Morris used her time in the spotlight Wednesday night to shine some of it on Black female country artists. The singer took home three trophies at the 2020 Country Music ...

The country music legend said it was "helpful" highlighting women at the CMAs. Dolly Parton discussed women's empowerment and the strides female country singers have made in the music industry on "The ...