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From Willie’s weed to Cash’s coke, we count down the greatest songs about illegal recreation

From behind-the-scenes revelry to incredible stage shots, see the singer’s Denver set through exclusive photos

From Billie Joe to Jolene, country’s greatest casts of characters, along with our wish list for actors to play them

From Dierks Bentley’s secretly somber drinking song to Maddie & Tae’s smackdown, we look at the responses to “bro country”

See photos of the Band Perry, Willie Nelson, Alabama, Alison Krauss + more at Cincinnati’s huge country fest

Singer shares exclusive photos and commentary from the set of his upcoming ‘Tattoo’ video

Photographers featured in a special Los Angeles exhibit talk about their star subjects, from Dolly Parton to Keith Urban

No truck songs here… our readers are more into planes, trailers and turtles

Nashville’s preeminent guitar slinger shares his fave pickers, sliders and shredders

Army vet-turned-country star comments on exclusive photos of his overseas trip to play for American soldiers

From Bellamy Brothers to Colt Ford, Nelly to Ludacris, a chronological look at country’s infusion of rap

Rolling Stone Country goes backstage and onstage at the trio’s Irvine, California stop

The tunesmiths behind Luke Bryan, Keith Urban, Tim McGraw and more tell all

From Kenny Rogers jamming with Phish to Kacey Musgraves’ ‘Roo Debut, photos of country stars at the rock-heavy festival

From Miranda Lambert’s sass to Richie Sambora’s surprise, what entertained us most at country’s biggest festival

From the hair-raising to the costume-staining, the show’s standout — and most embarrassing — moments

See photos of Rucker, Kenny Rogers, Cassadee Pope and more from the Nashville show

From the breakfast shows to the late-night jams, the artists you need to check out in Nashville this week

Tanya Tucker, Florida Georgia Line and more stars whose road to success was short and sweet

Meet the most buzzworthy new acts in country and Americana

See bonus photos of Dan Auerbach’s favorite new singer with a thrift-shop past

Exclusive photos of Connie Britton, Hayden Panettiere & the cast of country music’s small screen diary

Country star shares an early look at his new production and stories from the road

Vince Gill gets high, Kacey Musgraves does Dolly and Carrie Underwood wears the pants

Nashville’s biggest stars come to California for country’s desert blowout

Tagging along with the country superstar during a series of special club dates

Check out shots of Carrie, Taylor, Blake Shelton and more

Sheryl Crow, Taylor Swift, Blake Shelton and more

Country stars join Stevie Nicks for episode of CMT’s duet show

Your picks include ‘Red,’ ‘Long Live’ and more

Rolling Stone’s Jenny Eliscu grades the YouTube stars covering today’s hot songs

Taylor Swift, Miranda Lambert, Kenny Chesney and more

Their country romance in pictures

Watch the pop-country star perform versions of hits by Springsteen, Green Day, Eminem and more

Taylor Swift, Miranda Lambert, Lady Antebellum and more take home awards

Jack White, Kings of Leon, the Black Keys, Ke$ha and Taylor Swift have all moved here – this is why

Taylor Swift at 18 months, 1991.

Taylor Swift, ZZ Top, Tim McGraw and More Rock for Flood Relief

Kid Rock, John Mayer, Carrie Underwood and More