Country Music

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Missouri is the home of many well-known country artists. The Show-Me State has also been the inspiration for a number of country songs.

State Fair Community College will be the location for Country Music Television’s (CMT) free concert on August 10th featuring rising CMT artist, Courtney Cole.

Many country stars are not only great singers, but are also terrific songwriters. It's not uncommon for country superstars to have had successful songwriting careers before they became famous. Some of them even continue to write hit songs for other artists even after they've achieved stardom. See if you can match the following country music hits with their famous country songwriters.

The Midwest has strong roots in country music, and Kansas is no exception. Several acclaimed country artists are from The Sunflower State.

This weekend (July 11) the Party Porch at Dickie Doo Bar-B-Que will be rocking with your favorite local country bands. It's an all day event featuring CROSSTOWN, BLUESTEM, HONKY TONK HEROES, MATT KESSINGER & COUNTY ROAD 5! Get your tickets now at Dickie Doo Bar-B-Que! En...

  The 50th Annual ACM Awards will air April 19th on CBS. The ACM Presents: Superstar Duets will be taped as part of the festivities. The lineup is star studded and a boast a lot of rather intriguing pairings. Here's the Friday night lineup: Alabama & Eli Young Band Brooks & Dunn & Reba Darius Rucker & Sara Evans Dierks Bentley & Kip Moore & Ashley Monroe Dwight Yoakam &

Only in country music can a new artist begin his career at age 38. In fact, many of country's biggest stars are past or pushing 40 years old. A few are nearing (gulp) 50!

A few are embarrassing, many are pretty hot, and one or two are jaw-dropping. Taste of Country asked over two dozen country stars who their celebrity crushes are, and while a few of the same names kept popping up -- Jennifer Aniston, beware -- most of the answers were as varied as the artists.

Three innovative artists were up for the 2014 Billboard Milestone Award, but queen of country Carrie Underwood took home the trophy.