Country Music Streams Hit Record High in U.S.

As Americans continue to shelter in place, they are turning to country music to keep them company in record numbers.Over the last two weeks, country music has enjoyed a streaming bonanza, with on-demand audio streams growing 10.7% to a record high 1.26 billion for the week ending April 23. The next week ending April 30, a new record was set as streams grew 14.3% to 1.3 billion.

Two Toronto-area country music festivals are the latest victims of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Just a few weeks after streams of country music hit a record high week, the genre has blasted to yet another new record. In the week ending April 23, on-demand audio streams of country songs tota

Two Toronto-area country music festivals are the latest victims of the COVID-19 pandemic.

They were associated early in their career with Johnny Cash — and decades later, loosely, with Quentin Tarantino, after he repopularized "Flowers on the Wall" by including it in "Pulp Fiction."

Country music star Sturgill Simpson has tested positive for coronavirus — and according to the man himself, he’s now been dealing with the disease for over a month! WTF??

Joe Exotic's song 'I Saw A Tiger' is proving a hit on Spotify

By Bruce Haring

He was hospitalised last month

After two weeks of streaming declines as Americans stayed glued to cable news, music consumers seem to be comfortably sheltered at home with streams growing 2% to 24.8 billion for the week ended April 2, up from 24.3 billion a week before.Yet while stability appears to be emerging, somewhat, for a U.S. music industry paralyzed by the coronavirus, last week's performance was still down 2.9% from 2020’s peak when total streams numbered 25.55 billion.

Dwayne Johnson is thrilled his dream of becoming a country music singer didn’t pan out.

There's nothing like the healing power of music. Country music's biggest stars are joining the masses in practicing social distancing and staying at home in response to the Coronavirus.

Country music stars will come together on Sunday with acoustic performances recorded from their homes for a televised special that will replace the annual Academy of Country Music Awards, which were canceled due to the global coronavirus outbreak.

A little over a month ago,the Academy of Country Music Awardswere still set to take place in Las Vegas on April 5 for what was billed as "country’s biggest party of the year." Then the world came crashing down as the coronavirus pandemic spread across the globe and all live events came to a halt. A party was the last thing on anyone’s mind.

A little over a month ago, the Academy of Country Music Awards were still set to take place in Las Vegas on April 5 for what was billed as “country’s biggest party of the year.”Then the world came crashing down as the coronavirus pandemic spread across the globe and all live events came to a halt.

Streaming account for 82.3% of the albums charts last week

“The Voice” has reached the battle rounds and things were tough for judge Kelly Clarkson.

“The Voice” has reached the battle rounds and things were tough for judge Kelly Clarkson.