This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in 2018.

Events

* January – The critically acclaimed ABC/ CMT series ''

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'' announces it will stop production after its sixth season which premiered on January 4, 2018. The show's last episode aired on July 26, 2018. * January 17 – Kenny Chesney announces that he has left Sony Music Nashville after 23 years and has subsequently signed with Warner Bros. Records Nashville. * February 2 – Montgomery Gentry release their final album together, ''Here's to You'', following the death of

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in September 2017. * April 14 – Weeks after his impromptu performance of the

Hank Williams Sr. Hank Williams (born Hiram Williams; September 17, 1923 – January 1, 1953) was an American singer, songwriter, and musician. Regarded as one of the most significant and influential American singers and songwriters of the 20th century, he reco ...

hit song " Lovesick Blues" at his local Wal-Mart in southern Illinois had made him a viral country phenomenon, 11 year old Mason Ramsey realizes his dream of performing at the Grand Ole Opry. Five years later, a teenaged Ramsey would return to the Opry, performing the song again on the 75th anniversary of the country standard. * April 15 – The Academy of Country Music awards return to Las Vegas for the first time since the October

2017 Las Vegas shooting On October 1, 2017, Stephen Paddock, a 64-year-old man from Mesquite, Nevada, opened fire on the crowd attending the Route 91 Harvest music festival on the Las Vegas Strip in . From his 32nd-floor suites in the Mandalay Bay hotel, he fired ...

, with

Reba McEntire Reba Nell McEntire (born March 28, 1955), or simply Reba, is an American country music singer and actress. Dubbed " the Queen of Country", she has sold more than 75 million records worldwide. Since the 1970s, McEntire has placed over 100 single ...

returning as host;

Carrie Underwood Carrie Marie Underwood (born March 10, 1983) is an American singer. She rose to prominence after winning the fourth season of ''American Idol'' in 2005. Her single "Inside Your Heaven" made her the only country artist to debut atop the ''Bill ...

makes her comeback performance after months out of the public eye while recovering from injuries she suffered in a fall at home. * April 30 – USA Network announces ''Real Country'', a reality competition show designed to find the next big country star and featuring Travis Tritt, Jake Owen and Shania Twain as judges. * June 8 –

Sugarland Sugarland is an American country music duo founded in Atlanta, Georgia. The duo consists of singer-songwriters Jennifer Nettles (lead vocals) and Kristian Bush (vocals, guitar, mandolin). They were founded in 2002, at which point Kristen Hall (vo ...

returns with the release of their first album together since 2010, ''Bigger.'' * June 25 –

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announces it will air "iHeartCountry Festival", featuring headliners

Luke Bryan Thomas Luther "Luke" Bryan (born July 17, 1976) is an American country music, country singer, songwriter, and television personality. He began his music career writing songs for Travis Tritt and Billy Currington before signing with Capitol Reco ...

, Keith Urban, and more in August. * June 26 – Dolly Parton,

Emmylou Harris Emmylou Harris (born April 2, 1947) is an American singer, songwriter and musician. She has released dozens of albums and singles over the course of her career and has won 14 Grammys, the Polar Music Prize, and numerous other honors, including ...

, Linda Ronstadt, and Faith Hill are announced to receive stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2019. * July 25 –

is announced as one of the recipients of the 2018

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. * August 8 –

announces her pregnancy with her second child. * September 20 – Carrie Underwood receives her star on the

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. * November 20 – Jimmie Allen reaches number one on

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with " Best Shot", making him the first African American to send a debut single to the top of that chart.

Top hits of the year

The following songs placed within the Top 20 on the

Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine in the United States. This 50-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly by collecting airplay data from Nielsen BDS along with digital sal ...

, or Canada Country charts in 2018:

Singles released by American and Australian artists

Singles released by Canadian artists

Notes

* "—" denotes releases that did not chart * A ^ Current singles.

Deaths

* January 2 – Rick Hall, 85, record producer and owner of

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* January 23 – Lari White, 52, singer-songwriter and actress best known for the hit "

Now I Know "Now I Know" is a song written by Cindy Greene, Don Cook and Chick Rains, and recorded by American country music artist Lari White. It was released in September 1994 as the second single from the album ''Wishes''. The song reached number 5 on th ...

" (advanced peritoneal cancer). * February 12 – Daryle Singletary, 46, neotraditionalist singer-songwriter with hits including "

I Let Her Lie "I Let Her Lie" is a song written by Tim Johnson, and recorded by American country music artist Daryle Singletary. It was released in July 1995 as the second single from the album ''Daryle Singletary''. The song reached number 2 on the ''Billboa ...

", " Amen Kind of Love" and "

Too Much Fun "Too Much Fun" is a song written by Curtis Wright and Jeff Knight, and recorded by American country music singer Daryle Singletary. It was released in November 1995 as the third single from his self-titled debut album. It peaked at number 4 on ...

". (blood clot) * February 25 – Bruce Nelson Stratton, 74, American radio personality (throat cancer). * March 2 – Ronnie Prophet, 80, Canadian country music singer (multiple organ failure). * March 18 –

Hazel Smith Hazel Ruth Boone, also known as Hazel Smith (May 31, 1934 – March 18, 2018) was an American country music journalist, publicist, singer-songwriter, television and radio show host, and cookbook author. She is sometimes credited with creating th ...

, 83, American country music journalist, publicist and songwriter; first to coin the phrase "outlaw" in relation to country music. * March 27 – Kenny O'Dell, 73, American country singer-songwriter (" Behind Closed Doors", " Lizzie and the Rainman", " Mama He's Crazy"),

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winner (

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). * April 17 – Tom McBride, 81, Irish country star and lead singer of

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. * April 18 – Randy Scruggs, 64, multiple

-winning songwriter and guitarist; son of

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. * June 2 – Wayne Secrest, 68, bassist for Confederate Railroad * June 5 – Billy ThunderKloud, 70, Native American country music singer. (complications from stroke and pneumonia). * August 4 – Lorrie Collins, 76, American rockabilly singer, member of The Collins Kids. * October 27 – Freddie Hart, 91, singer-songwriter (" Easy Loving", " My Hang-Up Is You", "

Trip to Heaven "Trip to Heaven" is a 1973 single by Freddie Hart Frederick Segrest (December 21, 1926 – October 27, 2018), known professionally as Freddie Hart, was an American country musician and songwriter best known for his chart-topping country song ...

", "Hang In There Girl") (pneumonia). * November 1 – Dave Rowland, 74, lead singer of Dave & Sugar (stroke). * November 15 –

Roy Clark Roy Linwood Clark (April 15, 1933 – November 15, 2018) was an American singer and musician. He is best known for having hosted ''Hee Haw'', a nationally televised country variety show, from 1969 to 1997. Clark was an important and influen ...

, 85, country music singer, musician and host of Hee Haw (complications from pneumonia). * December 15 – Jerry Chesnut, 87, songwriter (" It's Four in the Morning", " T-R-O-U-B-L-E") * December 22 – Jimmy Work, 94, American country singer-songwriter (" Making Believe"). * December 31 – Ray Sawyer, 81, American country singer Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show (short illness).

Hall of Fame inductees

Bluegrass Hall of Fame

* Tom T. Hall and Dixie Hall * Ricky Skaggs *

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Country Music Hall of Fame inductees

* Ricky Skaggs, bluegrass-influenced-and-styled singer-songwriter-musician and leading figure in the neotraditionalist movement of the 1980s onward (born

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). * Dottie West, leading singer of the 1960s and early 1970s, enjoyed pop-styled resurgence in late 1970s and early 1980s (1932–1991). * Johnny Gimble, Western swing-styled musician and member of Bob Wills' Texas Playboys (1926–2015).

Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame inductees

* Terri Clark, singer (born 1968) * Jackie Rae Greening, broadcaster

Major awards

Academy of Country Music

''( presented in Las Vegas on April 7, 2019)'' *

Entertainer of the Year ''Entertainer of the Year'' is the twenty-second solo studio album by American country music singer-songwriter Loretta Lynn. It was released on February 26, 1973, by MCA Records. This was Lynn's first album with MCA following Decca's consolidation ...

– Keith Urban * Male Vocalist of the Year – Thomas Rhett * Female Vocalist of the Year – Kacey Musgraves * Vocal Duo of the Year – Dan + Shay * Vocal Group of the Year – Old Dominion * New Male Vocalist of the Year –

Luke Combs Luke Albert Combs (; born March 2, 1990) is an American country music singer and songwriter. Born and raised in North Carolina, Combs began performing as a child, most notably performing at Carnegie Hall. After dropping out of college to pursue a ...

* New Female Vocalist of the Year –

Ashley McBryde Ashley McBryde (born July 29, 1983) is an American country music singer–songwriter. Raised in Arkansas, she was drawn to various types of music from a young age. She also developed a passion for writing songs and later moved to Nashville, Tennes ...

* New Vocal Duo/Group of the Year –

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* Songwriter of the Year – Shane McAnally * Album of the Year – '' Golden Hour'' ( Kacey Musgraves) * Single of the Year – " Tequila" ( Dan + Shay) * Song of the Year – " Tequila" ( Nicolle Galyon, Jordan Reynolds

Dan Smyers Dan + Shay (the plus symbol substituting for an ampersand as an 'and' indicator) is an American country pop music duo composed of vocalists and songwriters Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney. They are signed to Warner Records Nashville and have release ...

) * Vocal Event of the Year – "

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" ( Dierks Bentley featuring Brothers Osborne * Video of the Year – " Drunk Girl" ( Chris Janson) * Artist of the Decade –

Jason Aldean Jason Aldean (born Jason Aldine Williams; February 28, 1977) is an American country music singer. Since 2005, he has been signed to BBR Music Group, Broken Bow Records, a record label for which he has released ten albums and 40 singles. His 2010 ...

ACM Honors
(presented August 22 in Nashville) * Cliffie Stone Icon Award – Alan Jackson * Merle Haggard Spirit Award – Dierks Bentley *

Mae Boren Axton Mae Boren Axton (September 14, 1914 – April 9, 1997) was known in the music industry as the "Queen Mother of Nashville." She co-wrote the Elvis Presley hit single " Heartbreak Hotel" with Tommy Durden. She worked with Mel Tillis, Reba McEntir ...

Award – Mickey Christensen, Chris Christensen and Eddie Miller * Poet's Award – Matraca Berg and Norro Wilson * Gary Haber Lifting Lives Award – Darius Rucker * Gene Weed Milestone Award – Sam Hunt * Songwriter of the Year – Rhett Akins * Producer of the Year – Dave Cobb * Jim Reeves International Award – Rob Potts

Americana Music Honors & Awards

(presented on September 12, 2018) * Album of the Year – ''

The Nashville Sound ''The Nashville Sound'' is the sixth studio album by Jason Isbell, and the third credited to "Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit" (the first since ''Here We Rest'' in 2011). It was released on June 16, 2017. The album was produced by Dave Cobb, who h ...

'' ( Jason Isbell) * Artist of the Year – John Prine * Duo/Group of the Year –

Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit Michael Jason Isbell (; born February 1, 1979) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. He is known for his solo career, his work with the band The 400 Unit, and as a member of Drive-By Truckers for six years, from 2001 to 2007. Isbell h ...

* Song of the Year – "

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" ( Jason Isbell) * Emerging Artist of the Year – Tyler Childers * Instrumentalist of the Year – Molly Tuttle * Spirit of Americana/Free Speech Award – Rosanne Cash * Lifetime Achievement: Trailblazer – k.d. lang * Lifetime Achievement: Performance – Irma Thomas * Lifetime Achievement: Instrumentalist – Buddy Guy * Lifetime Achievement: Executive –

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and Cris Williamson

American Music Awards

''(presented in Los Angeles on October 9, 2018)'' * Favorite Male Artist – Kane Brown * Favorite Female Artist –

* Favorite Group or Duo – Florida Georgia Line * Favorite Album – '' Kane Brown'' ( Kane Brown) * Favorite Song – "

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" ( Kane Brown)

ARIA Awards

''(presented in Sydney on November 28, 2018)'' * Best Country Album – '' Campfire'' ( Kasey Chambers) *

ARIA Hall of Fame In music, an aria (Italian: ; plural: ''arie'' , or ''arias'' in common usage, diminutive form arietta , plural ariette, or in English simply air) is a self-contained piece for one voice, with or without instrumental or orchestral accompanime ...

– Kasey Chambers

Billboard Music Awards

''(presented in Las Vegas on May 20, 2018)'' * Top Country Artist –

Chris Stapleton Christopher Alvin Stapleton (born April 15, 1978) is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. He was born in Lexington, Kentucky, and grew up in Staffordsville, Kentucky. In 2001, Stapleton moved to Nashville, Tennessee, to ...

* Top Male Country Artist –

* Top Female Country Artist –

Maren Morris Maren Larae Morris (born April 10, 1990) is an American singer-songwriter. While rooted in the Country music, country genre, her music also blends elements of Pop music, pop, R&B music, R&B, and Hip-Hop music, hip-hop. Born and raised in Arlingt ...

* Top Country Duo/Group – Florida Georgia Line * Top Country Album – '' From A Room: Volume 1'' (

) * Top Country Song – " Body Like a Back Road" ( Zach Crowell, Sam Hunt, Shane McAnally,

Josh Osborne Josh Osborne (born c. 1980) is an American songwriter with several number-one singles to his credit. Early life Josh Osborne was born in Pike County, Kentucky, and raised in Virgie, Kentucky. Osborne grew up on US 23, renamed Country Music High ...

) * Top Country Tour – Huntin', Fishin' and Lovin' Every Day Tour (

)

CMT Awards

''(presented on June 7, 2018, in Nashville)'' * Video of the Year – " I'll Name the Dogs" ( Blake Shelton) * Male Video of the Year – " I'll Name the Dogs" ( Blake Shelton) * Female Video of the Year – "

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" (

ft. Ludacris) * Duo Video of the Year – " Tequila" ( Dan + Shay) * Group Video of the Year – " When Someone Stops Loving You" ( Little Big Town) * Breakthrough Video of the Year – " Every Little Thing" (

Carly Pearce Carly Pearce (born Carly Cristyne Slusser; April 24, 1990) is an American country music singer and songwriter. Her material contains elements of both traditional and contemporary country-pop music. Pearce began performing professionally in her ...

) * Collaborative Video of the Year – " What Ifs" ( Kane Brown ft. Lauren Alaina) * CMT Performance of the Year – "

Everybody Everybody may refer to: Music Albums * ''Everybody'' (Chris Janson album) or the title song, 2017 * ''Everybody'' (Gods Child album), 1994 * ''Everybody'' (Hear'Say album), 2001 * ''Everybody'' (Ingrid Michaelson album) or the title song, 2009 * ...

" ( Backstreet Boys and Florida Georgia Line) from CMT Crossroads CMT Artists of the Year
''(presented on October 17, 2019, in Nashville)'' * Kelsea Ballerini * Karen Fairchild * Miranda Lambert *

Kimberley Schlapman Little Big Town is an American country music vocal group from Homewood, Alabama. Founded in 1998, the group has comprised the same four members since its founding: Karen Fairchild, Kimberly Schlapman (née Roads), Phillip Sweet, and Jimi Westb ...

* Hillary Scott *

*Artist of a Lifetime: Shania Twain

Country Music Association Awards

''(presented on November 15, 2018, in Nashville)'' *

– Keith Urban * Male Vocalist of the Year –

* Female Vocalist of the Year –

* New Artist of the Year –

* Vocal Duo of the Year – Brothers Osborne * Vocal Group of the Year – Old Dominion * Musician of the Year – Mac McAnally * Single of the Year – " Broken Halos" (

) * Song of the Year – " Broken Halos" ( Mike Henderson,

) *

Album of the Year Album of the Year, often abbreviated to AOTY, may refer to: Awards * ARIA Award for Album of the Year, Australia * Brit Award for British Album of the Year, UK * Grammy Award for Album of the Year, US * Juno Award for Album of the Year, CA * Lati ...

– '' Golden Hour'' ( Kacey Musgraves) * Musical Event of the Year – " Everything's Gonna Be Alright ( David Lee Murphy and Kenny Chesney) * Music Video of the Year – " Marry Me" ( Thomas Rhett) * International Artist Achievement Award – Little Big Town * Global Artist Achievement Award – Dean Brody (Canada)

Grammy Awards

''(presented in Los Angeles on February 10, 2019)'' *

– '' Golden Hour'' ( Kacey Musgraves) * Best Country Solo Performance – "

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" ( Kacey Musgraves) *

Best Country Duo/Group Performance The Grammy Award for Best Country Duo/Group Performance is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards. It was first awarded in 2012, after a major overhaul of Gramm ...

– " Tequila" ( Dan + Shay) * Best Country Song – " Space Cowboy" ( Luke Laird, Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves) * Best Country Album – '' Golden Hour'' ( Kacey Musgraves) * Best Bluegrass Album – ''The Travelin' McCourys'' (

The Travelin' McCourys The Travelin' McCourys is a bluegrass band from Nashville, Tennessee, formed in 2009. The band is composed of brothers Ronnie McCoury, Rob McCoury, Alan Bartram, Jason Carter, and Cody Kilby, and was formed out of the Del McCoury Band, in wh ...

) *

Best Americana Album The Grammy Award for Best Americana Album is an honor presented to recording artists for quality albums in the Americana music genre at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards. Honors ...

– '' By the Way, I Forgive You'' (

Brandi Carlile Brandi Marie Carlile ( ; born June 1, 1981) is an American singer-songwriter and producer whose music spans many genres, including folk rock, alternative country, Americana, and classic rock. , Carlile has released seven studio albums. She has ...

) * Best American Roots Performance – " The Joke" (

) * Best American Roots Song – " The Joke" (

, Dave Cobb, Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth) * Best Roots Gospel Album – ''

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'' (

Jason Crabb Jason Douglas Crabb (born March 3, 1977) is a Christian music singer and musician. He has been the lead vocalist for the group The Crabb Family.

)

International Bluegrass Music Association Awards

''(presented on September 27, 2018)'' * Entertainer of the Year – Balsam Range * Male Vocalist of the Year – Buddy Melton * Female Vocalist of the Year – Brooke Aldridge * Vocal Group of the Year –

Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver Doyle Lawson (born April 20, 1944) is an American traditional bluegrass and Southern gospel musician. He is best known as a mandolin player, vocalist, producer, and leader of the 6-man group Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver. Lawson was inducted into ...

* Instrumental Group of the Year –

* Emerging Artist of the Year – The Po' Ramblin' Boys * Guitar Player of the Year – Molly Tuttle * Banjo Player of the Year – Ned Luberecki * Mandolin Player of the Year – Sierra Hull * Fiddle Player of the Year – Michael Cleveland * Bass Player of the Year – Tim Surrett * Dobro Player of the Year –

Justin Moses Kentucky Thunder, or Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder, is the band that plays with American country and bluegrass singer Ricky Skaggs. Many members of the band have won numerous awards. Bandleader Ricky Skaggs plays mandolin and is the lea ...

* Album of the Year – ''Rivers & Roads'' (

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) * Song of the Year – "If I'd Have Wrote That Song" (

Larry Cordle Larry Cordle (born November 16, 1948) is an American country and bluegrass singer-songwriter . Cordle is most famous for his song "Murder on Music Row", which was recorded by George Strait and Alan Jackson and received the Country Music Associ ...

, Larry Shell, James Silvers) * Recorded Event of the Year – "Swept Away" ( Missy Raines with Alison Brown, Becky Buller, Sierra Hull and Molly Tuttle) * Instrumental Recorded Performance of the Year – "Squirrel Hunters" (

with John Hartford, Rachel Baiman, Christian Sedelmyer and Alison Brown) * Gospel Recorded Performance of the Year – "Speakin' To That Mountain" (Becky Buller)

Juno Awards

''(presented in London on March 16–17, 2019)'' * Country Album of the Year – '' We Were That Song'' ( Brett Kissel) * Contemporary Roots Album of the Year – ''Both Ways'' ( Donovan Woods) * Traditional Roots Album of the Year – ''Sweet Old Religion'' ( Pharis and Jason Romero) * Breakthrough Group of the Year –

The Washboard Union The Washboard Union is a Canadian country music group from Vancouver, British Columbia led by principal members David Roberts, Aaron Grain (aka Brett Ellis) and Chris Duncombe. Biography Aaron Grain and Chris Duncombe met in Kelowna, British Col ...

* Recording Engineer of the Year – Shawn Everett ('' Golden Hour'')

References

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