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The husband-and-wife duo will be honored at the third annual Origins Impact Awards in Nashville this November. The War And Treaty. Photo courtesy of the band. The War & Treaty are adding another milestone to a career that has never fit neatly inside one genre. Michael Trotter Jr. and Tanya Trotter will become the first recipients of the Origins Vanguard Award, a new honor recognizing artists whose work has helped expand country music while creating more space for those coming behind them. The...

Don Louis has revealed on Threads that he’s been working with Ne-Yo, adding another layer to Ne-Yo’s growing interest in country music.

Billboard’s 2025 Year-End Hot Country Songs chart has officially named Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” the #1 country song of the year —a milestone moment for both the artist and the genre. The song’s mix of rowdy bar-night storytelling, clever lyricism, and genre-blending production turned it into a runaway hit throughout 2024 and 2025. Now, its year-end placement cements its status as one of the defining country songs of this era. A Breakout Year for Shaboozey Shaboozey has been steadily...