The award was initially presented as best country & western album in 1965 and 1966, with Roger Miller as the recipient. It was discontinued in 1967 but revived in 1995 under its current name, best ...

Mason said the additional Grammy category for country music allows for more inclusion in the genre. "When it comes to creativity, we don't want to exclude, we want to include," Mason said.

Lionel Richie had one No. 1 album on Top Country Albums, 2012’s Tuskegee, on which he teamed with various top country stars, but it stalled at No. 7 on the Official U.K. Albums Chart.

100 Greatest Country Artists of All Time: The Full Staff List. Billboard counts down the best country acts of the past (almost) 100 years.

Various artists, ‘Country Funk 1969-1975,’ ‘Country Funk II 1967-1974,’ ‘Country Funk III 1975–1982’ A beautifully-curated-and-packaged series that digs deep into country soul’s ...

Beyoncé Kevin Winter/Getty Images for The Recording Academy. In addition to Best Country Album, Cowboy Carter was also up for Album of the Year, while its tracks received various nods: “Texas ...