On this day in 1999, Lonestar‘s “Amazed” notched a record-setting eight-week reign at No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart—a stretch that hadn’t been matched in 30 years. Written by Marv Green ...

After debuting on Billboard’s charts in December 1993 and becoming a format force by 1995, Chesney dominated the first quarter of the 21st century, landing all 17 of his No. 1s on the weekly Top ...

The first quarter of the 21st century has been a remarkable time for country music, with the genre continuing to broaden its widespread appeal. Superstars who began their musical journeys in the 1980s ...

“For us, this is the launch of a signature artist,” then-RCA Records marketing vp Nick Cucci mused in the July 24, 1999, Billboard issue of Christina Aguilera, whose eponymous debut album arrived a ...