This is a list of notable events in country music, that took place in 2014.
Events January 15 – Trace Adkins enters alcohol rehabilitation, after an alleged altercation with a celebrity impersonator on a cruise ship. January 22 – The first episode of Jills veranda airs over SVT 1. February 18 – Florida Georgia Line cancels an appearance at a Country Radio Broadcasters seminar, after member Tyler Hubbard injures his back in a dirt bike accident. March 2- Jesse McReynolds celebrates his 50th Grand Ole Opry Anniversary March 31 – Blake Shelton's "Doin' What She Likes" becomes his 11th consecutive number one hit on the Country Airplay chart. The song broke the record set by Brad Paisley between 2005 and 2009 for the most consecutive number one singles since the charts began using Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems in 1990. In July, Shelton sets the new Nielsen BDS-era record with his 12th-straight No. 1 song, "My Eyes" on the Country Airplay chart. April – Glen Campbell is moved to an Alzheimer's disease care facility. April 10 – Linda Ronstadt is inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at a ceremony in Brooklyn. Due to illness, Ronstadt was unable to attend. Sheryl Crow, Emmylou Harris, Stevie Nicks, Bonnie Raitt, and Carrie Underwood pay tribute to Ronstadt during the ceremony. May – Nash FM adds a spinoff brand to country radio stations, called Nash Icon brand. The format mixes in current hits with songs from the 1980s onward. Some Nash Icon stations will add classic country programming (hits from the 1940s through early 1990s) either as a daily block or as part of weekend programming. May 5 – Scotty McCreery's apartment is invaded by three suspects. No one is injured. May 8 – After six years in business, the Bigger Picture Music Group record label closes. June 7 – George Strait plays his final concert to about 105,000 people at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The show sets the record for the largest indoor concert in North American history. July 10 – Garth Brooks announces plans for new music with RCA Nashville and a world tour. June 25 – Joey Martin Feek, one-half of Joey + Rory, is diagnosed with cervical cancer which is successfully removed. July 10 – Songwriter Dallas Davidson is charged with public intoxication and disorderly conduct at a Nashville bar. August 8- Osborne Brothers celebrates their 50th Grand Ole Opry Anniversary September 1 – Carrie Underwood announced she is expecting her first child in early 2015. September 12 – Lynn Anderson is arrested and charged with a DUI in Nashville, Tennessee. It is her third offense since 2004. October 27 – Taylor Swift releases her first officially pop album, 1989, marking her departure from country music. November 20 – Ty Herndon comes out as a homosexual in an interview with People. He is the second major country artist to do so, following Chely Wright in 2010.Nelson, Jeff, "Country Star Ty Herndon: 'I'm an Out, Proud and Happy Gay Man'," People, November 20, 2014. Accessed 11-20-2014. Later in the same day, Billy Gilman also comes out. December 4 – Brooks & Dunn announce that they will reunite for a series of shows in Las Vegas, Nevada, with Reba McEntire starting in mid-2015. December 22 – The Mavericks announce that they had fired bassist Robert Reynolds in October after a long struggle with his addiction to opiate. No date - Dick Feller, writer of "Some Days Are Diamonds (Some Days Are Stone)" and "East Bound and Down", comes out as a transgender woman and changes her name to Deena Kaye Rose. She also writes an autobiography about her transition.
Top hits of the year The following songs placed within the Top 20 on the Hot Country Songs, Country Airplay or Canada Country charts in 2014:
Singles released by American artists SongsAirplayCanadaSingleArtistReferences19——17 AgainBrantley Gilbert7112319 You + MeDan + Shay 241740All AlrightZac Brown Band211American KidsKenny Chesney431AutomaticMiranda Lambert411BartenderLady Antebellum111Beachin'Jake Owen612Beat of the MusicBrett Eldredge113Bottoms UpBrantley Gilbert 15——Bumpin' the NightFlorida Georgia Line112Burnin' It DownJason Aldean20106ChainsawThe Band Perry125Chillin' ItCole Swindell 11416Close Your EyesParmalee202019Cold OneEric Church612CompassLady Antebellum 485Cop CarKeith Urban421Day DrinkingLittle Big Town 111DirtFlorida Georgia Line 311Doin' What She LikesBlake Shelton921Don't Let Me Be LonelyThe Band Perry 111Drink a BeerLuke Bryan 411Drink to That All NightJerrod Niemann 312Drunk on a PlaneDierks Bentley191533DustEli Young Band15411Everything I Shouldn't Be Thinking AboutThompson Square 161046Feelin' ItScotty McCreery104342Follow Your ArrowKacey Musgraves 628Friday NightEric Paslay 416Get Me Some of ThatThomas Rhett 315Girl in a Country SongMaddie & Tae411Give Me Back My HometownEric Church 923Goodnight KissRandy Houser 161246The Heart of DixieDanielle Bradbery 818Helluva LifeFrankie Ballard 716Hope You Get Lonely TonightCole Swindell513I Don't DanceLee Brice231739I Got a CarGeorge Strait312I Hold OnDierks Bentley 15——I Walk the LineCraig Wayne Boyd41930InvisibleHunter Hayes15929Keep Them Kisses Comin'Craig Campbell211347Later OnThe Swon Brothers111Leave the Night OnSam Hunt714Lettin' the Night RollJustin Moore13723Look at YouBig & Rich181530Lookin' for That GirlTim McGraw721Meanwhile Back at Mama'sTim McGraw featuring Faith Hill241938The Mona LisaBrad Paisley18——My Baby's Guns N' RosesBrantley Gilbert411My EyesBlake Shelton featuring Gwen Sebastian311Neon LightBlake Shelton7——The Old Rugged CrossCraig Wayne Boyd251910People Loving PeopleGarth Brooks111Play It AgainLuke Bryan 5529Ready Set RollChase Rice436RewindRascal Flatts 1222River BankBrad Paisley511Roller CoasterLuke Bryan10834See You TonightScotty McCreery 111Shotgun RiderTim McGraw191733Slow Me DownSara Evans13824Small Town ThrowdownBrantley Gilbert featuringJustin Moore and Thomas Rhett176Somethin' BadMiranda Lambert duet with Carrie Underwood314Somewhere in My CarKeith Urban181225Song About a GirlEric Paslay111StayFlorida Georgia Line 514Sunshine & WhiskeyFrankie Ballard612Sweet AnnieZac Brown Band 1753—Sweet Little Somethin'Jason Aldean122This Is How We RollFlorida Georgia Line featuring Luke Bryan18——Two Night TownJason Aldean101146Up All NightJon Pardi 201440Wake Up Lovin' YouCraig Morgan51026Wasting All These TearsCassadee Pope 12117We Are TonightBilly Currington214Whatever She's GotDavid Nail 211When She Says BabyJason Aldean414Where It's AtDustin Lynch11310Whiskey in My WaterTyler Farr826Who I Am with YouChris Young711YeahJoe Nichols
Singles released by Canadian artists SongsAirplayCanadaSingleArtistReferences——33-2-1Brett Kissel——7Another Man's GoldDean Brody——11Cheap Wine and CigarettesJess Moskaluke——8County LineHigh Valley——13Crazy EnoughBobby Wills——9Crop CirclesDean Brody——10Fallin' Over YouChad Brownlee——18Feels Like ThatJason Blaine——10Forever SummerPaul Brandt——12Friends of MineJason Blaine——9Get a BedPaul Brandt——12Get On Down the RoadThe Road Hammers——6A Girl Like YouDallas Smith——10Gone EnoughKira Isabella——17Good Lovin'Jess Moskaluke——14Got a FeelingTim Hicks——10Here Comes the ThunderTim Hicks——17If You Ask Me ToMacKenzie Porter——11Just BecauseChad Brownlee——13Mountain ManDean Brody——16MudThe Road Hammers——14Never Didn't Love YouBobby Wills——19Now I DoTebey——20Our SoundtrackWes Mack——17Pass It AroundDeric Ruttan——10QuarterbackKira Isabella——7Raise Your GlassBrett Kissel——10Rescue YouHigh Valley——5Slow Rollin'Dallas Smith——20Some SongsTerri Clark——12That's How I Like ItDoc Walker——5Tippin' PointDallas Smith——9Tough People DoBrett Kissel—4614Trippin' On UsLindsay Ell——10UnrealGord Bamford——13UsedJess Moskaluke——5Wake Me UpTebey——8Where a Farm Used to BeGord Bamford
Top new album releases The following albums placed on the Top Country Albums charts in 2014: