2024 in country music

This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in 2024.

Events

January 2 – John Michael Montgomery announces his retirement from touring, with his final tour dates scheduled for the end of 2025. January 3 – Joe Bonsall of the Oak Ridge Boys announces his retirement from touring; Ben James finished the Oaks farewell tour in his place. January 4 – Dolly Parton celebrates her 55th Anniversary as a member of the Grand Ole Opry. January 19 – Elle King made headlines after taking to the Grand Ole Opry stage while heavily intoxicated during a Dolly Parton tribute show, in honor of Parton's 78th birthday. She later cancelled several of her own concerts in the wake of the incident. Parton subsequently came to King's defense during an interview with Extra, and King resumed performing in March. February 24 – Miranda Lambert quest Jack Ingram and Jon Randall at the 2024 Texas Songwriters Hall of Fame Show. March 10 – The UK Country Airplay chart, the first ever genre-specific radio chart in the United Kingdom, debuts its inaugural list, with "Creek Will Rise" by Conner Smith claiming the title of first number one single. April 8 – Morgan Wallen is arrested for reckless endangerment and disorderly conduct after throwing a chair off the sixth floor of Eric Church's rooftop bar in downtown Nashville. He was charged with three felonies and a misdemeanor and is due to appear in court on May 3 in between performances at Nissan Stadium. April 20 – Scotty McCreery is inducted as a member of the Grand Ole Opry by his childhood hero Josh Turner. McCreery was invited in December 2023, by Garth Brooks. April 24 – Miranda Lambert signs a joint record deal with Republic Records and Big Loud. April 26–28 – The 2024 edition of Stagecoach Festival took place at Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, featuring headline performances from Eric Church, Miranda Lambert and Morgan Wallen. May 3 – T. Graham Brown is inducted as a member of the Grand Ole Opry. He was invited by Vince Gill earlier in the year during his guest appearance on Brown's Sirius XM radio show. Randy Travis releases "Where That Came From", his first new recording in over a decade with the help of AI software to recreate his vocals following a series of strokes and health issues that left him unable to sing. It would go on to chart on both the Billboard Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay charts, becoming Travis' first solo charting single in nearly two decades since "Angels" in 2005. May 21 – Lainey Wilson is surprised by Reba McEntire on the season finale of NBC's The Voice with an invitation to join the Grand Ole Opry. She was subsequently inducted by Trisha Yearwood and Garth Brooks on June 7. June 4 – Lukas Nelson announces that his band, Promise of the Real, would be going on hiatus so that the members can pursue their own projects. June 15 – George Strait's concert at Kyle Field in Texas becomes the most-attended ticketed show in US history, with 110,905 fans in attendance. The record was previously held by the Grateful Dead, who played for 107,019 people at Raceway Park in 1977. June 27 – Raul Malo, lead singer of the Mavericks, announces that he has been diagnosed with colon cancer and that the band will have to reschedule or cancel several shows in 2024 while he undergoes treatment. June 30 – Shania Twain performed in the traditional Legend's slot at the 2024 Glastonbury Festival, the first country artist to perform in the slot since Dolly Parton in 2014. July 5 – The War and Treaty go public about a racist incident where a cotton plant was placed in their dressing room at the Coca-Cola Sips and Sounds Music Festival in Austin, Texas. The band stated that this was only in their dressing room and left them angry and upset based on the history of the plant in regards to black American history. They left the festival immediately after their set and spoke to their young son, who encouraged them to speak up. August 23 – Ten years after coming out as gay, Billy Gilman marries his husband Anthony Carbone. August 27 – Drew Baldridge makes history by becoming the first artist to self-fund a number one song when his single "She's Somebody's Daughter" reached the top of the Country Aircheck chart. October 3 – Garth Brooks is sued by his former hairstylist and makeup artist who claimed she was sexually harassed by him. She also claimed that Brooks raped her during a trip the two took to film a Grammy tribute in 2019. Brooks has denied the accusations. November 25 – Westwood One, distributor of radio's American Country Countdown, announces that Kix Brooks (of Brooks & Dunn) would be stepping down as host upon the final countdown program of 2024, after 19 years of hosting. Ryan Fox, a morning personality at Cumulus Media-owned KPLX in Dallas, Texas, was announced as Brooks' successor, effective with the January 4, 2025 program."‘American Country Countdown’ Getting New Host In 2025," Inside Radio, November 25, 1984. Retrieved November 25, 2024.

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 2024: Singles released by American and Australian artists SongsAirplayCanadaSingleArtistReferences9——"16 Carriages"Beyoncé811"23"Chayce Beckham5——"28"Zach Bryan311"Ain't No Love in Oklahoma"Luke Combs26320"All I Need Is You"Chris Janson8——"American Nights"Zach Bryan7——"Ameriican Requiem"Beyoncé3811"Austin"Dasha912"Back Then Right Now"Tyler Hubbard111"A Bar Song (Tipsy)"Shaboozey1023"Beautiful as You"Thomas Rhett6——"Blackbiird"Beyoncé featuring Brittney Spencer, Reyna Roberts, Tanner Adell and Tiera Kennedy1033"Bulletproof"Nate Smith714"Burn It Down"Parker McCollum20214"Cab in a Solo"Scotty McCreery421944"Can't Break Up Now"Old Dominion featuring Megan Moroney1511"Chevrolet"Dustin Lynch featuring Jelly Roll1811"Cowboy Songs"George Birge311"Cowgirls"Morgan Wallen featuring Ernest221217"Creek Will Rise"Conner Smith9——"Daughter"Beyoncé15211"Different 'Round Here"Riley Green featuring Luke Combs1457"Dirt Cheap"Cody Johnson311129"Fearless (The Echo)"Jackson Dean20116"Gonna Love You"Parmalee1111"Halfway to Hell"Jelly Roll19133"Hang Tight Honey"Lainey Wilson411"High Road"Koe Wetzel and Jessie Murph6——"High Road"Zach Bryan311"I Am Not Okay"Jelly Roll1312"I Can Feel It"Kane Brown111"I Had Some Help"Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen12614"I Remember Everything"Zach Bryan featuring Kacey Musgraves321435"I'm Not Pretty"Megan Moroney2——"II Most Wanted"Beyoncé featuring Miley Cyrus74356"In Your Love"Tyler Childers356—"Jolene"Beyoncé22310"Let Your Boys Be Country"Jason Aldean5——"Levii's Jeans"Beyoncé featuring Post Malone311"Lies Lies Lies"Morgan Wallen24940"Love You Again"Chase Matthew1124"Love You, Miss You, Mean It"Luke Bryan1411"Mamaw's House"Thomas Rhett featuring Morgan Wallen311"Man Made a Bar"Morgan Wallen featuring Eric Church241213"Messed Up as Me"Keith Urban411"Miles on It"Marshmello and Kane Brown16246"Mind on You"George Birge26511"One Bad Habit"Tim McGraw1411"Outskirts"Sam Hunt38189"Out of That Truck"Carrie Underwood711"The Painter"Cody Johnson3——"Pink Skies"Zach Bryan311"Pour Me a Drink"Post Malone featuring Blake Shelton5117"Pretty Little Poison"Warren Zeiders1125"Save Me the Trouble"Dan + Shay29322"She's Somebody's Daughter"Drew Baldridge29157"Sounds Like the Radio"Zach Top556—"Spin You Around (1/24)"Morgan Wallen10——"Sweet Dreams"Koe Wetzel1914"Take Her Home"Kenny Chesney13325"Texas Hold 'Em"Beyoncé23425"This Is My Dirt"Justin Moore612"Truck Bed"Hardy1312"Tucson Too Late"Jordan Davis19935"We Don't Fight Anymore"Carly Pearce featuring Chris Stapleton16312"We Ride"Bryan Martin611"Where It Ends"Bailey Zimmerman431"Where the Wild Things Are"Luke Combs6——"Whiskey Whiskey"Moneybagg Yo featuring Morgan Wallen521"White Horse"Chris Stapleton851"Wildflowers and Wild Horses"Lainey Wilson711"You Look Like You Love Me"Ella Langley featuring Riley Green26538"Young Love & Saturday Nights"Chris Young2123"Your Place"Ashley Cooke

Singles released by Canadian artists SongsAirplayCanadaSingleArtistReferences––9"Ahead of Our Time"James Barker Band"Ahead of Our Time": ––2"Ain't Doin' Jack"Josh Ross"Ain't Doin' Jack": ––18"Band on Her T-Shirt"The Washboard Union"Band on Her T-Shirt": ––11"Bet You Break My Heart"MacKenzie Porter"Bet You Break My Heart": ––8"Bigger Than This Town"Steven Lee Olsen"Out Here": "Bigger Than This Town": ––20"Blinding Lights (Country Version)"Tebey"Blinding Lights": ––10"Broken Man"Tyler Joe Miller"Broken Man": ––7"Do It Anyway"Jade Eaglesonwith Jake Worthington"Telluride": "Do It Anyway": ––4"Fixer Upper"Dallas Smith––16"Go Get Er"Jess Moskaluke"Go Get Er": ––8"Hey Mom I Made It"Sacha"Hey Mom I Made It": ––5"I Grew Up on a Farm"The Reklaws"I Grew Up on a Farm": "One Beer Away": ––4"Let Your Horses Run"Brett Kissel––3"Moonshines"Owen Riegling"Old Dirt Roads": "Moonshines": ––7"Not Yet"High Valley––2"Old Dirt Roads"Owen Riegling––6"One Beer Away"The Reklaws––19"One More"Tim Hicks"One More": ––12"Out Here"Steven Lee Olsen––1"Right Round Here"Dean Brody"Right Round Here": "Your Mama Would Hate Me": ––2"Telluride"Jade Eagleson––6"Tim + Faith"Madeline Merlo"Tim + Faith": "Broken Heart Thing": ––6"Two of Us"Brett Kisselwith Cooper Alan––2"Use Me"Dallas Smith––8"Whiskey in Colorado"Tony Stevens"Whiskey in Colorado": ––19"Your Mama Would Hate Me"Dean Brodyand James Barker Band

2024 in country music

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