GITNUXREPORT 2026

Country Music Industry Statistics

Country music is a powerful economic force driven by massive streaming and touring revenue.

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Number of country artists on Billboard Hot 100 year-end top 100 grew to 15 in 2023

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Female country artists held 20% of top 50 Billboard Country Airplay chart in 2023, up from 15% 2022

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Lainey Wilson's "Wildflowers and Wild Horses" topped country charts for 12 weeks 2023

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Old Dominion became first country group with 10 consecutive #1s by 2023

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Bailey Zimmerman debuted 5 Hot Country Songs top 10s in first year 2023

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Country music fans skew 55% female, 45% male per 2023 Nielsen

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Average age of core country listeners is 42 years old in 2023

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40% of country fans are Gen Z or Millennials per 2023 MRC Data

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Black country artists like Beyonce's Cowboy Carter boosted visibility, 10% genre streams from non-white 2023

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Post Malone's country album F-1 Trillion debuted #1 Billboard 200 2024, reflecting crossover

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Megan Moroney's "Tennessee Orange" certified 2x Platinum by RIAA 2023

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Zach Bryan held #1 artist on Spotify global for 2023 weeks

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HARDY's "Truck Bed" reached 1 billion Spotify streams by 2023 end

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Country duets like "I Had Some Help" by Post Malone & Morgan Wallen #1 Hot 100 10 weeks 2024

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Number of debut country albums on Top Country Albums chart: 25 in 2023

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Hispanic country listeners grew 25% to 15% of audience 2023

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Urban/suburban country fans 60%, rural 40% split in 2023 Luminate

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LGBTQ+ identification among country fans at 12% in 2023 survey

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Top country artist social media followers: Morgan Wallen 15 million Instagram 2023

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Female headliners at major fests: 25% in 2023 lineup slots

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Kelsea Ballerini's Grammy wins boosted her to top 10 streaming country female 2023

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Cody Johnson independent #1s: 5 consecutive by 2023

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Ella Langford emerging artist, 100 million TikTok views 2023

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Country music's share among 18-34 demo reached 30% streams 2023

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Riley Green's "Different 'Round Here" album 500 million equivalent streams 2023

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Ernest (songwriter/artist) penned 10 #1s for others by 2023

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Carley Cooper TikTok country star 2 billion views cumulative 2023

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Pollstar ranked top country tours grossing $4.1 billion total in 2023 worldwide

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Morgan Wallen's 2023 tour grossed $493 million from 1.5 million tickets sold

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CMA Fest 2023 sold 90,000 daily tickets across 4 days in Nashville

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Stagecoach Festival 2023 drew 85,000 attendees over weekend, $100 million economic impact

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Luke Combs 2023 Growin' Up tour sold 1 million tickets, $200 million gross

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Taylor Swift's country-era tours pre-2019 grossed $775 million adjusted, but 2023 Eras included country sets

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Jelly Roll's Beautifully Broken tour 2023 hit 500,000 attendance, $75 million

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Zac Brown Band 2023 tour 400 shows, 2 million fans, $150 million

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Brooks & Dunn residency in Vegas 2023 averaged 10,000 tickets/night, $50 million

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Miranda Lambert's Velvet Rodeo residency sold 100,000 tickets 2023

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Farm Aid 2023 featured country acts, 40,000 attendees, $3 million raised

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Watershed Festival 2023 20,000 weekend passes sold

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Carolina Country Music Fest 2023 30,000 daily, 85,000 total

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WE Fest 2023 35,000 attendees, Detroit Lakes MN

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Country Thunder 2023 multiple stops averaged 25,000 per event

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Jason Aldean's Highway Desperado tour announced 2024 but 2023 prep 1 million tickets projected

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Shania Twain Las Vegas residency 2023 200 shows total cumulative, $100 million+

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Dierks Bentley 2023 Gravel & Gold tour 50 dates, 750,000 fans

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Kane Brown 2023 tour 60 shows, 900,000 attendance

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Chris Stapleton's All American Road Show 2023 25 dates, sold out 400,000 tickets

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Country radio airplay reached 1.2 million spins weekly in U.S. 2023, per Mediabase

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Cumulus Media's country stations reached 50 million weekly listeners in 2023

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iHeartMedia country network averaged 25 million listeners daily 2023

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Country music video airplay on CMT totaled 10,000 hours in 2023

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SiriusXM The Highway channel had 5 million subscribers tuning country in 2023

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Beasley Media country stations generated 400 million impressions quarterly 2023

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Westwood One country syndication reached 1,000 affiliates, 20 million listeners 2023

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GAC (Great American Country) aired 5,000 country videos yearly pre-2023 merger

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Cox Media Group country formats 15 million weekly cume 2023

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Entercom (Audacy) country stations 30% market share in top markets 2023

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Hubbard Radio country cluster 12 million listeners monthly 2023

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Salem Radio country gospel hybrid reached 8 million weekly 2023

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Alpha Media country stations 10% growth in TSL to 10 hours weekly 2023

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Townsquare Media 80 country stations, 25 million reach 2023

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Connoisseur Media country outlets 5 million cume South region 2023

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Saga Communications country stations averaged 150,000 AQH 2023

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Cumulus country digital extensions 50 million monthly uniques 2023

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iHeart country podcast network 100 million downloads 2023

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CMT Radio channel spins 500 songs weekly 2023

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Nashville's WSM-AM 50,000 watts reaches 10 million potential nightly country fans 2023

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Country music topped U.S. radio formats with 75 million weekly listeners in 2023

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Adult country stations grew 5% in share to 15% of U.S. radio 2023

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Regional Mexican edged country but country held 2nd with 18% spins 2023 Q4

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Country music generated $2.325 billion in U.S. recorded music revenue in 2022, marking a 13.4% year-over-year increase

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Nashville's music industry contributed $14.5 billion to Tennessee's economy in 2022, supporting over 56,000 jobs

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Country music streaming revenue in the U.S. reached $1.1 billion in 2023, up 15% from 2022

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Merchandise sales for country artists generated $500 million annually in 2022 across U.S. tours and events

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Country music publishing revenue hit $450 million in 2022, driven by streaming and sync deals

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Live Nation reported $1.2 billion in country music touring revenue for 2023 North American tours alone

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Country radio advertising revenue totaled $800 million in 2023, per Nielsen data

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Vinyl sales for country albums reached 5.2 million units in 2022, contributing $120 million

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Spotify paid out $250 million to country artists in 2023 royalties

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Ticket sales for top 50 country tours grossed $2.1 billion in 2023

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Country music sync licensing fees exceeded $100 million in 2022 for TV and film

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Brand sponsorships in country music events brought in $300 million in 2023

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Digital download sales for country tracks totaled 10 million units in 2022, worth $15 million

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Country music festival ticket revenue was $1.5 billion in 2023 U.S. market

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ASCAP distributed $150 million in country performance royalties in 2022

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BMI country writer royalties reached $200 million for fiscal year 2023

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Country album equivalent units sold 45 million in U.S. 2022

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Streaming accounted for 85% of country music revenue in 2023, per IFPI

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Country music export revenue to international markets was $400 million in 2022

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Nashville studio recording fees generated $250 million annually pre-2023

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Pandora country streams generated $50 million in ad revenue 2022

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SiriusXM country channels revenue share was $300 million in 2023

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Country music video production budgets averaged $2 million per major release in 2023

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Fan club memberships for top country artists exceeded 5 million, generating $100 million yearly

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Country music retail sales in physical stores hit $200 million in 2022

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Label advances to new country artists averaged $500,000 per deal in 2023

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Country music app downloads generated $75 million in ad revenue 2023

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Tour catering and hospitality for country tours cost $150 million in 2023 revenue offset

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Country music book deals and autobiographies sold 1 million units, $20 million revenue 2022

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Streaming on Apple Music for country grew 20% to $180 million revenue share 2023

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Country music held 34.5% share of U.S. on-demand audio streams in Q1 2024, totaling 12.6 billion streams

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Morgan Wallen's "One Thing at a Time" amassed 5.2 billion Spotify streams by end of 2023

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Country tracks accounted for 25% of YouTube music views in U.S. 2023, over 100 billion views

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Apple Music country playlist "Today's Country" has 10 million followers, 2 billion streams annually

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TikTok country music videos reached 50 billion views in 2023, driving 15% of genre streams

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Amazon Music Unlimited country streams up 28% YoY to 8 billion in 2023

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Deezer reported country as top genre growth at 35% streams in U.S. 2023

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Pandora country streams totaled 150 billion in 2023, 22% of platform total

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Country music on SoundCloud grew to 40 million monthly plays in 2023

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Tidal country streams increased 40% to 5 billion in 2023, led by hip-country crossovers

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Spotify Wrapped 2023 showed country as #1 U.S. genre for 28% of listeners

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Vevo country video streams hit 20 billion in 2023 U.S.

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Napster (now merged) country catalog streams 1 billion annually pre-2023

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Country podcasts on Spotify averaged 500 million downloads 2023, boosting music streams

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YouTube Shorts country clips exceeded 30 billion views in 2023

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iHeartRadio country app streams 10 billion yearly, 25% platform share

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Audiomack country uploads reached 100,000 tracks, 2 billion streams 2023

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Boomplay international country streams up 50% to 3 billion 2023

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Country music on Facebook Watch 15 billion views 2023

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Twitch country music streams averaged 1 million hours monthly 2023

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Country playlists on Spotify totaled 50 million user-generated in 2023

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Shazam country recognitions hit 500 million in U.S. 2023

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Resso (ByteDance) country streams 1.5 billion in Asia 2023

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Anghami Middle East country crossovers 800 million streams 2023

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Qobuz hi-res country audio streams doubled to 500 million 2023

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Country music podcast streams on Apple Podcasts 300 million episodes 2023

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Instagram Reels country audio uses 20 billion plays 2023

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Snapchat Spotlight country tracks 5 billion views 2023

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Written by David Kowalski·Edited by Claire Beaumont·Fact-checked by Maya Johansson

Published Feb 13, 2026·Last verified Apr 8, 2026·Next review: Oct 2026

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Forget the dusty cowboy stereotype—today's country music industry is a multi-billion dollar powerhouse, as proven by a staggering $2.3 billion in recorded revenue, $1.5 billion in festival tickets, and streaming numbers soaring into the tens of billions annually.

Key Takeaways

Country music generated $2.325 billion in U.S. recorded music revenue in 2022, marking a 13.4% year-over-year increase
Nashville's music industry contributed $14.5 billion to Tennessee's economy in 2022, supporting over 56,000 jobs
Country music streaming revenue in the U.S. reached $1.1 billion in 2023, up 15% from 2022
Country music held 34.5% share of U.S. on-demand audio streams in Q1 2024, totaling 12.6 billion streams
Morgan Wallen's "One Thing at a Time" amassed 5.2 billion Spotify streams by end of 2023
Country tracks accounted for 25% of YouTube music views in U.S. 2023, over 100 billion views
Country radio airplay reached 1.2 million spins weekly in U.S. 2023, per Mediabase
Cumulus Media's country stations reached 50 million weekly listeners in 2023
iHeartMedia country network averaged 25 million listeners daily 2023
Pollstar ranked top country tours grossing $4.1 billion total in 2023 worldwide
Morgan Wallen's 2023 tour grossed $493 million from 1.5 million tickets sold
CMA Fest 2023 sold 90,000 daily tickets across 4 days in Nashville
Number of country artists on Billboard Hot 100 year-end top 100 grew to 15 in 2023
Female country artists held 20% of top 50 Billboard Country Airplay chart in 2023, up from 15% 2022
Lainey Wilson's "Wildflowers and Wild Horses" topped country charts for 12 weeks 2023

Country music remains a major economic powerhouse in 2026, fueled by booming streaming and tour revenues.

Artists Charts and Demographics

1Number of country artists on Billboard Hot 100 year-end top 100 grew to 15 in 2023

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2Female country artists held 20% of top 50 Billboard Country Airplay chart in 2023, up from 15% 2022

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3Lainey Wilson's "Wildflowers and Wild Horses" topped country charts for 12 weeks 2023

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4Old Dominion became first country group with 10 consecutive #1s by 2023

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5Bailey Zimmerman debuted 5 Hot Country Songs top 10s in first year 2023

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6Country music fans skew 55% female, 45% male per 2023 Nielsen

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7Average age of core country listeners is 42 years old in 2023

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840% of country fans are Gen Z or Millennials per 2023 MRC Data

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9Black country artists like Beyonce's Cowboy Carter boosted visibility, 10% genre streams from non-white 2023

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10Post Malone's country album F-1 Trillion debuted #1 Billboard 200 2024, reflecting crossover

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11Megan Moroney's "Tennessee Orange" certified 2x Platinum by RIAA 2023

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12Zach Bryan held #1 artist on Spotify global for 2023 weeks

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13HARDY's "Truck Bed" reached 1 billion Spotify streams by 2023 end

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14Country duets like "I Had Some Help" by Post Malone & Morgan Wallen #1 Hot 100 10 weeks 2024

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15Number of debut country albums on Top Country Albums chart: 25 in 2023

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16Hispanic country listeners grew 25% to 15% of audience 2023

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17Urban/suburban country fans 60%, rural 40% split in 2023 Luminate

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18LGBTQ+ identification among country fans at 12% in 2023 survey

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19Top country artist social media followers: Morgan Wallen 15 million Instagram 2023

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20Female headliners at major fests: 25% in 2023 lineup slots

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21Kelsea Ballerini's Grammy wins boosted her to top 10 streaming country female 2023

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22Cody Johnson independent #1s: 5 consecutive by 2023

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23Ella Langford emerging artist, 100 million TikTok views 2023

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24Country music's share among 18-34 demo reached 30% streams 2023

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25Riley Green's "Different 'Round Here" album 500 million equivalent streams 2023

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26Ernest (songwriter/artist) penned 10 #1s for others by 2023

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27Carley Cooper TikTok country star 2 billion views cumulative 2023

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Artists Charts and Demographics Interpretation

Despite Lainey Wilson and her wild horses trying to outrun them, the country music industry is being stampeded by a new, younger, and more diverse herd of artists and fans, proving the genre's corral is a lot bigger and rowdier than the old stereotypes ever suggested.

Live Events and Tours

1Pollstar ranked top country tours grossing $4.1 billion total in 2023 worldwide

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2Morgan Wallen's 2023 tour grossed $493 million from 1.5 million tickets sold

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3CMA Fest 2023 sold 90,000 daily tickets across 4 days in Nashville

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4Stagecoach Festival 2023 drew 85,000 attendees over weekend, $100 million economic impact

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5Luke Combs 2023 Growin' Up tour sold 1 million tickets, $200 million gross

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6Taylor Swift's country-era tours pre-2019 grossed $775 million adjusted, but 2023 Eras included country sets

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7Jelly Roll's Beautifully Broken tour 2023 hit 500,000 attendance, $75 million

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8Zac Brown Band 2023 tour 400 shows, 2 million fans, $150 million

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9Brooks & Dunn residency in Vegas 2023 averaged 10,000 tickets/night, $50 million

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10Miranda Lambert's Velvet Rodeo residency sold 100,000 tickets 2023

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11Farm Aid 2023 featured country acts, 40,000 attendees, $3 million raised

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12Watershed Festival 2023 20,000 weekend passes sold

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13Carolina Country Music Fest 2023 30,000 daily, 85,000 total

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14WE Fest 2023 35,000 attendees, Detroit Lakes MN

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15Country Thunder 2023 multiple stops averaged 25,000 per event

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16Jason Aldean's Highway Desperado tour announced 2024 but 2023 prep 1 million tickets projected

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17Shania Twain Las Vegas residency 2023 200 shows total cumulative, $100 million+

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18Dierks Bentley 2023 Gravel & Gold tour 50 dates, 750,000 fans

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19Kane Brown 2023 tour 60 shows, 900,000 attendance

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20Chris Stapleton's All American Road Show 2023 25 dates, sold out 400,000 tickets

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Live Events and Tours Interpretation

While the rest of the music world may be checking its pulse, the country industry is currently performing CPR on the global economy, one sold-out stadium, festival field, and Vegas residency at a time.

Radio and Broadcast

1Country radio airplay reached 1.2 million spins weekly in U.S. 2023, per Mediabase

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2Cumulus Media's country stations reached 50 million weekly listeners in 2023

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3iHeartMedia country network averaged 25 million listeners daily 2023

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4Country music video airplay on CMT totaled 10,000 hours in 2023

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5SiriusXM The Highway channel had 5 million subscribers tuning country in 2023

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6Beasley Media country stations generated 400 million impressions quarterly 2023

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7Westwood One country syndication reached 1,000 affiliates, 20 million listeners 2023

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8GAC (Great American Country) aired 5,000 country videos yearly pre-2023 merger

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9Cox Media Group country formats 15 million weekly cume 2023

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10Entercom (Audacy) country stations 30% market share in top markets 2023

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11Hubbard Radio country cluster 12 million listeners monthly 2023

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12Salem Radio country gospel hybrid reached 8 million weekly 2023

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13Alpha Media country stations 10% growth in TSL to 10 hours weekly 2023

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14Townsquare Media 80 country stations, 25 million reach 2023

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15Connoisseur Media country outlets 5 million cume South region 2023

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16Saga Communications country stations averaged 150,000 AQH 2023

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17Cumulus country digital extensions 50 million monthly uniques 2023

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18iHeart country podcast network 100 million downloads 2023

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19CMT Radio channel spins 500 songs weekly 2023

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20Nashville's WSM-AM 50,000 watts reaches 10 million potential nightly country fans 2023

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21Country music topped U.S. radio formats with 75 million weekly listeners in 2023

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22Adult country stations grew 5% in share to 15% of U.S. radio 2023

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23Regional Mexican edged country but country held 2nd with 18% spins 2023 Q4

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Radio and Broadcast Interpretation

Even with country radio facing a persistent challenger in regional Mexican music, the format’s vast and deeply woven ecosystem—spanning traditional towers, digital streams, and even gospel hybrids—proves it remains a formidable and uniquely American institution, serenading tens of millions daily.

Revenue and Financials

1Country music generated $2.325 billion in U.S. recorded music revenue in 2022, marking a 13.4% year-over-year increase

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2Nashville's music industry contributed $14.5 billion to Tennessee's economy in 2022, supporting over 56,000 jobs

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3Country music streaming revenue in the U.S. reached $1.1 billion in 2023, up 15% from 2022

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4Merchandise sales for country artists generated $500 million annually in 2022 across U.S. tours and events

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5Country music publishing revenue hit $450 million in 2022, driven by streaming and sync deals

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6Live Nation reported $1.2 billion in country music touring revenue for 2023 North American tours alone

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7Country radio advertising revenue totaled $800 million in 2023, per Nielsen data

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8Vinyl sales for country albums reached 5.2 million units in 2022, contributing $120 million

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9Spotify paid out $250 million to country artists in 2023 royalties

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10Ticket sales for top 50 country tours grossed $2.1 billion in 2023

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11Country music sync licensing fees exceeded $100 million in 2022 for TV and film

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12Brand sponsorships in country music events brought in $300 million in 2023

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13Digital download sales for country tracks totaled 10 million units in 2022, worth $15 million

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14Country music festival ticket revenue was $1.5 billion in 2023 U.S. market

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15ASCAP distributed $150 million in country performance royalties in 2022

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16BMI country writer royalties reached $200 million for fiscal year 2023

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17Country album equivalent units sold 45 million in U.S. 2022

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18Streaming accounted for 85% of country music revenue in 2023, per IFPI

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19Country music export revenue to international markets was $400 million in 2022

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20Nashville studio recording fees generated $250 million annually pre-2023

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21Pandora country streams generated $50 million in ad revenue 2022

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22SiriusXM country channels revenue share was $300 million in 2023

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23Country music video production budgets averaged $2 million per major release in 2023

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24Fan club memberships for top country artists exceeded 5 million, generating $100 million yearly

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25Country music retail sales in physical stores hit $200 million in 2022

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26Label advances to new country artists averaged $500,000 per deal in 2023

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27Country music app downloads generated $75 million in ad revenue 2023

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28Tour catering and hospitality for country tours cost $150 million in 2023 revenue offset

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29Country music book deals and autobiographies sold 1 million units, $20 million revenue 2022

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30Streaming on Apple Music for country grew 20% to $180 million revenue share 2023

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Revenue and Financials Interpretation

While country music's soul might still be strummed on a front porch, its bank account is a booming stadium tour, proving that twang translates to serious economic clang.

Streaming and Digital Consumption

1Country music held 34.5% share of U.S. on-demand audio streams in Q1 2024, totaling 12.6 billion streams

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2Morgan Wallen's "One Thing at a Time" amassed 5.2 billion Spotify streams by end of 2023

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3Country tracks accounted for 25% of YouTube music views in U.S. 2023, over 100 billion views

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4Apple Music country playlist "Today's Country" has 10 million followers, 2 billion streams annually

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5TikTok country music videos reached 50 billion views in 2023, driving 15% of genre streams

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6Amazon Music Unlimited country streams up 28% YoY to 8 billion in 2023

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7Deezer reported country as top genre growth at 35% streams in U.S. 2023

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8Pandora country streams totaled 150 billion in 2023, 22% of platform total

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9Country music on SoundCloud grew to 40 million monthly plays in 2023

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10Tidal country streams increased 40% to 5 billion in 2023, led by hip-country crossovers

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11Spotify Wrapped 2023 showed country as #1 U.S. genre for 28% of listeners

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12Vevo country video streams hit 20 billion in 2023 U.S.

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13Napster (now merged) country catalog streams 1 billion annually pre-2023

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14Country podcasts on Spotify averaged 500 million downloads 2023, boosting music streams

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15YouTube Shorts country clips exceeded 30 billion views in 2023

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16iHeartRadio country app streams 10 billion yearly, 25% platform share

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17Audiomack country uploads reached 100,000 tracks, 2 billion streams 2023

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18Boomplay international country streams up 50% to 3 billion 2023

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19Country music on Facebook Watch 15 billion views 2023

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20Twitch country music streams averaged 1 million hours monthly 2023

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21Country playlists on Spotify totaled 50 million user-generated in 2023

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22Shazam country recognitions hit 500 million in U.S. 2023

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23Resso (ByteDance) country streams 1.5 billion in Asia 2023

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24Anghami Middle East country crossovers 800 million streams 2023

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25Qobuz hi-res country audio streams doubled to 500 million 2023

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26Country music podcast streams on Apple Podcasts 300 million episodes 2023

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27Instagram Reels country audio uses 20 billion plays 2023

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28Snapchat Spotlight country tracks 5 billion views 2023

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Streaming and Digital Consumption Interpretation

The numbers are in, and the clear verdict is that the country music industry has so thoroughly cornered the market on every possible streaming platform that even our collective need for sad songs and pickup trucks can't explain this level of digital domination.

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SOUNDEXCHANGE
soundexchange.com
soundexchange.com
Reference 22
HOLLYWOODREPORTER
hollywoodreporter.com
hollywoodreporter.com
Reference 23
SENSORTOWER
sensortower.com
sensortower.com
Reference 24
PUBLISHERSWEEKLY
publishersweekly.com
publishersweekly.com
Reference 25
APPLE
apple.com
apple.com

Reference 26
LUMINATEDATA
luminatedata.com
luminatedata.com
Reference 27
CHARTS
charts.spotify.com
charts.spotify.com
Reference 28
YOUTUBE
youtube.com
youtube.com
Reference 29
MUSIC
music.apple.com
music.apple.com
Reference 30
NEWSROOM
newsroom.tiktok.com
newsroom.tiktok.com
Reference 31
ABOUTAMAZON
aboutamazon.com
aboutamazon.com
Reference 32
DEEZER
deezer.com
deezer.com
Reference 33
PRESS
press.pandora.com
press.pandora.com
Reference 34
BLOG
blog.soundcloud.com
blog.soundcloud.com
Reference 35
TIDAL
tidal.com
tidal.com
Reference 36
SPOTIFYWRAPPED
spotifywrapped.com
spotifywrapped.com
Reference 37
VEVO
vevo.com
vevo.com
Reference 38
NAPSTER
napster.com
napster.com
Reference 39
PODCASTINSIGHTS
podcastinsights.com
podcastinsights.com
Reference 40
BLOG
blog.youtube
blog.youtube
Reference 41
NEWS
news.iheart.com
news.iheart.com
Reference 42
AUDIOMACK
audiomack.com
audiomack.com
Reference 43
BOOMPLAY
boomplay.com
boomplay.com
Reference 44
ABOUT
about.fb.com
about.fb.com
Reference 45
STREAMLABS
streamlabs.com
streamlabs.com
Reference 46
SPOTIFYFORARTISTS
spotifyforartists.com
spotifyforartists.com
Reference 47
SHAZAM
shazam.com
shazam.com
Reference 48
RESSO
resso.com
resso.com
Reference 49
ANGHAMI
anghami.com
anghami.com
Reference 50
QOBUZ
qobuz.com
qobuz.com
Reference 51
PODCASTS
podcasts.apple.com
podcasts.apple.com
Reference 52
BUSINESS
business.instagram.com
business.instagram.com
Reference 53
VALUES
values.snap.com
values.snap.com
Reference 54
MEDIABASE
mediabase.com
mediabase.com
Reference 55
CUMULUSMEDIA
cumulusmedia.com
cumulusmedia.com
Reference 56
CMT
cmt.com
cmt.com
Reference 57
SIRIUSXM
siriusxm.com
siriusxm.com
Reference 58
BBGI
bbgi.com
bbgi.com
Reference 59
WESTWOODONE
westwoodone.com
westwoodone.com
Reference 60
GACMEDIA
gacmedia.com
gacmedia.com
Reference 61
COXMEDIAGROUP
coxmediagroup.com
coxmediagroup.com
Reference 62
AUDACY
audacy.com
audacy.com
Reference 63
HUBBARDRADIO
hubbardradio.com
hubbardradio.com
Reference 64
SALEMMCC
salemmcc.com
salemmcc.com
Reference 65
ALPHAMEDIAUSA
alphamediausa.com
alphamediausa.com
Reference 66
TOWNSQUAREMEDIA
townsquaremedia.com
townsquaremedia.com
Reference 67
CONNOISSEURMUSIC
connoisseurmusic.com
connoisseurmusic.com
Reference 68
SAGACOM
sagacom.com
sagacom.com
Reference 69
CUMULUSDIGITAL
cumulusdigital.com
cumulusdigital.com
Reference 70
PODCASTS
podcasts.iheart.com
podcasts.iheart.com
Reference 71
WSMONLINE
wsmonline.com
wsmonline.com
Reference 72
RADIOWORLD
radioworld.com
radioworld.com
Reference 73
NEWS
news.pollstar.com
news.pollstar.com
Reference 74
CMAWORLD
cmaworld.com
cmaworld.com
Reference 75
STAGECOACHFESTIVAL
stagecoachfestival.com
stagecoachfestival.com
Reference 76
LUKECOMBS
lukecombs.com
lukecombs.com
Reference 77
ZACBROWNBAND
zacbrownband.com
zacbrownband.com
Reference 78
BROOKSANDDUNN
brooksanddunn.com
brooksanddunn.com
Reference 79
MIRANDALAMBERT
mirandalambert.com
mirandalambert.com
Reference 80
FARMAID
farmaid.org
farmaid.org
Reference 81
WATERSHEDFESTIVAL
watershedfestival.com
watershedfestival.com
Reference 82
CAROLINACOUNTRYMUSICFEST
carolinacountrymusicfest.com
carolinacountrymusicfest.com
Reference 83
WEFEST
wefest.com
wefest.com
Reference 84
COUNTRYTHUNDER
countrythunder.com
countrythunder.com
Reference 85
JASONALDEAN
jasonaldean.com
jasonaldean.com
Reference 86
SHANIATWAIN
shaniatwain.com
shaniatwain.com
Reference 87
DIERKS
dierks.com
dierks.com
Reference 88
KANEBROWNMUSIC
kanebrownmusic.com
kanebrownmusic.com
Reference 89
CHRISSTAPLETON
chrisstapleton.com
chrisstapleton.com
Reference 90
KWORB
kworb.net
kworb.net
Reference 91
OPEN
open.spotify.com
open.spotify.com
Reference 92
CMA
cma.org
cma.org
Reference 93
INSTAGRAM
instagram.com
instagram.com
Reference 94
JAMBASE
jambase.com
jambase.com
Reference 95
GRAMMY
grammy.com
grammy.com
Reference 96
TIKTOK
tiktok.com
tiktok.com
Reference 97
MRCDATA
mrcdata.com
mrcdata.com
Reference 98
RILEYGREENMUSIC
rileygreenmusic.com
rileygreenmusic.com
Reference 99
ERNEST
ernest.ch
ernest.ch