Rascal Flatts

Summer tours mean summer tour pranks, and we're ready.

These stars are giving back and making a difference!

Country music reflects real life, with many of the songs being about lovin' and leavin', falling in love, falling out of love ... and sex!

Rascal Flatts brought country to the Big Apple!

Nothing beats a cool country soundtrack to crank up while you're exploring those wide-open spaces in your chosen mode of transportation.

They're bringing along some all-star friends!

As we hit the midpoint of 2018, The Boot is looking back at some of the best new music and biggest headlines of the year so far.

Recall the two Dallas Cowboy quarterbacks that dated singers? Or that one time a country couple danced into our hearts?

He had his pick of the coaches. Which team did he decide on?

Jason Aldean once called Nashville "Hollywood with a touch of twang," and rocker Shawn Mullins deemed Los Angeles "kind of like Nashville with a tan," so it's only natural that the stars from each city would intermingle -- personally and professionally.

From seasoned legends to tween newcomers, the country music pool diversified hugely in the first decade of the 2000s -- not only in demographics but also in sound.

A great country song can inspire you, make you laugh or make you cry. It may even enliven you to do crazy things like jump out of an airplane, dance like no one is watching ... or do a little damage to a cheater's beloved truck.