The country music world suffered another heartbreaking loss recently as news that spread that Helen Cornelius has died. Her death pushes the list of the notable losses to hit the genre to 15 in 2025.

Former lead vocalist of the Mississippi Mass Choir, Mosie Burks, passed away recently. We have a remembrance of the gospel singer.

It feels like 2025 has flown by as we are now officially past the halfway point of the year. As we head into the homestretch, we take a moment to look back at the country music stars and influential ...