Country Music singer Luke Bryan weighed on Beyoncé being overlooked at the Country Music Awards, with her album “Cowboy Carter” failing to secure any nominations at the prestigious event. “Cowboy Carter” made history as the first album by a Black woman to reach No.

Country music is in its own bubble in the entertainment industry. Sure, there are crossover artists who start in Nashville and become pop stars — hello, Shania Twain and Taylor Swift — but it isn’t easy to go in the opposite direction.

"I'm giving this song to the people of North Carolina," country music star Eric Church said of his new song "Darkest Hour" early Friday morning on Instagram. Why it matters: Hurricane Helene pummeled western North Carolina and people around the world are lending a hand however they can.

Another country music star from North Carolina is taking action to help in the wake of Hurricane Helene. Eric Church, who is from Granite Falls in Caldwell County, is releasing a new song titled “Darkest Hour.