Mary Chapin Carpenter

Sure, some of these artists scored major hits, but if you ask us, they're due a much bigger spot in the genre's history books.

Mary Chapin Carpenter's "Between the Dirt and the Stars" is the title track of her new album.

On June 13, 1989, country music's mainstream audience met Mary Chapin Carpenter.

For more than 30 years, Mary Chapin Carpenter has helped define country music.

The New Jersey native dominated the genre charts in the late 1980s and into the '90s, thanks to a streak of records that featured insightful reflections on love, politics and the human condition.

These albums are all turning the big 3-0 this year!

In the notoriously volatile entertainment business, no one can argue with having an education to fall back on.

Pucker up!

Here's a look back at some of the controversies from CMA Awards past.