Mindy McCready

Women have ruled the country charts for decades by singing about far more than just love and heartache.

These 20 country music albums turned 20 years old in 2017.

They have known the pain they sing about.

Tragedy can strike anyone, from a neighbor next door to family members to some of the biggest superstars in the world.

2013 was full of tragedy, surprises and celebration -- it seemed a new jaw-dropping news event took place just about every month in country music. Five events make the final cut as nominees for the Headline of the Year Award at the 2014 Taste of Country Awards. Which do you think should win?

Mindy McCready's 7-year-old son Zander is coming home to live with his father. Billy McKnight was involved in a lengthy custody dispute that wrapped up last Friday (July 12), with a decision to let the boy live with the Florida-based singer and his new wife.

The American Idol standout had a special friend in the late Mindy McCready.

Friends in the Country Music world bid farewell to Country Star Mindy McCready at Nashville Memorial.

Country star Mindy McCready was laid to rest during a service in her hometown of Fort Myers, Fla. on Tuesday (Feb. 26), nine days after the troubled singer took her own life with a single gunshot wound to the head.

Former 'Lois & Clark' star Dean Cain has spoken out about the recent death of his former fiancee Mindy McCready, saying he is "not surprised" by her suicide on Sunday (Feb. 17).