Beau Bailey, Graham Barham and Lainey Wilson combine for four nominations at the 2026 MusicRow Awards. See how each Louisiana name made the ballot.

Baton Rouge songwriter Benjy Davis co-wrote Jackson Dean's "Heavens to Betsy," a Mediabase and Country Aircheck No. 1 and his third career chart-topper.

Louisiana native Kylie Frey talks rodeo roots, motherhood, and co-writing Reba McEntire's "One Night in Tulsa" in this Louisiana Country Music spotlight.

Jordan Davis has earned his 10th No. 1 song at country radio with "Turn This Truck Around." The Louisiana native continues one of country music's most successful runs of chart success while representing his Shreveport roots on the national stage.

Discover the story of Baton Rouge native CJ Solar, the songwriter behind Morgan Wallen's "Up Down" and Jameson Rodgers' "Some Girls," and learn how CJ Solar & The Old Souls is bringing him back to the music that inspired him from the beginning.

By Louisiana Country Music Before it became a No. 1 hit, “You’re Gonna Miss This” was a song no one was sure would ever work. In this behind-the-scenes story, hit songwriter Lee Thomas Miller pulls back the curtain on the doubt and timing that nearly kept one of country music’s most emotional songs from ever reaching radio. Throwback photo of Lee Thomas Miller, Trace Adkins and Ashley Gorley / Photo via LeeThomasMiller.com From the very beginning, doubt surrounded the song

Discover how Louisiana musicians Beau Bailey and Graham Barham helped write Blake Shelton's No. 1 hit "Stay Country or Die Tryin'" and their growing impact on country music.

How Baton Rouge native Benjy Davis co-wrote Cody Johnson’s “The Painter,” a Gold-certified No. 1 hit that proves Louisiana songwriters are shaping Nashville’s future.