2000s
- 2009 in country music, Brooks & Dunn announces their break up; Garth Brooks comes out of retirement; Taylor Swift-Kanye West conflict at an MTV awards show; deaths of Ernie Ashworth, Vern Gosdin, Dan Seals and Opry star Hank Locklin.
- 2008 in country music, George Strait sets new record with 56 number one singles; deaths of Eddy Arnold and Jerry Reed; rise of Taylor Swift as a major crossover artist; Shania Twain and Robert John "Mutt" Lange separate after 14 years of marriage.
- 2007 in country music, Country music's big night at the Grammys; Garth Brooks' record-breaking hit single; deaths of Del Reeves, Porter Wagoner and Hank Thompson.
- 2006 in country music, George Strait's 41st number one hit on the Billboard charts; new host for "American Country Countdown"; death of Buck Owens.
- 2005 in country music, Carrie Underwood wins American Idol; Walk the Line biopic released; death of Chris LeDoux.
- 2004 in country music, Invasion of the MuzikMafia; death of Opry star Skeeter Davis.
- 2003 in country music, Rascal Flatts "I Melt" video and Dixie Chicks controversies; deaths of Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash; 70-year-old Willie Nelson has No. 1 hit.
- 2002 in country music, Toby Keith/Natalie Maines feud; comeback albums from Shania Twain, Faith Hill and the Dixie Chicks; death of Waylon Jennings.
- 2001 in country music, Tributes to those killed in September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
- 2000 in country music, Toby Keith's breakthrough; Vince Gill and Amy Grant marry; Kenny Rogers becomes the oldest singer to have a No. 1 song; Rascal Flatts debut album released.
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