This is a list of notable events in country music, that took place in 2014.
Events
- January 15 â Trace Adkins enters alcohol rehabilitation, after an alleged altercation with a celebrity impersonator on a cruise ship.
- January 22 â The first episode of Jills veranda airs over SVT 1.
- February 18 â Florida Georgia Line cancels an appearance at a Country Radio Broadcasters seminar, after member Tyler Hubbard injures his back in a dirt bike accident.
- March 2- Jesse McReynolds celebrates his 50th Grand Ole Opry Anniversary
- March 31 â Blake Shelton's "Doin' What She Likes" becomes his 11th consecutive number one hit on the Country Airplay chart. The song broke the record set by Brad Paisley between 2005 and 2009 for the most consecutive number one singles since the charts began using Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems in 1990. In July, Shelton sets the new Nielsen BDS-era record with his 12th-straight No. 1 song, "My Eyes" on the Country Airplay chart.
- April â Glen Campbell is moved to an Alzheimer's disease care facility.
- April 10 â Linda Ronstadt is inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at a ceremony in Brooklyn. Due to illness, Ronstadt was unable to attend. Sheryl Crow, Emmylou Harris, Stevie Nicks, Bonnie Raitt, and Carrie Underwood pay tribute to Ronstadt during the ceremony.
- May â Nash FM adds a spinoff brand to country radio stations, called Nash Icon brand. The format mixes in current hits with songs from the 1980s onward. Some Nash Icon stations will add classic country programming (hits from the 1940s through early 1990s) either as a daily block or as part of weekend programming.
- May 5 â Scotty McCreery's apartment is invaded by three suspects. No one is injured.
- May 8 â After six years in business, the Bigger Picture Music Group record label closes.
- June 7 â George Strait plays his final concert to about 105,000 people at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The show sets the record for the largest indoor concert in North American history.
- July 10 â Garth Brooks announces plans for new music with RCA Nashville and a world tour.
- June 25 â Joey Martin Feek, one-half of Joey + Rory, is diagnosed with cervical cancer which is successfully removed.
- July 10 â Songwriter Dallas Davidson is charged with public intoxication and disorderly conduct at a Nashville bar.\
- August 8- Osborne Brothers celebrates their 50th Grand Ole Opry Anniversary
- September 1 â Carrie Underwood announced she is expecting her first child in early 2015.
- September 12 â Lynn Anderson is arrested and charged with a DUI in Nashville, Tennessee. It is her third offense since 2004.
- October 27 â Taylor Swift releases her first officially pop album, 1989, marking her departure from country music.
- November 20 â Ty Herndon comes out as a homosexual in an interview with People. He is the second major country artist to do so, following Chely Wright in 2010. Later in the same day, Billy Gilman also comes out.
- December 4 â Brooks & Dunn announce that they will reunite for a series of shows in Las Vegas, Nevada, with Reba McEntire starting in mid-2015.
- December 22 â The Mavericks announce that they had fired bassist Robert Reynolds in October after a long struggle with his addiction to opiate.
- No date - Dick Feller, writer of "Some Days Are Diamonds (Some Days Are Stone)" and "East Bound and Down", comes out as a transgender woman and changes her name to Deena Kaye Rose. She also writes an autobiography about her transition.
Top hits of the year
The following songs placed within the Top 20 on the Hot Country Songs, Country Airplay or Canada Country charts in 2014:
Singles released by American artists
Singles released by Canadian artists
Top new album releases
The following albums placed on the Top Country Albums charts in 2014:
Other top albums
Deaths
- January 3 â Phil Everly, 74, one-half of The Everly Brothers (Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)
- January 19 â Steven Fromholz, 68, 2007 Poet Laureate of Texas (hunting accident)
- February 23 â Penny DeHaven, 65, best known for her 1970 hit "Land Mark Tavern" (cancer)
- February 26 â Tim Wilson, 52, comedian and singer frequently heard on The Bob & Tom Show (heart attack)
- April 3 â Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith, 93, guitarist and banjoist best known for "Guitar Boogie" and "Dueling Banjos"
- April 11 â Jesse Winchester, 69, Canadian country-folk singer-songwriter (cancer)
- April 19 â Kevin Sharp, 43, country singer from the 1990s, best known for "Nobody Knows" (stomach and digestive issues)
- April 22 â Mundo Earwood, 61, country singer from the 1970s and 1980s (pancreatic cancer)
- June 21 â Jimmy C. Newman, 86, country singer best known for his Cajun styled country music (cancer)
- September 17 â George Hamilton IV, 77, Grand Ole Opry star (heart attack)
- September 24 â Priscilla Mitchell, 73, singer and wife of Jerry Reed.
- October 18 â Paul Craft, 76, writer of hits for Bobby Bare, Mark Chesnutt, and others
- December 4 â Bob Montgomery, 77, songwriter, producer and music publisher (Parkinson's disease)
- December 11 â Dawn Sears, 53, backing vocalist for Vince Gill and member of The Time Jumpers (lung cancer)
Hall of Fame Inductees
Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame Inductees
Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees
Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees
- Wendell Ferguson
- Ron Sakamoto
Major awards
American Country Countdown Awards
(presented December 15 in Nashville)
Academy of Country Music
(presented April 19, 2015 in Dallas)
ACM Honors
Americana Music Honors & Awards
American Music Awards
(presented November 23 in Los Angeles)
ARIA Awards
(presented in Sydney on November 26, 2014)
Canadian Country Music Association
(presented September 7 in Edmonton)
Country Music Association
(presented November 5 in Nashville)
CMT Music Awards
(presented June 4 in Nashville)
CMT Artists of the Year <br> (presented December 2 in Nashville)
Grammy Awards
(presented February 8, 2015 in Los Angeles)
Juno Awards
(presented March 15, 2015 in Hamilton)
Hollywood Walk of Fame
Stars who were honored in 2014
John Denver
See also
References