Taste of Country has a year-ender article about WTF moments in Country Music that happened this year. Here are some of the highlights:
- Zach Bryan's Festival Confrontation: After a
podcast criticism, Zach Bryan confronted fellow artist Gavin Adcock at a
festival, climbing a barbed-wire fence before security intervened (9 Times Country Music Made Us Say 'WTF' In 2025).
- The End of an Era for CMT: The network cancelled the CMT Music Awards and its last original program, Hot 20 Countdown, effectively ending its direct connection to country music programming (9 Times Country Music Made Us Say 'WTF' In 2025).
- Kelsea Ballerini and Chase Stokes Split:
The high-profile couple broke up in September after three years
together, putting an end to reconciliation rumors by the end of the year
(9 Times Country Music Made Us Say 'WTF' In 2025).
- Maddie & Tae Announce Breakup:
The popular duo announced they would be splitting up after a decade,
planning to part ways after their 2026 touring commitments are finished (9 Times Country Music Made Us Say 'WTF' In 2025).
- Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman Divorce:
In one of the year's biggest shocks, the long-time couple divorced,
with neither party publicly explaining the reason for the split (9 Times Country Music Made Us Say 'WTF' In 2025).
- Jelly Roll's Transformation: The singer's dramatic and ambitious weight loss journey was one of the year's most surprising and talked-about physical transformations (9 Times Country Music Made Us Say 'WTF' In 2025).
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