Jason Kempin, Getty Images<\/span><\/p> That’s because Vince Gill<\/a> will give a live performance. Also featured on that stage will be another performance by folk group The Head and the Heart, plus interviews with Flavor Flav and Ariana Madix.<\/p>\n Catch the show on CNN, as well as the channel’s app.<\/p>\n For the true country fan, this\u00a0Nashville-based New Year’s Eve show is the main event. There are 15 performers scheduled to hit the stage in total.<\/p>\n Read More<\/em>: Nashville’s Big Bash<\/em> Lineup Announced<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Jason Aldean<\/a>, Bailey Zimmerman<\/a> and Lainey Wilson<\/a> are headlining the five-hour show. It’ll also feature sets from Keith Urban<\/a>, Brooks & Dunn<\/a>, Dierks Bentley<\/a>, Rascal Flatts<\/a>, Riley Green<\/a>, Megan Moroney<\/a>, Zach Top<\/a>, Gretchen Wilson<\/a>, Dwight Yoakam<\/a>, Stephen Wilson, Jr.<\/a> and Marcus King<\/a>.<\/p>\n Hardy<\/a> and comedian Bert Kreischer are co-hosting this year’s show.<\/p>\n The show airs on CBS, and includes the traditional Eastern Time Zone countdown along with a Nashville-based music note drop when the new year rings in Central Time.<\/p>\n Before we ring in 2026, let’s take a look back at some of the most memorable music of 2025. Here are the best country songs to come out this year.<\/p>\n The Top 25 Country Songs of 2025 list is not a roll out of the biggest radio hits of the year. Original duets, Christian cross-overs, meaningful deep cuts and breakout independent artists also help shape the year’s best.<\/p>\n Airplay charts, sales data and streaming numbers helped make this list of country music’s Top 25 songs of 2025, but staff and Taste of Country reader opinion were also influential.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Gallery Credit: Billy Dukes<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nWhat Country Stars Are on\u00a0New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s Big Bash<\/em>?<\/strong><\/h3>\n
The Top 26 Country Songs of 2025, Ranked<\/h2>\n