Country music is a genre driven by loveโs triumphs and loveโs losses. Successful country stars are treasured for the raw and honest nature of their music, often derived from personal experiences.
These stars tend to keep their relationships out of the tabloidsโ reach. Impressive considering the amount of tear-jerking breakups some of them have been through. Other stars have been in relationships for over 30 years and are true ambassadors for love.
Take a look into the secret love life of some of the biggest names in country.
Charles and Cassie Kelley


Country group Lady Antebellum began in Tennessee way back in 2006. They have since become an essential part of the country cannon. One of its founding members, Charles Kelley, met music representative, Cassie McConnell, in June 2009 and the rest as they say is history.
They officially tied the knot in June 2009. Seven years later, the couple welcomed their first child into the world. Little Ward Charles Kelley was born in February, which turned this happily family of two into an even happier family of three.


Luke Bryan and Caroline Boyer
Luke Bryan began writing music for other people before he was signed to Capitol Nashville in 2007.
Bryan met Caroline Boyer in a local bar called Dingus Magees near Georgia Southern University. The two went to University together where Bryan was a senior and Boyer a freshman.
The young students fell in love and havenโt looked. They got married in 2006 and are the proud parents to Thomas โBoโ Boyer Bryan (2008) and Tatum โTateโ Christopher Bryan (2010). Bryanโs nephew, Tilden, is also a member of the family. The couple are raising him as if he was their own.


Brad Paisley and Kimberly Williams-Paisley
Brad Paisley is one of the most established country singers of the era. Paisley saw his future wife Father of the Bride so he asked actress Kimberly Williams to appear in his music video for โIโm Gonna Miss Her (The Fishinโ Song)โ.
Paisley was obviously taken by the actress. Two years later, they got betrothed at an on-campus chapel at the Pepperdine University. In 2009, the talented couple became a happy family of three after the birth of their first and only son, Jasper Warren.


Dierks Bentley and Cassidy Black
Dierks Bentley is an accomplished country singer, with 15 number one singles to his name. In the winter of 2005, Dierks married Cassidy Black after the two hit it off immediately.
The couple have two sons, Evelyn โEvieโ Day Bentley (2008) and Jordan Catherine Bentley, who was born on Christmas Day (2010). They are in fact a family of six. Two dogs, George and Jake, are irreplaceable members of this happy family.


Tim McGraw and Faith Hill
Tim McGraw is one of the biggest country stars, with three Grammy Awards, ten American Music awards, and an incredible fourteen Academy of Country Music Awards. On top of all this, he has eleven Country Music association Awards after ten of his albums made it to the number one spot on the Top Country Albums chart. Itโs a rare and impressive achievement.
McGraw is married to the beautiful and talented country singer Faith Hill. She has five Grammy Awards and three Country Music Association Awards. So as far as country goes, this couple is about as high profile as you can get. Tim and Faith also have three lovely daughters.


Jennifer Nettles and Justin Miller
Jennifer Nesstles is one half of the country duo, Sugarland. She was once married to Todd Van Sickle from 1998 but they ended their relationship in 2007.
Nesstles is proof that second loves possible. She met Justin Miller after her divorce, and they got engaged after just two years of dating. In 2011, they had a beautiful wedding ceremony at the Blackberry Farm in Tennessee. They are proud parents to their first and only son, Magnus Hamilton Miller.


Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood
Garth Brooks is another big country name. He has 135 million copies sold in the U.S. alone, and is considered not just one of the most successful country stars of all time, but also one of the most successful artists in any music genre.
Brooks married his college sweetheart, Sandy Mahl, in 1986. They have three daughters, but decided to go their separate ways in 2000. Brooks began dating country singer, Trisha Yearwood, and they got married in 2005.


Gary and Tara LeVox
Gary LeVox is the lead singer of the country music group, Rascal Flatts. LeVoxโs love story is love at first sight. He met his future wife at a gospel festival and he knew, from the moment he saw her, that they would be together.
โI knew at that moment that I was looking at my future wife,โ LeVox recalled. โIt was the weirdest thing ever.โ
He married Tara Vernon and ever since 1999, the two have been deeply in love. They have three beautiful daughters as living proof that love at first sight and happy endings do exist.


LeAnn Rimes and Eddie Cibrian
LeAnn Rimes became a star at the age of 13-years-old. She had a natural passion for country music. and has been singing and writing songs ever since.
In 2001, Rimes met her future husband at the Academy of Country Music Awards. He was a backup dancer, and Dean Sheremet stole her heart with the couple getting married a short year later.
Unfortunately, things didnโt work out with rumors of an affair spiraling into a divorce. In 2009, Rimes met Eddie Cibrian on a film set. By April 2011, the couple were married.


Martina and John McBride
Martina McBride has been active with her career in country music since 1991. Her style has elements of pop music and she has been compared to Shania Twain. Once fame was in her reach, she never let go.
McBride was 20 when she met sound engineer, John McBride. The pair fell for one another instantly and in 1988 were married. The adorable couple are still happily married and are parents to lovely three daughters, Delaney Katharine, Emma Justine, and Ava Rose Kathleen.


Amy Grant and Vince Gill
If youโve you heard of the term โone trip pony?โ, then Amy Grant is the opposite of that. She is known as a Renaissance woman thanks to her eclectic talents as a singer, songwriter, actress, author, and media personality. Her music is inspired by contemporary gospel and Christian music with some hints of Christian pop.
Grant met Vince Gill when they were both married to other people. Their initial relationship was that of friendship but eventually, the country couple separated from their respective partners, becoming husband and wife in 2000. They gave birth to their daughter Corrina shortly after.


Jamie Lynn Spears and Jamie Watson
Jamie Lynn Spears is the little sister of Britney Spears. The child star appeared in Zoey 101 in 2005 but found herself in the news when she became pregnant at the age of sixteen. Raising a child meant Spears had to put her career on hold but in 2013, she had the idea of making country music.
In 2012, Spears began dating voice actor Jamie Watson. After two years, the couple got married in New Orleans.


Jason Aldean and Brittany Kerr
Jason Aldean is a successful country star with eighteen singles that reached the number one spot on the Hot Country Song chart and Country Airplay chart. Eight other singles also made the top ten, making 26 top rated singles all in all.
Aldean first married his high school sweetheart, Jessica Ussery. A rumor of an affair with American Idol contestant, Brittany Kerr, began to circulate so the couple divorced soon after. There may have been some truth to this rumor. A year after the separation, Aldean and Kerr decided to get married.


Shania Twain and Freฬdeฬric Thieฬbaud
Shania Twain is referred to as the Queen of Country Pop, thanks to being the best-selling female artist in country music history after becoming an international sensation in the โ90s.
The Canadian singer has been married twice. Twain was first engaged to producer Robert John โMuttโ Lange. They met at Nashvilleโs Fan Fair and in 1993, tied the knot. Eight years later, they had their first and only son, Eja.
Twain and Lange eventually separated. Lange began dating Marie-Anne Thiรฉbaud, Twainโs best friend. Then Twain got one up on them as she started dating her friendโs ex-husband, Freฬdeฬric Thieฬbaud.


Clint and Lisa Hartman Black
Clint Black writes songs, produces, and does a bit of acting on the side. Black has 30 singles reaching the top ten on the Billboard country charts and out of these, 22 made it to the top spot.
Black had his heart stolen by Lisa Hartman and they got married in 1991. 10 years after, they welcomed their first and only daughter, Lilly Pearl Black. The couple then moved from LA to the country music capital, Nashville, Tennessee, back in 2002.


Darius and Beth Rucker
Darius Rucker is now a solo artist but he is best known for being the former lead singer and guitarist of Hootie and the Blowfish. Since leaving the band, he has released an R&B album and is currently signed with Capitol Nashville as a country singer.
Back in 1995, Rucker welcomed his first daughter, Carolyn Pearl Philips, with Elizabeth Ann Phillips, his girlfriend at that time.
Five years later, he married Ruth Leonard. It was a case of love at first sight. The couple have two children together: Daniella Rossa (2001) and little Jack (2005).


James Otto and Amy Alderson
James Otto is a fast growing country star and a member of the country group, MuzikMafia. The group formed believing that music, especially country music, should be created without prejudice. Fellow members John Rich and Jay DeMarcus, collaborated on the production side of Ottoโs second album.
Otto has been married to Ava Katherine since October 2005. The couple became parents to their first and only daughter, Amy Alderson, back in 2010


Kelsea Ballerini and Morgan Evans
Kelsea Ballerini is a rising star who released her first country-pop album in 2015. Her debut was a success, receiving a Grammy nomination for Best New Artist.
Ballerini is married to Moran Evans, an Australian musician she met when the pair co-hosted an award show. In 2016, Evans proposed to Ballerini in her kitchen, at a time when she was unsuccessfully making pancakes. She said yes and the couple got married in December 2017 in Cabo San Lukas, Mexico.


Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman
Country singer Keith Urban is pretty famous, and is married to the even more famous actress, Nicole Kidman. The couple met at GโDay La in 2005, which was an event held to honor Australians in Hollywood. They began dating six months after the event and after a year decided to tie the knot.
The wedding was held in the Cardinal Cerretti Memorial Chapel in St. Patrickโs Estate in Sydney, Australia. Kidman and Urban have two daughters who joined Kidmanโs adopted daughters from her first marriage.


Mo Pitney and Emily Bankester
Mo Pitney reached instant success after his debut album Behind This Guitar (2016) reached the top 10 of the Billboard Top Country Albums list. He was very happy with his success.
And equally excited for him was Emily Bankester, whom he met at a bluegrass festival when they were only teenagers. The two are deeply in love and in March 2016, became husband and wife. The wedding was an intimate affair which took place at church in Bankesterโs hometown of Carbondale, Illinois.


Dean Berner and Rachel Beauregard
Dean Berner is one half of the country duo, Native Run. But before that, he was a member of the country group Edens Edge.
Berner proposed to Rachel Beauregard in April 2016. He got down on one knee at the same spot where they shared their first kiss.
Berner celebrated the success of the proposal on Facebook, posting and writing: โShe said YES! WEโRE ENGAGED!!! Weโre so excited to share our happiness with all our family, friends, and loved ones around the world and elsewhere.โ


Craig Wayne Boyd and Taylor Borland
Craig Wane Boyd was first introduced to the public eye on the music reality show The Voice. He was, naturally, on Blake Sheltonโs team.
He met Taylor Borland during his time on the show. The couple began dating and soon got married. In 2015, on the last day of the year, they became parents for the first time when they welcomed a baby girl named Dakota Lynne to the family. Dakota Lynne was joined by the coupleโs first son, Jaxon, not too long after that.


Nick Hoffman and Natalie Murphy
Nick Farm is in charge of vocals and is the violinist of the country band The Farm. The bandโs debut album was a big hit with two singles making it to the Top 40 on the Country Airplay Chart. It was their songs โHome Sweet Homeโ and โBe Gratefulโ that put them on the country map. In addition to the band, he also plays violin for Kenny Chesneyโs touring band.
Farm is married to fellow country pop singer-songwriter, Natalie Murphy. He described their 2016 wedding as the best day of his life. He hasnโt looked back since.


Dylan Scott and Blair Anderson
Dylan Scott signed a contract with Curb Records in 2013, becoming known for his work as a singer before focusing on becoming a successful songwriter.
Scott dedicated a song called โMy Girlโ to his soulmate, Blair Anderson. They tied the knot in 2016 at a ceremony in Bastrop, Louisiana. The song is an ode to their love. It celebrates the way she looks at him, plus her smile when she holds their baby in her arms. Itโs really adorable.


Jana Kramer and Mike Caussin
Jana Kramer is known for playing Alex Dupre on the TV hit show One Tree Hill. Sheโs also a well-known country singer. Kramer released her first single in 2012, and her fans loved watching her compete in the twenty-third season of Dancing with the Stars.
Kramer was first married to Michael Gambino in 2004. They separated after a few short months. Then in 2014, she started dating NFL player, Mike Caussin. In 2015, the two made it official and tied the knot.


Chely Wright and Lauren Blitzer
Chely Wright is a talented country singer and an equally proud gay woman. BIt hasnโt always been this way since it wasnโt until 2004 that she decided to come out about her sexuality. Thatโs when Wright revealed that she had a secret relationship with a woman which lasted 11 years. Wright was dating country singer Brad Paisley before coming out.
Wright is now married to Lauren Blitzer, an LGBT rights activist who helped her embrace her gay identity. They are parents to twin boys.


Sunny Sweeney and Jeff Hellmer
Sunny Sweeney independently released her first album ,and in 2009, became the first artist to sign with the new production house, Republic Nashville. The company was a joint project of Big Machine and Universal Records which is now known as BMLG. They have released three albums for Sweeney including her most recent one in March 2017.
Sweeney married longtime partner, Jeff Helmer, on November 11th, 2011. The ceremony took place in Las Vegas.


Wynonna Judd and Cactus Moser
Wynonna Judd rose to fame after performing with her mother, Naomi, in the country music duo, The Judds. That duo made her famous, but she decided to go solo in 1991.
In 1996, Wynonna Judd married Arch Kelley III. It was a marriage that lasted two years. The couple had two children together.
After the separation, Judd began dating musician Cactus Moser who is known for his band, Highway 101. They have been married since June 2012.


Randy Houser and Tatiana Starzynski
Houser has had several hits over the course of his career, several of which made it to the Country Airplay Chart and the Mediabase Country Chart. He also has a Country Music Association (CMA) Song of the Year nomination.
Houser married Jessica Lee Yantz in 2011. They have a son but unfortunately, the relationship did not last. In 2014, the pair decided to go their separate ways. But Houser found his happy ending in 2016 when he became engaged to Tatiana Starzynski.


Hillary Scott and Chris Tyrrell
Hillary Scott is a member of the country music band Lady Antebellum. She knew Chris Tyrell from the time they went to college, but they didnโt start dating until their respective bands performed together for Tim McGrawโs Southern Voice tour in 2010.
The couple dated for a year before Tyrell got down on one knee while in Tennessee. They got married in 2012, and in July 2013 welcomed their daughter, Eisele Kaye Tyrrell, into the family.


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