Spotlighting Women Supporting Women In Country Music

Women in country music have had a powerful way of telling authentic stories in their music for decades.

Legends who blazed trails that helped inspire up-and-coming hitmakers have often empowered others throughout their own careers. That includes Loretta Lynn, Dolly Parton and Reba McEntire. McEntire recalled a lesson from her father when she spoke with iHeartCountry at the inaugural Power of Women: Nashville event in May 2025. She was honored, alongside Kelsea Ballerini, Mickey Guyton and Sheryl Crow for her impact on the music industry and philanthropic efforts.

“‘You leave a place better than where you found it.’ And so, that’s what I want to do in my career,” McEntire said. “I want to learn from Dolly, and Loretta (Lynn), and Tammy (Wynette), and Anne Murray, Barbara Mandrell, Brenda Lee. I want to learn from them. They worked hard to get where they are. I worked hard to (get to) where I am. But I also want to help Kelsea and Brittney (Spencer) and all the other new girls coming up. They’re doing so good, and they’re strong women. That’s what it takes to be in this business – in any business – you gotta be a strong woman, put your foot down, know how to get what you want to get, and you have a goal in your career and you work hard to get there. ...I was proud to be a part of it. It was a strong room. You could feel the strength. And as I said in my acceptance speech, when women get together, they can move mountains. That’s true. I know because I had a very strong grandmother, mother, sisters, aunts, cousins, they’re very strong. When you get all of us together, we’re going to come up with something great.”

Others continued carrying the torch forward, including by supporting one another in music and forming long-lasting friendships. Shania Twain, Wynonna Judd, Trisha Yearwood, Miranda Lambert, Carly Pearce, Lainey Wilson, Ella Langley, Lauren Alaina and many others have left lasting impacts in the music industry Megan Moroney recently said on iHeartCountry House Party that “it’s just really cool to see so many women killing it,” and female artists are “giving the guys a run for their money.

In honor of International Women's Month (International Women's Day is Sunday, March 8), scroll below for a gallery spotlighting women supporting women in country music.