2017 has, more than in most years, been a bit of a rollercoaster ride and it certainly has been a wild ride for Country music and it’s fans this year. Of course there has been some stand out moments for certain artists - records have been broken, charts have been topped and rings have been exchanged, however it wasn’t all roses as we lost some legends of the genre this year. So here’s nine points to summarise the year! Tell us what your highlights have been. I love fun facts

Hello! One of my favourite albums of 2017 was Carly Pearce's Every Little Thing. The songstress who has had her fair share of highs and lows already in the music industry brought out her debut album back in October 2017 after her single Every Little Thing went to number one on the Country Airplay charts. It was a pleasure to catch up with Carly and discuss her songwriting process and influences. Can you tell me a little bit about your journey so far in Country music? I’m from

Christmas is my favourite time of year but I’ve never really enjoyed christmas albums. I love christmas songs but the classic christmas songs, when my favourite artists release them I let out a sigh because on the one hand I should support them and buy the album but on the other hand it feels like a waste of money. However this year and last year have been slightly different. After hearing Kacey Musgraves A Very Kacey Christmas last year I realised that Country and Christmas