This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in 2021.
The following songs placed within the Top 20 on the Hot Country Songs, Country Airplay, or Canada Country charts in 2021: (presented on May 1, 2022) (presented on March 7, 2022) (presented on November 21, 2021) (presented on September 22, 2021) (presented on November 24, 2021) (presented on May 23, 2021) (presented on November 29, 2021) (presented on June 9, 2021) CMT Artists of the Year (presented October 13, 2021 in Nashville)[151] (presented on November 10, 2021) (presented on April 3, 2022) (presented on September 30, 2021) (presented on May 15, 2022)