Here are country music artists whose love lives and personal lives made headlines in 2025, either through breakups, splits, new relationship milestones or new babies:
2. Zac Brown
Zac Brown, frontman of Zac Brown Band, also got engaged in 2025, announcing his engagement to jewelry designer Kendra Scott. The pair went public with their relationship earlier in the year and have been celebrated as a couple within the country community.
3. Kelsea Ballerini
Kelsea Ballerini’s relationship with actor Chase Stokes came to an end in 2025. The pair, who had been together for nearly three years, confirmed their breakup in news reports this autumn, surprising fans after a busy year of appearances together.
4. Jay Allen / Kylie Morgan
Jay Allen and Kylie Morgan quietly parted ways earlier this year, ending a marriage that lasted just over two years. Allen, who previously appeared on The Voice, confirmed the split in a statement shared on Instagram in late May, revealing that the couple had separated six months prior. “It’s with peace in my heart that I feel it’s time to share this,” he wrote, adding that the decision to divorce had been made after time and reflection.
5. Amanda Shires / Jason Isbell
Amanda Shires and Jason Isbell’s divorce was finalized in March 2025, closing the chapter on a long marriage. Shires has since been working through her divorce in her songwriting, including on her album ‘Nobody’s Girl.'
6. Carly Pearce
Carly Pearce has new romance news in 2025. After past relationships ending in prior years, she confirmed she is in a new relationship with entrepreneur Jordan Karcher, sharing updates publicly this summer.
7. Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman
One of the most high-profile relationship shifts in country music this year came with the separation of superstar singer Keith Urban and Oscar-winning actress Nicole Kidman after 19 years of marriage. The couple, who had long been regarded as one of entertainment’s enduring partnerships, confirmed they had been living apart for much of 2025 and that Kidman filed for divorce in late September, citing irreconcilable differences after nearly two decades together and raising questions about where their personal and professional lives were headed.
8. Lauren Alaina
Country singer Lauren Alaina and her husband Cam Arnold welcomed their first child, daughter Beni Doll Arnold, on June 11, 2025. Alaina has shared the emotional journey of becoming a mom in her music, even releasing the song ‘Heaven Sent' in honour of her daughter and the experience of motherhood.
9. Cody Johnson
Cody Johnson and his wife Brandi quietly celebrated the birth of their third child, baby boy Jaycee Daniel Johnson, on October 21, 2025. The ‘Til You Can’t' singer shared that both mother and son are healthy and that the family is enjoying this new chapter together.
10. Ian Munsick
Wyoming native and rising star Ian Munsick and his wife Caroline welcomed their baby girl Roan Autumn Munsick on September 20, 2025. The joyful announcement added another milestone to a year of both personal and professional growth for the artist.
