The rise and fall of celebrities is inevitable, and ’90s country stars are no exception.
Yes,that’s a thingthat exists, and it became more popular during and after the ’90s.
Here’s the real reason you don’t hear about these ’90s country stars anymore.
A mostly unsuccessful pivot to movies and television followed, including serving as host forNashville StarandforCountry Showdown.
As reported byPeople, Rimes checked herself into treatment for anxiety and stress in 2012.
So,what really happened to LeAnn Rimessince then?
From the moment hisdebut albumwas released, Tippin’s style and relatable lyrics resonated with folks.
After record label changes, he created his own label, Nippit Records.
But it wasshort-lived, and Tippinsigned to a new labeland released an album of cover songs.
All those hobbies are great for keeping him busy, but not so great for his music career.
But McCann had a choice to make.
I chose to stay in school and finish with my schooling."
She dropped from the spotlight untilBillboardreported her move to a new label in 2004.
But soon enough it’d seem her personal life was, understandably so, a bigger priority.
But right in the midst of all this, Walker was dealing with terrifying health issues.
Doctors diagnosed him with multiple sclerosis (MS) at a time when little was known about the disease.
At the time, Walker wrote forHuffPost, it was a “death sentence.”
But instead of just accepting it, he started doing research into the disease.
Despite his diagnosis (he went into remission in 2008), Walker stayed busy.
He did all this while still making music and raising ahouse full of kids.
While you haven’t heard as much about him, you haven’t heard the last of Clay Walker.
But singing wasn’t Tillis' only interest.
In 1993, she played a singer on an episode ofL.A.
Tillisreleased her first solo albumin more than a decade in April 2020.
Unfortunately, the album wasa disappointment.
So what happened to him?
In 1997, Lawrence faced charges after allegedly hitting his estranged wife, according to theLas Vegas Sun.
But that wasn’t the end of Lawrence’s label woes.
Afterplaying honky tonksin Nashville for some time, Clark broke onto the country music scene in 1995.
Unfortunately in 2017, she wasdiagnosed with cancerand took a step back from her career.
As of 2018, she wasback in the studioworking on new music.
Unfortunately, her career has been a similar mixed bag.
Not to mention, it was paired with a tumultuous personal life, as reported byNashville Scene.
In 2013, she formed her own label, Little Nugget Records, and releasedSouthern Way of Life.
Kelley was released from prison early after serving two years of her eight-year sentence.
5 in the U.S. and No.
It was the first song to chart by a male Canadian country artist on the U.S. chartssince the ’70s.
In 2000, Brandt released a greatest hits album, but only in Canada.
He then decided to branch out and start his own music label,Brand-T Records.
So why haven’t you heard of this ’90s country star in years?
His first three albums were allcertified multi-platinum, selling millions of copies.
But then something changed.
His fourth album didn’t produce a No.
1 hit, and his record sales started a steady decline over the next several years.
In 2006, Montgomerywas arrestedon alcohol, drug, and weapons charges after police in Kentucky pulled him over.
Then in 2008,CMTreported he checked himself into rehab.
He’s continued touring over the years, but has had limited success exacerbated by severalillnessesandsurgeriesthat led tolive showcancellations.
