Toby Keith and Ricky Skaggs rolled into the White House during an impeachment. Garth Brooks chose to play an inauguration that was divisive, especially in country music circles. Country music and politics crossed paths in some significant ways this month but there is something you should know, especially about that Medal of Arts ceremony. We got the response all wrong.

Read: Toby Keith on His Politics in the Chicago Tribune

Read: Emily Yahr's Washington Post profile on Toby Keith 

Read: A Recap of the Drama that followed Ethan Hawke's Rolling Stone article, in Entertainment Weekly