The shift from Cowboy hats to baseball caps has been years in coming but ball hats now outnumber the “Hat” acts in country music.
While some acts like Jason Aldean still don the cowboy hat before taking the stage (although he also rocks a cap, as you’ll see in this gallery), many of country music’s superstars prefer to take the stage like a baseball player, with hat front or even the backward ball cap look.
Here, we take a look at some of country music’s hottest men donning baseball caps.
-Nancy Brooks
GALLERY: Baseball (Not Cowboy) Hat Country
ShareNASHVILLE, TN - JUNE 08: Singer Pharrell Williams and singer Blake Shelton backstage before the 2016 CMT Music awards at the Bridgestone Arena on June 8, 2016 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for CMT)
GALLERY: Baseball (Not Cowboy) Hat Country
ShareLAS VEGAS, NV - APRIL 04: Musician Thomas Rhett performs to an enthusiastic crowd at the second annual Outnumber Hunger Live! at The LINQ in Las Vegas on Friday, April 4, 2014, live from the ACM Party for a Cause Festival. Thomas Rhett and other country music artists joined efforts at the concert event to support Outnumber Hunger, a collaboration between General Mills, Big Machine Label Group and Feeding America to support local food banks across the country. (Photo by Bryan Steffy/Getty Images for GolinHarris)
GALLERY: Baseball (Not Cowboy) Hat Country
ShareLOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 12: Kane Brown attends the 2018 American Music Awards Nominations Announcement at YouTube Space LA on September 12, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)
GALLERY: Baseball (Not Cowboy) Hat Country
ShareNASHVILLE, TN - MAY 27: Singer/Songwriter Luke Bryan helps celebrate Singer/Songwriter Cole Swindell's First No.1 Song "Chillin' It" at BMI Nashville on May 27, 2014 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for BMI)
GALLERY: Baseball (Not Cowboy) Hat Country
ShareGALLERY: Baseball (Not Cowboy) Hat Country
ShareNASHVILLE, TN - NOVEMBER 14: (FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Singer-songwriter Luke Combs poses with award the 52nd annual CMA Awards at the Bridgestone Arena on November 14, 2018 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Terry Wyatt/Getty Images)
GALLERY: Baseball (Not Cowboy) Hat Country
ShareNEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 03: Citi / AAdvantage presents Luke Bryan at Hammerstein Ballroom on December 3, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images for Citi)
GALLERY: Baseball (Not Cowboy) Hat Country
ShareKENNESAW, GA - JULY 20: Country music superstar Jason Aldean surprises customers with VIP concert tickets and a shopping spree at Field & Stream Shop on July 20, 2018 in Kennesaw, Georgia. (Photo by Marcus Ingram/Getty Images for Field & Stream)
GALLERY: Baseball (Not Cowboy) Hat Country
ShareNASHVILLE, TN - AUGUST 02: Singer/Songwriter Florida Georgia Line's Brian Kelley and Tyler Hubbard with Singer/Songwriter Jason Aldean backstage during Jason Aldean's Triple #1 Party at Wildhorse Saloon on August 2, 2017 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images)
GALLERY: Baseball (Not Cowboy) Hat Country
ShareMANHATTAN, KS - JUNE 29: Chris Young performs during "Kicker Country Stampede" at Tuttle Creek State Park on June 29, 2014 in Manhattan, Kansas. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for Neste Event Marketing)
GALLERY: Baseball (Not Cowboy) Hat Country
ShareNASHVILLE, TN - JUNE 08: Singer Pharrell Williams and singer Blake Shelton backstage before the 2016 CMT Music awards at the Bridgestone Arena on June 8, 2016 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for CMT)
GALLERY: Baseball (Not Cowboy) Hat Country
ShareLAS VEGAS, NV - APRIL 04: Musician Thomas Rhett performs to an enthusiastic crowd at the second annual Outnumber Hunger Live! at The LINQ in Las Vegas on Friday, April 4, 2014, live from the ACM Party for a Cause Festival. Thomas Rhett and other country music artists joined efforts at the concert event to support Outnumber Hunger, a collaboration between General Mills, Big Machine Label Group and Feeding America to support local food banks across the country. (Photo by Bryan Steffy/Getty Images for GolinHarris)
GALLERY: Baseball (Not Cowboy) Hat Country
ShareLOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 12: Kane Brown attends the 2018 American Music Awards Nominations Announcement at YouTube Space LA on September 12, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)
GALLERY: Baseball (Not Cowboy) Hat Country
ShareNASHVILLE, TN - MAY 27: Singer/Songwriter Luke Bryan helps celebrate Singer/Songwriter Cole Swindell's First No.1 Song "Chillin' It" at BMI Nashville on May 27, 2014 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for BMI)
GALLERY: Baseball (Not Cowboy) Hat Country
ShareGALLERY: Baseball (Not Cowboy) Hat Country
ShareNASHVILLE, TN - NOVEMBER 14: (FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Singer-songwriter Luke Combs poses with award the 52nd annual CMA Awards at the Bridgestone Arena on November 14, 2018 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Terry Wyatt/Getty Images)
GALLERY: Baseball (Not Cowboy) Hat Country
ShareNEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 03: Citi / AAdvantage presents Luke Bryan at Hammerstein Ballroom on December 3, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images for Citi)
GALLERY: Baseball (Not Cowboy) Hat Country
ShareKENNESAW, GA - JULY 20: Country music superstar Jason Aldean surprises customers with VIP concert tickets and a shopping spree at Field & Stream Shop on July 20, 2018 in Kennesaw, Georgia. (Photo by Marcus Ingram/Getty Images for Field & Stream)
GALLERY: Baseball (Not Cowboy) Hat Country
ShareNASHVILLE, TN - AUGUST 02: Singer/Songwriter Florida Georgia Line's Brian Kelley and Tyler Hubbard with Singer/Songwriter Jason Aldean backstage during Jason Aldean's Triple #1 Party at Wildhorse Saloon on August 2, 2017 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images)
GALLERY: Baseball (Not Cowboy) Hat Country
ShareMANHATTAN, KS - JUNE 29: Chris Young performs during "Kicker Country Stampede" at Tuttle Creek State Park on June 29, 2014 in Manhattan, Kansas. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for Neste Event Marketing)
