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Nashville singer-songwriter Becky Warren has announced plans for her new album, The Sick Season. Due October 23rd, the project’s first release is the pensive rocker “Me and These Jeans.” On Warren’s previous two solo albums, War Surplus and Undesirable, she took stories of war veterans and the homeless population, respectively, …

The first time Danny Kiranos heard Carrie Underwood’s 2005 hit “Before He Cheats,” he knew he’d found his go-to karaoke jam. Kiranos, who records and performs as Amigo the Devil, recalls getting a feeling of “pure joy” from the experience. “I remember hearing it for the first time and just …

Songwriter Dan Penn doesn’t put out albums under his name very often. The celebrated co-writer behind numerous Memphis/Muscle Shoals-era soul hits, including “Do Right Woman, Do Right Man,” “Dark End of the Street,” “I’m Your Puppet,” and “Cry Like a Baby” has released only a handful of studio recordings since …

Morgan Wallen takes a nostalgic look back at a lost love in the dreamy new song “7 Summers.” It is the East Tennessee native’s latest release from his upcoming second album, which follows his breakthrough debut If I Know Me. Written by Wallen with Shane McAnally and Josh Osborne, “7 …

Whether it’s coming out of Nashville, New York, L.A., or points in between, there’s no shortage of fresh tunes, especially from artists who have yet to become household names. Rolling Stone Country selects some of the best new music releases from country and Americana artists. The Georgia Thunderbolts, “Looking for …

Jason Aldean tuned into Late Night with Seth Meyers from his home in Nashville to perform a stripped down version of “Got What I Got.” Surrounded by his bandmates on acoustic guitar, Aldean posted up next to his swimming pool and a roaring campfire to create a moody vibe for the …

Keith Urban has his A-ha moment with the video for his new song “Superman.” Featuring a pencil-drawn flipbook caricature of the guitarist, the clip evokes the groundbreaking 1985 animation of “Take on Me.” “Superman” the song is equally Eighties. Like in his 2017 hit “The Fighter,” Urban embraces synth and …

Since announcing her retirement in 1997, Country Music Hall of Fame member Barbara Mandrell has mostly stayed out of the spotlight other than a handful of public appearances where she wasn’t performing. So it feels like a significant development that Mandrell has released a new dance remix of the pop …

As a young, aspiring “girl singer” arriving in Nashville in the early Sixties, Loretta Lynn found a mentor in established artist Patsy Cline. Like Cline, Lynn was signed to Decca Records, produced by Owen Bradley, and a regular performer on the Grand Ole Opry. She may have landed in Music …

Kenny Chesney has released a preview of his upcoming studio album with the optimistic new song “Here and Now.” The as-yet-untitled album, Chesney’s second full-length under Warner Bros. Nashville, is expected to be released in late spring. Composed by Craig Wiseman, David Lee Murphy, and David Garcia during a creative …