COUNTRY MUSIC NEWS

There’s a certain magic that happens when a country artist stops trying to fit in and instead leans all the way into who they are. For Louisiana-born cowgirl Kylie Frey, that moment arrives in full technicolor on her new six-song EP, Half a Mind , a project that feels both like a homecoming and a declaration. Photo Credit: Collette Badora Before she was a Texas chart-topping artist, Frey was a rodeo queen, the kind who understood what it meant to balance grit with grace. On H

Country music fans, get ready to roll the windows down. J.D. Shelburne, a seasoned voice in modern country, is back with a song that’s made for the open road, the kind of track that makes you feel the sun on your face and love in your heart. His new single, "Backroad Kinda Love", hits all the right notes, bright vocals, infectious energy, and a storytelling charm that feels as timeless as a small-town Friday night. Photo Courtesy Of J.D. Shelburne "I spent several weeks findi

There’s country music that tells  stories about the working man, and then there’s country music written by  the working man. Bottomland’s latest single, “Hot Shottin’,” lands squarely in the latter camp, a diesel-fueled, toe-tapping anthem that smells like motor oil, long nights, and cheap motel coffee. Photo Courtesy Of Bottomland Written by Cannon Brand and produced by Will Braun, “Hot Shottin’” barrels down the highway with all the swagger of a rig at full throttle. The so

There’s a tremor running beneath Steve Erickson’s voice when he talks about Wonderland . The Americana artist, long celebrated for the tender storytelling and acoustic warmth of his 2022 album Crooked Road , has taken a sharp, unflinching turn inward on his new EP, Wonderland. This time, the road bends darker. Photo Provided “I started the EP with ‘Wonderland’ a song recorded during the Crooked Road  sessions, but it didn’t fit that album’s feel,” Erickson shares. “So I built

Ella Langley - Choosin' Texas Ella Langley’s new single, “Choosin’ Texas,” doesn’t just drop, it struts in, boots clicking, chin high, and a smirk that says she knows exactly what she’s doing. Out today, the track arrives as the latest reminder that Langley isn’t just part of country music’s next wave, she’s the rip current pulling it forward. Co-written alongside country royalty Miranda Lambert, prolific hitmaker Luke Dick, and rising Nashville pen Joybeth Taylor, “Choosin’

There’s a certain kind of grit you can’t fake, the kind earned under wide Wyoming skies and in rodeo arenas where the dust never quite settles. Chancey Williams has always carried that authenticity in his voice, and with his brand-new album Miles On Me , out today on all streaming platforms, he proves once again that he’s not just wearing the hat, he’s lived every lyric stitched into it. Photo by Kenzie Holmberg. Before country music called, Williams was a saddle bronc athlet

After more than a decade of chart-toppers, platinum hits, and radio gold, most artists would start to ease off the gas. Not Chris Young. Ten albums deep, he’s not winding down, he’s roaring into a new chapter with his most liberated and vocally striking work yet. Chris sat down with All Country News and other news outlets to chat the ins and outs of his latest album I Didn’t Come Here To Leave. Photo Courtesy: Black River The Making of a Man Unwilling to Leave At this point i

Joshua Ray Walker has always been one of country music’s most inventive storytellers, a songwriter who doesn’t just sing songs, but builds universes . From the tender confessions of Wish You Were Here  to the blistering catharsis of See You Next Time , Walker has a gift for slipping into other lives and letting us feel them from the inside out. But his latest project, Stuff , might just be his most ambitious act of empathy yet, a concept album told entirely from the perspecti

James McCann is no stranger to the ache that lingers in a country song’s quiet moments. With his latest single, “Pick Me Up,” he leans into that space between longing and comfort, where late nights stretch on, hearts get heavy, and the jukebox plays one last slow tune before the lights come up. Photo Provided Produced by Patrick Lyons (known for his work with Colter Wall, Noeline Hofmann, and Leon Majcen), the track weaves together McCann’s Americana backbone with a surprisin

There’s something timeless about a song that sounds like it’s been rustling through the pines for decades before finding its way to tape. Denver-based roots sextet Clay Street Unit capture exactly that feeling on their latest release, “Choctaw County," a wistful, pedal steel-soaked duet with acclaimed singer-songwriter Lindsay Lou, out now via the band’s new label home, Leo33. Photo Credit: Robert Chavers From the opening lines, “ In Choctaw County just over the hill, a stone

There’s a certain kind of magic that happens when country meets romance, that sweet spot where twang meets tenderness, and the melody feels like a heartbeat. Ashley Ryan has found it again with her new single, “More Of You,” a song that doesn’t just flirt with love, it dives headfirst into it. Photo Credit: Libby Danforth After a string of releases that have showcased her vocal strength and lyrical sincerity, Ryan returns with what might be her most intoxicating track yet, a

Opry alum and seven-time award winner Paige King Johnson is leaning into her country roots and her cowgirl grit with her brand-new single, “Cowboys Ride Away." Co-written with Pete Sallis, the track is a steel-and-fiddle-laced ballad that rides the line between heartbreak and hard truth, offering a stoic reflection on how different people bear their pain. “Preachers hit their knees, and cowboys ride away,” she sings, a lyric that cuts to the bone with quiet wisdom. Photo Cour

Noah Hicks - Small Town Does  Carrollton, Georgia, may be small, but Noah Hicks’ voice looms larger than life. The fourth-generation...

There’s a subtle magic in the way Lauren Watkins captures life’s contradictions, its messy, beautiful, sometimes hilarious realities and...

In a genre built on storytelling and grit, few newcomers have carved their lane quite like Dasha. With her new Anna  EP, the rising...

Erin Kirby isn’t here for games, she’s here for honesty. With her soulful new single, “Make A Move,” the Georgia native channels smoky...

In a world of fast hooks and fleeting choruses, Timothy Howls is taking a deliberate, soulful detour with his latest single, “The Way You...

Trent Harmon has never been one to take the easy road. After capturing America’s heart on American Idol  and making a name for himself in...

Tyra Madison doesn’t so much drop a single as she kicks down the saloon doors and dares the room to keep up. On “Cowboy Killer,” she...

Photo Courtesy Of PERK Pr There’s a certain kind of heartbreak that lingers in the quiet moments, the ones where you lie in a bed you...