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Carrie Underwood will release her sixth studio album Cry Pretty on September 14th. On Monday, she shared the new release’s complete track listing and songwriting credits. Underwood wrote nine of the tracks on Cry Pretty, including the powerful title cut, which she penned with Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna and Liz …

Alejandro Escovedo’s expansive new song suite, The Crossing, is coming to life one track at a time ahead of its September 14th release, with a chugging, streetwise new chapter out in the form of gritty rocker “Outlaw for You.” As far as love songs go, “Outlaw for You” has style …

“You’re the last one to notice if you’re growing or changing, for better or for worse,” says John Hiatt, speaking with Rolling Stone Country during a break from a recording session. “It’s usually the people around you that it’s more obvious to, if you catch my drift.” He’s speaking about …

After releasing a series of “digital 45s” since October 2017, Maggie Rose will unveil her new album, Change the Whole Thing, on September 21st. The LP marks the “It’s You” singer’s first full-length project since her 2013 debut, Cut to Impress. In addition to its 12 tracks, Change the Whole …

Shania Twain entered Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena Saturday night walking through the crowd like a prizefighter headed to the ring. The capacity crowd erupted at the sight of the pop-country royal as a drummer in the middle of the floor pounded out the rhythm to Queen’s jock jam “We Will Rock …

On August 31st, Aaron Lee Tasjan will release Karma for Cheap, the follow-up to his critically acclaimed 2016 album Silver Tears. Tasjan has already previewed a couple tunes from the record, and today he released another, “Heart Slows Down.” “Heart Slows Down” is a gently psychedelic rocker with shades of …

For Americana fans, one of the live music highlights of 2017 was Jason Isbell’s historic six-night, sold out run at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium. Now, Isbell has two exciting new Ryman-related announcements. First, on October 19th the beloved singer-songwriter and his band the 400 Unit will release Live From the Ryman …

“Someone said youth is wasted on the young,” Lori McKenna sang recently on “People Get Old,” the first song to be released from her upcoming LP The Tree. The Grammy-winning singer-songwriter builds on the theme with her latest song, “Young and Angry Again,” a playful ode to making the most …

Little Big Town turn up the heat and turn back the clock with their just-released single “Summer Fever.” A breezy nod to the mellow tunes that dominated AM radio in the Seventies and Eighties, the song was co-written by the group’s Karen Fairchild with Jesse Frasure, Cary Barlowe and Sam …

In a business where media training is all but an essential part of the artist development process, BJ Barham remains a refreshingly candid interview. While previewing his band American Aquarium’s new album Things Change this week, the North Carolina singer-songwriter also weighed in on his relationship with Jason Isbell, navigating …