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Lilly Hiatt will return with a new full-length album this fall. The Nashville singer-songwriter’s upcoming LP Lately will be released October 15th and was written during the isolation of the pandemic, which essentially began right as she released her 2020 album Walking Proof. The first preview of the 10-track Lately …

Ingrid Andress and Sam Hunt have collaborated on the heartbroken new single “Wishful Drinking.” It’s the first new music Andress has released in the wake of her album Lady Like and Hunt’s first new recording since 2020’s Southside. A sleek, R&B-flavored production with hints of Dobro and acoustic guitar, “Wishful …

Singer-songwriters Aubrie Sellers and Jade Jackson have combined their talents to become the duo Jackson+Sellers. The performers will release their debut album Breaking Point in October and gave a preview of that project Wednesday with their revved-up take on Julie Miller’s “The Devil Is an Angel.” Sellers, the Nashville-raised daughter …

Gary Allan celebrated the release of his first album in nearly a decade with a rooftop concert in Nashville last month. The singer filmed the performance for an upcoming livestream concert: Gary Allan: Ruthless – Live From Nashville streams for free on Friday, July 23rd, on Allan’s YouTube and Facebook …

Nearly 20 country music stars will perform over two nights in Nashville later this month as part of CMA Summer Jam, a concert series produced by the Country Music Association that will be taped for broadcast at a later date on ABC. The CMA’s flagship summertime festival, CMA Fest, was …

Americana stalwart Jim Lauderdale has released a new song titled “Memory” from his upcoming 34th album Hope, which will be issued July 30th via Yep Roc. Following the first single, “The Opportunity to Help Somebody Through It,” the new track was co-written with longtime collaborator the late Grateful Dead lyricist …

Kentucky’s Railbird Festival will return to Lexington in August 2021. The two-day event will feature headlining performances from My Morning Jacket, Leon Bridges, and Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit. Set for August 28th and 29th at the Grounds at Keeneland, Lexington’s famed equine complex, Railbird will showcase a variety …

Last month, Danny Kiranos had enough of being stuck at home. The lack of movement during the pandemic over the last year was weighing on the singer-songwriter, who performs under the moniker Amigo the Devil. “I got cabin fever so I packed a bag, put some stuff in the car …

Rising country-pop singer Morgan Wade performed three tracks from her debut album Reckless as part of CBS This Morning’s latest “Saturday Sessions.” The Virginia native played her standout “Wilder Days,” “Last Cigarette,” and “Don’t Cry” for the performance, with Wade joined by a backing band that included Sadler Vaden, the …

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. (Check out last week’s best songs.) …