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Valerie June reimagines a T. Rex classic, Midland bring back “Cheatin’ Songs,” and the Rails fire up irresistible Americana rock in this week’s list of must-hear songs. The Bros. Landreth, “Got to Be You” The kickoff single from the Landreths’ follow-up to their Juno Award-winning debut, Let It Lie, blends …

John Prine shared a delightfully surreal animated video for “Lonesome Friends of Science,” a track off the singer-songwriter’s 2018 album, The Tree of Forgiveness. Illustrated by the Barcelona-based artist Tiago Majuelos and produced by the Spanish animation production company Bliss, the clip for “Lonesome Friends of Science” offers a visual …

Paul Cauthen makes a pretty convincing fire-and-brimstone preacher in the dark new video for “Holy Ghost Fire,” a track from his upcoming album Room 41. The Texas native’s second album, Room 41 will be released September 6th. The clip begins with a gravelly sermon about the struggle against forces of …

When Austin Jenckes made his Grand Ole Opry debut in June, the Duvall, Washington, native had only expected he’d be performing two songs: “We Made It,” the track that opens his new album If You Grew Up Like I Did, and “If You’d Been Around,” a deeply personal ballad about …

Scooter Braun is a high-powered music manager in charge of the careers of Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande who recently bought Taylor Swift’s former label Big Machine (and master recordings) for around $300 million. Scooter Brown is a Texas country singer who is a 2017 Rolling Stone Artist You Need …

Chuck Mead roars back with a blast of rocking honky-tonk, Erin Enderlin pours a potent whiskey and Cobie Caillat’s new band Gone West make their debut in this week’s list of the best country and Americana tracks. Sam Williams, “Gemini” Hank Williams Jr.’s 22-year-old son bridges the gap between astrology …

Nashville fiddler-singer Lillie Mae released a new single “You’ve Got Other Girls for That” accompanied by a striking video. The musician also detailed her new solo LP, out August 16th via Third Man Records. “Well I ain’t your baby,” Mae sings at the beginning of the track, transfixed in a …

Nashville six-piece King Calaway made their national television debut on Monday, performing their current single “World for Two” on Jimmy Kimmel Live. The song appears on the group’s self-titled EP, released via BMG/BBR Music Group in January. A multi-national group composed of Caleb Miller, Chris Deaton, Simon Dumas, Jordan Harvey, …

Chris Stapleton lends his voice to the end-credit version of “The Ballad of the Lonesome Cowboy,” an original song from the forthcoming film Toy Story 4. The latest installment of the beloved Pixar series, starring Tom Hanks, Tim Allen and Joan Cusack, hits theaters June 20th. With a loping, cinematic …

Tanya Tucker, Jade Bird and Dylan LeBlanc are among the initial wave of artists confirmed to perform in Nashville during the 2019 AmericanaFest. The annual celebration of roots and roots-related music takes place September 10th to 15th and includes the Americana Honors and Awards on September 11th. In its 20th …