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Steve Earle has announced details for his album of songs dedicated to his late son, the singer-songwriter Justin Townes Earle, who died this past August at the age of 38. Following in the traditions of tribute albums Earle has recorded to honor close friends like his son’s namesake, Townes Van …

Billy Joe Shaver, who died Wednesday at 81, wrote country songs about what he knew firsthand: sin and heartbreak, hard living and hard working, and ultimately salvation. Waylon Jennings famously cut a bunch of them for 1973’s Honky Tonk Heroes, and Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, and Johnny Cash would all …

The Cadillac Three lean into their funky, jammy side for a surprise new album. Arriving Friday, Tabasco & Sweet Tea furthers the inspired jams the Nashville trio explored in select songs on their last album, Country Fuzz. Over 11 tracks mostly recorded on the band’s bus prior to quarantine, 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 Countryselects some of the best new music releases from country and Americana artists. Parker McCollum “Love You Like That” …

Mac Davis, the country-music artist and songwriter behind some of Elvis Presley‘s most indelible recordings, died Tuesday at 78. Davis became “critically ill following heart surgery in Nashville,” according to a tweet from his family on Monday. His manager confirmed the entertainer’s death in a statement. Born in Lubbock, Texas, …

Modern-day freight-hoppers ride the rails in Billy Strings‘ new video for “Watch It Fall.” A track off the bluegrass singer-guitarist’s latest album Home, the song castigates U.S. society for its addiction to capitalism and fossil fuels via lyrics like “How long until there is nothing left at all?” In the …

Donovan Woods has announced plans for his new album, Without People. The Canadian singer-songwriter’s follow-up to 2018’s Both Ways, the full-length project will be released November 6th. Recorded remotely by Woods and backing musicians during quarantine, Without People shows Woods exploring various aspects of human connection. The first release, “Grew …

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. Caitlin Rose, “Whatchoo” It’s been …

Folk Uke, the rootsy music project from Amy Nelson and Cathy Guthrie, address toxic masculinity and the threat it poses to all living things in their new song “Small One.” Under deceptively sweet guitar strums and melancholic steel pedal, Nelson and Guthrie target a man who has gotten too “big-headed” …

Joan Osborne will release her first album of all-new material in six years this September. Trouble and Strife is the soul singer’s 10th studio LP and comments on various social issues of life in 2020. In a statement, Osborne says the album is “a recognition of the important role music …