Here’s this week’s new music: some names you will recognize, and others you might want to explore.
1. Corey Kent
Multi-Platinum Sony Music Nashville recording artist Corey Kent releases his highly anticipated third major-label album, Heartland Rock and Roll, out now.
“My new song ‘Don’t Stop Now’ has gotta be the sexiest song I’ve ever written,” shares Kent. “It’s a new lane for me but I had so much fun writing and recording this one because it has so much soul and vibe to it. It almost feels like a Continuum-era John Mayer song, if John Mayer had a Southern accent. Early on I was influenced a lot by soul and R&B music and it’s been really fun to explore how I can incorporate that in my own sound.”
Take a listen here.
2. Kenny Chesney
Kenny Chesney is hosting a sold-out album release party at The Pinnacle on Friday, September 25th, the day Silver Sands Marina arrives. “Having had the time to cut so many really great songs, but also listen to them, think about how they fit together,” Chesney says about the album, “the songs were also able to talk to each other. They showed me, Buddy, some of the people near me what they wanted to say in a larger way… And when ‘Silver Sands Marina’ captured that one perfect moment two share together with no distractions, everything fell into place.”
Take a listen here.
3. Marcus King- Ernest
Marcus King joins forces with acclaimed singer-songwriter ERNEST on new song “Blue,” out now via American Recordings/Republic Records.
A timeless tale of heartbreak, “Blue” pairs King’s smoldering soul with ERNEST’s unmistakable country drawl. The song opens on an empty bed and a goodbye note, unfolding into a portrait of love gone wrong and the lingering ache that follows.
Take a listen here.
4. Lady A & Boyz II Men
Two iconic groups, Lady A and Boyz II Men, come together for “I Love the One,” the powerful third single from The Chosen’s forthcoming inspired-by album. Co-written by Lady A’s Hillary Scott, the song is based on one of the most moving moments in The Chosen: the story of a woman who suffered for years and believed that simply touching Jesus’ garment could heal her.
Take a listen here.
5. Brothers Osborne
GRAMMY, ACM, and CMA award-winning country duo Brothers Osborne return today with a third preview of their upcoming fifth studio album, Watertown, out October 23.
Take a listen here.
6. Kaitlin Butts
Kaitlin Butts turns inward with “What More Could You Want,” the latest offering from her upcoming fourth studio album, Hello, Honky Tonk, arriving October 30 via Republic Records. A Broadway-ready piano ballad, the song is an autobiographical sketch of a performer looking at herself in the mirror and asking how much more she has to give.
Take a listen here.
7. Dasha
Dasha releases her new single “82 Chevy” today via Warner Records. Inspired by real, lived moments, the song reflects on memory, growing up, falling in and out of love, and accepting that our pasts become part of who we are. “82 Chevy” marks another single from her forthcoming album, slated for release next year.
Take a listen here.
8. William Beckmann
William Beckmann is a Texas-bred Mexican-American singer, songwriter, and guitarist who weaves a striking patchwork of Americana, alternative, country, Latin, and dark balladry, delivered with a heart-melting lilt. Released on Records/MCA, “You Only Love To Break My Heart” captures the beauty and dysfunction of a one-sided romance, where heartbreak becomes as irresistible as love itself.
Take a listen here.
9. Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift released a new song, “Patient Zero,” on Friday, Sept. 25, as part of the expanded edition of The Life of a Showgirl. The track finds Swift reflecting on a toxic relationship, using “patient zero” as a metaphor for being the first to experience — and ultimately escape — a destructive pattern.
Take a listen here
10. Chayce Beckham
Chayce Beckham releases his new EP, Old Fashioned. The five-song project contains the previously released songs, “Dirt Floor” and “Take Me Home” and three more original tracks co-written by Beckham and produced by Bart Butler.
“When I set out to start writing for this project I really wanted to keep it as raw and real as I possibly could,” says Beckham. “My love for the sound of country music from the 70’s still just lights me up and my goal was to approach these songs with that in mind but with a freshness that still plays into what is happening today. I write from a place of truth and from moments I have either lived or witnessed. I love where we landed on these songs, and I am grateful to play them on stage each night.”
Take a listen here.
11. Mitchell Tenpenny
Multi-platinum-selling and Riser House recording artist Mitchell Tenpenny is releasing a new song to country radio, “Ain’t My Problem.” Mitchell, Chris DeStefano, Andy Albert, and Thomas Archer wrote the song.
Take a listen here.
12. Jacob Hackworth
Fast-rising country singer-songwriter Jacob Hackworth today shares his new track “Last Night I Got Lonely” from his forthcoming debut EP, What Took You So Long (arriving October 23 via MCA/Goat Island Sound). The seven-song project is more than a collection of songs, it’s a chronological account of the breakup that unknowingly set Hackworth on the path to Nashville and ultimately, to his life as an artist.
Take a listen here.
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