{"id":2219139,"date":"2026-01-01T19:53:06","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T19:53:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2219139"},"modified":"2026-01-01T19:53:06","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T19:53:06","slug":"release-radar-most-anticipated-new-country-albums-for-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/release-radar-most-anticipated-new-country-albums-for-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Release Radar & Most Anticipated New Country Albums for 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Welcome to 2026! You made it. Now it\u2019s time to prepare for the rest of the year. Music helps. This page will guide you through the first part of the year (until about June or so) to let you know who is releasing albums each week, and what to look out for. Below the very top highlighted releases you will find a curated list of most all the releases for each week that\u2019s updated in real time. Below that is the always-fun \u201crumor mill\u201d where the hints and allegations of albums go. <\/p>

As we\u2019ve seen over the last few years, starting 2026, the pickens\u2019 are a little slim. Expect a big lump of albums to be officially announced in the first few weeks of January. They will be added here once they are. <\/p>

Hint: Bookmark this page, and come back each Friday to stay up-to-date with releases. This list will be updated regularly under the \u201cconfirmed releases\u201d heading as new albums are announced<\/strong>, though older albums won\u2019t be removed from the list so people can look back at what they might have missed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PLEASE NOTE:<\/strong>\u00a0No artist or album was snubbed here. If there\u2019s an album to be released that you believe is of interest to country and roots music, please feel free to share the information below in the comments section for the benefit of everyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Josh Weathers \u2013 Neon Never Fades<\/em> \u2013 January 2nd<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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We won\u2019t have to wait very long to carry the \u201990s country music revolution into the new year. Josh Weathers is primed to release this 11-song album influenced \u201cby the sound that raised me,\u201d<\/em> and assures, \u201creal country music never truly fades once it\u2019s in you.\u201d<\/em> From near Fort Worth, Weathers has been wowing audiences both in-person and online for years with an incredible, soaring and soulful voice brought to bear on country. <\/p>

Though he\u2019s been releasing singles like crazy, it\u2019s been since 2019 that Weathers has released a proper studio album. Now signed to Sea Gayle Music, he\u2019s looking for Neon Never Fades<\/em> to be a career-defining moment and a big breakout. <\/p>

Zach Bryan \u2013\u00a0With Heaven On Top<\/em> \u2013 January 9th <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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Love him, hate him, consider him country or otherwise, Zach Bryan is a stadium-level artists that started in singer\/songwriter Americana and is about the only soul out there capable of dethroning Morgan Wallen at the top of the country charts. 2026 might start off with the year\u2019s biggest release. <\/p>

What we don\u2019t have is a lot of information about this album, or what to expect. Bryan has been curiously mum about it, and curiously mum lately, period \u2026 except for announcing his marriage on New Years Eve. What we do know is Bryan originally teased the album as an EP all the way back in February 2025. This is before he signed an insane $350 million deal in May, the project got expanded to a full LP, and was given a conventional release calendar. Whatever this album is, you can expect it to be distinctly Zach Bryan. <\/p>

Low Gap \u2013 Geneva<\/em> \u2013 January 16th <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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From the Eastern Kentucky \/ Southeastern Ohio region, singer and guitar player Gus Johnson and guitar\/mandolin player Phin Johnson have already made waves with numerous singles including \u201cMockingbird\u201d that YouTube critic Grady Smith helped blow up in 2022. Since then the songwriting, singing, and playing has only become sharper, and now this brother band is ready to take the roots world by storm with their debut album. <\/p>

Working with Cloverdale Records, Geneva<\/em> looks to announce Low Gap as serious performers and songwriters from Appalachia. Citing Tyler Childers as a primary influence, they\u2019ve done a lot of growing through their music over the last few years from teenagers with a dream, to now two young mean determined to make that dream happen. Courtney Marie Andrews \u2013 Valentine<\/em> \u2013 January 16th<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n

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A new album from Courtney Marie Andrews is always cause for paying close attention. Though she seems to have been mostly out-of-sight recently, the early singles from Valentine<\/em> have connoisseurs of songwriting paying close attention. Recorded at the Valentine studios in Los Angeles with producer co-producer Jerry Bernhardt, the 10-tacks album is said to be about profound endings and new beginnings. <\/p>

Andrews calls Valentine<\/em>, \u201ca record in pursuit of love<\/em>. But love, it turns out, is a lot more than I gave it credit for<\/em> \u2026 I was in one of the darkest periods of my life, and songs were the only way I could reckon with it.<\/em>\u201d <\/p>

Kashus Culpepper \u2013 Act I<\/em> \u2013 January 23rd<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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Well it\u2019s about time. Since the summer of 2024, Big Loud Records has been releasing singles on Kashus Culpepper until there\u2019s now about a dozen of them out there, building an appetite for his tunes that find a sweet spot between country, soul, blues, folk and rock, all served with smart songwriting and a soulful voice. Kashus is like a heavyweight champion, throwing out songs like haymakers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But we\u2019ve\u00a0been wondering\u00a0for a while now when a proper album from Kashus would hit shelves as opposed to just a trickle of singles. That will finally happen on January 23rd. \u201cCreating music has been the greatest joy of my life,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0says Kashus.\u00a0\u201cWhat a magical thing it is. My debut album\u00a0\u2018Act I\u2019\u00a0serves as a beginning of that journey.\u201d<\/em> (read more<\/a>) <\/p>

Emily Scott Robinson \u2013 Appalachia<\/em> \u2013 January 30th<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n

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You\u2019re forced to search far and wide, and to fall feeling feeble-minded when trying to find a singer and a songwriter who can equal or even rival the works of Emily Scott Robinson. She\u2019s a Saving Country Music\u00a0Song of the Year winner<\/a>\u00a0for her classic \u201cThe Dress,\u201d and the recipient of an unprecedented two 9+ rated albums. The warning of a new album from the North Carolina-raised, Colorado-based songwriter is definitely something to heed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To be released on John Prine\u2019s Oh Boy Records come January 30th, 2026,\u00a0Appalachia<\/em>\u00a0promises to set the pace for high caliber songwriting in the new year. Produced by Josh Kaufman (Bonnie Light Horseman), the album was recorded in an old 1896 church on the banks of the Hudson River known as Dreamland Recording Studios in rural New York. The 10-track album will also feature a duet with John Paul White. (read more<\/a>) <\/p>

Theo Lawrence and Melissa Carper \u2013 Havin\u2019 A Talk<\/em> \u2013 February 9th <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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It\u2019s a match made in hillbilly heaven. Having struck up a friendship over the last couple of years, French-born and Austin-based throwback honky tonk crooner Theo Lawrence teams up with the \u201cHill-Billie Holiday\u201d Melissa Carper for a collaborative duets album. These two have already been teasing us with multiple singles. But come early February we\u2019ll get the full thing, co-produced with Chris Scruggs. <\/p>

Though Lawrence has become a local favorite around his adopted hometown of Austin, he\u2019s poised to break out nationally in the next few years if not sooner now that he\u2019s signed to Warner Records. It speaks a lot to where his head is, and what kind of music he wants to make that his first record on Warner is with Carper. Also appearing on the record will be Billy Contreras on fiddle, Emily Gimble on piano, and of course, plenty of steel from Chris Scruggs.<\/p>

Clay Street Unit \u2013 Sin & Squalor<\/em> \u2013 February 13th <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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From Colorado, Clay Street Unit has been setting audiences on fire with their authentic blend of bluegrass, country, and rock influences, a strong disposition for songwriting, all stewed up into a concoction that is distinctly their own. Now they\u2019re ready to unleash their debut album on Leo33\u2014the same label as Zach Top. The album was produced by Chris Pandolfi of The Infamous Stringdusters. <\/p>

Clay\u00a0Street\u00a0Unit\u00a0features Sam Walker (lead vocals\/guitar), Scottie Bolin (mandolin\/vocals), Jack Cline (banjo), Brad Larrison (pedal steel), Brendan Lamb (drums) Jack Kotarba (bass). The new album also features Lindsey Lou on the song \u201cChoctaw County.\u201d <\/p>

The Waymores \u2013 The Knot<\/em> \u2013 February 13th <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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Married honky tonk duo Kira Annalise and Willie Heath Neal\u2014known as The Waymores\u2014are excited to release their fourth album, produced by Mose Wilson and recorded in Nashville. As the duo\u2019s name implies, classic country songs is where they draw their inspiration from. \u201cWe\u2019ve always written songs that come straight from\u00a0the\u00a0truth of our lives,\u201d<\/em> says Kira Annalise. \u201c\u2019The\u00a0Knot\u2019 is about\u00a0the\u00a0ties that bind\u2014whether you\u2019re holding on or letting go.\u201d<\/em><\/p>

For Kira and The Waymores, simply recording and releasing this album is a victory. She recently had to go through not one, but two brain surgeries that took the Ameripolitan-nominated duo off the road, and had them evaluating everything about their lives. Luckily, they\u2019re back now, and ready to pursue music with renewed vigor. <\/p>

Megan Moroney \u2013 Cloud 9<\/em> \u2013 February 20th <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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Though she\u2019s left some to be desired with live performances\u2014especially on award shows\u2014Megan Moroney remains one of the more interesting performers in the mainstream by displaying a propensity for deeper songwriting, and underpinning it with steel guitar. Once again she\u2019ll be working with Kristian Bush as producer.\u201cSimilar to the first two albums, it\u2019s all written about honest, personal experiences, but these songs were written by the strongest, most confident version of myself I\u2019ve ever been,\u201d<\/em> says Moroney. \u201cMy feet feel firmly planted in my artistry and it was fun to play around sonically, while still sticking to my roots of what my fans and I love.\u00a0Cloud 9\u00a0is a state of mind, and I have no doubt this will be the best chapter yet.\u201d<\/em><\/p>

Jimmy Fretwell \u2013 analog dream<\/em> \u2013 February 20th<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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In Southern Oregon, Jimmy Fretwell is a well-respected singer\/songwriter and in-demand guitar player who\u2019s been wowing local audiences for decades. For years, those who know of Fretwell have been waiting and wondering if he\u2019ll ever break out into the great national consciousness. analog dream<\/em> is hopefully that moment. The acoustic album was recorded in Austin, TX at the Ameripolitan Studios. \u201cFor thirty years now I\u2019ve been bringing my songs to bars and coffeehouses and living rooms and back yards \u2013 going into physical spaces and making analog soundwaves in real time to share with real people,\u201d<\/em> Fretwell says. \u201cAnd now I\u2019m glad for the opportunity to share some of my old songs with you whoever you are and wherever you may be when you hear them.<\/em><\/p>

Aaron Watson \u2013 A Horse Named Texas<\/em> \u2013 March 6th<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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It\u2019s been a little quiet on the Aaron Watson front lately, with his last original album coming out in 2021. But he\u2019s about to make up for it big time with the 26-track A Hose Named Texas<\/em> featuring all Watson written or co-written songs. If you think 26 tracks sounds like a lot, the original plan was to release 40. No matter how many songs there are, Watson insists he\u2019s never taken songwriting more seriously, has never poured himself more into the tracks, and believes this is the best music of his career. <\/p>

He recently told the Amarillo newspaper<\/a>, \u201cI love music of all kinds. But I can tell when someone\u2019s chasing a dollar instead of chasing something real. There\u2019s a big difference between art and marketing. Trap beats and loops\u2014if that\u2019s your thing, go for it. But I love making music with a four- or five-piece band. That\u2019s just where my heart is.\u201d<\/em>William Clark Green \u2013 Watterson Hall<\/em> \u2013 March 6th <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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West Texas mainstay William Clark Green is readying his seventh record, and it finds the songwriter settling into life with his wife and kids, and finding a more reflective mood. Interesting geography always seems to weigh into the naming of a William Clark Green album, and Watterson Hall<\/em> is no different. It\u2019s named for one of the many local dancehalls in central Texas. Watterson Hall is just south and east of Austin. <\/p>

\u201cIt\u2019s the first love song I\u2019ve ever written for her that I felt was good enough to share,\u201d<\/em> Green shares about the title track. \u201cThe song shows a more personal side of my writing\u2014it came together quickly but not without effort, and it reflects the changes in my life with marriage and family. At its heart, it\u2019s about love, experience, and writing something real.\u201d<\/em>Whey Jennings \u2013 Baptized By Fire<\/em> \u2013 March 27th <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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With a strong redemption story and compelling original songs, Whey Jennings continues to forge a dedicated grassroots following while helping to keep his family\u2019s name in the foreground of country music\u2019s mind. The grandson of Waylon and son of Terry Jennings has made the most of his opportunity of finding sobriety after the pandemic for a new lease on life, and a new sense of purpose behind his music career. <\/p>

His new album Baptized By Fire<\/em> includes songwriting contributions from regular collaborator Wes Shipp, the legendary Jim \u201cMoose\u201d Brown, as well as Karen Waldrup. Though not exclusively religious music, Whey regularly works his faith into his songs. \u201cThis album is close to my heart and I\u2019ve never felt more at home with my music as I do now,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0Jennings\u00a0says. \u201cIf you want to know who I really am as a person, the songs on this album present an open window to both my heart and soul as a songwriter.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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OTHER ANTICIPATED\/CONFIRMED RELEASES<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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January 1st<\/strong><\/p>

Travis Feutz & The Stardust Cowboys \u2013 Country Gold<\/em> <\/p>

Brule County Bad Boys \u2013 Burden Lake (Cold as Life)<\/em><\/p>

Parry Lamont \u2013 Self-Titled<\/em> (folk) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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January 2nd<\/strong><\/p>

Josh Weathers \u2013Neon Never Fades<\/em><\/p>

(1-6) Diane Coll \u2013 Strangely In Tune<\/em> (folk, Americana)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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January 9th <\/strong><\/p>

Zach Bryan \u2013\u00a0With Heaven On Top<\/em><\/p>

Cole Kidwell \u2013 World of Stone<\/em> <\/p>

Meghan Patrick \u2013 Golden Child<\/em> (The Final Chapter)<\/em><\/p>

John McCutcheon and Tom Paxton \u2013 Together Again<\/em> (Singer\/songwriter)<\/p>

(9-14) \u2013 Smilo & the Ghost \u2013 Phantom<\/em> EP <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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January 16th <\/strong><\/p>

Memphis Kee \u2013 Dark Skies<\/em> <\/p>

Low Gap \u2013 Geneva<\/em> <\/p>

David Huckfelt \u2013 I Was Born But\u2026<\/em> <\/p>

Courtney Marie Andrews \u2013 Valentine<\/em> (Americana) <\/p>

Langhorne Slim \u2013 The Dreamin\u2019 Kind<\/em> (Americana) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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January 23rd<\/strong><\/p>

Sammy Brue \u2013 The Journals<\/em> (Justin Townes Earle songs) <\/p>

Kezia Gill \u2013 All On Red<\/em> <\/p>

Jamie O\u2019Neal \u2013 Gypsum<\/em><\/p>

Kashus Culpepper \u2013 Act I<\/em> (Country soul) <\/p>

The Lowest Pair \u2013 Always As Young As We\u2019ll Ever Be<\/em> (folk, Americana) <\/p>

Lucinda Williams \u2013 World\u2019s Gone Wrong<\/em> (Americana) <\/p>

Tylor and the Train Robbers \u2013 Tylor and the Train Robbers Live<\/em> <\/p>

Hudson Westbrook \u2013 Exclusive<\/em> EP <\/p>

Della Mae \u2013 Magic Accident<\/em> (bluegrass, Americana) <\/p>

Carolina Chocolate Drop \u2013 Genuine Negro Jig 15th Anniversary Edition<\/em> (folk)<\/p>

Max Devereaux \u2013 Hidden Valley Sound<\/em> (Vinyl only release)<\/p>

Reba McEntire \u2013 Starting Over <\/em>(30th Anniversary Edition) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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January 30th <\/strong><\/p>

Ole Kirkeng \u2013 Cowboy Lie Detector Machine<\/em> <\/p>

Natalie Del Carmen \u2013\u00a0Pastures<\/em><\/p>

Emily Scott Robinson \u2013\u00a0Appalachia<\/em><\/p>

Cordovas \u2013 Back To Life<\/em> (Americana) <\/p>

The Naked Sun \u2013 Mirror in The Hallway<\/em> (Americana)<\/p>

Kim Moberg \u2013 All That Really Matters<\/em> (folk) <\/p>

Tinsley Ellis \u2013 Labor of Love<\/em> (Country blues)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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February 6th <\/strong><\/p>

CJ Hooper \u2013 Over Yonder<\/em><\/p>

Big Richard \u2013 Pet<\/em> (bluegrass)<\/p>

Rissi Palmer \u2013 Perspectives<\/em> EP (Americana) <\/p>

(2-12) Ray Stevens \u2013 Ray Stevens Favorites Old and New<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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February 13th <\/strong><\/p>

Caroline Jones \u2013 Good Omen<\/em> <\/p>

Ward Davis \u2013 Here I Am <\/em>The Waymores \u2013 The Knot<\/em> <\/p>

Clay Street Unit \u2013 Sin & Squalor<\/em> <\/p>

The Sky Chiefs \u2013 Self-Titled<\/em> <\/p>

Eric Church \u2013 Evangeline vs. The Machine: Comes Alive<\/em> (Live album, Soundtrack)<\/p>

Tyler Halverson \u2013 In Defense of Drinking<\/em> <\/p>

Jeremy Ivey \u2013 It\u2019s Shape Will Reveal Itself<\/em><\/p>

Morgan Myles \u2013 Laced<\/em><\/p>

The Infamous Stringdusters \u2013 20\/20<\/em> (bluegrass)<\/p>

Mumford & Sons \u2013 Prizefighter<\/em> (Americana)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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February 20th <\/strong><\/p>

Sassaparilla \u2013 Honey, I\u2019m Using Again<\/em><\/p>

Jimmy Fretwell \u2013 analog dream<\/em><\/p>

Megan Moroney \u2013 Cloud 9<\/em><\/p>

The Kimball Superstars \u2013 Here\u2019s To The Memory<\/em><\/p>

The Band of Heathens \u2013 Country Sides<\/em><\/p>

Lightning Stills \u2013 Self-Titled<\/em><\/p>

Jeffrey Martin \u2013 Alive July 25, 2025<\/em> (live album, folk)<\/p>

Frank Viele \u2013 Silo<\/em> EP (Americana)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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February 27th <\/strong><\/p>

Michael Rudd \u2013 Ways of the World <\/em>(Americana)<\/p>

Magoo \u2013What A Life<\/em> (progressive bluegrass)<\/p>

Pert Near Sandstone \u2013 Side By Side<\/em> (string band)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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March 6th <\/strong><\/p>

Aaron Watson \u2013 A Horse Named Texas<\/em><\/p>

William Clark Green \u2013 Watterson Hall<\/em><\/p>

Austin Michael \u2013 Lonestar<\/em><\/p>

Chicago Farmer \u2013 Homeaid<\/em> (Americana)<\/p>

The Brook & The Bluff \u2013 Werewolf<\/em> (Americana) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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March 13th <\/strong><\/p>

Joey Frendo \u2013 Harder than Dreaming<\/em><\/p>

(3-14) The Steel Wheels \u2013 Self-Titled<\/em> (Americana)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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March 20th<\/strong> <\/p>

Morgan Evans \u2013 Steel Town<\/em><\/p>

Leah Blevins \u2013 All Dressed Up<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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March 27th<\/strong> <\/p>

Whey Jennings \u2013 Baptized By Fire<\/em><\/p>

Will Carter Band \u2013 Self-Titled<\/em><\/p>

Calder Allen \u2013 Fault Lines<\/em> \u2013 (Americana)<\/p>

June 6th \u2013 Josh Mitcham \u2013 Gonna Be Alright<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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THE RUMOR MILL<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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The Highwomen<\/strong> are said to be reuniting this winter to write new songs. <\/p>

Joe Nichols<\/strong> is working on a new album and swears it\u2019s super traditional country like his first few. <\/p>

Billy Strings<\/strong> has said he wants to work on an album based around his late mother\u2019s poetry. <\/p>

Though traditionalist Jason James<\/strong> officially stepped away from music in 2023, he\u2019s now stepping back in it, playing shows again, and getting ready to release an album called Cut The Chain<\/em> through Heart of Texas Records at some point in 2026. <\/p>

Drayton Farley<\/strong> has a new album on the way, with new singles \u201cTurn Around\u201d and \u201cIt\u2019s Called Doubt\u201d from it already released. <\/p>

The Red Clay Strays<\/strong> accidentally revealed through an appearance on The Joe Rogan Experience<\/em> that they have a new album coming out, likely in July. Sturgill Simpson, or \u201cJohnny Blue Skies\u201d<\/strong> said in September from the stage at Red Rocks that he has a new record in the can. \u201cJohnny Blue Skies and the Dark Clouds\u201d is the name Simpson has been using for the band recently. <\/p>

Craig Campbell<\/strong> will have a new album assembled from songs that he was told were \u201ctoo country\u201d for other albums. <\/p>

Colby Acuff<\/strong> on December 20th, \u201cAlbum is done. I hope this is the project I am known for.\u201d <\/em><\/p>

Ashley McBryde<\/strong> recently burst into tears after hearing the rough mixes of new songs from her upcoming album. No title or release date just yet. <\/p>

India Ramey<\/strong> has been recording with folks from Blue Elan Records for a new album. <\/p>

Margo Price<\/strong> recently played the West Tennessee Correctional Facility for women inmates in a concert that will be turned into a live album and documentary. <\/p>

Benjamin Tod<\/strong> is working on a classic country covers album among perhaps other things. Shooter Jennings produced his most recent single \u201cHell I Have,\u201d so maybe the two have more in store. <\/p>

Cat Clyde<\/strong> has signed to Rounder Records. Expect a new album coming in 2026. <\/p>

Wyatt Flores<\/strong> was recording in Nashville in November. He says a new album is in the can, and is nothing like his previous one. <\/p>

Jesse Daniel<\/strong> on December 17th, \u201cI\u2019ve got two records in the can and I\u2019m ready to do another. Lord help me.\u201d <\/p>

Shaboozey<\/strong> says he\u2019s releasing a feminist Western concept album. So there\u2019s that. <\/p>

Oklahoma songwriter Daniel Card<\/strong> will have a new album coming on in February called Adjusting to the Gray<\/em> produced by Wes Sharon. Card performed the title track recently on The Hook<\/a><\/strong>. <\/p>

Jason Eady<\/strong> on December 5th, \u201cListening to the final mixes to a new album I\u2019ll be releasing next Year! Stay tuned.\u201d <\/em><\/p>

On December 9th, Evan Felker of the Turnpike Troubadours<\/strong> posted on Instagram, \u201cNew Record in 26? You tell me.\u201d<\/em> There was some rumors previously of a solo record from Felker previously too. But with the success of Turnpike\u2019s The Price of Admission<\/em>, they could be trying to carry that momentum into next year.<\/p>

Ray Wylie Hubbard<\/strong> has been teasing a new album for many months now, with his latest tease taking the form of two crows talking about him, saying, \u201cso he recorded another album?\u201d \u201cyeah, still writing songs. just don\u2019t know the word quit.\u201d \u201cthinks he gonna go out like pike bishop in the wild bunch. probably just trip over a frog on his way to the mailbox to get a $7.48 royalty check from japan.\u201d \u201coh well..got his dreams.\u201d<\/p>

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