{"id":2274629,"date":"2026-02-09T20:09:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T20:09:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2274629"},"modified":"2026-02-09T20:09:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T20:09:09","slug":"koe-wetzel-elizabeth-nichols-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/koe-wetzel-elizabeth-nichols-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Koe Wetzel, Elizabeth Nichols & More"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\tThis week, Koe Wetzel <\/a>offers up a contemplative new track, while 49 Winchester previews its upcoming May album with a vulnerable new ballad. Elsewhere, Elizabeth Nichols again brings her sharp songwriting to her new release, while Brit Taylor issues a retro-minded new country track and Waylon Wyatt offers a wistful new country-folk track.<\/p>\n

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\n\tCheck out all of these and more in\u00a0Billboard<\/em>\u2018s roundup of some of the best country, bluegrass and\/or Americana songs of the week below.<\/p>\n

\n\tKoe Wetzel, \u201cTime Goes On\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\n\tKoe Wetzel follows up his 2025 hit \u201cHigh Road\u201d (featuring Jessie Murph) with more new music, including this reflective track that contemplates how life evolves over the years. Wetzel ponders the passing of time and how all the decisions made over the years, right or wrong, and how they\u2019ve culminated to help shape who he is today. \u201cCould be pulling concrete on a West Texas street, but I\u2019m writing this song,\u201d he sings, taking stock of where he\u2019s been and appreciating where he is today, with all the joys and regrets that go with it. Wetzel wrote the song with Amy Allen, Carrie Karpinen, Josh Serrato and producer Gabe Simon.<\/p>\n

\n\t49 Winchester, \u201cPardon Me\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\n\t49 Winchester previews its upcoming May 15 album Change of Plans<\/em> with this churning ballad written by the band\u2019s Isaac Gibson. \u201cI am through with my tireless, endless searching,\u201d Gibson sings, bolstered by a rugged rock guitar, as he traces the process of trading an unsettled, high-anxiety life for the peace of being with the one he loves. 49 Winchester has proven itself to be among the top-tier groups over the past decade, blending elements of rock, country, blues and Americana into its own signature musical stew, and with this new release, they seem poised to continue building upon that solid trajectory.<\/p>\n

\n\tElizabeth Nichols, \u201cSweet Cigarette\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\n\tNichols, known for her breakthrough hit \u201cI Got a New One,\u201d continues showcasing that she knows her way around crafting a hooky chorus and a razor-sharp lyric. On \u201cSweet Cigarette,\u201d a solo write from Nichols, she\u2019s comparing the allure of a \u201cbad boy\u201d with the love of a stand-up guy, and wondering why she\u2019s drawn like the pull of an addiction to the one who doesn\u2019t treat her well \u201cHe\u2019s picking me flowers and you just pick fights,\u201d she sings, her tone itself a mix of sweet and sultry. Nichols is quickly underscoring the depth and breadth of her artistic range.<\/p>\n

\n\tBrit Taylor, \u201cAround and Around\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\n\tBrit Taylor revels in retro country sounds on her latest, chronicling a family\u2019s legacy and various choices, from a father working double shifts to provide for his family, while his daughter\u2019s \u201cgot some green, getting high, high, high.\u201d Her voice is bright and cutting, in the tradition of \u201980s and \u201990s country queens such as Patty Loveless and Kathy Mattea, further cementing Taylor as a standout presence.<\/p>\n

\n\tWaylon Wyatt, \u201cIn Loving Melody\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\n\tWyatt, known for songs including \u201cArkansas Diamond,\u201d pays homage to a fizzled romance on this laid-back song. A wistful, bright production, with swirling guitars and steady, understated percussion, captures the song\u2019s sense of remembering a romance\u2019s good times while longing for the one who made it feel that way. \u201cMiles and miles between you and me\/ But I can\u2019t get away,\u201d Wyatt sings. The track marks his second work with producer Ian Fitchuk (Kacey Musgraves, Maggie Rogers) and it brings a rustic elegance to Wyatt\u2019s country-folk sound and warm, conversational singing style.<\/p>\n

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