{"id":2276170,"date":"2026-02-10T18:53:06","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T18:53:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2276170"},"modified":"2026-02-10T18:53:06","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T18:53:06","slug":"country-music-fans-weigh-in-with-latest-country-artists-bands-theyve-discovered","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/country-music-fans-weigh-in-with-latest-country-artists-bands-theyve-discovered\/","title":{"rendered":"Country Music Fans Weigh In With Latest Country Artists &#038; Bands They\u2019ve Discovered"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>It\u2019s always fun to discover a new artist or band.<\/p>\n<p>As a huge fan of music myself, that\u2019s one of my personal favorite aspects of listening to music: the <em>discovery<\/em>. The only thing arguably better than finding a really talented new act is sharing that new band or artist with your close friends or family. Nothing hits harder than when you say:<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>\u201cHey, check this song out. I think you\u2019ll like it.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>And getting a message back that reads something like:<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>\u201cLove it! I just added it to my playlist.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Man, I got goosebumps just thinking about that. Even being on the receiving end of a freshly discovered musical act can be riveting. Which brings us to the question that we here at Whiskey Riff asked country music fans not too long ago. We took to social media to pose the question: Who\u2019s the latest artist you\u2019ve discovered?<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Who\u2019s the latest artist you\u2019ve discovered?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Whiskey Riff (@WhiskeyRiff) <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WhiskeyRiff\/status\/1938350342560772389?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 26, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>Now we painted with a broad stroke with that question, but the country music fans that replied didn\u2019t disappoint. I\u2019d suggest getting out your notepad (or notes page, let\u2019s be real) and jotting some of these artists down so you can check them out. Some of them would realistically be described as new, while others might instead fall underneath the new-to-you category. Then you\u2019ve got oldies that you might have missed out on the first time around.<\/p>\n<p>All in all, it\u2019s a list that\u2019s chock full of talent:<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>\u201cClay Street Unit.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>\u201cStephen Wilson Jr. is an amazing talent and must listen.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Stephen Wilson Jr. - Dig A Hole (Official Audio)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vrCNPNVGySk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><em><strong>\u201cThe Creekers.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>\u201cTreaty Oak Revival.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>\u201cThe Droptines\u2026 can\u2019t stop listening either.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>\u201cOle 60.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ole 60 - smoke &amp; a light (Lyric Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Cjnk0zrquj4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><em><strong>\u201cJ.R. Carroll. He has some great music.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>\u201cWatch out for Tyler Dodson.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>\u201cThe Jack Wharff Band.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>\u201cShane Profitt.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>\u201cEd Bruce, the hoss who wrote \u2018Mamas Don\u2019t Let Your Babies Grow Up to be Cowboys.&#8217;\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>\u201cBenjamin Tod.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Using Again\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aWdK1ITkIKQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><em><strong>\u201cLarry Fleet.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>\u201cWhitey Morgan and the 78s.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>\u201cIan Munsick.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>\u201cCharley Crockett.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Charley Crockett - Game I Can&#039;t Win (Official Music Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RebpjYvKJRw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><em><strong>\u201cEric Bolander \u2013 the whole album \u2018The Wind\u2019 is a must listen.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>\u201cBen Chapman.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>\u201cPresley Haile.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>\u201cZach Top\u2026 way late to the party apparently.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Yes, you are. But that\u2019s okay! It\u2019s never too late to discover some new music by new (to <em>you<\/em>) artists. And hey, you could put together one heck of a playlist by going through the above list and throwing in one or two song from each name that popped up. Actually, I think I might take the rest of the day and do just that.<\/p>\n<p>And hey\u2026 remember that thing I mentioned earlier about offering up and\/or being on the receiving end of new music? This whole story fulfilled both of those scenarios. Some social media users threw out some of their newly acquired favorites, and you (the reader) have the pleasure of taking all of the suggestions into account and potentially finding a new band or artist yourself.<\/p>\n<p>One of the actual perks of the online culture, eh? Finding and sharing new music? Guess that makes up for all of the toxicity that exists elsewhere online\u2026 or at the very least makes all of that easier to deal with.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.whiskeyriff.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s always fun to discover a new artist or band. As a huge fan of music myself, that\u2019s one of my personal favorite aspects of listening to music: the discovery. The only thing arguably better than finding a really talented new act is sharing that new band or artist with your close friends or family. 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