{"id":2371896,"date":"2026-04-13T21:47:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T21:47:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2371896"},"modified":"2026-04-13T21:47:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T21:47:16","slug":"willow-avalon-80-acres-more-5-must-hear-new-country-songs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/willow-avalon-80-acres-more-5-must-hear-new-country-songs\/","title":{"rendered":"Willow Avalon, 80 Acres &#038; More: 5 Must-Hear New Country Songs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThis week\u2019s crop of new songs come from both newcomers and established hitmakers. Emily Ann Roberts continues releasing solid songs, most recently this flirty, \u201990s country-dipped track. Meanwhile, Willow Avalon teams with Jason Isbell for a stunning heartbreak ballad and Jo Dee Messina brings musical gravitas to her empowering new song.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-related-artists \/\/ lrv-u-margin-tb-1 lrv-u-flex u-flex-direction-column@desktop-xl u-flex-direction-column@desktop-xl-max lrv-u-align-items-center lrv-u-margin-l-00@desktop-xl a-glue@desktop-xl lrv-a-glue--t-0 lrv-a-glue--l-0 u-margin-t-29px@desktop u-margin-t-250@mobile-max u-margin-lr-auto@desktop-xl-max u-max-width-400@desktop-xl-max u-width-100p@mobile-max u-max-width-80@desktop-xl\">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  lrv-u-color-white a-font-primary-fancy-m lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase lrv-u-text-align-center a-article-related-module-title lrv-u-padding-tb-050\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tExplore\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<div class=\"a-article-related-module-wrap lrv-u-flex u-flex-direction-column@desktop-xl lrv-u-flex-grow-1 u-width-100p\">\n<div class=\"o-card lrv-u-flex u-flex-direction-column@desktop-xl u-flex-direction-column@desktop-xl-max u-align-items-center lrv-u-position-relative u-flex-basis-100p lrv-u-padding-b-075\">\n<div class=\"o-card__image-wrap lrv-u-flex lrv-u-flex-direction-column u-width-80 u-width-110@mobile-max lrv-a-glue-parent lrv-u-flex-shrink-0\">\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  lrv-u-height-100p\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/emily-ann-roberts\/\" class=\"c-lazy-image__link lrv-a-unstyle-link\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"a-crop-1x1 lrv-u-height-100p\" style=\"\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"o-indicator lrv-a-glue a-glue--b-n050 lrv-a-glue--r-0 a-glue--t-auto a-glue--l-0 lrv-u-margin-lr-auto u-pointer-events-none lrv-u-background-color-brand-primary lrv-u-border-radius-50p u-width-20 u-height-20 a-icon-related-artist lrv-a-icon-after\"><\/p>\n<p>\t<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card lrv-u-flex u-flex-direction-column@desktop-xl u-flex-direction-column@desktop-xl-max u-align-items-center lrv-u-position-relative u-flex-basis-100p lrv-u-padding-b-075\">\n<div class=\"o-card__image-wrap lrv-u-flex lrv-u-flex-direction-column u-width-80 u-width-110@mobile-max lrv-a-glue-parent lrv-u-flex-shrink-0\">\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  lrv-u-height-100p\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/jo-dee-messina\/\" class=\"c-lazy-image__link lrv-a-unstyle-link\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"a-crop-1x1 lrv-u-height-100p\" style=\"\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/themes\/vip\/pmc-billboard-2021\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/charts-static.billboard.com\/img\/1996\/01\/jo-dee-messina-oze-344x344.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-lazy-srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"\" height=\"\" width=\"\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"o-indicator lrv-a-glue a-glue--b-n050 lrv-a-glue--r-0 a-glue--t-auto a-glue--l-0 lrv-u-margin-lr-auto u-pointer-events-none lrv-u-background-color-brand-primary lrv-u-border-radius-50p u-width-20 u-height-20 a-icon-related-artist lrv-a-icon-after\"><\/p>\n<p>\t<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p class=\"c-tagline  a-font-secondary-fancy-xxxs@desktop-xl a-font-secondary-fancy-s@desktop-xl-max lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase lrv-u-color-black u-padding-t-13 lrv-u-padding-b-2 lrv-u-margin-tb-00 lrv-u-text-align-center lrv-u-border-t-1 lrv-u-border-color-black lrv-u-width-100p\">See latest videos, charts and news<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tCheck out all of these and more in\u00a0<em>Billboard<\/em>\u2018s roundup of some of the best country, bluegrass and\/or Americana songs of the week below.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>Emily Ann Roberts, \u201cMy Future\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"\/>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tEmily Ann Roberts has been steadily building an arsenal of breezy uptempo tracks and heartfelt ballads. Her warm country twang is perfectly suited for this flirty, fiddle-laced track, which delves into the first blushes of romance. She sings of meeting someone and quickly envisioning a future with them together, including a wedding day, mornings spent sipping coffee together and starting a family. \u201cWhen you know, you know, and I know it\u2019s you,\u201d she croons sweetly, while the song brims with her signature bubbly personality.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>Willow Avalon (feat. Jason Isbell), \u201cCardinal Sin\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"\/>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tWillow Avalon teams up with Jason Isbell, melding their distinct harmonies with quiet precision on this superb song about betrayal and consequences. Backed by lush strings, they give an understated, intimate delivery of a portrait of a marriage-ending decision, on lines such as \u201cI\u2019m here drinking doubles \u2019cause I set fire to our wedding vows.\u201d Avalon has already established herself as a top-shelf vocal stylist and keen songwriter, thanks to singles and projects including her 2025 album <em>Southern Belle, Raisin\u2019 Hell<\/em> \u2014 pairing with a writer and artist of Isbell\u2019s stature feels like a natural alignment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>Kenny Whitmire, \u201cThought Twice About Loving You\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"\/>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tWhitmire and his co-writers Drew Parker and Lindsay Rimes spin a thoughtful, romantic ode of enduring love on this earnest ballad. \u201cI can\u2019t think of one time I\u2019ve looked into your eyes\/ And wished it was someone else\u2019s lookin\u2019 back,\u201d he sings, while this song\u2019s classic country feel serves as a perfect vessel for Whitmire\u2019s warm twang. He\u2019s fast cementing himself as a mainstay for fans of timeless country sounds.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>Jo Dee Messina, \u201cDon\u2019t Let Them Hide Your Beautiful\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"\/>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tMessina wields both charismatic energy and time-wrought wisdom in this uplifting anthem. \u201cEveryone\u2019s an expert on the things you need to be and everything you need to change,\u201d she sings, exposing societal pressures that people of all ages can succumb to, and instead, daring listeners to feel full confidence in all the things that make them unique. <em>Bridges<\/em>, Messina\u2019s first album of new music in a decade, is slated for June 5.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>80 Acres (feat. Treaty Oak Revival), \u201cMess We Made\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"\/>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tDylan Marlowe has formed the five-member band 80 Acres with Christian Strahley (drums), Ethan Leak (guitar), David Medlin (guitar) and John Frisch (bass). They just released a self-titled EP, which includes a new collab with Treaty Oak Revival. This furious rock track dips heavily into full-throttle, grungy guitar stylings and pummeling percussion, while setting the scene of a crumbling romance that\u2019s beyond repair on lines such as, \u201cIt feels like lately it\u2019s been damage control.\u201d Adding TOR to the mix ups the stakes on what feels like a summer anthem for the broken-hearted.<\/p>\n<\/div>\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.billboard.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week\u2019s crop of new songs come from both newcomers and established hitmakers. Emily Ann Roberts continues releasing solid songs, most recently this flirty, \u201990s country-dipped track. 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