{"id":2417581,"date":"2026-05-15T05:57:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T05:57:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2417581"},"modified":"2026-05-15T05:57:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T05:57:14","slug":"release-radar-most-anticipated-new-albums-for-2nd-half-of-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/release-radar-most-anticipated-new-albums-for-2nd-half-of-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Release Radar, Most Anticipated New Albums for 2nd Half of 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<br><div id=\"pryc-wp-acctp-original-content\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><br\/>Look alive country music fans! The world might be coming apart and the economy crashing, but country music is here to help get you through it. It happens to be that the second half of 2026 is packed with top releases, especially heading into the summer. So here is your guide. <\/p><p>This works in three parts: (1) The top recommended albums for each release day, (2) a broader list of releases in roots music that have been pre-screened by Saving Country Music, (3) the always-juicy rumor mill where hints and allegations of new albums go. <\/p><p><strong>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<p><strong>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<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Braxton Keith \u2013 <em>Real Damn Deal<\/em> \u2013 May 15th <\/strong><br\/><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/braxton-keith-real-damn-deal-1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-233643\" srcset=\"https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/braxton-keith-real-damn-deal-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/braxton-keith-real-damn-deal-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/braxton-keith-real-damn-deal-1.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Down in Texas, few if anyone needs convincing that Braxton Keith isn\u2019t just the next big thing, but a one-man phenomenon\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/braxton-keith-jesse-daniel-hannah-juanitas-country-revival-at-whitewater\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">packing out venues<\/a>\u00a0with young adults listening to old-sounding country music, and loving every minute of it. These are fans that were born and raised on Whitley and Strait, but identify with Braxton Keith because he\u2019s from their generation as parent look on with pride.<\/p><p>And all of this and 2.2 million monthly Spotify listeners is happening ahead of Braxton\u2019s debut album. Now signed to Warner Records Nashville, Braxton Keith could have contemporized his sound and smoothed off the pointy, twangy edges. But if anything, as time has gone on, Braxton has double down on his traditional\/neotraditional sound. (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/braxton-keith-announces-new-debut-album-real-damn-deal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">read more<\/a>) <\/p><p><strong>Ryan Bingham \u2013 <em>They Call Us The Lucky Ones<\/em> \u2013 May 15th <\/strong><br\/><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ryan-bingham-the-texas-gentlemen-they-call-us-the-lucky-ones-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-232015\" srcset=\"https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ryan-bingham-the-texas-gentlemen-they-call-us-the-lucky-ones-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ryan-bingham-the-texas-gentlemen-they-call-us-the-lucky-ones-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ryan-bingham-the-texas-gentlemen-they-call-us-the-lucky-ones.jpeg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s been since 2019\u2019s\u00a0<em>American Love Song<\/em>\u00a0that we got a proper studio album from Ryan Bingham. The Americana musician, actor, and Texan has been staying busy otherwise, including regularly touring with The Texas Gentlemen. Now that partnership will be codified via the new album<em>. <\/em>Self-produced and written by Bingham himself, the album looks to re-establish Bingham as one of the more gritty, Western-tinged songwriters in Americana. <\/p><p><em>\u201cWorking with musicians as talented as The Texas Gentlemen really let us lean into [feeling] a way I hadn\u2019t experienced before,<\/em>\u201d Bingham says.\u00a0<em>\u201cThere was an unspoken understanding between us about what each song needed, so we tracked most of it live with minimal overdubs, just playing and letting the feel lead.\u201d<\/em> (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/ryan-bingham-to-release-new-full-length-album-first-in-7-years\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">read more<\/a>) <\/p><p><strong>Reckless Kelly \u2013 <em>Alternate Routes<\/em> \u2013 May 15th <\/strong><br\/><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/reckless-kelly-alternative-routes-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-232931\" srcset=\"https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/reckless-kelly-alternative-routes-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/reckless-kelly-alternative-routes-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/reckless-kelly-alternative-routes.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Alt-country\/Texas music legends Reckless Kelly is no different than many of the artists and bands who first came up in the mid and late \u201990s. With no Spotify at your dispose, and no social media to promote yourself, if you wanted to make it in music, you had to sign with a record label. Making this deal with the devil also often meant signing your rights away, whether you knew it or not.<\/p><p><em>\u201cThese songs have been part of our lives, and our fans\u2019 lives, for decades,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0says founding member and fiddle\/mandolin player Cody Braun.\u00a0<em>\u201cBut like many of the artists who came up when we did, we didn\u2019t own the original recordings. Re-recording them was our way of taking a little bit of that story back. Not rewriting history, just making sure the future of these songs lives in the hands of the people who created them.\u201d<\/em> (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/reckless-kelly-pulls-a-taylor-swift-and-makes-new-recordings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">read more<\/a>) <\/p><p><strong>Shakey Graves \u2013 <em>Fondness, Etc.<\/em> \u2013 May 15th <\/strong><br\/><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/shakey-graves-fondness-etc-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-235247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/shakey-graves-fondness-etc-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/shakey-graves-fondness-etc-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/shakey-graves-fondness-etc.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>To be released via Secret Identity \/ Dualtone Records, <em>Fondness, Etc.<\/em> will be the fifth official album of Shakey\u2019s grassroots career that started by him making a stir on Bandcamp, blossoming into a viral status before we knew about such things, smartly allowing fans to find him as opposed to vice versa.<\/p><p><em>\u201cI had a vision of making this album feel like a sort of zero-budget Roy Orbison \u201850s pop record, and with such a small window to write, record, and release an entire album, I figured I should do what the pros would do and sneak in a cover song written by an old friend. I first heard [Frankie Sunswept] play \u2018Time Flies\u2019 in like 2007 at the Sidewalk Cafe in Alphabet City.\u201d<\/em> (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/shakey-graves-plays-free-show-at-sagebrush-ahead-of-new-album\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">read more<\/a>) <\/p><p><strong>49 Winchester \u2013 <em>Change of Plans<\/em> \u2013 May 15th <\/strong><br\/><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/49-winchester-change-of-plans-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-231624\" srcset=\"https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/49-winchester-change-of-plans-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/49-winchester-change-of-plans.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>We don\u2019t seem to be able to agree on much these days in these United States. But anyone who\u2019s heard 49 Winchester tends to agree these Virginia boys are one of the best things going in music, taking country and Appalachian influences, and then bolstering them with frontman Isaac Gibson\u2019s incredibly soulful voice.<\/p><p>It\u2019s hard to believe this will be #6 for the 6-piece band when<em>\u00a0Change of Plans<\/em>\u00a0is released on May 15th. But this one might be the most important release of their entire career. Partnering with new label MCA while also still working with their previous independent label New West,\u00a0<em>Change of Plans<\/em>\u00a0will officially be the band\u2019s major label debut. It was also executive produced by Dave Cobb, who oversaw recording sessions at his studio in Savannah, GA. (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/49-winchester-reveals-new-dave-cobb-produced-album-change-of-plans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">read more<\/a>) <\/p><p><strong>Don Williams \u2013 <em>Epilogue: The Cellar Tapes<\/em> \u2013 May 29th <\/strong><br\/><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/don-williams-epilogue-the-cellar-tapes-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-233451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/don-williams-epilogue-the-cellar-tapes-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/don-williams-epilogue-the-cellar-tapes-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/don-williams-epilogue-the-cellar-tapes.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><em>Epilogue: The Cellar Tapes<\/em>\u00a0is exactly what it sounds like: never-before-heard recordings discovered in the cellar of the Williams family\u2019s rural Tennessee home on multi-track tapes. The tapes were in workable shape, with Don\u2019s vocal tracks intact across the recordings. Some of the instrumental tracks had deteriorated over time, so they solicited Don\u2019s long-time producer Garth Fundis to help restore the recordings.<br\/><em><br\/>\u201cDon liked every one of these songs,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0says Garth Fundis.\u00a0<em>\u201cI remember recording all of them\u2026 He was very particular about the songs he recorded and the sound we created for each of them. But if a song didn\u2019t make into an album, it wasn\u2019t necessarily because he didn\u2019t like it. Moreover, it was because of how songs fit together to create an album. I think he\u2019d be thrilled to know that people could hear him sing these new songs they didn\u2019t know existed. I\u2019m certain Don would be proud of this album.\u201d<\/em> (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/new-never-before-heard-don-williams-songs-on-the-way\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">read more<\/a>) <\/p><p><strong>Willie Nelson \u2013 <em>Dream Chaser<\/em> \u2013 May 29th <\/strong><br\/><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/willie-nelson-dream-chaser-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-235248\" srcset=\"https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/willie-nelson-dream-chaser-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/willie-nelson-dream-chaser-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/willie-nelson-dream-chaser.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>As has been customary over the last few years, Willie Nelson used the opportunity of his Luck Reunion appearance to announce a new album. On May 29th, Willie Nelson will deliver his 79th studio release called\u00a0<em>Dream Chaser<\/em>. It\u2019s not a tribute album like many of his recent releases, but one that will include more original music, including six songs co-written by Willie. Once again Buddy Cannon will be the producer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other notables about the upcoming album include a song Willie co-wrote with Bob Dylan called \u201cI Can\u2019t Read Your Mind.\u201d Bobby Tomberlin also co-writes four songs on the album. There\u2019s also a song co-written by Willie\u2019s long-time harmonica player Mickey Raphael who of course also appears on the album, and a rendition of \u201cDeveloping My Pictures\u201d originally recorded by George Jones. (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/nearing-93-willie-nelson-is-still-chasing-his-dreams\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">read more<\/a>) <\/p><p><strong>Joshua Ray Walker \u2013 <em>Ain\u2019t Dead Yet<\/em> \u2013 May 29th <\/strong><br\/><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-thumbnail\"><img src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=UTF-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22150%22%20height%3D%22150%22%3E%3Cg%20fill%3D%22%233e4018%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%2237%22%20height%3D%2237%22%2F%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%2237%22%20height%3D%2237%22%20fill%3D%22%23c4c6b0%22%20x%3D%2237%22%2F%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%2237%22%20height%3D%2237%22%20fill%3D%22%232e3813%22%20x%3D%2274%22%2F%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%2237%22%20height%3D%2237%22%20fill%3D%22%23ffcf2d%22%20x%3D%22111%22%2F%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%2237%22%20height%3D%2237%22%20fill%3D%22%23cfc6c7%22%20y%3D%2237%22%2F%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%2237%22%20height%3D%2237%22%20fill%3D%22%23243f00%22%20x%3D%2237%22%20y%3D%2237%22%2F%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%2237%22%20height%3D%2237%22%20fill%3D%22%234b2d25%22%20x%3D%2274%22%20y%3D%2237%22%2F%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%2237%22%20height%3D%2237%22%20fill%3D%22%234a300b%22%20x%3D%22111%22%20y%3D%2237%22%2F%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%2237%22%20height%3D%2237%22%20fill%3D%22%2343561e%22%20y%3D%2274%22%2F%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%2237%22%20height%3D%2237%22%20fill%3D%22%23604033%22%20x%3D%2237%22%20y%3D%2274%22%2F%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%2237%22%20height%3D%2237%22%20fill%3D%22%23925c2e%22%20x%3D%2274%22%20y%3D%2274%22%2F%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%2237%22%20height%3D%2237%22%20fill%3D%22%23f3d0b4%22%20x%3D%22111%22%20y%3D%2274%22%2F%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%2237%22%20height%3D%2237%22%20fill%3D%22%23d4d5b3%22%20y%3D%22111%22%2F%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%2237%22%20height%3D%2237%22%20fill%3D%22%239b6946%22%20x%3D%2237%22%20y%3D%22111%22%2F%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%2237%22%20height%3D%2237%22%20fill%3D%22%235d321f%22%20x%3D%2274%22%20y%3D%22111%22%2F%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%2237%22%20height%3D%2237%22%20fill%3D%22%23f6c7b3%22%20x%3D%22111%22%20y%3D%22111%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fg%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-tf-src=\"https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Joshua-Ray-Walker_Aint-Dead-Yet-album-cover-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"tf_svg_lazy wp-image-232542\" data-tf-srcset=\"https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Joshua-Ray-Walker_Aint-Dead-Yet-album-cover-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Joshua-Ray-Walker_Aint-Dead-Yet-album-cover-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Joshua-Ray-Walker_Aint-Dead-Yet-album-cover.jpeg 350w\" data-tf-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-tf-not-load=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Joshua-Ray-Walker_Aint-Dead-Yet-album-cover-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-232542\" srcset=\"https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Joshua-Ray-Walker_Aint-Dead-Yet-album-cover-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Joshua-Ray-Walker_Aint-Dead-Yet-album-cover-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Joshua-Ray-Walker_Aint-Dead-Yet-album-cover.jpeg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>After receiving a serious Cancer diagnosis in 2023, it could have been the end of the road for Joshua Ray Walker\u2019s life and music.\u00a0Lucky for us, Joshua Ray Walker has received the all-clear. But even amid Cancer treatment and terminal diagnoses, Walker did everything he could to squeeze out as much music as possible, just in case his time left was finite. This has now resulted in a second trilogy of albums, all that are intertwined with Walker\u2019s health journey, and coming to grips with mortality.<\/p><p>Joshua Ray Walker is readying the release of the more serious album he was working on before, during, and after his Cancer battle, appropriately titled\u00a0<em>Ain\u2019t Dead Yet<\/em>. A strong country work with Walker\u2019s dedication to involved songwriting and stellar vocal ability on display, it will be released via East Dallas Records\/Thirty Tigers. (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/joshua-ray-walker-cheats-death-to-record-new-album-aint-dead-yet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">read more<\/a>) <\/p><p><strong>Colby Acuff \u2013\u00a0<em>Handmade Horsepower<\/em> \u2013 June 2nd <\/strong><br\/><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-thumbnail\"><img src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=UTF-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22150%22%20height%3D%22150%22%3E%3Cg%20fill%3D%22%23dddad3%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%2237%22%20height%3D%2237%22%2F%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%2237%22%20height%3D%2237%22%20fill%3D%22%23793b40%22%20x%3D%2237%22%2F%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%2237%22%20height%3D%2237%22%20fill%3D%22%23e3cdcf%22%20x%3D%2274%22%2F%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%2237%22%20height%3D%2237%22%20fill%3D%22%23fed6ce%22%20x%3D%22111%22%2F%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%2237%22%20height%3D%2237%22%20fill%3D%22%23e0dee3%22%20y%3D%2237%22%2F%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%2237%22%20height%3D%2237%22%20fill%3D%22%23dedce1%22%20x%3D%2237%22%20y%3D%2237%22%2F%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%2237%22%20height%3D%2237%22%20fill%3D%22%23d8d2d4%22%20x%3D%2274%22%20y%3D%2237%22%2F%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%2237%22%20height%3D%2237%22%20fill%3D%22%23e2e6e5%22%20x%3D%22111%22%20y%3D%2237%22%2F%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%2237%22%20height%3D%2237%22%20fill%3D%22%23e5e3e8%22%20y%3D%2274%22%2F%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%2237%22%20height%3D%2237%22%20fill%3D%22%23e3e1e6%22%20x%3D%2237%22%20y%3D%2274%22%2F%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%2237%22%20height%3D%2237%22%20fill%3D%22%23e2e0e5%22%20x%3D%2274%22%20y%3D%2274%22%2F%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%2237%22%20height%3D%2237%22%20fill%3D%22%23e2e0e5%22%20x%3D%22111%22%20y%3D%2274%22%2F%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%2237%22%20height%3D%2237%22%20fill%3D%22%23e8e6eb%22%20y%3D%22111%22%2F%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%2237%22%20height%3D%2237%22%20fill%3D%22%23e7e5ea%22%20x%3D%2237%22%20y%3D%22111%22%2F%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%2237%22%20height%3D%2237%22%20fill%3D%22%23e7e5ea%22%20x%3D%2274%22%20y%3D%22111%22%2F%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%2237%22%20height%3D%2237%22%20fill%3D%22%23e6e4e9%22%20x%3D%22111%22%20y%3D%22111%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fg%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-tf-src=\"https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/colby-acuff-handmade-horsepower-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"tf_svg_lazy wp-image-235263\" data-tf-srcset=\"https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/colby-acuff-handmade-horsepower-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/colby-acuff-handmade-horsepower-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/colby-acuff-handmade-horsepower.jpg 350w\" data-tf-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-tf-not-load=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/colby-acuff-handmade-horsepower-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-235263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/colby-acuff-handmade-horsepower-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/colby-acuff-handmade-horsepower-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/colby-acuff-handmade-horsepower.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Along with releasing the new song \u201cLong Way From The Bottom,\u201d Colby Acuff has announced the release of his latest album <em>Handmade Horsepower<\/em> coming out on the unlikely date of Tuesday, June 2nd. Having moved on from his major label era, the album will be released completely independently. The 11-track album was produced once again by Eddie Spear, who Acuff has worked with numerous times in the past. <\/p><p>A native of Idaho, Acuff took off via the viral nature of his song \u201cIf I Were The Devil.\u201d Ever since then, he\u2019s worked hard to stick to his own center of gravity and sense of artistry as opposed to chasing the next viral moment. It\u2019s paid off for him with sustained success and a strong grassroots fan base. <\/p><p><strong>The Red Clay Strays \u2013 <em>Grateful<\/em> \u2013 June 5th <\/strong><br\/><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-thumbnail\"><img src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=UTF-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22150%22%20height%3D%22150%22%3E%3Cg%20fill%3D%22%232b2318%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%2237%22%20height%3D%2237%22%2F%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%2237%22%20height%3D%2237%22%20fill%3D%22%232b2519%22%20x%3D%2237%22%2F%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%2237%22%20height%3D%2237%22%20fill%3D%22%233a3225%22%20x%3D%2274%22%2F%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%2237%22%20height%3D%2237%22%20fill%3D%22%23433729%22%20x%3D%22111%22%2F%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%2237%22%20height%3D%2237%22%20fill%3D%22%232d2518%22%20y%3D%2237%22%2F%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%2237%22%20height%3D%2237%22%20fill%3D%22%23292212%22%20x%3D%2237%22%20y%3D%2237%22%2F%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%2237%22%20height%3D%2237%22%20fill%3D%22%232a2418%22%20x%3D%2274%22%20y%3D%2237%22%2F%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%2237%22%20height%3D%2237%22%20fill%3D%22%23262216%22%20x%3D%22111%22%20y%3D%2237%22%2F%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%2237%22%20height%3D%2237%22%20fill%3D%22%232a2416%22%20y%3D%2274%22%2F%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%2237%22%20height%3D%2237%22%20fill%3D%22%237c6958%22%20x%3D%2237%22%20y%3D%2274%22%2F%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%2237%22%20height%3D%2237%22%20fill%3D%22%23292317%22%20x%3D%2274%22%20y%3D%2274%22%2F%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%2237%22%20height%3D%2237%22%20fill%3D%22%234e3c26%22%20x%3D%22111%22%20y%3D%2274%22%2F%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%2237%22%20height%3D%2237%22%20fill%3D%22%233a321f%22%20y%3D%22111%22%2F%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%2237%22%20height%3D%2237%22%20fill%3D%22%235f4d37%22%20x%3D%2237%22%20y%3D%22111%22%2F%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%2237%22%20height%3D%2237%22%20fill%3D%22%23a48f7a%22%20x%3D%2274%22%20y%3D%22111%22%2F%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%2237%22%20height%3D%2237%22%20fill%3D%22%232d2616%22%20x%3D%22111%22%20y%3D%22111%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fg%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-tf-src=\"https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/red-clay-strays-grateful-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"tf_svg_lazy wp-image-234682\" data-tf-srcset=\"https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/red-clay-strays-grateful-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/red-clay-strays-grateful-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/red-clay-strays-grateful.jpg 350w\" data-tf-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-tf-not-load=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/red-clay-strays-grateful-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-234682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/red-clay-strays-grateful-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/red-clay-strays-grateful-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/red-clay-strays-grateful.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Produced once again by Dave Cobb, it won\u2019t be a Gospel album in its entirety as some had rumored. But as the debut song \u201cDemons In Your Choir\u201d backed by a Gospel choir illustrates, it will have a strong spiritual component.<br\/><em><br\/>\u201c\u2019Moment of Truth\u2019 was a big album about having faith in dark times, looking to a higher power,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0says frontman Brandon Coleman.\u00a0<em>\u201cAnd \u2018Made By These Moments\u2019 focused on realizing those dark times that you were having to have faith through, which made you who you are. You made it through when you didn\u2019t think you would. And now we\u2019re at a point where we\u2019re grateful. Looking to God in whatever situation you\u2019re in is a denominator in all of the albums.\u201d<\/em> (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/red-clay-strays-reveal-new-album-2026-tour-dates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">read more<\/a>) <\/p><p><strong>Charlie Marie \u2013 <em>Signs<\/em> \u2013 June 5th <\/strong><br\/><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-thumbnail\"><img src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=UTF-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22150%22%20height%3D%22150%22%3E%3Cg%20fill%3D%22%235d8ab1%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%2237%22%20height%3D%2237%22%2F%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%2237%22%20height%3D%2237%22%20fill%3D%22%237d6f62%22%20x%3D%2237%22%2F%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%2237%22%20height%3D%2237%22%20fill%3D%22%23a59c93%22%20x%3D%2274%22%2F%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%2237%22%20height%3D%2237%22%20fill%3D%22%23625a45%22%20x%3D%22111%22%2F%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%2237%22%20height%3D%2237%22%20fill%3D%22%231f1e1a%22%20y%3D%2237%22%2F%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%2237%22%20height%3D%2237%22%20fill%3D%22%237f7166%22%20x%3D%2237%22%20y%3D%2237%22%2F%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%2237%22%20height%3D%2237%22%20fill%3D%22%239f9ca5%22%20x%3D%2274%22%20y%3D%2237%22%2F%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%2237%22%20height%3D%2237%22%20fill%3D%22%23302c23%22%20x%3D%22111%22%20y%3D%2237%22%2F%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%2237%22%20height%3D%2237%22%20fill%3D%22%23464237%22%20y%3D%2274%22%2F%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%2237%22%20height%3D%2237%22%20fill%3D%22%23958575%22%20x%3D%2237%22%20y%3D%2274%22%2F%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%2237%22%20height%3D%2237%22%20fill%3D%22%237c6a54%22%20x%3D%2274%22%20y%3D%2274%22%2F%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%2237%22%20height%3D%2237%22%20fill%3D%22%23523f31%22%20x%3D%22111%22%20y%3D%2274%22%2F%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%2237%22%20height%3D%2237%22%20fill%3D%22%238b7d74%22%20y%3D%22111%22%2F%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%2237%22%20height%3D%2237%22%20fill%3D%22%23241c11%22%20x%3D%2237%22%20y%3D%22111%22%2F%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%2237%22%20height%3D%2237%22%20fill%3D%22%2345301f%22%20x%3D%2274%22%20y%3D%22111%22%2F%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%2237%22%20height%3D%2237%22%20fill%3D%22%23b96960%22%20x%3D%22111%22%20y%3D%22111%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fg%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-tf-src=\"https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/charlie-marie-signs-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"tf_svg_lazy wp-image-233855\" data-tf-srcset=\"https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/charlie-marie-signs-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/charlie-marie-signs-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/charlie-marie-signs.jpg 350w\" data-tf-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-tf-not-load=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/charlie-marie-signs-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-233855\" srcset=\"https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/charlie-marie-signs-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/charlie-marie-signs-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/charlie-marie-signs.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Charlie Marie wowed country fans with her early EPs and her debut album\u00a0<em>Ramble On<\/em>\u00a0(2021), but left us crestfallen when she announced she was\u00a0stepping away from music\u00a0for an extended period at the end of 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Charlie steps back into music in a big way with her new song called \u201cHeart\u201d ahead of what will be her second full-length album\u00a0<em>Signs<\/em>. The album comes inspired by an extended journey Charlie Marie took after the death of her father and other trauma where she detached herself from all other priorities, packed up her car with no intention or itinerary, and embarked on what the old cowboys would call a \u201chigh lonesome\u201d out West, venturing through Montana and even up to Alaska. (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/charlie-marie-returns-to-music-with-heart-ahead-of-new-album\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">read more<\/a>) <\/p><p><strong>Jason Eady \u2013\u00a0<em>Tulsa Turnaround<\/em> \u2013 June 5th <\/strong><br\/><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-thumbnail\"><img src=\"https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/jason-eady-tulsa-turnaround-150x150.svg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-tf-src=\"https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/jason-eady-tulsa-turnaround-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"tf_svg_lazy wp-image-235262\" data-tf-srcset=\"https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/jason-eady-tulsa-turnaround-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/jason-eady-tulsa-turnaround-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/jason-eady-tulsa-turnaround.jpg 350w\" data-tf-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-tf-not-load=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/jason-eady-tulsa-turnaround-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-235262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/jason-eady-tulsa-turnaround-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/jason-eady-tulsa-turnaround-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/jason-eady-tulsa-turnaround.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>When you\u2019re talking about preeminent songwriters, the talk often turns to Jason Eady, especially in Texas, and Mississippi, and now, Tulsa\u2014the inspiration for his latest album, <em>Tulsa Turnaround<\/em>. The title track is out now. <\/p><p><em>\u201cMy writing process has changed a lot as I get further into my career so the songs don\u2019t come as frequently as they used to, but they come with a lot more intent. And this record was intentional,\u201d<\/em> Jason Eady explains. <em>\u201cI\u2019ve always been a fan of the Tulsa Sound. For as long as I can remember, I\u2019ve always felt something different when I heard songs with a certain sparseness and laid back groove. The kind of groove that wasn\u2019t in your face but sucked you in. The kind that pulled you in deep and wouldn\u2019t let go.\u201d<\/em><\/p><p><strong>Bella White \u2013\u00a0<em>A Sign In The Weather<\/em> \u2013 June 5th <\/strong><br\/><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-thumbnail\"><img src=\"https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/bella-white-a-sign-in-the-weather-150x150.svg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-tf-src=\"https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/bella-white-a-sign-in-the-weather-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"tf_svg_lazy wp-image-235261\" data-tf-srcset=\"https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/bella-white-a-sign-in-the-weather-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/bella-white-a-sign-in-the-weather-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/bella-white-a-sign-in-the-weather.jpg 350w\" data-tf-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-tf-not-load=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/bella-white-a-sign-in-the-weather-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-235261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/bella-white-a-sign-in-the-weather-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/bella-white-a-sign-in-the-weather-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/bella-white-a-sign-in-the-weather.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Bella White has been captivating audiences with her elevated songwriting and unique phrasing that makes songs into experiences that stick to the inside of your soul. Her third studio album <em>A Sing In The Weather<\/em> is solely written by Bella, and was co-produced by White with Ross Farbe. Drummer Sam Gelband, bassist Gina Leslie, guitarist Nick Corson,\u00a0and pedal steel player Nikolai Shveitser, pianist Duncan Troast, vocalist Maddy Kirgo,\u00a0and long time bandmate Patrick M\u2019Gonigle on fiddle also appear on the album.<\/p><p><em>\u201cTo me this\u00a0album was\u00a0a\u00a0real labor of love\u00a0and so empowering to make\u2014it validated that I trust myself\u00a0and trust my vision,\u00a0and now I just want to keep doing it my way\u00a0and keep working with people I believe\u00a0in,\u201d<\/em> Bella says. <\/p><p><strong>John R. Miller \u2013 <em>The Great Unknowing<\/em> \u2013 June 5th \/ July 17th (digital) <\/strong><br\/><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-thumbnail\"><img src=\"https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/john-r-miller-the-great-unknowing-150x150.svg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-tf-src=\"https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/john-r-miller-the-great-unknowing-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"tf_svg_lazy wp-image-234670\" data-tf-srcset=\"https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/john-r-miller-the-great-unknowing-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/john-r-miller-the-great-unknowing-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/john-r-miller-the-great-unknowing.jpg 350w\" data-tf-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-tf-not-load=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/john-r-miller-the-great-unknowing-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-234670\" srcset=\"https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/john-r-miller-the-great-unknowing-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/john-r-miller-the-great-unknowing-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/john-r-miller-the-great-unknowing.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>If you know, you know. And what you know is that\u00a0<strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/?s=john+r.+miller\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">John R. Miller<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0is one of the greatest songsmiths of this generation, tearing down highways to play for appreciative audiences, and making albums the right way for the right reasons. He might not be selling out arenas, but he\u2019s a direct inspiration of guys like Tyler Childers who are, and brings that authentic West Virginia perspective to everything he does.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What he\u2019s been doing lately is putting the finishing touches on his latest album called\u00a0<em>The Great Unknowing<\/em>, set to be released June 5th on physical formats, and distributed digitally on July 17th by Rounder Records. But this one wasn\u2019t cut in Appalachia or even Nashville. To try and find a renewed vigor behind his music, John R. Miller ventured to Tulsa, Oklahoma to record. (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/john-r-miller-announces-new-album-the-great-unknowing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">read more<\/a>) <\/p><p><strong>Kenny Whitmire \u2013 <em>Fool In A King Size Bed<\/em> \u2013 June 12th<\/strong> <br\/><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-thumbnail\"><img src=\"https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/kenny-whitmire-fool-in-a-king-size-bed-150x150.svg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-tf-src=\"https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/kenny-whitmire-fool-in-a-king-size-bed-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"tf_svg_lazy wp-image-235249\" data-tf-srcset=\"https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/kenny-whitmire-fool-in-a-king-size-bed-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/kenny-whitmire-fool-in-a-king-size-bed-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/kenny-whitmire-fool-in-a-king-size-bed.jpg 350w\" data-tf-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-tf-not-load=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/kenny-whitmire-fool-in-a-king-size-bed-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-235249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/kenny-whitmire-fool-in-a-king-size-bed-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/kenny-whitmire-fool-in-a-king-size-bed-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/kenny-whitmire-fool-in-a-king-size-bed.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>If your appetite for neotraditional country is insatiable, and you\u2019re looking for your next fix wherever it might present itself, Kenny Whitmire would definitely be somewhere to point your nose. Though he\u2019s only released a succession of singles at this point, his song \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/song-review-kenny-whitmires-i-gave-her-the-moon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">I Gave Her The Moon<\/a>\u201d stuns with its Keith Whitley-like delivery, and the crying steel guitar of \u201cThought Twice About Loving You\u201d reminds you of the best of \u201990s country balladry.<\/p><p>It felt like it was only a matter of time before someone snatched him up and tried to make a bonafide star out of him. That\u2019s now officially happened as MCA has put pen to paper with Whitmire.<em> \u201cSigning with MCA is one of those moments you dream about as a kid,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0Whitmire\u00a0says. (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/kenny-whitmire-signs-new-deal-with-mca-readies-debut-ep\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">read more<\/a>) <\/p><p><strong>Cody Johnson \u2013<em>Banks Of The Trinity<\/em> \u2013 June 26th<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-thumbnail\"><img src=\"https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/cody-johnson-banks-of-the-trinity-150x150.svg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-tf-src=\"https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/cody-johnson-banks-of-the-trinity-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"tf_svg_lazy wp-image-235224\" data-tf-srcset=\"https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/cody-johnson-banks-of-the-trinity-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/cody-johnson-banks-of-the-trinity-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/cody-johnson-banks-of-the-trinity.jpg 350w\" data-tf-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-tf-not-load=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/cody-johnson-banks-of-the-trinity-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-235224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/cody-johnson-banks-of-the-trinity-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/cody-johnson-banks-of-the-trinity-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/cody-johnson-banks-of-the-trinity.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Now that traditional country continues to surge in popularity, Cody Johnson could be poised to take this thing to an entirely new level. his upcoming album\u00a0<em>Banks Of The Trinity<\/em>, which references the river that snakes through east Texas that Johnson grew up around. The 16-track album will once again is produced by Trent Willmon.<\/p><p>The album will feature collaborations with Brothers Osborne and Luke Combs. What it won\u2019t feature is a lot of songwriting from Cody Johnson. But just like his hero George Strait, Cody Johnson knows that the best songs should win out on a track list. And just like George Strait, Johnson has shown a strong propensity of picking those good songs over the years. (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/the-new-cody-johnson-album-could-be-a-big-one\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">read more<\/a>) <\/p><p><strong>Rodney Crowell \u2013 <em>Then Again<\/em> \u2013 June 26th <\/strong><br\/><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-thumbnail\"><img src=\"https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/rodney-crowell-then-again-150x150.svg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-tf-src=\"https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/rodney-crowell-then-again-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"tf_svg_lazy wp-image-235259\" data-tf-srcset=\"https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/rodney-crowell-then-again-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/rodney-crowell-then-again-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/rodney-crowell-then-again.jpg 350w\" data-tf-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-tf-not-load=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/rodney-crowell-then-again-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-235259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/rodney-crowell-then-again-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/rodney-crowell-then-again-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/rodney-crowell-then-again.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>A lost album from Rodney Crowell recorded in 2005 and featuring Guy Clark, Lyle Lovett, Benmont Tench, as well as Emmylou Harris and Lera Lynn? Count us in. <em>\u201cI\u2019d forgotten about it completely,\u201d<\/em> Crowell recalls. <em>\u201cI\u2019m glad I put it on the shelf, because now is the time for it. It may not be the time for it for the rest of the world, but it\u2019s time for it for me.\u201d<\/em><\/p><p>After Rodney Crowell released his trilogy of albums\u2014<em>The Houston Kid<\/em> in 2001, <em>Fate\u2019s Right Hand<\/em> in 2003, <em>The Outsider <\/em>in 2005\u2014it helped launched the \u201cAmericana\u201d movement in earnest, with Crowell as one of its kings. But when he recorded <em>Then Again<\/em> in 2005 in Nashville with the same basic band as the previous three, Crowell got cold feet that he was treading the same ground. So he shelved the project, until now. <\/p><p><strong>Gary Stewart \u2013 <em>One Track Mind<\/em> \u2013 July 17th <\/strong><br\/><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-thumbnail\"><img src=\"https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/gary-stewart-one-track-mind-150x150.svg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-tf-src=\"https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/gary-stewart-one-track-mind-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"tf_svg_lazy wp-image-235252\" data-tf-srcset=\"https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/gary-stewart-one-track-mind-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/gary-stewart-one-track-mind.jpg 401w\" data-tf-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-tf-not-load=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/gary-stewart-one-track-mind-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-235252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/gary-stewart-one-track-mind-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/gary-stewart-one-track-mind.jpg 401w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>There is new, unheard music on the way from the King of the Honks Tonks himself, Gary Stewart. And no, this is not some AI gimmick. Scout\u2019s honor. The 16 previously-unheard recordings and 20 total songs on digital and CD versions are taken from Gary Stewart\u2019s early career between 1967 and 1972. It comes from an era when Stewart was known more as a songwriter than a performer, but was still at the peak of his creative form.<\/p><p>The tracks range from fully fleshed-out recordings, to some songwriting demos and work tapes, along with an acetate recording. They were preserved and readied for release by producer Mark Linn and\u00a0Stewart\u2019s close friend Tommy Schwartz.\u00a0The vinyl version will come on 140-gram, \u201cOkeechobee purple\u201d vinyl.\u00a0(<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/new-never-before-heard-gary-stewart-songs-on-the-way\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">read more<\/a>) <em><br\/><\/em><br\/><strong>Silverada \u2013 <em>Living Proof <\/em>\u2013 August 7th<\/strong> <br\/><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-thumbnail\"><img src=\"https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/silverada-living-proof-150x150.svg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-tf-src=\"https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/silverada-living-proof-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"tf_svg_lazy wp-image-233592\" data-tf-srcset=\"https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/silverada-living-proof-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/silverada-living-proof-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/silverada-living-proof.jpg 350w\" data-tf-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-tf-not-load=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/silverada-living-proof-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-233592\" srcset=\"https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/silverada-living-proof-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/silverada-living-proof-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/silverada-living-proof.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>New song \u201cHighway Man\u201d finds the hard touring honky-tonk band from Austin, TX striking a reflective mood, inspired by the many miles and many places and people they\u2019ve seen on the road. Whether shop talk for musicians, truckers, cowboys, and dreamers, or a dose of escapism for those landlocked with little ones and regular jobs, \u201cHighway Man\u201d sets you out on a lonesome high desert road alive with a sense of freedom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The talk of a \u201cnew era\u201d for Silverada comes after the\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/steel-guitar-player-zachary-moulton-leaves-silverada\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">departure of steel guitarist Zachary Moulton<\/a>\u00a0in March of 2025. \u201cHighway Man\u201d is Silverada\u2019s first song since Moulton\u2019s departure. Though the band performed with steel guitarist Adam \u201cDitch\u201d Kurtz (American Aquarium, Joshua Ray Walker) for some shows, they have decided since to add keyboard player Parker Twomey (Paul Cauthen, solo artist) as a permanent member. (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/silverada-releases-new-song-announces-new-era-ahead-of-new-album\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">read more<\/a>) <\/p><p><strong>Alicia Blue \u2013 <em>Country Desire<\/em> \u2013 August 28th <\/strong><br\/><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-thumbnail\"><img src=\"https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/alicia-blue-country-desire-150x150.svg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-tf-src=\"https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/alicia-blue-country-desire-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"tf_svg_lazy wp-image-235260\" data-tf-srcset=\"https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/alicia-blue-country-desire-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/alicia-blue-country-desire-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/alicia-blue-country-desire.jpeg 350w\" data-tf-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-tf-not-load=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/alicia-blue-country-desire-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-235260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/alicia-blue-country-desire-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/alicia-blue-country-desire-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/alicia-blue-country-desire.jpeg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>In what promises to be a big debut album, Nashville-based singer and songwriter Alicia Blue will release <em>Country Desire<\/em>, produced by Shooter Jennings. It\u2019s inspired by her time growing up on the South Borderlands of Texas and the orange groves of Southern California, and when it comes to the album\u2019s lead single \u201cKentucky Cowboy,\u201d a beau she met on the Tennessee border. <\/p><p><em>\u201cWhat didn\u2019t lead to\u00a0\u2018Country Desire?&#8217;\u201d<\/em> she asks. <em>\u201cI\u2019d say a lifetime of parts of myself that came to the surface, that needed airtime, the spotlight, so they could stop sitting in the driver\u2019s seat. Parts that wanted the rush of a poetic life, at the cost of personal power and stability. Romance with cowboys, men with working hands but a notebook and guitar in the back. Mirrors and smoke and mirrors.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><br\/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">OTHER ANTICIPATED\/CONFIRMED RELEASES<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><br\/><strong>May 15th<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Braxton Keith \u2013\u00a0<em>Real Damn Deal<br\/><\/em><br\/>Ryan Bingham \u2013\u00a0<em>They Call Us The Lucky Ones<\/em><\/p><p>49 Winchester \u2013 <em>Change of Plans<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Amanda Shaw \u2013\u00a0<em>Rhythm of My Roots<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shakey Graves \u2013\u00a0<em>Fondness, Etc.<\/em>\u00a0(Americana)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kevin Morby \u2013\u00a0<em>Little Wide Open<\/em>\u00a0(Americana)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Teddy Thompson \u2013\u00a0<em>Never Be The Same<\/em>\u00a0(Americana)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Russell Jamie Johnson \u2013\u00a0<em>Self-Titled<\/em>\u00a0(Americana)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Crow and Gazelle \u2013\u00a0<em>Truth Be Told<\/em>\u00a0(Americana, Red Dirt)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jack Shields \u2013\u00a0<em>Avalanche Hour<\/em>\u00a0(Country Rock)<\/p><p>Reckless Kelly \u2013 <em>Alternate Routes<\/em> (re-recordings)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Carly King \u2013\u00a0<em>Loving you is Easy<\/em>\u00a0(folk)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sarah Harralson \u2013\u00a0<em>Just The Beginning<\/em>\u00a0EP<br\/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>May 22nd<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rodeo Mouth \u2013\u00a0<em>Terrestrial Thrills<br\/><\/em><br\/>Ben Chapman \u2013\u00a0<em>Feet On Fire<\/em>\u00a0(Americana)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Steep Canyon Rangers \u2013\u00a0<em>Next Act<\/em>\u00a0(bluegrass)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bill Kirchen \u2013\u00a0<em>Cat out of The Bag<\/em>\u00a0(Americana)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Audrey Spillman \u2013\u00a0<em>Nightingale<\/em>\u00a0(Americana)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Deslondes \u2013\u00a0<em>Don\u2019t Let it Die Vol. 1<\/em>\u00a0(covers album)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alela Diane \u2013\u00a0<em>Who\u2019s Keeping Time?<\/em>\u00a0(contemporary folk)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Broommaker \u2013\u00a0<em>Hourglass<\/em>\u00a0(folk)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kyle Clark \u2013\u00a0<em>Better on a Boat<\/em>\u00a0(Contemporary country)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(5-27) Luke Winslow-King \u2013\u00a0<em>Coast Of Light<\/em>\u00a0(Americana)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>May 29th<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rodney Atkins \u2013\u00a0<em>True South<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Don Williams \u2013\u00a0<em>Epilogue: The Cellar Tapes<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nathan Evans Fox \u2013\u00a0<em>Heirloom<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Moonlight Mile \u2013\u00a0<em>Northern Lights<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>David Serby \u2013\u00a0<em>Broken Heart in a Honky Tonk<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SUSTO \u2013\u00a0<em>Susto Stringband (Volume 2)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Matt White \u2013\u00a0<em>Dolly<\/em>\u00a0(Jazz, trumpet Dolly Parton covers)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mike Rogers \u2013\u00a0<em>Self-Titled<\/em>\u00a0(country Gospel)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Deer Fellow \u2013\u00a0<em>Hues<\/em>\u00a0(indie folk pop)<\/p><p>Tyler Richards \u2013 Unwind EP<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Michael Schott \u2013\u00a0<em>That\u2019s My Honky Tonk<\/em>\u00a0EP<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(6-2) Colby Acuff \u2013\u00a0<em>Handmade Horsepower<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>June 5th<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jason Eady \u2013\u00a0<em>Tulsa Turnaround<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Red Clay Strays \u2013\u00a0<em>Grateful<\/em>\u00a0(Americana, roots)<\/p><p>Charlie Marie \u2013 <em>Signs <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>John R. Miller \u2013\u00a0<em>The Great Unknowing<\/em>\u00a0(physical release)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Grey DeLisle \u2013\u00a0<em>Grey &amp; Greene<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Carter Sisters \u2013\u00a0<em>Voices from the Ridge: The Final Sessions<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lee Brice \u2013\u00a0<em>Sunriser<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bella White \u2013\u00a0<em>A Sign In The Weather<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jo Dee Messina \u2013\u00a0<em>Bridges<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sierra Ferrell \u2013\u00a0<em>Live At Third Man Records<\/em>\u00a0(Vinyl Only)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Caleb Caudle \u2013\u00a0<em>Heavy Thrill<\/em>\u00a0(Americana)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alexandra King \u2013\u00a0<em>Across The Pond<\/em>\u00a0(Irish Americana)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Rounder Circle \u2013<em>California Bound<\/em>\u00a0(bluegrass, Americana)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Light Bird \u2013\u00a0<em>See Her<\/em>\u00a0(folk)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nest of Singing Birds\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<em>The Marshall Sessions<\/em>\u00a0(folk)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Huntress and Holder of Hands \u2013\u00a0<em>Babylon<\/em>\u00a0(Gothic roots)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tony Rice \u2013\u00a0<em>Self-Titled<\/em>\u00a0(reissue, bluegrass)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rita Bliss \u2013\u00a0<em>Live From London<\/em>\u00a0EP (folk)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(6-6) Josh Mitcham \u2013\u00a0<em>Gonna Be Alright<\/em><br\/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>June 12th<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tommy Goodroad \u2013\u00a0<em>Goddammit<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Midland \u2013\u00a0<em>Stages<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The French Family Band \u2013\u00a0<em>From Huron to Hickory<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dailey &amp; Vincent \u2013\u00a0<em>A Beautiful Life<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sam Morrow \u2013\u00a0<em>Southern Boogie<\/em>\u00a0(Southern rock, Americana)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alex Amen \u2013\u00a0<em>Son of Amen<\/em>\u00a0(country folk)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Breakfield \u2013\u00a0<em>Self-Titled<\/em>\u00a0(Americana)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Duane Betts \u2013\u00a0<em>Isle of Hope<\/em>\u00a0(Americana)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fruit Bats \u2013\u00a0<em>The Landfill<\/em>\u00a0(Americana)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kyle LaLone \u2013\u00a0<em>Make My Own Way<\/em>\u00a0(Americana)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mike Richmond \u2013\u00a0<em>Without An Audience<\/em>\u00a0(Americana)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bob Wagner \u2013\u00a0<em>I\u2019ve Been Down<\/em>\u00a0(Americana, Jam Band)<\/p><p>Jon Pardi \u2013 <em>California Sunrise (10th Anniversary Edition)<\/em><\/p><p>Bandits On The Run \u2013 Rough Magic (Indie folk) <\/p><p>Ike Reilly \u2013 <em>Blind and Surrounded<\/em> (Americana) <\/p><p>(6-18) Candace Hastings \u2013 <em>Soft Place to Land<\/em> <br\/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>June 19th <\/strong><\/p><p>Candace Hastings \u2013 <em>Soft Place to Land<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><br\/><strong>June 26 <\/strong><\/p><p>Addison Johnson \u2013 The State I\u2019m In <\/p><p>Cody Johnson \u2013 <em>The Banks of the Trinity <\/em><\/p><p>Willow Avalon \u2013 <em>Pink Pocket Pistol <\/em><\/p><p>Rodney Crowell \u2013 <em>Then Again<\/em> (Lost Album, Americana) <\/p><p>Andrew Sa \u2013\u00a0<em>American Rough<\/em><\/p><p>The Steppers \u2013 The Lights Are Always On (jamgrass, bluegrass)<\/p><p>Tift Merritt \u2013\u00a0<em>Sugar\u00a0<\/em>(Americana)<\/p><p>Boone Creek \u2013 <em>Self-Titled<\/em> (Reissue, bluegrass) <\/p><p>David G. Smith \u2013 <em>Hero Street<\/em> (Americana) <\/p><p>The Steppers \u2013 <em>The Lights Are Always On<\/em> (bluegrass)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>July 10th<\/strong><\/p><p>Trever M. Keith \u2013 <em>We Drank from a Poisoned Well<\/em><\/p><p>Effie Zilch \u2013 <em>Higher Calling<\/em> (Americana) <\/p><p>Houndmouth \u2013 <em>Lordy<\/em> (Americana)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>July 17 <\/strong><\/p><p>John R. Miller \u2013\u00a0<em>The Great Unknowing<\/em>\u00a0(digital release)<\/p><p>Alyssa Hankey \u2013 Good Country People (Americana)<\/p><p>Aaron Lee Tasjan \u2013 Get Over It, Underdog (Americana) <\/p><p>Amy Martin \u2013 <em>Bones<\/em> (Americana)<\/p><p>CR &amp; the White Lights \u2013 <em>My Old Self<\/em> (Americana) <\/p><p>Parker Barrow \u2013 <em>Hold The Mash<\/em> (Southern rock) <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>July 24th <\/strong><\/p><p>Waylon Wyatt \u2013 <em>Dustpiles<\/em><\/p><p>Maya de Vitry \u2013 All My Faith (Americana)<br\/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>July 31st <\/strong><\/p><p>Buffalo Traffic Jam \u2013 <em>Pictures of You <\/em><\/p><p>Shaboozey \u2013 <em>The Outlaw Cherie Lee &amp; Other Western Tales<\/em><br\/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Aug 7 <\/strong><\/p><p>Silverada \u2013 <em>Living Proof<\/em><\/p><p>Finn \u2013 <em>Control<\/em> (Americana) <\/p><p>Corb Lund \u2013 <em>Dark Horses<\/em> (Acoustic versions of songs) <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>August 21st <\/strong><\/p><p>Adam Chaffins\u00a0\u2013 <em>Trailer Trash: Doublewide<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>August 28th <\/strong><\/p><p>Daniel Donato\u2019s Cosmic Country \u2013 <em>Ryman To Robert\u2019s<\/em> (live album) <\/p><p>Alicia Blue \u2013 <em>Country Desire<\/em><\/p><p>Dan Seals and Friends \u2013\u00a0<em>The Last Duet<\/em>\u00a0(duets album)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>September 25<\/strong><\/p><p>Bill Scorzari \u2013 <em>Sidereal Days (Day 2<\/em>) (Americana) <\/p><p><strong>October 9th<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Levi Foster \u2013\u00a0<em>Appalachian Funk<\/em><\/p><p>Dingo \u2013 <em>Nightwire<\/em> (Americana) <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">THE RUMOR MILL<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><br\/><strong>Cross Canadian Ragweed<\/strong> said during their recent Boys From Oklahoma concert in Stillwater that they hope to have a live album out of the first Boys From Oklahoma concert in 2025 soon. <\/p><p><strong>Shane Smith and the Saints<\/strong> said on April 29th that they were in the studio in Memphis working on pre-production for a new album. <br\/><strong><br\/>Waylon Jennings<\/strong> will likely have the second installment of his archive releases curated by son Shooter Jennings released later this year. Likely called <em>Diamonds<\/em>, expect more news about it later this summer or into the Fall. <\/p><p><strong>David Allan Coe<\/strong> has a posthumous release on the way. Recorded in 2017 for Colt Ford\u2019s Average Joe\u2019s Records, it was never released. Manager Ken Madsen hopes to release it on \u00a0September 6th, 2026, which would have been Coe\u2019s 87th birthday. (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/david-allan-coes-new-posthumous-album-comes-with-serious-questions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">read more<\/a>) <\/p><p>On December 9th, 2025\u00a0<strong>Evan Felker of the Turnpike Troubadours<\/strong>\u00a0posted on Instagram,\u00a0<em>\u201cNew Record in 26? You tell me.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0There was some rumors previously of a solo record from Felker previously too. But with the success of Turnpike\u2019s\u00a0<em>The Price of Admission<\/em>, they could be trying to carry that momentum into next year.<\/p><p><strong>Wyatt Flores<\/strong> has signed with MCA and released a couple of new singles ahead of a new album expected to be announced soon. <\/p><p><strong>Miranda Lambert <\/strong>will have a new album combining country and disco. (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/miranda-lambert-teases-new-music-mixing-country-and-disco\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">read more<\/a>) <\/p><p><strong>Charles Wesley Godwin<\/strong> is likely to announce a new album when he releases a song with Luke Combs very soon. <\/p><p><strong>The Highwomen<\/strong>\u00a0are said to be reuniting this winter to write new songs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Joe Nichols<\/strong>\u00a0is working on a new album and swears it\u2019s super traditional country like his first few.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Billy Strings<\/strong>\u00a0has said he wants to work on an album based around his late mother\u2019s poetry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Though traditionalist\u00a0<strong>Jason James<\/strong>\u00a0officially stepped away from music in 2023, he\u2019s now stepping back in it, playing shows again, and getting ready to release an album called\u00a0<em>Cut The Chain<\/em>\u00a0through Heart of Texas Records at some point in 2026.<\/p><p><strong>Craig Campbell<\/strong>\u00a0will have a new album assembled from songs that he was told were \u201ctoo country\u201d for other albums.<\/p><p><strong>Margo Price<\/strong>\u00a0recently played the West Tennessee Correctional Facility for women inmates in a concert that will be turned into a live album and documentary.<\/p><p><strong>Jesse Daniel<\/strong>\u00a0on December 17th, \u201cI\u2019ve got two records in the can and I\u2019m ready to do another. Lord help me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ray Wylie Hubbard<\/strong>\u00a0has 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><p>\u2013 \u2013 \u2013 \u2013 \u2013 \u2013 \u2013 \u2013 \u2013 \u2013 \u2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>If you found this article valuable, consider leaving<\/em><strong><em>\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/tiptopjar.com\/trigger\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Saving Country Music A TIP<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- PRyC WP: Add custom content to bottom of post\/page: Standard Content START --><\/div>\r\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\r\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source savingcountrymusic.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Look alive country music fans! 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