{"id":2490685,"date":"2026-07-06T19:31:57","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T19:31:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2490685"},"modified":"2026-07-06T19:31:57","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T19:31:57","slug":"the-worst-new-country-songs-of-2026-so-far","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/the-worst-new-country-songs-of-2026-so-far\/","title":{"rendered":"The Worst New \u201cCountry\u201d Songs of 2026 So Far"},"content":{"rendered":"<br><div id=\"pryc-wp-acctp-original-content\">\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br\/>Even as country music continues to improve from the lowest of the lows during Bro-Country, there also continues to be some outright terrible \u201ccountry\u201d songs being released that offer a strong counter-argument to country music\u2019s continuing improvement. We\u2019ve already run down some of the <strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/the-best-new-country-songs-of-2026-so-far\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Best Country Songs of 2026 So Far<\/a><\/strong>. Now let\u2019s break all decorum, and let the worst \u201ccountry\u201d songs (in quotes) hear about it.<\/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\">Luke Bryan \u2013 \u201cFish Hunt Golf Drink\u201d <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It would be celebrated as benevolent charity, and welcomed as a divine validation of the awesome presence of the Almighty if a hantavirus-infected rodent crawled up the keister of this incessantly embarrassing country music goober, and started gnawing away until it keeled him over, forever silencing his completely embarrassing, expendable, and culturally disastrous redneck shitracket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a slavish and naked attempt to stay relevant, Luke Bryan has released a song so spectacularly tooled and refined for optimum resonance in 2016, it\u2019s outright eerie. Did Bryan take a blow to the noggin and somehow completely memory hole the last decade? Does the truly think that list-tastic Bro-Country swill is still all the rage, or ripe for resurrection? What in the Florida Georgia Line is he thinking by unleashing this atrocious pablum?<\/p><p>Luke Bryan almost never writes his own songs, because of course he sucks at it. But for some godforsaken reason, he decides to take a stab at it here, yet inadvertently bullseyes his own jugular, bleeding out whatever final modicum of popular relevance he might have been clinging to. (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/luke-bryans-new-song-fish-hunt-golf-drink-a-rant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">read full rant<\/a>) <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Luke Bryan - Fish Hunt Golf Drink (Official Audio Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cXMirYiC61E?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\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\">Lee Brice \u2013 \u201cCountry Nowadays\u201d<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hey thanks Lee Brice for making all of country music, and all country music fans look like regressive cousin f-ckers, you horse\u2019s ass. And an a pox on your house for attempting to revive the absolute most terrible excesses and sins of the Bro-Country era with your egregiously bad listing off of American country iconography, groveling to the very lowest level of low-brow denominators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nobody\u2019s trying to tell you that you can\u2019t mow your damn lawn or wear boots, or go fishing or whatever the hell else you say in this stupid song\u2014you middle-aged, dork-ass, washed-up third-tier country entertainer hoping to springboard yourself back to relevancy by angling for \u201ccancellation.\u201d I thought victim casting was the domain of the left? You\u2019re really trying to tell me you\u2019re having a tough time of it, Lee Brice? Why, because you defaulted on your yacht loan because you haven\u2019t had a hit in six years? Quit being such a pussy. (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/lee-brices-new-song-country-nowadays-a-rant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">read full rant<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lee Brice - Country Nowadays (Official Lyric Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1IXUDgw0jC4?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\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\">Russell Dickerson \u2013 \u201cBoots\u201d feat. Fetty Wap<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you\u2019ve ever found yourself pondering what sound a possum might make when it\u2019s being anally penetrated by something sharp and rusty against its will in a violent manner unlawful in certain states, then just listen to the excruciating, extremely Auto-Tuned signals from Russell Dickerson and Fetty Wap emanating from their single \u201cBoots\u201d without any ear protection, if you dare. This song must truly be a replication of the type of eternal audio torture one is sentenced to experience in the very innermost depths of Hell reserved for the most violent and perverted of all offenders. <\/p><p>Russell Dickerson has always been a spare, also-ran of the mainstream circuit flexing like he\u2019s a superstar while he can barley fill Billy Bob\u2019s Texas in Fort Worth at 60% capacity. I\u2019m sure his label is licking it\u2019s chops that this terrible Fetty Wap collab will be Dickie\u2019s meal ticket to the big time, and vie for the \u201cSong of the Summer.\u201d But if the song\u2019s blood-curdling screeches are any indication, this thing deserves a mercy killing out back behind the barn. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Russell Dickerson - Boots (feat. Fetty Wap) (Official Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mt7dOSNgRIM?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\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\">Breland \u2013 \u201cIn My Truck\u201d <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The only thing exceptional about Breland is how this wormy-looking nerd still has even the semblance of a career. The Country Music Urkel has never held any real country music cachet. The only thing that passes for a \u201chit\u201d from him that didn\u2019t feature him piggy backing off the popularity of someone else was his song \u201cMy Truck\u201d from 2020. So now he releases a song called \u201c<em>In<\/em> My Truck,\u201d and inexplicably, figures out how to do himself one worse. And just like the video for \u201cMy Truck\u201d that cast Breland rapping in front of three parked semis, so does \u201cIn My Truck.\u201d <\/p><p>Behold these lyrics ladies and gentlemen:<br\/><em><br\/>Go, shawty, it\u2019s your birthday<br\/>We gon\u2019 party like it\u2019s your birthday<br\/>Sippin\u2019 whiskey like it\u2019s your birthday<br\/>And you know we don\u2019t give a damn if it\u2019s your birthday<\/em><\/p><p>Real deep there Breland. And just when you think the entire experience couldn\u2019t be any more unoriginal and shit-tasitc, someone drops the knowledge on you that \u201cIn My Truck\u201d is simply an interpolation of the 50 Cent\u2019s hit \u201cIn Da Club\u201d from 2003. It\u2019s hard to fathom a better illustration of the enshitification of American society. And it\u2019s all due to how the industry and media has propped him up. <\/p><p>When this song was first released, it was graced by a complete <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/music\/articles\/country-50-cent-song-summer-165209056.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">slobber job by <em>Rolling Stone<\/em><\/a> that tried to preordain it as 2026\u2019s \u201cSong of the Summer. <em>\u201c\u2018In My Truck\u2019 has all the hallmarks of a summer country hit: tight jeans, country boys, rhyming the word \u2018truck\u2019 with \u2018mud.&#8217;\u201d<\/em> Does that rag have any more credibility left? Luckily, their pontifications couldn\u2019t be any more incorrect. \u201cIn My Truck\u201d has virtually flopped as it should, because it\u2019s no longer 2020 and the media and industry can no long shove songs down our throats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"BRELAND - In My Truck (Official Music Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BusaI9DYJzM?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\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\">Lee Brice \u2013 \u201cWhat You Know About That\u201d <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Remember when we used to regard Lee Brice as one of the good ones back when he had us all tearing up with \u201cI Drive Your Truck\u201d? Now he\u2019s tractor rapping about chicks with tan legs at the age of 47. Who needs the return of Florida Georgia Line when Lee Brice is out there bloodying his knees bowing at the alter of Bro-Country and figuratively performing fellatio on the subgenre\u2019s patron saints? <\/p><p>Lee Brice has sold out so hard and abruptly with his latest project that you herniate six discs in your back simply witnessing it. The only thing worse than selling out so hard you\u2019re entire career becomes a laughing stock to anyone with any sort of taste is when you\u2019re still horrifically unsuccessful afterwards. <\/p><p>Even with all the hate listening, the national spotlight that was shined on \u201cCountry Nowadays\u201d when it was part of the whole Kid Rock Super Bowl alternative halftime, it still hasn\u2019t cracked a million spins on Spotify. Neither has \u201cWhat You Know About That.\u201d This is probably the reason Brice\u2019s latest album was bumped from a June release to October, though now they\u2019re promising the release will come with the deluxe edition automatically featuring 32 tracks. This asshole now thinks he\u2019s Morgan Wallen. 32 tracks of this nonsense? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lee Brice - What You Know About That (Official Music Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jw24qBHHAnw?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\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br\/><strong>Dishonorable Mention: <\/strong><\/p><p>Caldwell \u2013 \u201cFSU\u201d (too insignificant to inadvertently give attention by shitting on) <\/p><p>Marshmello, Kelsea Ballerini \u2013 \u201cAnother Drink\u201d<\/p><p>Chris Young, Breland \u2013 \u201cIf You\u2019re Lucky\u201d <\/p><p>Brantley Gilbert \u2013 \u201cGood Ol\u2019 Boys\u201d <\/p><p>Any of the supposed \u201ccountry\u201d songs from Ne-Yo. <\/p><p>Any song off of Graham Barham\u2019s <em>Club Country<\/em>. <\/p><p>Any song off of <em>Independence Day<\/em> from Bryan Andrews. <\/p><p>\u2013 \u2013 \u2013 \u2013 \u2013 \u2013 \u2013 \u2013 \u2013 \u2013 \u2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><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>Even as country music continues to improve from the lowest of the lows during Bro-Country, there also continues to be some outright terrible \u201ccountry\u201d songs being released that offer a strong counter-argument to country music\u2019s continuing improvement. We\u2019ve already run down some of the Best Country Songs of 2026 So Far. Now let\u2019s break all [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2423555,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25179],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2490685","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Luke-Bryans-New-Song-Fish-Hunt-Golf-Drink-A-Rant.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2490685","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2490685"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2490685\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2490686,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2490685\/revisions\/2490686"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2423555"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2490685"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2490685"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2490685"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}