Jewly Hight
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Sugarland's first album in eight years sees the country duo not only mount a comeback but address social crises in a grounded, unpretentious way. -
On her second album, the gospel and soul singer makes temperate use of dramatic gestures. -
Lori McKenna is a master of the eloquently plainspoken gut punch. Hear the first single from The Tree, out July 20. -
Tenille Townes has been focused on country music stardom since her childhood in Alberta, Canada. Now the 24-year-old singer-songwriter is balancing Nashville's many resources with her own instincts. -
Nobody is more fluent in country-funk than Brent Cobb. -
The Tennessee-raised artist's upcoming album Life Away From Home is occasionally combative, but more often artfully composed or confiding. -
Having found early success in the Americana scene, Parker Millsap explores pop songwriting with playful magnetism. -
The venerated songwriter discusses learning to love his voice and how years of scribbled lyrics on yellow legal pads became The Tree of Forgiveness, his first album of new material in over a decade. -
Be prepared to be swept up by Monroe's subtle and breathtaking Sparrow, a record fluent in the communal languages of folk, country, gospel and pop. -
On Rearview Town, his first album since the mass shooting at a festival in Las Vegas while he was on stage, the country singer — one of the genre's definitive stars — isn't changing course.
