Wherein we keep you abreast of all the latest news and releases in the world of country music.

New Country Album Releases for February 7

Dierks Bentley - Home

Dierks Bentley - Home Various Artists - Music Inside: A Collaboration Dedicated to Waylon Jennings, Part 2 Various Artists - Hearts Across Texas (includes Aaron Watson/Elizabeth Cook duet) Glen Campbell - Meet Glen Campbell (reissued with bonus tracks) … [Read more...]

New Country Album Releases for January 31

Gretchen Peters - Hello Cruel World

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New Country Album Releases for January 24

Tim McGraw - Emotional Traffic ($3.99 download)

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New Country Album Releases for January 17

Martina McBride - Hits and More (includes three previously unreleased recordings)

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New Country Album Release for January 10

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Miranda Lambert, Pistol Annies Albums Get Release Dates; Oak Ridge Boys to Join Opry; RIP Kenny Baker

During the Friday night Opry, the Oak Ridge Boys were finally invited to join the show's cast... by Little Jimmy Dickens dressed as a miniature William Lee Golden. They'll be inducted on August 6. If you're a Miranda Lambert fan, the rest of 2011 is looking pretty good for you. Lambert's fourth solo album, Four The Record, will be out November 1.The full Pistol Annies record with Angaleena Presley and Ashley Monroe will be available digitally (or on CD if you preorder through their website) … [Read more...]

Willie’s Marijuana Woes; Dwight Yoakam Back on Warner; NPR Offers First Listen to New Ashton Shepherd Album

Country songwriter Charlie Craig passed away on July 1. He wrote Janie Fricke's "She's Single Again," Keith Whitley's "Between An Old Memory and Me," and Alan Jackson's "Wanted," among many others. After nearly a decade of indie albums and limited radio support, Dwight Yoakam is back on Warner Bros. Records with a new album due next year. He's co-producing with Joe Chiccarelli (My Morning Jacket, The Shins, The Strokes) and has recently been in the studio with Beck. Lady Antebellum's Hillary … [Read more...]