Hot Country Songs To Hear Now

Since her 2013 debut, the singer-songwriter has spun some of the most vivid character-driven songs in years, full of cheating husbands, discontented waitresses, and other denizens of Smalltown, USA. On this standout from her new album, 'Pageant Material,' she gets personal with a tale of escaping the Lone Star State—only to learn that it can’t escape her.

Bust out the beer-pong table and fire up this feel-good
anthem for throwing a roof-rattling rager at home. Mantra for summer 2015: “We’ll wake up all the neighbors until the whole block hates us!”

The Motown-loving crooner overshares about always getting dumped—but never has defeat been so danceable.

Brown and the boys spike their easygoing vibes with a hint of sweet Philly soul, slapbass grooves, and a massive key change straight outta the David Foster playbook.

The Aussie-born singer bleeds red, white, and blue on this funked-up single—and testifies to the greatness of American icons like Ernest Hemingway and Marilyn Monroe.

Another country song about a girl so hot she makes you wanna get freaky? Not quite. On the trio’s latest rocker, frontman Jaren Johnston pledges devotion to his wife with huge guitar hooks and lyrics as sweet as a Lord Byron poem.

Back from her Pistol Annies side project with Miranda Lambert, the balladeer cuts deep on this strummy breakup tune.

Pancho and Lefty are riding high again! The longtime collaborators duet on a touching ode to friendship in this misty-eyed, pedal-steel laden ballad from their excellent new album, 'Django and Jimmie.'

This mother-and-son duo have gone from Kansas City, Mo., coffee-shop performers to one of Nashville’s buzziest (and most adorable) breakouts of 2015. It’s easy to hear why: “Whole Lotta Problems” sounds like a dusty 78 from the Library of Congress’ record collection.

Leave it to the 'American Idol' alum to deliver contemporary country anthems as big as Dolly’s bouffant. And she doesn’t disappoint on this comeback tune—a saucy, turn-it-up-and-roll-the-windows-down ripper.

This ain’t no booty call, either. Michael Hobby and his band follow up their chart-topper “Smoke” with a mid-tempo rocker about begging an ex for one more shot (after one too many shots).