The Count
Cody Johnson and Carrie Underwood, "I'm Gonna Love You"
When it comes to romantic country duets, it’s hard to beat this thrillingly sung collaboration, and the CMA Visual Media of the Year-nominated vid, helmed by Dustin Haney, is filled with wide-open landscapes and the thundering hooves of wild horses.
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NASHVILLE STATE OF THE STATE
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ALEX WARREN, "Ordinary"
This Atlantic singer-songwriter is crushing it on both sides of the, um, Atlantic, thanks to this gorgeously emotional pop track, which is a U.S. and global smash at Spotify. The enchanting video reminds us of what love can do.
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JELLY ROLL: A LATE BLOOMER'S WINNING STREAK
Other than Taylor Swift and Beyoncé, no one in music has been as ubiquitous over the last year as Jelly Roll, the genre-smearing Memphis rapper who emerged as a working-class emo-country hero.
LABEL EXECS ON COUNTRY 2025
To assess the state of country music, we corralled some of the industry’s key decision-makers to school us on where things are and where they’re headed.
PROMOTERS DIALOGUE: STADIUM-SIZED, COUNTRY GETS GLOBAL
No matter how today’s country acts break out, when it’s time to connect the dots, it always comes down to touring. To understand the impact of live in today’s country space, HITS went after two of the very best promoters out there.
COUNTRY AGENTS RIDE THE RANGE
Country artists have long excelled in establishing a magical connection with their fans in a concert setting, be it at a Lower Broadway honky-tonk or a sold-out football stadium. Once upon a time, those artists reliably sprang from Music Row. HITS spoke with WME Nashville Co-head Becky Gardenhire (Rascal Flatts, Reba McEntire), CAA’s Jeff Krones (Dan + Shay, Warren Zeiders), UTA’s Brett Saliba (Midland, Drake White) and Wasserman Music EVP/Managing Executive Jonathan Levine (Tyler Childers, Mickey Guyton) to survey this ever-evolving country landscape, and to find out who’s on top of their hits list.
DYLAN SCOTT: LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON
Bastrup, Louisiana’s Dylan Scott is a country music traditionalist. Having toured with Garth Brooks, Luke Bryan and Chris Young, the drawling songwriter has amassed more than 2.5b career streams.
PUB CRAWLING
SONY MUSIC PUB NASHVILLE INKS AVERIE BIELSKI
Sony Music Publishing Nashville has inked singer-songwriter Averie Bielski to a global publishing agreement.
SONY MUSIC PUBLISHING INKS FINK
Sony Music Publishing has signed a global agreement with songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Jesse Fink.
WARNER CHAPPELL RAISES CURTAIN ON RISING STAR HAMILTON
Hamilton, a rising star in Latin Music and Afrobeats, has inked with Warner Chappell Music.
SONY PUB RAPS UP DEAL WITH MTECH
Morgan Wallen, "I'm A Little Crazy" (lyric video)
New MW music is always an event, and we expect his new album, I’m the Problem (due 5/30 via Big Loud/Mercury/Republic), to rule the roost for the foreseeable future. On this thoughtful but infectious tune, he ponders being a little crazy in a world that’s stark raving mad.