It's been an exciting and eclectic time for country music [1] this year. While staple country singers like Willie Nelson [2] still make great music, Nashville is exploring new frontiers. Country fans are hearing new sounds like Kacey Musgrave's dreamy pop vocals in "Space Cowboy" [3] and Kane Brown's sultry R&B touch in "Heaven." They're also seeing pop artists return to their southern roots with collaborations like Taylor Swift [4] and Sugarland in "Babe." Both old souls and young hearts will definitely find something to listen to on country radio. At the end of the day, country music is all about storytelling, whether it's capturing sorrow [5] or wrath [6]. Get your cowboy boots ready, because we've rounded up the very best new country songs from 2018 . . . so far!
- "Burning Man" by Dierks Bentley & Brothers Osborne
- "Downtown's Dead" by Sam Hunt
- "Cry Pretty" by Carrie Underwood [7]
- "Coming Home" by Keith Urban [8] & Julia Michaels
- "Parallel Line" by Keith Urban
- "Say Something" by Justin Timberlake [9] & Chris Stapleton
- "You Make It Easy" by Jason Aldean
- "Slow Burn" by Kacey Musgraves
- "Hands On You" by Ashley Monroe
- "All To Myself" by Dan + Shay
- "Get Along" by Kenny Chesney
- "Drowns the Whiskey" by Jason Aldean feat. Miranda Lambert
- "Starfire" by Caitlyn Smith
- "Babe" by Sugarland feat. Taylor Swift
- "Heaven — Acoustic" by Kane Brown
- "Break Up In the End" by Cole Swindell
- "Last Man Standing" by Willie Nelson
- "I Was Jack (You Were Diane)" by Jake Owen
- "Beautiful Crazy" by Luke Comb
- "Singles You Up" by Jordan Davis
- "Tequila" by Dan + Shay
- "Take You Home" by Cassadee Pope
- "Don't Step Away" by Kelly Willis
- "Where You Are" by Tenille Townes
- "Space Cowboy" by Kacey Musgraves
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