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When the legendary Western swing bandleader Bob Wills showed up to play the Grand Ole Opry in the mid-'40s with a trumpeter and drummer in tow, he was told by Opry officials that “there will be no drums nor horns”—a condition laughable by today’s standards but dead serious back then. Country music has always been a push-pull between tradition and progress, conservatism and cutting-edge. Here’s proof: a playlist full of adventurous contemporary country songs that push boundaries by embracing pop, R&B, hip-hop, rock, and lots more. Our editors regularly update this set with new tracks—if you like something, add it to your library.
Tiera Kennedy
Found It In You
Tiera Kennedy
Found It In You - Single
Chris Lane & Lauren Alaina
Dancin' In the Moonlight
Chris Lane & Lauren Alaina
Dancin' In the Moonlight - Single
Luke Combs
The Kind of Love We Make
Luke Combs
Growin' Up
Trea Landon
Water & Beer
Trea Landon
Water & Beer - Single
Sam Hunt
Water Under The Bridge
Sam Hunt
Water Under The Bridge - Single
Seaforth & Sean Kingston
Queen of Daytona Beach
Seaforth & Sean Kingston
Queen of Daytona Beach - Single
BRELAND
Natural
BRELAND
Cross Country
Russell Dickerson & Jake Scott
She Likes It (feat. Jake Scott)
Russell Dickerson & Jake Scott
She Likes It (feat. Jake Scott) - Single
Nicolle Galyon
boy crazy.
Nicolle Galyon
firstborn
Niko Moon
COASTIN'
Niko Moon
COASTIN' - EP
Logan Mize & Grace Leer
Nothing With You
Logan Mize & Grace Leer
Nothing With You - Single
Jaden Michaels
Wrong
Jaden Michaels
Wrong - Single
Brian Kelley
Whatever Floats Your Boat (feat. The Boat Boys)
Brian Kelley
Whatever Floats Your Boat (feat. The Boat Boys) - Single
Elle King
Worth A Shot (feat. Dierks Bentley)
Elle King
Worth A Shot (feat. Dierks Bentley) - Single
Madeline Edwards
Heart You Can't Break
Madeline Edwards
Madeline Edwards - EP
Spencer Crandall
What Do We Do Now?
Spencer Crandall
What Do We Do Now? - Single
Thomas Rhett & Katy Perry
Where We Started
Thomas Rhett & Katy Perry
Where We Started
Abby Anderson
Juicy
Abby Anderson
Juicy - Single
Greylan James
Walls
Greylan James
Walls - Single
James Barker Band
Beer Me
James Barker Band
Beer Me - Single
Kasey Tyndall
Babies
Kasey Tyndall
Babies - Single
King Calaway
When I Get Home
King Calaway
When I Get Home - Single
Pillbox Patti
Young and Stupid
Pillbox Patti
Young and Stupid - Single
Steve Moakler
Let's Go To the Lake
Steve Moakler
Let's Go To the Lake - Single
Madison Kozak
One Girl To Another
Madison Kozak
One Girl To Another - Single
Brett Kissel & 98°
Ain't the Same
Brett Kissel & 98°
Ain't the Same - Single
Jillian Jacqueline
The Ocean (feat. Charlie Worsham)
Jillian Jacqueline
Honestly
Sammy Arriaga
Chevy Bel Air
Sammy Arriaga
Chevy Bel Air - Single
Rodell Duff
Red Dirt Cursed
Rodell Duff
Red Dirt Cursed - Single
Mitchell Tenpenny
Elephant in the Room (feat. Teddy Swims)
Mitchell Tenpenny
Elephant in the Room (feat. Teddy Swims) - Single
Jordana Bryant
New Friends
Jordana Bryant
New Friends - Single
Christina Taylor
Till the Wheels Fall Off
Christina Taylor
Till the Wheels Fall Off - Single
Ian Flanigan
Last Name on It
Ian Flanigan
Last Name on It - Single
FINMAR
Definition
FINMAR
Definition - Single
Alana Springsteen
Trust Issues
Alana Springsteen
Trust Issues - Single
ERNEST
Some Other Bar
ERNEST
FLOWER SHOPS (THE ALBUM)
Sophia Scott
Don't Tempt Me
Sophia Scott
One Of These Days - EP
Austin Burke
Take My Life
Austin Burke
Take My Life - Single
Ingrid Andress
Good Person
Ingrid Andress
Good Person - Single
Allison Ponthier
Hardcore
Allison Ponthier
Hardcore - Single
Tyler Dial
Damn, Denver
Tyler Dial
Damn, Denver - Single
Robyn Ottolini
Say It
Robyn Ottolini
Say It - Single
Patrick Murphy
Blue Jeans, Blue Eyes, Blue Skies
Patrick Murphy
Half The Story - EP
Anna Vaus
Didn't Even Date
Anna Vaus
Didn't Even Date - Single
Noah Thompson
One Day Tonight
Noah Thompson
One Day Tonight - Single
Carrie Underwood
Denim & Rhinestones
Carrie Underwood
Denim & Rhinestones - Single
Stephen Carey
On the Water
Stephen Carey
On the Water - Single
Kat & Alex
Let's Find a Bar
Kat & Alex
Let's Find a Bar - Single
Priscilla Block
My Bar
Priscilla Block
Welcome To The Block Party
Lily Rose
I'd Be You
Lily Rose
I'd Be You - Single
Smithfield
Like I Never Loved You
Smithfield
Like I Never Loved You - Single
Shelby Darrall
I Want You To Leave
Shelby Darrall
Entertainment For The Brokenhearted - EP
Johnny Dailey
Beers In It
Johnny Dailey
Beers In It - Single
Whitney Duncan
I'm the Fire
Whitney Duncan
I'm the Fire - EP
High Valley
Somebody Tell That Girl (feat. Anne Wilson)
High Valley
Way Back
RaeLynn
I Love My Hometown
RaeLynn
I Love My Hometown - Single
Trey Lewis
Whatever She Sees in Me
Trey Lewis
Whatever She Sees in Me - Single
Kelsea Ballerini
HEARTFIRST
Kelsea Ballerini
HEARTFIRST - Single
Josh Kerr
Where Did We Go?
Josh Kerr
Where Did We Go? - EP
Maddie Larkin
Sad Girls Don't Cry
Maddie Larkin
Sad Girls Don't Cry - Single
Kylie Morgan
Love Like We're Drunk
Kylie Morgan
Love Like We're Drunk - Single
Lewis Brice
Call Me Yours
Lewis Brice
Call Me Yours - Single
Martin McDaniel
Good Thing Goin'
Martin McDaniel
Good Thing Goin' - Single
Ray Fulcher
All Gas No Brakes
Ray Fulcher
Spray Painted Line
Everette
Gonna Be A Problem
Everette
Gonna Be A Problem - Single
Angie K
Mountains
Angie K
Mountains - Single
Ashley Cooke & Brett Young
Never Til Now
Ashley Cooke & Brett Young
Never Til Now - Single
Dalton Dover
Baby I Am
Dalton Dover
Baby I Am - Single
Maren Morris
Nervous
Maren Morris
Humble Quest
Alyssa Bonagura
Other Side of the World
Alyssa Bonagura
Other Side of the World - Single
Leah Marie Mason
Habit
Leah Marie Mason
Habit - Single
Warren Zeiders
Dark Night (717 Tapes)
Warren Zeiders
717 Tapes, Vol. 2 - EP
Twinnie
Dying Inside
Twinnie
Dying Inside - Single
Dylan Schneider
College Town
Dylan Schneider
College Town - EP
Avery Anna
Narcissist
Avery Anna
Narcissist - Single
Tyler Braden
Seventeen (From “American Song Contest”)
Tyler Braden
Seventeen (From “American Song Contest”) - Single
Nelly & Tyler Hubbard
Country Boy Do
Nelly & Tyler Hubbard
Heartland
Callista Clark
Gave It Back Broken
Callista Clark
Gave It Back Broken - Single
Kidd G
People Talk
Kidd G
People Talk - Single
Fancy Hagood
Bored
Fancy Hagood
Bored - Single
Ryan Kinder & ENZI
Run
Ryan Kinder & ENZI
Run - Single
Tenille Arts
Life Goes Like That
Tenille Arts
Girl to Girl
Harper Grae
Dying on the Vine
Harper Grae
Dying on the Vine - Single
Renee Blair
Good At Being Single
Renee Blair
Good At Being Single - Single
Gable Bradley
Spade
Gable Bradley
Born Ready - EP
Hailey Whitters
College Town
Hailey Whitters
Raised
Josh Mirenda
Til the Neon's Gone
Josh Mirenda
Til the Neon's Gone - Single
Steven Lee Olsen
Nashville Or Nothing
Steven Lee Olsen
Nashville Or Nothing - Single
Walker Hayes
U Gurl
Walker Hayes
Country Stuff The Album
Miranda Lambert
Strange
Miranda Lambert
Palomino
Morgan Wade
Wilder Days
Morgan Wade
Reckless (Deluxe Edition)
Filmore
Leave Me A Memory
Filmore
Leave Me A Memory - Single
Erin Kinsey
Hate This Hometown
Erin Kinsey
Hate This Hometown - Single
Dustin Lynch
Thinking 'Bout You (feat. MacKenzie Porter)
Dustin Lynch
Blue In The Sky
Kacey Musgraves
keep lookin’ up
Kacey Musgraves
star-crossed
LOCASH
Beach Boys (feat. Mike Love & Bruce Johnston)
LOCASH
Beach Boys (feat. Mike Love & Bruce Johnston) - Single
Parmalee
Take My Name
Parmalee
For You
Willie Jones
Soul Food
Willie Jones
Slow Cookin' & Soul Food: The 2 Piece Combo - Single
Sacha
Pretty Please
Sacha
We Did - EP
Taylor Swift
Run (Taylor's Version) (From The Vault) [feat. Ed Sheeran]
Taylor Swift
Red (Taylor’s Version) (+ A Message From Taylor)
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