{"id":46915,"date":"2025-09-18T14:08:13","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T14:08:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/18\/these-new-country-albums-are-coming-in-2025\/"},"modified":"2025-09-18T14:08:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T14:08:13","slug":"these-new-country-albums-are-coming-in-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/18\/these-new-country-albums-are-coming-in-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"These New Country Albums Are Coming in 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Two of country music’s top male artists of the 21st century have new albums planned for 2025.<\/p>\n

You’ll also find new projects from a\u00a0the\u00a0reigning CMA Entertainer of the Year,\u00a0the hottest new act from Texas and a Beatle<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Yep, Ringo Starr\u00a0gave country music a try this year, and in fact, his new album is first on our list of collections\u00a0for\u00a02025.<\/p>\n

Related<\/strong><\/em>:\u00a0Country Music Tours Scheduled for 2025: Full List<\/a><\/p>\n

Dierks Bentley<\/a>, Maddie & Tae<\/a> and Brett Young\u00a0<\/a>are three\u00a0more big-name acts with confirmed albums still to come.<\/p>\n

Additionally, after assuring us a new project was coming,\u00a0Eric Church<\/a>\u00a0announced his first album in four years and delivered in May. Blake Shelton<\/a> waited just as long,\u00a0dropping his new project the same month.<\/p>\n

Scroll down to see the most up-to-date version of the new country album calendar for 2025. We’ll update it as soon as new albums are announced.<\/p>\n

New Country Albums\u00a0Releases in 2025:<\/h3>\n

September 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sept. 12: <\/strong>Ruston Kelly, Pale, Through the Window<\/em>
Sept. 19<\/strong>: Chase McDaniel, Lost Ones
<\/em>Sept. 19\u00a0<\/strong>Charley Pride, Endlessly: a Tribute to Brook Benton<\/em>
Sept. 19:\u00a0<\/strong>Josh Ross, Later Tonight<\/em>
Sept. 19:\u00a0<\/strong>Chase Rice, Eldora<\/em>
Sept. 19:\u00a0<\/strong>Drew Green, What You\u2019re Looking For<\/em>
Sept. 19:\u00a0<\/strong>Runaway June, New Kind of Emotion
<\/em>Sept. 26<\/strong>:\u00a0Hardy, Country! Country!<\/em>
Sept. 26<\/strong>: Karley Scott Collins, Flight Risk<\/em>
Sept. 26<\/strong>: Lady A, On This Winter\u2019s Night Vol. 2<\/em>
Sept. 26<\/strong>: Thomas Rhett, About a Woman (Deluxe)<\/em>
Sept. 26<\/strong>: Whiskey Myers, Whomp Whack Thunder<\/em><\/p>\n

October 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n

Oct. 3<\/strong>:\u00a0Annie Bosko, California Cowgirl<\/em>
Oct. 3<\/strong>:\u00a0Emily Ann Roberts, Memory Lane<\/em>
Oct. 3<\/strong>: Waylon Jennings, Songbird<\/em> (Posthumous)
Oct. 10<\/strong>:\u00a0Lauren Watkins, In a Perfect World<\/em>
Oct. 10<\/strong>:\u00a0Mae Estes, Mae Estes\u00a0<\/em>
Oct. 10<\/strong>:\u00a0Noah Hicks, Small Town Does<\/em>
Oct. 10<\/strong>: Priscilla Block, Things You Didn\u2019t See<\/em>
Oct. 17<\/strong>:\u00a0Anne Wilson, Stars<\/em>
Oct. 17:<\/strong> Chris Young, I Didn\u2019t Come Here to Leave<\/em><\/p>\n

Oct. 24<\/strong>:\u00a0Alexandra Kay, Second Wind
<\/em>Oct. 24<\/strong>:\u00a0Billy Currington, King of the World<\/em>
Oct. 24<\/strong>:\u00a0Brandi Carlile, Returning to Myself<\/em>
Oct. 24<\/strong>:\u00a0Randy Rogers Band, The Going<\/em><\/p>\n

November 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nov. 7<\/strong>:\u00a0Jake Owen, Dreams to Dream
<\/em>Nov. 7<\/strong>:\u00a0Trisha Yearwood, Christmastime
<\/em>Nov. 7<\/strong>:\u00a0Vincent Mason, There I Go<\/em>
Nov. 7:<\/strong> Willie Nelson, Workin\u2019 Man: Willie Sings Merle<\/em><\/p>\n

December 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dec. 5<\/strong>:\u00a0Zac Brown Band, Love & Fear
<\/em>Dec. 12<\/strong>:\u00a0Brantley Gilbert, Greatest Hits \u2026 So Far<\/em><\/p>\n

January 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jan. 9, Zach Bryan, With Heaven on Top<\/em><\/p>\n

Country Albums Already Released In 2025<\/h3>\n

January 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jan. 10<\/strong>: Ringo Starr, Look Up<\/em>
Jan. 17:<\/strong> Lanco, We’re Gonna Make It
<\/em>Jan. 24: <\/strong>Canaan Smith, Chickahominy<\/em>
Jan. 24<\/strong>: <\/strong>Drew & Ellie Holcomb, Memory Bank<\/em>
Jan. 24<\/strong>: <\/strong>Kane Brown, The High Road<\/em><\/a>
Jan. 24<\/strong>: <\/strong>Ty Myers, The Select<\/em>
Jan. 31<\/strong>: <\/strong>Neon Union, Good Years<\/em><\/p>\n

February 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n

Feb. 14<\/strong>: The War and Treaty, Plus One<\/em>
<\/em><\/strong><\/a>Feb. 21<\/strong>: Randall King, Neon (Unplugged)<\/em><\/p>\n

March 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n

March 7: <\/strong>Caylee Hammack, Bed of Roses<\/em>
March 7<\/strong>: Jason Isbell, Foxes in the Snow
<\/em><\/a>M<\/strong>arch 7<\/strong>: Mackenzie Carpenter, Hey Country Queen
<\/em>March 14<\/strong>: Brett Eldredge, Lonestar Lovers EP
<\/em>March 14<\/strong>: Carly Pearce, Hummingbird: No Rain No Flowers
<\/em>March 14<\/strong>: Charley Crockett, Lonesome Drifter
<\/em>March 14<\/strong>: Warren Zeiders, Relapse, Lies & Betrayal
<\/em>March 21<\/strong>: Ryan Hurd, Midwest Rock & Roll
<\/em>March 28<\/strong>: Alison Krauss and Union Station, Arcadia<\/em><\/p>\n

April 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n

April 4: <\/strong>Bryan Martin, Years In the Making
<\/em>April 4<\/strong>: Elton John and Brandi Carlile, Who Believes In Angels?
<\/em>April 4: <\/strong>Parmalee, Fell in Love With a Cowgirl<\/em>
April 11<\/strong>: Jon Pardi, Honkytonk Hollywood
<\/em>April 11<\/strong>: Kolby Cooper, Love You
<\/em>April 11<\/strong>: Muscadine Bloodline,\u00a0… And What Was Left Behind
<\/em>April 18<\/strong>: Ian Munsick, Eagle Feather
<\/em>April 18<\/strong>: LoCash, Bet the Farm
<\/em>April 25<\/strong>: John Morgan, Carolina Blue
<\/em>April 25<\/strong>: Kassi Ashton, Made From the Dirt
<\/em>April 25<\/strong>: Shaboozey, Where I’ve Been, Isn’t Where I’m Going: The Complete Edition
<\/em>April 25<\/strong>: Tucker Wetmore, What Not To
<\/em>April 25<\/strong>: Willie Nelson, Oh What a Beautiful World<\/em><\/p>\n

May 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n

May 2: <\/strong>Eric Church, Evangeline Vs. the Machine
<\/em><\/a>May 2: <\/strong>Hardy, Country!<\/em>
May 2: <\/strong>Maddie & Tae, Love and Light
May 9<\/strong>: Blake Shelton, For Recreational Use Only
<\/a><\/em>May 16<\/strong>: Avery Anna, Let Go Letters
<\/a><\/em>May 16:<\/strong> Bryce Leatherwood, Bryce Leatherwood
<\/em>May 16<\/strong>: Morgan Wallen, I’m the Problem
<\/a><\/em>May 16<\/strong>: Tyler Braden, Devil and a Prayer
<\/em>May 30<\/strong>: Dylan Scott, Easy Does It<\/em><\/p>\n

June 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n

June 6<\/strong>: Rascal Flatts, Life Is a Highway: Refueled Duets
<\/a><\/em>June 6<\/strong>: <\/em>Hailey Whitters, Corn Queen
<\/a><\/em>June 13<\/strong>: Brett Young, 2.0<\/em>
<\/a><\/em>June 13<\/strong>: Dierks Bentley, Broken Branches
<\/a><\/em>June 13<\/strong>: Dillon Carmichael, Keepin’ Country Alive
<\/em>June 20<\/strong>: Chris Lane, Shade Tree
<\/em>June 25:<\/strong> Charles Kelley, Songs for a New Moon
<\/a><\/em>June 27<\/strong>: Cole Swindell, Spanish Moss
<\/em>June 27<\/strong>: Logan Mize, Open Road
<\/em>June 27<\/strong>: Parker McCollum, Parker McCollum<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

July 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n

July 11<\/strong>: Sam Williams, Act II: Countrystar
<\/em>July 18<\/strong>: Cam, All Things Light
<\/em>July 18<\/strong>: Niko Moon, American Palm
<\/em>July 18:<\/strong> Scotty McCreery, Scooter and Friends <\/em>EP
<\/em>July 18<\/strong>: Trisha Yearwood, The Mirror
<\/em>July 25<\/strong>: Hudson Westbrook, Texas Forever
<\/em>July 25<\/strong>: Tyler Childers, Snipe Hunter<\/em><\/p>\n

August 2025:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Aug. 1: <\/strong>Chris Janson, Wild Horses
<\/em>Aug. 1: <\/strong>Eli Young Band, Strange Hours
<\/em>Aug. 1: <\/strong>Morgan Wade, The Party Is Over
<\/em>Aug. 1:<\/strong> Sunny Sweeney, Rhinestone Requiem
<\/em>Aug. 8: <\/strong>Ashley Monroe, Tennessee Lightning<\/em>
Aug 8<\/strong>: Bailey Zimmerman, Different Night, Same Rodeo
<\/em>Aug. 8<\/strong>: Charley Crockett, Dollar a Day
<\/em>Aug. 15<\/strong>: Gavin Adock, Own Worst Enemy
<\/em>Aug. 15<\/strong>: Jordan Davis, Learn the Hard Way
<\/em>Aug. 22<\/strong>: Old Dominion, Barbara
<\/em>Aug. 22<\/strong>: Russell Dickerson, Almost Back Home
Aug. 29<\/strong><\/em>:<\/strong> Zach Top, Ain’t In It for My Health<\/em><\/p>\n

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50 Greatest Country Album Covers<\/h2>\n
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The best country album covers are iconic, creative and original. You’ll find zero sets of train tracks, and just as few country men with guitars slung over shoulder wearing a brooding look on this expansive list of the greatest album covers ever.<\/p>\n

Many are daring, perhaps even too risky for your tastes. However, if the album art pushed boundaries, the music inside did, too, which makes for an iconic album. This list stretches back to 1959 and includes albums released in 2022. See if your favorite album made our greatest country album covers list below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Gallery Credit: Billy Dukes<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The 10 Best Country Albums of 2024<\/h2>\n
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In 2024, country music was a genre of extremes. Very traditional albums \u2014 especially from new artists \u2014 made a big impression, and so did experimental albums or albums coming from artists with a background in another style of music. Read on for Taste of Country’s best albums of 2024, which were picked by a team of staff writers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Gallery Credit: Carena Liptak<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n