Aaron Watson – Horse Named Texas (Self-released) – Aaron Watson continues going the indie route. Here, he helped co-write all 25 songs.

Ty Myers – Heavy On The Soul (RECORDS Nashville/Columbia) – Ty Myers releases his sophomore album. The disc was recorded at FAME Recording Studios in Muscle Shoals, Ala.

Luke Grimes – Redbird (MCA) – Luke Grimes releases his sophomore album. Dave Cobb porduced the 10-song project.

Owen Riegling – In the Feeling (Big Loud) – Canadian country singer Owen Riegling releases his first full-length release in the U.S. The record contains a dozen songs and was produced by Oscar Charles. Riegling has received some play with "Taillight This Town" this past fall. He released the full-length record, "Bruce County (From the Beginning)," in 2024 through Universal Canada.

Jackson Dean – Magnolia Sage (Big Machine) – Jackson Dean releases his third album. He had a hand in writing all 11 songs.

49 Winchester – Change of Plans (Lucille/MCA) – 49 Winchester has another album int he works. "Change of Plans" was executive produced by Dave Cobb at his recording studio in Savannah, Ga. "Pardon Me" was released as a lead song from the release.

Larry Fleet – Another Year Olde (Stellar Way Records / EMPIRE) – Larry Fleet self-produced the 11-track record, his first with the global label.

Caroline Jones – Good Omen (Nashville Harbor Records & Entertainment) – Singer/Songwriter Caroline Jones, also a member of the Zac Brown Band, make sher debut for the label. She co-produced the 12 songs with Julian Raymond.

The Lone Bellow – What a Time to be Alive (Soundly/Thirty Tigers) – The Lone Bellow, a trio in Nashville by way of Brooklyn, recorded their latest in Muscle Shoals, Ala. with their touring band.

John Craigie – I Swam Here (Zabriskie Point Records) – John Craigie releases his 10th solo album. Much of the album was recorded in New Orleans in January 2025, with backing from local musicians handpicked by Sam Doores of The Deslondes, including the Deslondes drummer Howe Pearson, bassist Max Bien Khan, pedal steel guitarist Jonny Campos (Lost Bayou Ramblers), and country folk songwriter Desiree Cannon, with Craigie's long-time collaborator, singer-songwriter Anna Moss, appearing on almost every track.

Rissi Palmer – Perspectives (Self-released) – Rissi Palmer releases a four-song EP." Produced primarily by Shannon Sanders, the release was sparked by Palmer's time on the 2025 Trailblazing Women of Country Tour, where honoring the legacies of Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn, and Dolly Parton reconnected her to the genre's storytelling roots. Among the four songs is "Somebody Somewhere," the lone track produced by Dan Knobler, in which Palmer revisits the Loretta Lynn classic. Palmer also recorded "Can You Run?," penned by Chris Stapleton and the late Mike Henderson. Palmer helped write the other two songs.

Kashus Culpepper – Act I (Big Loud) – Kashus Culpepper left the military for a career in country music. This is his debut record.