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![Dasha's "Didn't I" Is a Pop-Country Treasure](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/dasha-didnt-i-1720819634.jpg)
Dasha's "Didn't I" Is a Pop-Country Treasure
July 12, 2024
“Didn’t I” is a moment of inner turmoil captured in a twangy earworm of a song.
Author:
Abby Kenna
![Jordan Armstrong Finds Beauty In the Mundane in Blazing Single "High Note"](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/jordan-_armstrong-high-note-1719850908.jpeg)
Jordan Armstrong Finds Beauty In the Mundane in Blazing Single "High Note"
July 1, 2024
"High Note is about taking the good out of life and leaving the rest behind."
Author:
Alessandra Rincon
![WATCH: Thrice's Dustin Kensrue Explores New Country Western Solo Album 'Desert Dreaming' [Exclusive] | THE NOISE](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/a26cfdd1-9fd3-4a3f-9d03-4d0ae96a1cda-1717045659.jpg)
WATCH: Thrice's Dustin Kensrue Explores New Country Western Solo Album 'Desert Dreaming' [Exclusive] | THE NOISE
May 30, 2024
Performing country western-inspired tracks "Western Skies" & "The Heart of Sedona," the Thrice singer/guitarist demonstrates his deep-rooted love for the great American Southwest.
Author:
Jimmy Smith
![Behind Dreamer Boy's "LONESTAR," An Instant Cowboy-Core Classic [Q&A]](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/dreamer_boy-_photo_credit__adam_alonzo__l_e_a_d_-1715397231.jpg)
Behind Dreamer Boy's "LONESTAR," An Instant Cowboy-Core Classic [Q&A]
May 11, 2024
Bringing a southern twang to the pop world, Texas-born, Los Angeles-based Dreamer Boy has released his latest album, LONESTAR.
Author:
Abby Kenna
![Lily Fitts' "Lose You Now" Weaves Classic Folk Instincts With Pop Grace](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/lily-fitts-lose-you-know-1714533737.jpeg)
Lily Fitts' "Lose You Now" Weaves Classic Folk Instincts With Pop Grace
May 1, 2024
“Lose You Now” is a delicate but determined ode to a former love, standing upright in the face of heartache.
Author:
Abby Kenna
![Shaya Zamora Is a Star in the Making With “Pretty Little Devil”](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/shaya-zamora-new-artist-dscovery-1713904252.jpeg)
Shaya Zamora Is a Star in the Making With “Pretty Little Devil”
April 22, 2024
For those who have yet to discover Shaya Zamora, now is the perfect time to tune in.
Author:
Carter Fife
![Willow Avalon Bares Her Soul in Debut EP 'Stranger'](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/willow-avalon-stranger-1709316401.jpg)
Willow Avalon Bares Her Soul in Debut EP 'Stranger'
March 1, 2024
"All of this music on the Stranger EP is so wholeheartedly me; it's me with my heart on my sleeve."
Author:
Alessandra Rincon
![Grace Cummings Sets Her Sights on the Endless Horizon in "Common Man"](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/grace-_cummings-common-_man-1708537598.jpg)
Grace Cummings Sets Her Sights on the Endless Horizon in "Common Man"
February 21, 2024
“This song is about being a colorful bird and never, ever wanting to be a pigeon."
Author:
Giselle Libby
![Ryan Waters' "Fireplace" is a Nostalgic Country Crossover](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/unknown-1700514105.jpeg)
Ryan Waters' "Fireplace" is a Nostalgic Country Crossover
November 17, 2023
Along with the exciting release, Waters has also signed with Benji Madden's MDDN.
Author:
DJ Connor
![Gatlin Delivers a Stirring Ode to Coming in Second Place in "Still Not Me"](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/gatlin-_still-_not-_me-1674153133.png)
Gatlin Delivers a Stirring Ode to Coming in Second Place in "Still Not Me"
January 20, 2023
Gatlin is starting off the new year by cementing her signature sound—vulnerable folk-country pop
Author:
Giselle Libby
![Noah Cyrus Finds Some Light in "I Got So High That I Saw Jesus"](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/noah-cyrus-i-got-so-high-i-saw-jesus_1584993668.jpg)
Noah Cyrus Finds Some Light in "I Got So High That I Saw Jesus"
March 23, 2020
"It will be OK, so long as we are guided by compassion and community. Both are needed more than ever right now."
Author:
Alexa Schoenfeld
![Turbo's "Heart Stop" Is Proving Country/Hip-Hop Is More Than a Passing Fad [Q&A]](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/turbo-heart-stop-interview_1588361091.jpg)
Turbo's "Heart Stop" Is Proving Country/Hip-Hop Is More Than a Passing Fad [Q&A]
May 1, 2020
"I believe that meme culture is the gateway for this genre... My mission, though, is to show people that this is the start of something enormous, not a temporary trend."
Author:
Kristin Robinson
![RMR's "Rascal" Is a Transfixing Country Trap Ballad That I'll Play at My Wedding](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/rmr-rascal_1582830336.png)
RMR's "Rascal" Is a Transfixing Country Trap Ballad That I'll Play at My Wedding
February 27, 2020
The only song of 2020 that matters.
Author:
Maxamillion Polo
![BRELAND's "Natural" Is an Ode to Shania Twain and Country's Leading Women](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/breland-natural-cross-country-1655915672.jpeg)
BRELAND's "Natural" Is an Ode to Shania Twain and Country's Leading Women
June 22, 2022
Ahead of his debut album, BRELAND delivers a country anthem made for the summer.
Author:
Dillon Stave
![Jozzy Takes Us into the Writing Session for "Old Town Road (feat. Billy Ray Cyrus)"
[ANATOMY OF A SONG]](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/jozzy-ones-to-watch-3.jpg)
Jozzy Takes Us into the Writing Session for "Old Town Road (feat. Billy Ray Cyrus)" [ANATOMY OF A SONG]
May 7, 2019
Get to know the songwriter who merged the hip hop & country spheres by writing Billy Ray Cyrus's verse on Lil Nas X's "Old Town Road Remix."
Author:
Anna Scholfield
![Breland and the Radical Rise of Country Trap](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/breland-my-truck_1585159645.jpg)
Breland and the Radical Rise of Country Trap
March 25, 2020
Breland is country trap's next star.
Author:
Maxamillion Polo
![J.S. Ondara Presents a Beautifully Melancholic "Torch Song" Session [PREMIERE]](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/js-ondara-ones-to-watch-2.jpeg)
J.S. Ondara Presents a Beautifully Melancholic "Torch Song" Session [PREMIERE]
January 24, 2019
Rising singer-songwriter J.S. Ondara is penning an irrefutably unique and rich tale of the American Dream.
Author:
Maxamillion Polo
![Ingrid Andress and Sam Hunt Contemplate Another Round on "Wishful Drinking"](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/ingrid-andress-sam-hunt-wishful-drinking_1628022936.jpeg)
Ingrid Andress and Sam Hunt Contemplate Another Round on "Wishful Drinking"
August 3, 2021
Andress perseveres in her mission to create authentic country music that is inviting and relatable to all.
Author:
EJ Saftner
![Kassi Ashton Takes Us Backstage on Her First of Many Tours [Tour Diary]](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/kassi-ashton-ones-to-watch_1572542569.jpeg)
Kassi Ashton Takes Us Backstage on Her First of Many Tours [Tour Diary]
October 31, 2019
The compelling Nashville artist takes us behind-the-scenes on her tour with Maren Morris.
Author:
Precious Kato
![The Dismissal of Lil Nas X's "Old Town Road" as Country Speaks to a Larger Issue in Music](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/lil-nas-x-old-town-road-ones-to-watch-2.jpg)
The Dismissal of Lil Nas X's "Old Town Road" as Country Speaks to a Larger Issue in Music
March 30, 2019
This is bigger than a country music problem; this is a music problem.
Author:
Maxamillion Polo