It's a bittersweet release for fans of Jessica Harp because of the circumstances around the release (she's retiring from performing) but rather than not get the release at all, it was released digitally.  How does the album stack-up?

Popular througout the Southeastern part of the United States, Brantley Gilbert has gone national with this proper debut album for Average Joes Entertainment. How does the Georgia native's debut shake out? Is it worth paying attention to?

Take a look at that cover.  From the Manuel jacket to the cowboy hat to the powder blue polyester suit, Jeremy Parsons looks like an artist who is anything but mainstream.  Does the album live up to the cover portrait?

Even as country music moves and changes and themes of love and loss come and go from the airwaves, there remain a few stellar artists like Gary Allan who keep their music as real as possible.  How does this album play out?

Sometimes it's hard to cover every album released so rather than not tell y'all about 'em, we've collected four of the latest Amerciana releases (Randy Kohrs, Great American Taxi, Marley's Ghost, I See Hawks In L.A.) here.

Easton Corbin has shot out of the gates and up the charts with "A Little More Country Than That."  Does the rest of his album showcase a new hope for neo-traditionalist fans or is the single simply a mirage

Danny Gokey may have been somebody who was either liked or loathed on American Idol but he certainly has started off his country music career on the right foot with a hit title track. How does the rest of the album shake out?

Blake Shelton has had an interesting run of hits as of late yet not many people probably saw the man known for the romantic and nostalgic ballads would release a raucous, hell raisin' hit.  Does the rest of this 6 track album hold up?

Johnny Cash may have been gone from this earth for nearly seven years but he still is very much in our hearts as many fans listen to his music daily.  As a bonus treat, Here are the final recordings of Cash's legendary career.

Country music labels are constantly on the lookout for fresh stars to promote and with a solid Top 20 start with "Beer on the Table," Columbia Nashville may have found one in Josh Thompson. Does the album hold the single's promise?