It's no secret that modern country music has taken a turn towards pop-leaning sounds of past decades.  This new Republic Nashville trio has that pop-leaning sound but they do it with an organic, fresh flair that is highlighted with this debut single.

Well here's a surprise. A genuine country song from a new artist that recalls the best of Strait, Jackson and Paisley.  The song also has a don't-take-myself-too-serious feel that helps make it a very nice song to listen to.  But will it get a shot at national success?

With "Sissy's Song" being as serious and sentimental as a song can get, what would Alan Jackson do for that song's follow-up single?  Would he return to the silly songs like "Country Boy" or retain some sentimentality? Perhas he'd get both silly and sentimenal?

Here's Dierks Bentley's second single from the "Feel That Fire" album.

Here's the latest single from Canada's Brad Johner.

Texas based artist Darren Kozelsky has choosen to record Canadian artist Jason Blaine's 2008 hit for a stateside release.

With three successful hits under his belt, Jason Michael Carroll has released his fourth single, "Where I'm From." It's the first single from his upcoming CD.  As obvious as the title, the song is another track which lists off all of the things about small-town lives and why someone loves it.  But is the song any good?