Listen to a track from newcomer Jessie James' debut album here.

Country music has increasingly found itself the place true pop/rock artists find themselves with pop music being taken over by r&b and hip-hop.  Should there any place on the radio waves for somebody like Jessie James?

Listen to the debut single from pop/country singer Jessie James.

This was bound to happen.  From the moment Taylor Swift hit the ground running with "Tim McGraw," there was most certainly gonna be somebody releasing a song somewhere in the future with the title "Taylor Swift."  Does the single really stand a chance at success?

Listen to an audio sample of Tyler Dean's latest single.

Traditional country music may not be all that mainstream these days but that doesn't mean that there arent artists out there making it.  Dallas Wayne is one such artist and he returns after a brief hiatus with his latest album. Does it fit in well with other tradtionalist's releases?

Listen to the title track to Dolly Parton's latest hit.

With the release of this ambitious two-disc set, Bryan Clark has managed to cover multiple facets of Roots (or Americana) music in a unique way that shows off his vocal, songwriting and instrumental abilities.

You can listen to all the tracks on the album here.

Tuesday night, American Idol's remaining eleven contestants performed songs from members of the Grand Ole Opry.  Most of the songs chosen were recorded in the last fifteen to twenty years and while most of the performaces were 'good,' were they 'country?'