Happy New Music Friday, country fans! 

Can you believe it is already 2022? Megastars out of the honky-tonk town rang in the new year by proving that live music is back and here to stay. On Friday, December 31, CBS Network aired over 50 performances from some of Nashville’s hottest hitmakers. Across the electric city, chart-topping musicians like Miranda Lambert, Jason Aldean, Jimmie Allen, Gabby Barrett, Dierks Bentley, and more shared fan-favorite bangers, chilling covers and interacted with country music fanatics in person. 

After a long night of partying, these musicians did not get tired. In fact, they rolled into the New Year with their eye on the prize and feeling energized. January 7 marks the first Friday of the year, and the list of new releases are better than ever! 

Scoring the No.1 placement on Celeb Secrets Country’s first New Music Friday of the year is Maren Morris and her reminiscent anthem “Circles Around This Town.” Morris is set to celebrate her nine-year anniversary in music city in just a few days. So, in honor of her rapid rise to fame – the powerhouse vocalist sat down with her husband Ryan Hurd and co-writers Julia Michaels and Jimmy Robbins to pen the full-circle ballad. 

The mid-tempo track that displays her goosebump-provoking vocal range pays homage to her career-altering hits “My Church” and “80s Mercedes.” However, throughout the moving melody, she also opens up about the struggles of being a singer-songwriter in a competitive town. 

So many times I thought about leaving/ got my ass kicked trying to compete with/ everybody else’s ones that got away/ hung around long enough to catch a break,” she sings. Along with the honest hit, Morris dropped a retro-inspired music video that features country music icon, Reba McEntire

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Now, we are not just rolling into the weekend only listening to Maren Morris, as we have a long list of recently released tracks that you better spread the word about. Starting with Maddie & Tae’s hit “Strangers,” Miranda Lambert’sY’all Means All,” “Drinking Songs” by Walker Hayes, “Good Beer” by Seaforth & Jordan Davis, Eli Young Band’s “Love Talking,” and Carly Pearce even dropped an acoustic version of her heart-wrenching ballad “Never Wanted To Be That Girl” with Ashley McBryde.

Other buzz-worthy releases that we already have on replay come from Mitchell Tenpenny, Danny Gokey, the Monarch cast, Caitlyn Smith, Casey Donahew, Morgan Wade, Sean Stemaly, Michael Ray, Tracy Lawrence, King Calaway, and Lainey Wilson

Don’t forget to let us know your favorite hit on our New Music Friday playlist by sharing a reaction below or by sending us a tweet at @CS_Country.

“Circles Around This Town” – Maren Morris

“Strangers” – Maddie & Tae

“Good Beer” – Seaforth & Jordan Davis

“Drinking Songs” – Walker Hayes

“Run” – Morgan Wade

“Love Talking” – Eli Young Band

“Never Wanted To Be That Girl” – Carly Pearce & Ashley McBryde (Acoustic)

“Y’all Means All” –  Miranda Lambert (From Season 6 of Queer Eye)

“Holy Water”– Brett Eldredge

“Angelina” – Tracy Lawrence

“Good Time To Me” – King Calaway featuring Lainey Wilson

“Bucket List” – Michell Tenpenny & Danny Gokey

“The Card You Gamble” – Monarch Cast & Caitlyn Smith

“Built Different” – Casey Donahew

“Product of a Small Town” – Sean Stemaly

“Whiskey And Rain” – Michael Ray (Acoustic)

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