Chris Stapleton is back, baby!

The country legend released a brand new single titled “White Horse” today (July 21st) as a part of this week’s New Music Friday, AND he took to Instagram to make an extremely exciting announcement…

On November 10th, the talented singer-songwriter is set to release his fifth studio album titled Higher, which will serve a follow-up to his 2020 album, Starting Over. After taking home the coveted GRAMMY Award for Best Country Album, this forthcoming project will have some big shoes to fill.

Nonetheless, with the official tracklist out for all country-music lovers to obsess over, as well as one song to tide us over while we wait, we have already circled November 10th on our calendars.

Prior the release of Higher, Stapleton’s schedule is jam-packed, with performances on performances on performances. If you want to catch one of his spectacular All-American Road Show tour dates, click HERE.

Will attendees get to hear some unreleased tracks from Higher? We will just have to wait and see!

Photo Credit: @ChrisStapleton on Twitter

With Chris Stapleton’s soon-to-be hit single aside, this week’s New Music Friday playlist was stacked with even more releases that you NEED to hear for yourself, from artists like Tim McGraw, Chris Young, Brett Young, Hailey Whitters, Tiera Kennedy, Kolby Cooper, Tanner Adell, Becca Bowen, Sam Barber, Drew Green and more.

To add to this week’s array of phenomenal new tunes, Ashley Cooke released her 24-track debut project as well, which serves as one of the longest debut albums by a female country artist to date. Featuring collaborations with Colbie Caillat, Nate Smith, Jackson Dean and Brett Young, shot in the dark is definitely a must-listen.

Celeb Secrets sat down with the budding songstress to talk all about the project, which you can click HERE to read for yourself.

To make this week’s New Music Friday playlist even better, two of today’s top artists teamed up for a hot new track that was NOT on our 2023 bingo card…

Russell Dickerson and Flo Rida collaborated on their brand new summer anthem, “Beauty and the Beach,” and it is sure to make all listeners wish they were sipping a piña colada on the shore🍹

Dickerson said it best in a recent Instagram post: “Does it get any more summer than THAT??”

With releases that are all across the board, we managed to select some of our favorite tracks and create a list below. After scrolling through our picks, be sure to let us know which track you like the best by either leaving a reaction at the bottom of the post, or by sending us a tweet at @CS_Country.

Chris Stapleton – “White Horse”

Tim McGraw – “Remember Me Well”

Chris Young – “Young Love & Saturday Nights”

Diplo, Jessie Murph & Polo G – “Heartbroken”

Ashley Cooke feat. Nate Smith – “see you around”

Brett Young – “Let Go Too Soon”

Hailey Whitters – “Tie’r Down”

Tiera Kennedy – “Jesus, My Mama, My Therapist”

Russell Dickerson feat. Flo Rida – “Beauty and the Beach”

Kolby Cooper – “Kill Me”

Tanner Adell – “Buckle Bunny”

Becca Bowen – “If I’m Being Honest”

Sam Barber – “All That I Have”

Drew Green – “Best Ex I Ever Had”

Neon Union – “Country Radio Song”

Tyra Madison – “Hurts A Little Less”

Katie Noel – “Mustang”

QUEEVA – “Blue”

Ashley Anne – “Fake Tan”

Emily Brooke – “Buzzin’ Like You”

Tyler Reese Tritt – “Texas Hold Him”

Tyler Chambers – “Loves Me Like A Small Town”

J.D. Shelbourne – “Neon Hallelujah”

NEEDTOBREATHE – “The Cave”

The Dryes – “Sawdust”

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  • Melanie Rooten

    Originally from Southern California and currently residing in Music City, Melanie graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a BA in Journalism before beginning her career as a music and entertainment journalist. Beginning to work for Celeb Secrets and Celeb Secrets Country as an intern in May of 2022, she has also contributed to Holler, Music Mayhem, Country Now, Country Chord, We Got This Covered and Decider throughout her career thus far. When she is not working, Melanie enjoys going to concerts and music festivals, binging her favorite television shows, spending time with her friends and family and cheering on the Oklahoma Sooners (of course).

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