First Country: New Music From Sam Hunt, Ashley McBryde, Old Dominion & More

By Will Thorne

Little did Ashley Brinton, 22, also known as Aye B, know that after wrapping a successful tour with Mod Sun, she’d be heading home! The rapper had plenty of events and plans on the go prior to self-isolating, including being out in the desert for Coachella. Hot off her fun performance on Bravo’s hit series Below Deck, the budding rapper just released her newest jam, ‘Nobody’ with Hotsauce, one of the producers behind Ariana Grande’s successful career, just in time for everyone’s quarantine dance

New music Fridays are a thrilling, yet daunting prospect for any music lover.  It's essentially a weekly holiday where fan-favorite artists and fresh faces alike drop their latest offerings for all the world to hear, flooding streaming services and digital retailers with an onslaught of aural goodies.

Billboard’s First Stream serves as a handy guide to this Friday’s most essential releases — the key music that everyone will be talking about today, and that will be dominating playlists this weekend and beyond.This week, Fiona Apple returns when we need her most, Sam Smith and Demi Lovato are “ready” to take over pop radio, and DaBaby can’t stop and won’t stop.

Sam Hunt is back with a new track!

Zach Crowell hits No. 1 on Billboard's Country Producers chart (dated April 18), leading for the first time thanks to seven production credits on the latest Hot Country Songs chart, all via songs performed by Sam Hunt.All seven tracks appear on Hunt's new sophomore LP Southside, which debuts at No.

Sam Hunt appeared on A Late Show with Stephen Colbert Monday evening (April 13) from the comfort of his studio to perform his infectious single “Hard to Forget.”The country singer-songwriter shared his stripped-down version of the song alone on guitar, with the help of a backing track.“Hey everybody. My band couldn’t join me this evening, so I’m going to try to make do here at the studio,” Hunt told viewers.

Viva Friday is a compilation of the best new Latin songs, albums and videos recommended by the Billboard Latin editors.

Roswell, New Mexico's Isobel Evans has been through a lot over the past few weeks.  First, she discovered that her husband was not who she thought he was, and was secretly an evil alien who compelled her to kill someone a decade ago. Then he died, and her brother Max died, and the girl she had been compelled to kill came back to life.

Sam Hunt's latest album, Southside, has topped this week's new music release poll. In the poll, published Friday (April 3) on Billboard,

The end of another week brings a host of new music by everyone from Drake and DaBaby to Sam Hunt and Steve Aoki, and Billboard wants to know which new release you have on repeat!Will you be spending the weekend making TikTok videos to Drake's infectious "Toosie Slide"? Have you been waiting five-plus years for Hunt's sophomore album Southside, or even longer (twelve whole years!) for Lindsay Lohan to mount a musical comeback with her clubby new track "Back To Me?"Perhaps you're ready to throw a

Lorde may have some music in the works.

Billboard’s First Stream serves as a handy guide to this Friday’s most essential releases — the key music that everyone will be talking about today, and that will be dominating playlists this weekend and beyond.

The New Zealand artist is thought to be working on the follow-up to 'Melodrama'

NEW YORK -- Sam Hunt’s sophomore album opens and closes with two of the most personal songs he’s ever written, as he draws from his own life to paint candid portraits for listeners.

Sam Faiers has been keeping busy during the lockdown just like many other celebrities, by making TikTok videos. But along with her first two attempts we've been given a first glimpse into her new Surrey home that she moved into with her boyfriend Paul Knightley and their two children “before the coronavirus lockdown”.The Mummy Diairies star, 29, posted two clips with their stunning new kitchen as the background revealing the minimalist theme throughout.

Rosa came back from the dead, and so did all of her problems.  At the end of season one of Roswell, New Mexico, Rosa (Amber Midthunder) was brought back to life after she was discovered to be preserved in an alien pod underground. Unfortunately, Max Evans (Nathan Dean Parsons) had to sacrifice himself to save her, and now not only does Rosa have to live with that guilt, but she's also got Max contacting her from what may or may not be purgatory, asking her to prevent Liz from saving him.

Amber Midthunder didn’t have to go far from home to film her role in “Roswell, New Mexico.”

50 and fabulous! Mariah Carey began her 50th birthday on March 27 with a major gift to her fans. The “We Belong Together” songstress took to her Instagram account and shared a stunning selfie, which featured Mariah with barely a drop of makeup on her beaming face.