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A still from Angel Snow's "I Need You," a video found in this list of 20 songs from Nashville artists in 2017. YouTube hide caption
Jason Isbell and Amanda Shires perform onstage at the 2016 Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival in Franklin, Tenn. Mickey Bernal/Getty Images hide caption
Bobby Osborne's latest album, Original, is available now. Stacie Huckeba/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Mary Gauthier's Rifles & Rosary Beads comes out Jan. 26. Laura Partain/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Chris Stapleton's From A Room: Volume 2 is out Dec. 1. Andy Barron/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Danielle Bradbery's I Don't Believe We've Met is out Dec. 1. Cameron Powell/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
The opening performance at the 51st annual CMA Awards at the Bridgestone Arena on November 8, 2017 in Nashville, Tennessee. Taylor Hill/FilmMagic/Getty Images hide caption
Tucker Beathard's family connections in Nashville haven't smoothed the path to his debut album. Jim Wright/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Syleena Johnson's Rebirth Of Soul is out Nov. 10. Ojay Rice/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Maylee Todd's Acts Of Love is out Nov. 3. Luis Mora/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Dan Tyminski's latest record, Southern Gothic, is available Oct. 20. David McClister/Courtesy of artist hide caption
Dori Freeman's Letters Never Read is out Oct. 20. Kristen Horton/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Tyminski's Southern Gothic is out Oct. 20. David McClister/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Carly Pearce's Every Little Thing is out Oct. 13. Harper Smith/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Shania Twain's new album, Now, is her first after a decade-and-a-half break. Mert Alas, Marcus Piggott/Courtesy of the artist hide caption