New Normal Streams

Today’s Country PLAYLIST ∙  Apple Music Country Kelsea Ballerini’s long-awaited fourth album  SUBJECT TO CHANGE  is available now, and along with it comes standout track “MUSCLE MEMORY.” The breezy track finds Ballerini at her freest, with a lightness to her vocal that signals a newfound confidence from the “half of my hometown” hitmaker. Ballerini attributes some of that freedom to the unexpected downtime she suddenly found herself with during the COVID-19 pandemic, which coincided with the release of her third album,  kelsea . “I wrote my first record when I was 19 and then have been in this wonderful whirlwind since I was 20, really,” Ballerini tells Apple Music. “And I started radio tour and it hadn't really stopped until 2020. And I just had this need, in that stillness and in that space, to take inventory of my life.” This playlist tracks what’s happening from the heart of the country scene to its outer edges. Check back here early and often, and if you hear so...

Today’s Country PLAYLIST ∙  Apple Music Country Jon Pardi brings the party with his fourth studio album  Mr. Saturday Night , out now. The famously rowdy singer-songwriter pulls together an assortment of weekend jams and vulnerable ballads, with soulful standout “Your Heart or Mine” squarely in the former camp. Pardi tells Apple Music that “Your Heart or Mine” is “straight ’70s” music, apparent in the track’s Fleetwood Mac-esque harmonies and fiery guitar solo. This playlist tracks what’s happening from the heart of the country scene to its outer edges. Check back here early and often, and if you hear something you like, add it to your library.

Country Lovin' PLAYLIST ∙  Apple Music Country Few things capture the genuine warmth of falling in love like a great country song. Mixing newer tracks with familiar favorites, this is the down-home sound at its sweet, big-hearted best. We regularly refresh this playlist with new music. If you like a tune, add it to your library.