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Willie Jones. His latest full-length, Right Now, is on our shortlist of the best new albums out on Jan. 22. Gordon Clark/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Dale Ann Bradley (left), Tina Adair, Gena Britt and Deanie Richardson (center) of the bluegrass band Sister Sadie do their impression of the rock band Queen. Jon Roncolato/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Charley Pride left behind a complex legacy and rich body of work that deserves closer listening. C Brandon/Redferns via Getty Images hide caption
Namir Blade Seiji Inouye/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
The BlackSon, center, photographed with several members of the BlackCity, Funky Tenn collective. Gunner Stahl/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Daisha McBride, The Rap Girl. Peyton Dollar hide caption
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A.B. Eastwood. Dominique Alexander/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Nashville's music industry has never given homegrown hip-hop the support it deserves, so the city's artists and entrepreneurs are creating their own institutions. ilbusca/Getty Images hide caption
Bandleader Raul Malo and guitarist Eddie Perez both claim Latin American heritage, but their roots music-driven band had never ventured into creating an entirely Spanish album until now. Alejandro Menéndez Vega/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
S.G. Goodman (left), Becca Mancari (right) Meredith Truax / Hunter Cover/Courtesy of the artists hide caption
A parking lot in Nashville, photographed on Mar. 31, 2020, after Tennessee's governor issued a stay-at-home order in response to the developing coronavirus crisis. Danielle Del Valle/Getty Images hide caption
As the profile of the masked, pseudonymous singer Orville Peck has risen, he has sometimes been held up as a solitary figure staking a queer claim to country music. But in important ways, Peck isn't alone. Tracy Hua/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Jake Blount is a banjo and fiddle player and queer activist. His new album, Spider Tales, links country and bluegrass traditions in America with roots in African mythology. Michelle Lotker/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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