Hardy is arguably one of the most creative and prolific Nashville songwriters to date. Remember the Hix Tapes? The last installment Hix Tape 3: DiffTape was a tribute to one of the all-time honky tonk greats Joe Diffie. It was also Toby Keith's last studio recording before he passed on February 5th, 2024. Then Hardy also reimagined one of my all-time favorite rap songs Gin & Juice and roped in the original artists of the song Dr. Dre and Snoop Dog in 2025.

It feels great to be back home in the U.S. and catching up with all the solid new music releases.

New music releases across country, jazz, bluegrass and more are explored on these pages. I can't believe Bruce Springsteen has a new ..