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This is an exciting year for country music already! Mark your calendar for the release of exciting new music from a ton of artists, including the [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]JaneDear girls[/lastfm], [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Sara Evans[/lastfm], [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Brad Paisley[/lastfm] and more!

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* Feb. 1 JaneDear girls [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]the JaneDear girls[/lastfm] (Warner Bros./WMN)

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* Feb. 8 Various Artists The Music Inside: A Collaboration Dedicated To Waylon Jennings (Scatter/Valory)

* Feb. 8  Thompson Square [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Thompson Square[/lastfm] (Stoney Creek)

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* Feb. 15 [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Jeff Bates[/lastfm] One Day Closer EP (Black River), [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Sarah Darling[/lastfm] Angels & Devils (Black River) and  [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Due West[/lastfm]  Forget The Miles EP (Black River)

Wow…listen to Jeff Bates explain the heartfelt motivation for this song, after getting off drugs and a stint in jail!

Sarah Darling music video!

Due West music video!

* March 1 [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Craig Campbell[/lastfm] Craig Campbell (BPG) and Aaron Lewis Town Line (Stroudavarious)

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* March 8 [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Sara Evans[/lastfm] Stronger (RCA)

* March 29 [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Harters [/lastfm]TBA (BPG)

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* April 19 [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Brad Paisley[/lastfm] This Is Country Music (Arista)