Two of country music’s top male artists of the 21st century have new albums planned for 2025.
You’ll also find new projects from a the reigning CMA Entertainer of the Year, the hottest new act from Texas and a Beatle.
Yep, Ringo Starr gave country music a try this year, and in fact, his new album is first on our list of collections for 2025.
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Dierks Bentley, Maddie & Tae and Brett Young are three more big-name acts with confirmed albums still to come.
Additionally, after assuring us a new project was coming, Eric Church announced his first album in four years and delivered in May. Blake Shelton waited just as long, dropping his new project the same month.
Scroll down to see the most up-to-date version of the new country album calendar for 2025. We’ll update it as soon as new albums are announced.
New Country Albums Releases in 2025:
September 2025
Sept. 12: Ruston Kelly, Pale, Through the Window
Sept. 19: Chase McDaniel, Lost Ones
Sept. 19 Charley Pride, Endlessly: a Tribute to Brook Benton
Sept. 19: Josh Ross, Later Tonight
Sept. 19: Chase Rice, Eldora
Sept. 19: Drew Green, What You’re Looking For
Sept. 19: Runaway June, New Kind of Emotion
Sept. 26: Hardy, Country! Country!
Sept. 26: Karley Scott Collins, Flight Risk
Sept. 26: Lady A, On This Winter’s Night Vol. 2
Sept. 26: Thomas Rhett, About a Woman (Deluxe)
Sept. 26: Whiskey Myers, Whomp Whack Thunder
October 2025
Oct. 3: Annie Bosko, California Cowgirl
Oct. 3: Emily Ann Roberts, Memory Lane
Oct. 3: Waylon Jennings, Songbird (Posthumous)
Oct. 10: Lauren Watkins, In a Perfect World
Oct. 10: Mae Estes, Mae Estes
Oct. 10: Noah Hicks, Small Town Does
Oct. 10: Priscilla Block, Things You Didn’t See
Oct. 17: Anne Wilson, Stars
Oct. 17: Chris Young, I Didn’t Come Here to Leave
Oct. 24: Alexandra Kay, Second Wind
Oct. 24: Billy Currington, King of the World
Oct. 24: Brandi Carlile, Returning to Myself
Oct. 24: Randy Rogers Band, The Going
November 2025
Nov. 7: Jake Owen, Dreams to Dream
Nov. 7: Trisha Yearwood, Christmastime
Nov. 7: Vincent Mason, There I Go
Nov. 7: Willie Nelson, Workin’ Man: Willie Sings Merle
December 2025
Dec. 5: Zac Brown Band, Love & Fear
Dec. 12: Brantley Gilbert, Greatest Hits … So Far
January 2026
Jan. 9, Zach Bryan, With Heaven on Top
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January 2025
Jan. 10: Ringo Starr, Look Up
Jan. 17: Lanco, We’re Gonna Make It
Jan. 24: Canaan Smith, Chickahominy
Jan. 24: Drew & Ellie Holcomb, Memory Bank
Jan. 24: Kane Brown, The High Road
Jan. 24: Ty Myers, The Select
Jan. 31: Neon Union, Good Years
February 2025
Feb. 14: The War and Treaty, Plus One
Feb. 21: Randall King, Neon (Unplugged)
March 2025
March 7: Caylee Hammack, Bed of Roses
March 7: Jason Isbell, Foxes in the Snow
March 7: Mackenzie Carpenter, Hey Country Queen
March 14: Brett Eldredge, Lonestar Lovers EP
March 14: Carly Pearce, Hummingbird: No Rain No Flowers
March 14: Charley Crockett, Lonesome Drifter
March 14: Warren Zeiders, Relapse, Lies & Betrayal
March 21: Ryan Hurd, Midwest Rock & Roll
March 28: Alison Krauss and Union Station, Arcadia
April 2025
April 4: Bryan Martin, Years In the Making
April 4: Elton John and Brandi Carlile, Who Believes In Angels?
April 4: Parmalee, Fell in Love With a Cowgirl
April 11: Jon Pardi, Honkytonk Hollywood
April 11: Kolby Cooper, Love You
April 11: Muscadine Bloodline, … And What Was Left Behind
April 18: Ian Munsick, Eagle Feather
April 18: LoCash, Bet the Farm
April 25: John Morgan, Carolina Blue
April 25: Kassi Ashton, Made From the Dirt
April 25: Shaboozey, Where I’ve Been, Isn’t Where I’m Going: The Complete Edition
April 25: Tucker Wetmore, What Not To
April 25: Willie Nelson, Oh What a Beautiful World
May 2025
May 2: Eric Church, Evangeline Vs. the Machine
May 2: Hardy, Country!
May 2: Maddie & Tae, Love and Light
May 9: Blake Shelton, For Recreational Use Only
May 16: Avery Anna, Let Go Letters
May 16: Bryce Leatherwood, Bryce Leatherwood
May 16: Morgan Wallen, I’m the Problem
May 16: Tyler Braden, Devil and a Prayer
May 30: Dylan Scott, Easy Does It
June 2025
June 6: Rascal Flatts, Life Is a Highway: Refueled Duets
June 6: Hailey Whitters, Corn Queen
June 13: Brett Young, 2.0
June 13: Dierks Bentley, Broken Branches
June 13: Dillon Carmichael, Keepin’ Country Alive
June 20: Chris Lane, Shade Tree
June 25: Charles Kelley, Songs for a New Moon
June 27: Cole Swindell, Spanish Moss
June 27: Logan Mize, Open Road
June 27: Parker McCollum, Parker McCollum
July 2025
July 11: Sam Williams, Act II: Countrystar
July 18: Cam, All Things Light
July 18: Niko Moon, American Palm
July 18: Scotty McCreery, Scooter and Friends EP
July 18: Trisha Yearwood, The Mirror
July 25: Hudson Westbrook, Texas Forever
July 25: Tyler Childers, Snipe Hunter
August 2025:
Aug. 1: Chris Janson, Wild Horses
Aug. 1: Eli Young Band, Strange Hours
Aug. 1: Morgan Wade, The Party Is Over
Aug. 1: Sunny Sweeney, Rhinestone Requiem
Aug. 8: Ashley Monroe, Tennessee Lightning
Aug 8: Bailey Zimmerman, Different Night, Same Rodeo
Aug. 8: Charley Crockett, Dollar a Day
Aug. 15: Gavin Adock, Own Worst Enemy
Aug. 15: Jordan Davis, Learn the Hard Way
Aug. 22: Old Dominion, Barbara
Aug. 22: Russell Dickerson, Almost Back Home
Aug. 29: Zach Top, Ain’t In It for My Health
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