Taking her newborn to the ARIA Award ceremony, duetting with Paul Kelly, prioritising authenticity and “creating really good shit!” – Fanny Lumsden proves you can have it all as long as you don’t “try to be perfect”.

Each week, the team at Countrytown finds the best new country songs to add to our weekly playlist, The Country Drop. Here's our picks released this week, September 4, 2026.

"Some of these songs are fun, some are messy, and some get pretty dark, but they all feel like they could have happened somewhere just down the road," Tiger explained.

Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood have gotten behind the campaign. When Nashville celebrates Dolly Parton Day this week, proceeds from the country couple's bar will go to The Imagination Library.

Tori Darke will lead a tribute to Dolly Parton as this year's The Bend Classic program is revealed.

Maren Morris appears on a reimagined version of Michelle Branch's song, 'Goodbye To You.'

'Grand Theft Auto VI: The Album' arrives on the same day as the game - 19 November.

The Countrytown exclusive edition of 'Traditions' is a stunning sky-blue stained-glass window-coloured variant, pressed on 140-gram vinyl.

"If God tells me to go work at a homeless shelter in Paducah, Ky., I’m outta here," Jelly Roll admitted.