What's Hot
Chris Cagle
LISTEN NOW: Chris Cagle
Chris Cagle has been gone from the music scene for a little while, but we're glad he's back. He recently stopped by to talk to New Country's Zak: here are some highlights of the revealing interview.
On where he's been
On his "new voice"
On "Cagleheads"
Keith Anderson
LISTEN NOW: Keith Anderson
Keith Anderson has a lot to talk about, and when he recently dropped by the New Country studios to hang with Zak, the conversation ranged from being bald to losing weight.
On bandana, hair and hats
On "Everytime I Hear Your Name"
Why does the end of the football season mean weight loss?
Keith Anderson
LISTEN NOW: GEORGE STRAIT
George Strait has more number one songs than any artist in any genre, and he recently dropped by the New Country studios to discuss his life and music. They don't call him King George for nothing!
On meeting Johnny Cash
On his band
On gold records
On his new album
On riding motorcycles

Programming

upcoming highlights

New Country Your New Country Momma Is Having Twins!
Sun 5/11
This Mother's Day you'll be hearing double on New Country. Two songs in a row from the same artist, three times an hour. You'll hear big hits paired up with lots of new music you may not have heard yet from the biggest stars and newest faces of country music. Sometimes one song from your favorite country act is just not enough.

regular shows

Brian Mansfield Brian Mansfield from USA Today
Tuesdays 10 am ET
Every Tuesday New Country host Zak welcomes USA Today’s Nashville Correspondent, Brian Mansfield, into our studios on Music Row. Brian always has the latest gossip, insider info and new music from the big stars and newest acts. Hear all the hottest country music news first, only on New Country!

Buzz Brainard Y’Allternative
Thursdays 11 pm ET
Rebroadcast Sundays 12:01 am ET

Buzz Brainard is your guide on this musical journey past the Nashville city limits, way beyond Music Row and into the outer reaches of country music. This is the edge of the country music sound. The frontier of country singers and songwriters that sidestep the mainstream and blaze their own trail. This music has no known boundary, meeting at the crossroads of country, acoustic rock, folk and groove…it’s a mongrel known as “Y’Allternative.”

Al Skop New Country Hot 30
Saturdays Noon ET
Rebroadcast Sundays 6 pm ET

We're your authority on what's new and what's hot in country music week in and week out. And New Country is giving all the new and hot music in one place, every weekend! It's the New Country Hot 30. Al Skop plays the top 30 songs as determined by just YOU and New Country, and no one else! It's your countdown, so you have to listen, right?!

Kim Leslie Beyond The Buzz
Saturdays 9 pm ET
Rebroadcast Wednesdays Midnight ET

SIRIUS New Country made the decision years ago to open studios on Music Row so we could get all of the new country music first and share it with you. Beyond The Buzz will brings you the absolute newest music available anywhere: we're talkin' undiscovered, unsigned, and independent artists, overlooked and underrated talent, as well as deep cuts from your favorite artists and brand new music from Nashville before it's available anywhere else. Kim Leslie hosts two hours of bold New Country that you can only get from SIRIUS.

Buzz Cuts
Twice Every Hour
We serve up two New Country Buzz Cuts every hour! These are the absolute newest songs coming from Nashville's biggest stars and new artists. With studios on Music Row, we guarantee you'll be the first to hear the best New Country music a minumum of two times an hour, every hour. You'll hear the big hits on New Country weeks — even months — before they get played anywhere else.

New Country for the LONG HAUL
Weekdays 10 pm ET
We know that plenty of long haul truckers enjoy New Country, and since you move America, we thought we'd move you with your requests! Every weeknight, Al Skop takes your calls at 877-33-SIRIUS. Tell us what you want to hear, where you are, what you're haulin', and make sure to blow your airhorn! We'll get one lucky trucker's request each night!


Today’s biggest country hits from the hottest country superstars. Hear Nashville’s #1 hits and exclusive SIRIUS Buzz Cuts—new country songs you can’t hear anywhere else.

What we play: Rascal Flatts, Tim McGraw, Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban, Toby Keith, Kenny Chesney and many more.


877-33-SIRIUS


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Week of 5/3 - 5/9
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    You're Gonna Miss This
  2. Brad Paisley
    I'm Still A Guy
  3. Miranda Lambert
    Gunpowder And Lead
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    Love Don't Live Here
  5. Taylor Swift
    Picture To Burn
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