The country music genre's been unboxed. Everyone from honky-tonking troubadours to songwriting sirens are challenging what it means to be a country artist these days. Here, meet the next generation of country music.
The Three-Part Harmonists
Arist: The Lone Bellow
Home Base: Brooklyn, New York (via Georgia and Virginia)
The Lone Bellow's Biscuits & Jam Tracks: "Green Eyes and Heart of Gold" and "You Don't Love Me Like You Used To"
Photographed at: Sloss Furnaces, Birmingham, Alabama
The Bootstrap Queen
Arist: Ashley Monroe
Home Base: Nashville, Tennessee
Ashley's Biscuits & Jam Track: "Like a Rose"
Photographed at: Robert's Western World, Nashville, Tennessee
The Honky-Tonkers
Arist: Jason Boland & The Stragglers
Home Base: Austin, Texas
Jason's Biscuits & Jam Track: "Lucky I Guess"
Photographed at: The Camel, Richmond, Virginia
The Rebel Sweetheart
Arist: Kacey Musgraves
Home Base: Nashville, Tennessee
Kacey's Biscuits & Jam Tracks: "Merry Go 'Round" and "Silver Lining"
Photographed at: The Barn at Blackberry Farm, Walland, Tennessee
The New Johnny & June
Arist: Shovels & Rope
Home Base: Charleston, South Carolina
Shovels & Rope's Biscuits & Jam Track: "Hail Hail"
Photographed at: The Pour House, Charleston, South Carolina
The Old Soul
Arist: Valerie June
Home Base: Brooklyn, New York (via Tennessee)
Valerie's Biscuits & Jam Tracks: "Workin' Woman Blues" and "Somebody to Love"
Photographed at: The Southgate House Revival, Newport, Kentucky
The Retro Rocker
Arist: J.D. McPherson
Home Base: Tulsa, Oklahoma
J.D.'s Biscuits & Jam Tracks: "Signs and Signifiers" and "Dimes for Nickels"
Photographed at: Cain's Ballroom, Tulsa, Oklahoma
The Hardworking Heiress
Arist: Holly Williams
Home Base: Nashville, Tennessee
Holly's Biscuits & Jam Tracks: "The Highway", "Drinkin'", and "Mama"
Photographed at: Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, Tennessee
