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Coming Up: 13 Country Acts With Debut Albums or EPs Due by the End of June


Billboard looks at more than a dozen country acts who will release their debut projects this year.

That doesn’t mean that the genre’s history is being overlooked: John Morgan, Tucker Wetmore and Bryce Leatherwood continue to work the kind of musical vein that country listeners expect. • Vincent Mason (Interscope/MCA Nashville) – Heartbreak and loneliness come in multiple gears, and the Roswell, Ga., native leans on ballads and midtempos with a languid vocal style that conveys emptiness without throwing in the towel. • Neon Union (Red Street) – Miami native Leo Brooks and North Carolina-bred Andrew Millsaps met in Nashville and quickly discovered they shared an appreciation for edgy, spirited, party-time country.

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