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As the band most people love to hate or hate to love, Rascal Flatts certainly has attained a level of stardom that no other country band except maybe Alabama has achieved.  But with success comes expectations and what do those expectations hold for their latest single?

Carrie Underwood has repeatedly stated that she loves old country songs and now she's put her money where her mouth is by releasing this song, her updated take on Randy Travis' self-penned hit from 1988.  Does she do enough to make it her own?

It's the time of year where we predict who has a chance to be successful in 2009.  For this feature Roughstock has chosen some of the best and brightest from various labels and areas of Country music.  Success isn't guaranteed but don't forget that you saw them here first.

Justin Moore scored his first Top 40 single with the silly "Back That Thing Up" and now he returns to radio with this song, an ode to his hometown that he still loves to explore.  With similar-themed songs at radio does this newcomer stand out enough to have a hit single?

The record business is notoriously fickle and not prone to second chances yet here James Otto is with his second release. Does his perseverence pay off or fall flat?

After spending 23 years in various arms of the USA's military, Big Bob Young returned to his first love, music.  A lifetime of songs have gone into the crafting of this album, with a strong melodies and lyrics backing up his ti

After "Love Remembers" brushed the Top 10 at radio, Craig Morgan hopes to return to the top of the charts with this single, a song that finds him stating that, despite his flaws, that God still loves him.  That being said, should we care for it? Will it be a hit?

Fiercely independent, Jamey Johnson recorded much of "That Lonesome Song" on his own prior to licensing it to Mercury Nashville in early 2008.  It's a complete song cycle that chronicles a dark period in Johnson's life.  Like all great songwriters, he's channeled that darkness into a stark collection of timeless songs.

Fiercely independent, Jamey Johnson recorded much of "That Lonesome Song" on his own prior to licensing it to Mercury Nashville in early 2008. It's a complete song cycle that chronicles a dark period in Johnson's life. Like all great songwriters, he's channeled that&