The Best Albums of 2024

Jonathan Keefe

January 26, 2025

Country Universe

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2024 was a year in which creators from historically and presently marginalized communities used their work to put the country music establishment on notice for the ways that they continue to exclude perspectives that challenge their tightly-held status quo. Leading the pack Jett Holden with Melissa Carper, Amythyst Kiah, Sarah King, Joy Oladokun, Katie Pruitt, Adeem The Artist, Beyoncé, Willie Carlile, Denitia, Chris Housman, Liv Greene, Hurray for the Riff Raff, Kyshona, The Mavericks, Lizzie No and more.

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Jett Holden a Black man wearing a wide-brimmed black hat gazes upwards, surrounded by bright red flowers and lush green foliage, with sunlight highlighting his thoughtful expression.

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Jett Holden, Melissa Carper, Amythyst Kiah, Sarah King, Joy Oladokun, Katie Pruitt, Adeem The Artist, Beyoncé, Willie Carlile, Denitia, Chris Housman, Liv Greene, Hurray for the Riff Raff, Kyshona, The Mavericks, Lizzie No, Sarah Shook and The Disarmers, Shaboozey, Steve Slagg, Cecily Wilborn, Yasmin Williams

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Color Me Country

Hosted by Rissi Palmer, Color Me Country brings to the forefront the Black, Indigenous, and Latinx histories of country music that for too long have lived outside the spotlight and off mainstream airwaves.

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Community Growth Radio (CGR) offers News, Information, Community Programming that is very target-specific for The Blind, Visually Impaired, The Disabled, The 50 Plus, and Veterans by providing timely subjects from Health, Retirement, and Finance that affect the above-intended audience. Plus offering Old Time Radio, Nostalgia, Book-Magazine and Newspaper Readings. CGR 4 Stream - The Best of Music(This includes, AAA, Acoustic, Alt Country, Americana, Bluegrass, Country, Folk, Progressive Country, Red Dirt/Roots to Zydeco also Inclusive, BIPOC, Indie, Un-Signed, Female/Non-Binary, All Genders and such) - Taking Music submissions by MP3

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Ultimate Queer Country Playlist

From A-Listers to up and comers - here are some of the most wonderful LQBTQA tunes for you to hear from the Country Music Qmmunity. This list will continue to grow... #quiltbag #gaycountry #queercountry

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