6 Must-Hear New Country Songs From Luke Combs, Lainey Wilson & 1 Bonus Video

Check out Billboard ’s roundup of some of the best country, bluegrass and/or Americana songs of the week below. With two songs– “Days Like These” and “Sleepless In A Hotel Room”– from his new album still nestled in the top 10 of the Country Airplay chart, superstar Combs gives one more tease from The Way I Am before it drops on Friday (March 20).

It’s a broken-hearted ballad co-written by Combs, Jake Mears and real cowboy Cody Johnson. Lots of horse and cowboy imagery sets the scene for a doomed romance that just may have succeeded if Combs “could’ve been more like John Wayne” and “roped her heart back in.” Instead, he’s watching as “she saddled up and she kicked up a cloud of dust,” leaving him with nothing but regrets.

The reigning CMA entertainer of the year returns with a rollicking stomp of a song where the frenetic music perfectly matches the driving lyrics. “I’m an outside dog on an inside leash” she declares as the frustration of anyone trying to hold her down grows. “I ain’t caught my...