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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Transcendent Roots

Record Bin Radio Host Kelly McCartney gathers up the best trans, nonbinary and two-spirit artists in roots music.

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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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Boots Off | A shoes off AAPI Playlist

(SHUFFLE ONLY) Classics and fresh bangers by Asian And Pacific Islander country artists! Curated by Shoes Off Nashville with the goal of balancing Asian And Pacific Islander representation to the best of its ability. Want to add a song? DM us on social media @shoesoffnash!

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