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Every week, ABC Country's ‘Grass Roots’ program shines a light on the best independently released Australian country content.

Tyler Hubbard talks about the "diverse" country music scene, what he's learned from Kane Brown, returning to Australia, and what he likes about Aussie cowboy Wade Forster.

O’Shea’s newest single follows the story of First Nations peoples.

As James Johnston prepares to play some of his biggest shows supporting US star Kip Moore, he reveals what Nashville taught him about making music.

'The Ringer’s Retired' is very much the work of two artists you can easily call “the real deal.”

"I spent an entire summer practising to get 50,000 people's attention at once," Megan Moroney says of her spellbinding live show.

Josh Ross is coming to Australia for the first time for music, revealing that it's one of his top streaming locations in the world.

Thomas’ latest track is an ode to catching up with our loved ones.

"If I can cook this, anyone can!" Nick Wolfe says of his Bourbon Chicken recipe featured on the Countrytown Cookoff.

"The good thing about country music is that it’s got all of these edges that intersect," Two Tone Pony frontman David Kirkpatrick tells Countrytown. "I think that gives you great freedom."

On her fourth LP, 'hummingbird', Carly Pearce finds the humour in her “deeply personal” healing journey. This is the empowering story behind the album.

"In its very essence, country music is humble, authentic and tells great stories. There are lots of genres that do that well, but country does it like no other," Chris Duncombe says.