Zach Top's "Sounds Like the Radio" is a sneaky introduction to the newcomer. The fiddle-bent foot-stomper leans traditional in a way most from this 21st century neo-traditional movement won't.

Is Beyoncé going to get some love at the country radio format, now that she’s released a single, “Texas Hold ‘Em,” that openly embraces the genre? That’s a big question mark, as radio programmers, ...