Lucinda Williams has raised some eyebrows by coming up with her first-ever double album, "Down Where the Spirit Meets the Bone," due Sept. 30. Listen to a cover of JJ Cale’s “Magnolia,” from the upcoming release, premiering on Billboard.com.

Critically acclaimed singer-songwriter Sonia Leigh has returned with a new single, "Put It in Your Pocket," and she tells Billboard that getting to share new music with her fans is a very rewarding feeling. "I love sharing how I've grown as an artist, and sharing new music. One of my favorite things to do is to get new music to the fans."

Leading all acts with nine nominations for the 2014 CMA Awards (announced Sept. 3), Miranda Lambert flies 7-1 on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart with Platinum. With Greatest Gainer honors, the set scores a sixth week at No. 1 with a 94 percent blast to 17,000 sold, according to Nielsen SoundScan. It's sold 455,000 to-date.

To say that The Pfeiffer Twins took their time on their debut disc, Nobody's Puppet, would be an understatement. According to Carrie, doing it all themselves meant they had no choice but to go slow.

It's not too often that an artist nails a song on the first take. However, that's exactly what happened in 1977 when Crystal Gayle hit the studio to record the song that would become her signature tune, "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue." The chart-topper, long regarded as one of Nashville's finest moments, was a song that the two-time CMA Female Vocalist of the Year nailed on the first try.

The star returns with "People Loving People," which soars in at No. 19.