Gwyneth Paltrow as "Kelly Canter," from the movie "Country Strong." Photo courtesy of Sony Music Nashville.

If you were listening to your favorite radio station yesterday, you might have heard a new song, “Country Strong,” by an unknown singer named Kelly Canter. Who is Kelly? None other than Oscar-winning actress Gwyneth Paltrow, star of the upcoming movie, Country Strong, also starring Tim McGraw.

In the movie, Gwyneth’s ”Kelly” is a just-out-of-rehab country singer trying to re-start her career. Tim plays Gwyneth’s manager/husband. The song “Country Strong” features harmony vocals by Vince Gill and Patty Griffin and is the first single from the original motion picture soundtrack to Country Strong, set for release October 26 on RCA Nashville. You can see the movie in theatres beginning Dec. 22. RCA has already set up an official website for the fictional Kelly, plus MySpace and Facebook pages.

Click here to listen to “Country Strong” — and tell us what you think in the comments section below!

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