ASHLEY MCBRYDE ANNOUNCES HIGHLY ANTICIPATED FIFTH STUDIO ALBUM
WILD
OUT MAY 8
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FOURTH PREVIEW “BOTTLE TELLS ME SO” OUT THIS FRIDAY (20/3)
Wild Album Art | Courtesy of Warner Records Nashville
NASHVILLE, TN – March 19, 2026 – Uncovering the deepest layers of her lived experience, “the genre’s smartest lyricist” (SPIN) raw and unvarnished like never before, Grand Ole Opry member and GRAMMY®, CMA, and ACM award winning singer-songwriter Ashley McBryde announces today her highly anticipated fifth studio album, Wild, out May 8 via Warner Records Nashville.
Produced by Lindeville collaborator John Osborne (Brothers Osborne) and recorded with her live band, Deadhorse, Wild provides another exhibit of “McBryde’s exquisite lyrical portraits of human vulnerability and the ragged ways we move through this world” (No Depression), tracing a captivating narrative that culminates in the moment just before McBryde quit drinking.
From the grit and grind of growing up in the shadow of Arkansas’s Ozark Mountains, to the enduring echo of her fundamentalist upbringing; the fallout of drinking too much and hard-won reckoning that led her to sobriety to the trauma passed down through her lineage. When matched with McBryde’s thrilling collision of timeless country and blistering rock & roll, the result is equal parts daring autobiography and courageous reclamation of her most untamed nature.
“When people hear this record, I hope it wakes up the part of them that I’m singing about in ‘Wild’—the part that still believes in those unrealized dreams and untaken risks,” says McBryde. “I believe that wild little kid is still alive inside of all of us, and that’s the version of everyone that I want to sing to.”
“Ashley McBryde is a rare gem,” producer John Osborne adds. “There are people out there with natural ability and there are people that dedicate every waking hour to honing their craft. Ashley is both. Never settling. Always reaching. The perfect combination of vulnerable and fearless.”
Wild is previewed by early releases “Rattlesnake Preacher,” “Arkansas Mud” and McBryde’s current single to country radio, “What If We Don’t” – the #1 most-added single of the week upon impact, earning McBryde the biggest add date of her career. Tomorrow, McBryde treats fans to another taste with brutal, bone-deep truth teller, “Bottle Tells Me So.”
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Tonight and tomorrow night, McBryde returns to her acclaimed Redemption Residency in the US for a second set of SOLD-OUT “Just Me and My Shadow” shows – solo acoustic performances spanning fan favorites, deep cuts, and unheard gems from the archive. She will play BST Hyde Park on June 27 (supporting Garth Brooks) and Custom House Square Belfast on June 25. Full list of Ashley McBryde tour dates below.
Ashley McBryde 2026 Tour Dates
3/19: Nashville, TN – Chief’s Neon Steeple (The Redemption Residency)
3/20: Nashville, TN – Chief’s Neon Steeple (The Redemption Residency)
4/3: Greenville, SC – Bon Secours Wellness Arena*
4/4: Charlotte, NC – Spectrum Center*
4/10: Jacksonville, FL – Vystar Veterans Memorial Arena*
4/11: Tampa, FL – Benchmark International Arena*
4/17: Nashville, TN – Chief’s Neon Steeple (The Redemption Residency)
4/18: Nashville, TN – Chief’s Neon Steeple (The Redemption Residency)
4/23: Southaven, MS – Wolf Springfest – Bankplus Amphitheater at Snowden Grove
4/24: Vidalia, GA – Vidalia Onion Festival
6/12: Biloxi, MS – IP Casino Resort and Spa
6/19: Rockton, IL – Settler’s Park
6/25: Belfast, UK – Custom House Square Belfast
6/27: London, UK – BST Hyde Park^
7/3: Calgary, AB – Calgary Stampede
7/11: Cavendish, PEI – Cavendish Beach Music Festival
7/30: West Fargo, ND – The Lights Amphitheater
8/1: Riverside, IA – Riverside Casino & Golf Resort Outdoor Stage
8/15: South Bend, IN – St. Joseph County Fairgrounds
8/21: Atlanta, GA – Mercedes-Benz Stadium !
9/1: Toronto, ONT – Rogers Stadium !
* supporting Eric Church
^ supporting Garth Brooks
! supporting Chris Stapleton
Ashley McBryde | Photo credit: Nathan Chapman
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About Ashley McBryde
GRAMMY®, CMA and ACM award winning singer-songwriter Ashley McBryde “has arrived” (CBS Sunday Morning). From playing back porches to biker bars across America’s Middle, to arenas, sheds, and stadiums around the world, the Arkansas native and Warner Records Nashville recording artist has dedicated her life to the craft of storytelling; “an artist with many things to say and a big enough voice to slice through the noise” (Rolling Stone).
The Grand Ole Opry member’s 2018 major label debut Girl Going Nowhere charmed The New York Times, NPR, Rolling Stone, Paste, The Washington Post and more, earning a GRAMMY nomination for Best Country Album. Follow-up Never Will is one of the only albums ever nominated for Country Album of the Year by the ACM, CMA, and the Recording Academy in the same awards season. Her collaborative project, Ashley McBryde Presents: Lindeville, earned McBryde her third consecutive GRAMMY nomination for Best Country Album, and opened up a parallel universe in homage to world-building song mastermind Dennis Linde that took the Nashville creative community by storm. Her latest, The Devil I Know, brought more critical acclaim, earning nods as one of the best country albums of the year from Rolling Stone, Billboard, Slate, PASTE, Holler and more.
In 2022, McBryde was honored with the CMA International Artist Achievement Award for the most significant creative growth, development and promotion of the country music industry outside of the U.S. Last year, she was awarded an honorary doctorate in music from her alma mater, Arkansas State University, for her significant contributions to the field.
Ashley opened her non-alcoholic forward concept, Redemption Bar, at home on the fifth floor of Eric Church’s Chief’s in Nashville last August, paired with her Redemption Residency at Chief’s Neon Steeple through mid-2026.
Hailed as “one of Nashville’s most reliable and sophisticated songwriters” (Los Angeles Times) McBryde will release her highly anticipated fifth studio album, Wild, on May 8 via Warner Records Nashville. Her current single to country radio and early preview of the record, “What If We Don’t,” is spinning nationwide now.
