CARLY PEARCE RETURNS TO HER ROOTS WITH RELEASE OF FIFTH STUDIO ALBUM
HONEST WOMAN
ON AUGUST 28
SPECIAL GUESTS INCLUDE BLUEGRASS ICONS DAN TYMINSKI and MOLLY TUTTLE,
PLUS COUNTRY STAR RILEY GREEN
NEW TRACK “SHE DON’T” RELEASED WITH ALBUM ANNOUNCEMENT
NASHVILLE, TN (June 23, 2026) – Today, GRAMMY, CMA and ACM-Award winning country star Carly Pearce announces her highly anticipated fifth studio album, Honest Woman, will arrive August 28 via BBR Music Group/BMG Nashville. Pre-order, pre-add, and pre-save the album HERE.
Co-produced by Pearce with longtime collaborator Ben West, Honest Woman sees Pearce lean into her bluegrass roots and focus on authentic country craftsmanship. Including songs with Riley Green, Dan Tyminski and Molly Tuttle, the album features narrative-driven lyrics and a sonic return to form, illustrating Pearce’s peerless storytelling on both autobiographical and character-centred tracks.
Speaking about her new album, Pearce said: “When I started making this record, I found myself rediscovering who I am and why I wanted to be a country music singer in the first place. This album takes me back to the beginning of my story, where the sounds of classic country and bluegrass music shaped who I am. I’m so proud of this body of work, and I truly feel like it’s my best yet.”
Find the full track list below, including new track “She Don’t” which dropped today alongside the album announcement. Available now on all platforms, the song further highlights Carly’s witty lyricism and love of storytelling for a sure-to-be fan favourite. Watch the visualizer HERE
In addition to today’s release, “She Don’t,” Pearce’s forthcoming album will include current single and “blockbuster duet” (Billboard) with Riley Green, “If I Don’t Leave I’m Gonna Stay,” along with the “delightfully snarky & sassy” (Music Row) “You Can Have Him,” “honest anthem” (Rolling Stone) “Church Girl” and the “unfiltered, introspective” (Billboard) “Dream Come True.” As Pearce is readying Honest Woman, each track continues to define “the tone for her most vulnerable era yet” (The Tennessean).
Honest Woman Track List
- “Dream Come True”
- “Church Girl”
- “She Don’t”
- “You Can Have Him”
- “How Long”
- “WWJD”
- “Same Circus”
- “Happy For Myself”
- “If I Don’t Leave I’m Gonna Stay” Carly Pearce & Riley Green
- “I Don’t Have The Heart”
- “He Don’t Like My Dogs”
- “Leave My Heart Alone”
- “Who’s Lying Here” Carly Pearce & Dan Tyminski
- “Daisy”
- “What If You Loved Me” Carly Pearce, Molly Tuttle & Dan Tyminski
- “Why God Why Me”
To support the album, Pearce will be performing special two-night residencies across North America. In September and October, Pearce will bring her “Honest Woman: Up Close” live shows presented by Conundrum Wines to intimate venues in Detroit, Chicago, Minneapolis, Los Angeles, Toronto, Boston and New York City. Belle Frantz will join Pearce as support. “Honest Woman Up Close” Admat: Download Here. Full dates at CarlyPearce.com.
In the UK, regular touring and spots at high profile festivals like C2C (Country To Country Festival) have seen Pearce’s stature as a live performer rise exponentially. During her most recent tour of the UK and Ireland, she headlined Highways Festival at London’s prestigious Royal Albert Hall, where, in 2025, she performed as part of the groundbreaking Opry 100 show.
ABOUT CARLY PEARCE
Carly Pearce has become one of country music’s most authentic and defining voices. Fiercely rooted in the classics, the girl who left her Kentucky home and high school at 16 to take a job at Dollywood has grown into a woman who embraces the genre’s forward progression. The GRAMMY Award-winning singer-songwriter burst onto the scene with her debut album, Every Little Thing, and its PLATINUM-certified, history-making title track, and she hasn’t slowed down since. Now a member of both the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame and the Grand Ole Opry, where she has performed more than 100 times, Pearce has come a long way from the heartache that inspired her critically acclaimed and commercially successful third studio album, 29: Written In Stone. The project includes the Country Radio chart-topping hit “Never Wanted To Be That Girl” with Ashley McBryde and the 2x PLATINUM-certified “What He Didn’t Do.” Following her breakout success, Pearce was named CMA Female Vocalist of the Year in 2021 and went on to win ACM Female Artist of the Year in 2022. In 2024, she released her critically acclaimed album hummingbird, featuring the PLATINUM-certified lead single “we don’t fight anymore” with Chris Stapleton. The track earned Pearce her second GRAMMY nomination for Best Country Duo/Group Performance and marked her fifth Top 5 hit at Country Radio. With a catalogue of fan favourites, Pearce has hit live touring milestones, playing her largest shows to date in 2026. Pearce continues to expand her global footprint—just wrapping her Inside the Dream Tour to major international stages from Australia’s CMC Rocks to Ireland and the UK, with a headlining show at the famed Royal Albert Hall. With her highly anticipated fifth studio album Honest Woman on the horizon, Pearce continues to connect with audiences through her honest songwriting and timeless musicality. Recent releases “Dream Come True,” “Church Girl,” and “You Can Have Him” have resonated deeply with fans, critics, and fellow country artists alike, offering a glimpse into the bold new era ahead. Most recently, Pearce released the acclaimed duet “If I Don’t Leave I’m Gonna Stay” with Riley Green, a sultry collaboration that was premiered by iHeartRadio, exploded across social media and was accompanied by a steamy, fan-favourite music video. For more information, visit CarlyPearce.com.
