Los Angeles, CA – June 13, 2025 – International hip-hop superstar and multi-platinum recording artist Yelawolf and rising urban country artist J. Michael Phillips have released their new single “Searching For Heaven” and officially revealed the track listing and details for their collaborative album Whiskey & Roses, due out July 11th via Yelawolf’s independent record label, Slumerican. “Searching For Heaven” finds the duo reflecting on how temptation has a way of sneaking in right before you’re about to experience a breakthrough in life, with the song’s personal lyrics stemming from their own life experiences. PRESS HERE to listen to “Searching For Heaven” and PRESS HERE to watch the official music video, directed by Patrick Tohill (Jelly Roll, Jessie Murph, NF), a continuation of the video for Yelawolf and J. Michael’s previous single off the forthcoming album “I Swear,” which has already amassed over 1 million views. PRESS HERE to watch the music video for “I Swear.” “‘Searching For Heaven’ is about anything that is thrown in your way as you’re trying to succeed in whatever your goal might be,” shares Phillips. “Seems like every time that we try to move forward or move towards something, there’s always a distraction, something that looks good that might actually set us back, or something to take us off of our path and try to distract us from our true calling. So, ‘Searching For Heaven’ is about that. It’s about continuously staying on your path, not being distracted and moving forward until everything that you touch turns to gold.” “‘Searching For Heaven’ is meant to inspire conversations, discussions, and debates about an individual’s path to God,” adds Yelawolf. “How one gets there; how you can be searching, on your path to a better self. Even when you’re in your own hell, life is impossible to figure out. But we’re all trying. In the end, love always wins.” Whiskey & Roses, produced by Taysty and recorded at East Iris Studios in Nashville, highlights the unique sounds of Yelawolf and J. Michael Phillips into a new and fresh take on country music. The 10-track collection is a journey through ups and downs and the determination to keep pushing forward. “Life is harsh and it’s great. It’s whiskey and roses,” explains Phillips. The two artists first introduced the project in May with the outlaw track “I Swear,” a soulful tale of fighting against a lifestyle of overindulgence and other’s expectations. “I Swear” carries a message of fearlessness, a life mantra for both that can be heard throughout the album. Whiskey & Roses also includes the R&B-tinged “Amnesia” and “Yay Yay Yay” featuring longtime friend Struggle Jennings. Full track listing below. Whiskey & Roses is now available to pre-save on DSPs and pre-order on vinyl – PRESS HERE. Tonight (June 13), Yelawolf kicks off a two-night run of co-headlining shows with Three 6 Mafia in Colorado at the Ford Amphitheater in Colorado Springs. The special bill will then take over Mission Ballroom in Denver tomorrow (Saturday, June 14). On July 3rd, Yelawolf and J. Michael Phillips will resume their full cross-country outing together on Yelawolf’s headlining 45 Tour, which launched in April, selling out nightly. Upcoming stops include Cleveland, Harrisburg, New Haven, Albany, Cincinnati, Louisville, Wichita, Oklahoma City, Salt Lake City, Sacramento, Santa Cruz, Santa Fe, Sturgis, and Sioux Falls, where the tour wraps on August 10th. See below for all upcoming tour dates and visit https://www.yelawolf.com/pages/tour for all ticketing details and VIP packages. Look for the duo to showcase tracks off Whiskey & Roses on the road this summer. Continuing a wild ride from humble beginnings in Gadsden, Alabama to the forefront of popular culture, Yelawolf certainly has a lot to say. The Nashville-based chart-topping artist, producer, entrepreneur, and Slumerican founder has consistently asserted himself as an outlier and outlaw without comparison for the last two decades. Yelawolf followed his 2011 breakthrough album Radioactive (rated a coveted “4.5-out-of-5 stars” by The Source), with the Gold-certified Love Story, which bowed at #3 on the Billboard 200 highlighted by platinum singles “Till It’s Gone” and “Best Friend” [feat. Eminem]. He’s maintained his momentum with over 15 album and EP releases including Trial By Fire, Ghetto Cowboy (spawning the platinum-certified single “You and Me”) and Mud Mouth, along with various mixtapes, collaborations, singles, and more. He has emerged as the rare artist versatile enough to work with everyone from Ed Sheeran, Travis Barker, Flea of Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Wynonna Judd to Kid Rock, Killer Mike, Raekwon, and Diplo. A$AP Rocky, Big Boi, blink-182, Eminem, Juicy J, Korn, and Tech N9ne have all sought Yelawolf out for verses and frequent collaborator Jelly Roll has even pledged his allegiance with Slumerican ink! In 2022, he dropped his full-length rock LP, Sometimes Y, with multi-GRAMMY Award-winning producer and artist Shooter Jennings. Yelawolf has built Slumerican into a worldwide subculture, merchandise empire, and successful record label, whose catalog has expanded with releases by DJ Paul of Three 6 Mafia and Struggle Jennings, and his Creek Water Whiskey into a nationally distributed spirits brand. He’s also appeared on TV and in movies, including roles in The Peanut Butter Falcon and this year’s Day of Reckoning. However, in 2024, Yelawolf upped the ante with the release of his first-ever double album — War Story: Trunk Muzik 4Ever and War Story: Michael Wayne, expansively showing off his range as a rapper and songwriter. Not one to slow down, Yelawolf is already working on his next studio album, 45, with GRAMMY-winning producer Malay, who also produced the Michael Wayne album. J. Michael Phillips is quickly making a name for himself with his unique fusion of country storytelling and acoustic guitars paired with the rhythm, energy and trap-style beats of rap, amassing nearly 3 million streams since the release of his debut album, Urban Cowboy, in 2023. Growing up between Tacoma, Washington and Toledo, Ohio, where he currently resides, Phillips began writing poems in the first grade, inspired by his singer/songwriter mother, leading to the completion of his first song by the age of 13 and the start of his storytelling. J. Michael makes life music. He’s turned tragedy into success. Overcoming a rough upbringing and troubled past has led him to today, where he’s living his purpose – to touch hearts and affect lives with his music. He shares stories of a man struggling to find his way, of the ups and downs of relationships and financial hardships, with the emphasis on positive energy and never giving up. Though he spent most of his life in and out of prison, Phillips found during those years locked up that music was one of his greatest talents and escapes. He knew that if he was going to succeed in the music business, he needed to take it seriously and stop wasting his life in the streets, and that’s exactly what he did. Soon after his final prison stint and independently releasing Urban Cowboy, he signed a management deal with Edward Crowe and was introduced to Yelawolf, whose music was influential to Phillips, especially while in prison, eventually leading to a friendship and getting signed to Slumerican. J. Michael Phillips is proof that it’s never too late to turn your life around. If you truly believe in your heart and want something bad enough and work for it, nothing can stop you. Whiskey & Roses Track Listing 1. Helping Hand 2. I Swear 3. Amnesia 4. Falling 5. Honey Hole 6. Giddy Up 7. Searching For Heaven 8. Yay Yay Yay ft. Struggle Jennings 9. Big Trucks 10. All I Ever Seen |
