Photo: Courtesy of Warner Records Nashville
Ashley McBryde kicked off the countdown to her fifth studio album on Thursday (March 19).
The award-winning artist announced her newest project, Wild, is due to arrive later this spring. One of the songs on the 11-track record, “Bottle Tells Me So,” will release on Friday (March 20), following “Rattlesnake Preacher,” “Arkansas Mud” and “What If We Don’t.” McBryde’s upcoming era uncovers “the deepest layers of her lived experience…raw and unvarnished like never before,” states a press release announcing Wild. McBryde teamed up with her live band to record the album, produced by John Osborne (who also collaborated with McBryde on 2022’s Lindeville)
“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,” McBryde said in a statement. “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.”
“Sometimes going with your gut is the scariest thing you can do… and the most necessary,” she added in a caption on Instagram. “This record felt like building a tree fort from some pieces we’d been needing to put to good use and some building materials I had to go scout out and look for. And piece by piece, trusting it would all hold together in the end. I’m so ready for y’all to hear it. Wild is the name. That’s the spirit of the record. The fear, the chaos, the hard truths, and the little kid in me who always kept dreaming big. …I can’t wait for you to hear more of the story.”
Osborne added that McBryde is “a rare gem. 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 follows Girl Going Nowhere (2018) Never Will (2020), Lindeville (2022) and The Devil I Know (2023). It’s due to arrive Friday, May 8.
“There are so many reasons ‘Wild’ became the title of this album,” McBryde said. “It really captures the attitude of everything we made. I built this record with my band, and some of the coolest, most brilliant minds I’ve ever encountered. And that is something I will be forever grateful for. I can’t wait to share it with all of you on May 8.”
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