Music Minute - Lauren Watkins: Nashville Exit/In (10/8)

Big Loud Records / Songs & Daughters Tennessee songbird Lauren Watkins has announced her first hometown headline show at Nashville's Exit/In on Thursday, October 8. Tickets will be available for purchase starting this Friday, June 26 at 10 a.m. CT via laurenwatkinsmusic.com. The show marks a full-circle moment for the Nashville native, bringing Watkins home for her first-ever Nashville headline show after a year spent bringing her old-school country grit and “direct-yet-poetic songwriting” (Billboard) to stages across the country. Following recent dates with Dylan Scott and upcoming dates with Luke Bryan, Watkins will return home for a headline night of her own.   In addition to the Nashville show announcement, Watkins has also announced the release of her next song, “Convenient,” out this Friday, June 26. Written by Watkins with Will Bundy, Emily Landis and Mark Trussell, the track will continue a summer of new music from Watkins that kicked off in May with “Heartbreakaholic,” her first release following 2025's 10-track album In A Perfect World. All Country News praised the track for continuing to “cement Watkins as one of country music's most promising young storytellers,” noting that she “carries the emotional precision of classic country while delivering it through a modern lens.”

PRE-SAVE: “CONVENIENT"   Last year, Watkins made her debut on some of music's biggest stages, including the Grand Ole Opry, NBC's TODAY and Madison Square Garden, as well as touring with Zach Top, Riley Green and Lainey Wilson. For tour dates and more information, keep up with Watkins at laurenwatkins.com and on TikTok, Instagram and Facebook.

ABOUT LAUREN WATKINS: After an acclaimed album debut and a year-plus on the road with stars like Morgan Wallen, Riley Green and Lainey Wilson – plus Billboard accolades and a monumental first appearance on the Grand Ole Opry – Big Loud Records / Songs & Daughters artist Lauren Watkins has emerged as a proudly defiant projection of pure country-music moxy. A Nashville native inspired by crowd-pleasing outlaws like Willie Nelson, Sheryl Crow, Lee Ann Womack and Miranda Lambert, Watkins' 17-track 2024 debut, The Heartbroken Record, introduced a mainstream maverick with a thirst for lyrical truth – and an old-school country rebel whose modern instincts never succumb to trends. Coming to know the fast lane by heart, the modern-classic singer-songwriter has racked up millions of streams and rocked full-on stadiums, while learning from legendary songwriters like Nicolle Galyon, Luke Laird and The Warren Brothers. Yet In A Perfect World finds Watkins in a fresh phase, with her dreamy vocal awake to new charms and challenges. Featuring an earthy mix of sunset country and hazy heartland grit, she's no longer expecting to get her heart broken, and not pushing the idea of home away. Produced by husband and CMA/ACM Award winner Will Bundy, with additional co-production from hitmaker Joey Moi on select tracks, Watkins builds on her of-the-moment and always-organic sound; 10 co-written songs capturing the passion and promise of a new outlook. Steel guitars and ethereal atmosphere create a sense of wide-open space, while bold twang and rootsy rhythms keep the Tennessee songbird's vocal grounded. With In A Perfect World, Watkins captured a season of growth and self-discovery, setting the stage for new music led by “Heartbreakaholic,” out now. She continues to bring that sound to stages across the country while touring with Dylan Scott and Luke Bryan throughout 2026.