Gearing up for what promises to be a monumental 2026, MULTI-PLATINUM chart-topper Nate Smith will embark on his biggest and most extensive North American run, LONG LIVE COUNTRY ROCK & ROLL TOUR. Welcoming special guests Josh Ross, and Brandon Wisham, the 23-date trek visits major markets coast-to-coast, including Cincinnati, OH for a performance at The Andrew J Brady Music Center® on Saturday, April 18.
A proven headliner, Smith last canvased the country on his THROUGH THE SMOKE TOUR, packing venues everywhere. Moreover, he previously SOLD OUT every stop on last year’s WORLD ON FIRE TOUR.
Remaining prolific, Smith caps this wildly successful year having impressively earned his fourth consecutive #1 on the Country Aircheck/Mediabase chart with “Fix What You Didn’t Break,” before recently gaining major traction with celebratory anthem “After Midnight” (Sony Music Nashville) – his brand-new collaboration with DIAMOND-certified superstar and 23x hitmaker Tyler Hubbard (MCA). Rallying “rowdy, good-ol’-boy, good-time vocals,” as hailed by MusicRow, it took flight as the most added at Country radio with 60 first-week stations launching the single and marking his second biggest impact date of his hitmaking career. Listen to “After Midnight” and watch the Jeff Johnson and Kaiser Cunningham-directed music video.
ABOUT NATE SMITH
Just two years after smashing the doors open to the Country music scene, MULTI-PLATINUM chart-topper Nate Smith has risen to the ranks of the genre’s biggest hitmakers. With over 2.9 BILLION global career streams to date, he’s already earned his fourth consecutive #1 with current single “Fix What You Didn’t Break” (Sony Music Nashville), after becoming the first artist in Country Aircheck/Mediabase chart history to launch their career with three straight multi-week #1 smashes including 3X PLATINUM #1 “Whiskey On You”; PLATINUM, record-setting, 10-week consecutive #1 “World on Fire”; and PLATINUM #1 “Bulletproof.” The Paradise, California-born musician made a knockout debut in 2023 with his GOLD self-titled LP, and next brought his high-octane brand of Country to his sophomore album, California Gold, the following year with genre-defying collaborations featuring Avril Lavigne and Alesso (on the #1 Dance hit “I Like It”). With his TV appearances including TODAY, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, and Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Smith's racked up nominations from CMA, CMT, iHeartRadio, and People’s Choice Country Awards, all while being recognized as ACM New Male Artist of the Year 2024, Billboard’s Country Power Players Rookie of the Year 2024, and Amazon Music’s Breakthrough Artist 2024, and winning acclaim from the likes of Rolling Stone, GRAMMY.com, American Songwriter, Los Angeles Times, and The Tennessean (who praised him as “country music’s fastest-rising beloved voice”). Selling out crowds across the country as an incendiary headliner with his LONG LIVE COUNTRY ROCK AND ROLL TOUR next spring, he’s also on deck as direct support for Jason Aldean’s FULL THROTTLE TOUR 2026, after previously opening for Thomas Rhett, Cole Swindell, and Morgan Wallen. Dropping “After Midnight” featuring Tyler Hubbard, after last joining forces with HARDY for “Nobody Likes Your Girlfriend,” he also delivered the deeply poignant “Dads Don’t Die.” Smith is managed by Kevin “Chief” Zaruk and Simon Tikhman with The Core Entertainment.
ABOUT JOSH ROSS
MCA / Mercury Nashville / Universal Music Canada / CORE Records artist Josh Ross is carving his own lane in country music. The Nashville-based singer made waves with a series of independent releases before scoring his first No. 1 hit on U.S. country radio with “Single Again” in 2025 after a 71-week climb, notching a massive milestone in his burgeoning career. The success of “Single Again” puts Ross in an elite category as the first male Canadian country artist in nearly 30 years to top the Billboard Country Airplay chart.
Ross is building upon this star power with his debut album, Later Tonight, a collection of 15 songs, including current country radio single “Hate How You Look,” that show off the smooth singer’s range of emotions and songwriting prowess. Having opened for superstars like Luke Bryan, Jelly Roll, Nickelback, and more, Ross has just started making his mark.
ABOUT BRANDON WISHAM
A powerful new voice in country music, 22-year-old singer/songwriter Brandon Wisham possesses the kind of raw talent that instantly commands the spotlight. Originally from Savannah, Georgia but raised in Williamston, South Carolina, he grew up as the youngest of seven children and took up guitar as a child, then began playing cover shows in local bars when he was just 15. At 19, he wrote his first-ever song — “Pain Won’t Last,” a heartrending track about losing his father to Covid — and quickly landed a global publishing deal with Warner Chappell Music and The Core Entertainment. Along with cutting his own version of “Pain Won’t Last” for 2023’s platinum-certified Religiously. The Album., country superstar Bailey Zimmerman enlisted the rising young musician as support for a major tour that launched in LA in early 2024. After spending much of last year on the road (including a run of dates with Josh Ross) and captivating sold-out rooms with just his soulful vocals and acoustic guitar, Wisham headed into the studio with producer Brandon Hood (Ty Myers, Mackenzie Carpenter). Wisham kicked off the year with the release of his debut single “Back Together” followed by “Better Than The Day,” which shortly after got added to SiriusXM The Highway On The Horizon. With “Growin’ Up,” Wisham shows his more introspective side and serves up a sing-along-ready reflection on coming of age, while his latest track, “She’s Good,” adds an emotionally charged anthem to his growing catalog. With just four songs out, SiriusXM The Highway named Wisham as a recent “Highway Find.” Wisham also made his CMA Fest debut this year as well as joined Chase Matthew on stage for his Kansas City show. Now with a big summer and fall ahead, Wisham will join Tyler Hubbard, Lakeview, Austin Snell, and then Nate Smith on select dates nationwide. New singles like “Whiskey’s Whisperin’” continue to build on his momentum and give a further glimpse into his reflective storytelling. The Nashville-based artist is revealing the full force of his musical prowess on his first series of singles — a deeply personal batch of songs graced with equal parts unfiltered humanity and fiercely hopeful spirit.
