We Speak Country

Payton Smith Returns With New Single “Cabin In The City”

Published

2 days ago

November 13, 2026

Louisiana-born country riser Payton Smith is back with “Cabin In The City,” out now via Combustion Masters — a song about two people in love whose city and country worlds do not line up, following his 2026 singles “Two Hearts” and “Ain’t No You” and his September 2025 album The Bridge.

Louisiana-born riser Payton Smith returns with “Cabin In The City” out now via Combustion Masters. Listen HERE.

Penned by Brett Tyler, Zach Abend, and Rocky Block, “Cabin In The City” explores the disconnect between a couple that may have figured it all out when it comes to love, but whose vastly different lifestyles and dreams make their relationship difficult to navigate:

I’ve been waking up to you and your skyline view
You’ve been waking up to me with the songbirds
Girl we got the lovin part all figured out
But tell me how the livin part’s gonna work
I can’t park my truck at your place
You can’t call a cab from mine
And as much as I wanna keep gettin lost in em
Girl we don’t see eye to eye
Your dreams are on a boulevard and mine are off a back road
Your week ends on a rooftop bar and mine ends in a bass boat

If you could see yourself in the country girl, you know I’d take you with me

But you don’t want a highrise in the woods, and I don’t want a cabin in the city

“‘Cabin In The City’ is about two people who are crazy about each other but trying to figure out how to make two very different worlds work,” Smith shares. “He wants to be out in the middle of nowhere, and she wants to be in the middle of everywhere. It’s such a brilliantly written song, and I can’t wait for the world to hear it.”

“Cabin In The City” follows previous 2026 releases, “Two Hearts,” and “Ain’t No You,” all following his September 2025 album, The Bridge.

ABOUT PAYTON SMITH

At just 26-years-old, Louisiana native singer-songwriter and self-taught guitarist, Payton Smith, has a lot to celebrate. Smith began releasing music in 2019, quickly amassing over 50 million streams on his debut single, “Like I Knew You Would.” Known for not only high-energy guitar slinging and smooth vocals, the CMT 2021 Listen Up artist also composed and played every string instrument on each track of his debut project.

As Taste of Country notes, his “raw talent, authenticity and strong work ethic are bound to bring him country music success for many, many years.” MusicRow named Smith one of their Next Big Thing artists, while “Like I Knew You Would” charted as the number seven song of the year on Spotify’s Hot Country.

Smith signed with Combustion Masters in 2022, releasing Smith’s debut album, What Colors Your Wild, on March 19, 2023. Produced by Combustion’s Chris Farren, the album earned playlisting features on Apple’s New In County, Spotify’s New Music Friday Country and Tidal’s Country Waves, Rising: Country and Amazon Music’s Breakthrough Country, gaining over 3 million streams.

Payton recently concluded supporting Brantley Gilbert, ZZ Top, Lee Brice, Dylan Scott, Lily Rose, and Priscilla Block on 2025 and 2026 tours. Payton has also shared the stage with artists such as Jordan Davis, Chris Young, Mitchell Tenpenny, and more. In September of 2025, he released his powerful album The Bridge. Already in 2026, he has released standout singles in “Ain’t No You” and “Two Hearts”.

Lauren Alaina Sells Out Her Ryman Debut and Brings Out Luke Bryan, HARDY and Scotty McCreery in Nashville

Published

2 days ago

November 13, 2026

We Speak Media

Lauren Alaina sings on stage at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville during her sold-out headlining debut, with her band beside her and a packed crowd in the pews and balcony

Sixteen years after she auditioned for American Idol on the Ryman Auditorium stage, Lauren Alaina came back to headline it, sold the room out, and closed The Stages Tour with a night built around family, friends and surprise guests.

On Thursday (Nov. 12), Diamond-certified Country superstar Lauren Alaina made her SOLD-OUT Ryman Auditorium debut – a full-circle moment for the small-town Georgia native who auditioned for American Idol sixteen years ago on the very same stage.

Taking a well-deserved victory lap, Alaina surprised her sold-out crowd with several star-studded guests, including her brother, Tyler Suddeth (“Babies Raising Babies”), Scotty McCreery (“When You Say Nothing At All”), Emily Ann Roberts (“I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)”), Chase Matthew (“All My Exes”), HARDY and Devin Dawson (“ONE BEER”) and Luke Bryan (“Drink A Beer”) for an emotional tribute to the loved ones they have both lost.

Concluding her 15-stop headlining The Stages Tour last night, Alaina has donated $1 for every ticket sold throughout the tour to her foundation, My Kinda People – contributing to several causes that are meaningful to her and her “Kinda People.”

“I was introduced to the world on the Ryman stage in my American Idol audition 16 years ago. It was the perfect and only place to end The Stages Tour,” Alaina shares. “It was even more special because the night supported our military heroes who sacrifice so much for us.”

At the start of the show, Alaina announced her new My Kinda People initiative with the Fisher House Foundation. An exclusive signed CD,“For The Boots,” was available for purchase and included “Boots On The Ground” and a Live at The Opry performance of “When You Say Nothing At All” featuring her dad and brother, Tyler. For those who were unable to attend the show, the remaining signed CDs are available for purchase as well as an Amazon exclusive “Boots On The Ground” t-shirt. All proceeds will go to the Fisher House Foundation, helping military and veteran families when a loved one is in the hospital.

After nine years of dedication to her craft, Lauren recently topped the charts at country radio, earning her fourth No.1 with smash hit “All My Exes (feat. Chase Matthew), becoming one of only five female country artists to reach the top of the charts in 2026, joining an elite group of powerhouses including Ella Langley, Megan Moroney, Stella Lefty, and Taylor Swift. Alaina is now one of eight women to have earned multiple Country Airplay No.1s this decade. Adding to her milestones, Alaina performed “Never Been In Love” (which features childhood friend Kane Brown) on Live with Kelly and Mark last month from her 17-song collection Stages. The confessional track has become Alaina’s highest streaming debut to date.

About Lauren Alaina

Lauren Alaina, praised by Rolling Stone for her “powerhouse, honey-toned vocals that meld timeless twang with modern sass,” continues her “limitless upward trajectory” (American Songwriter) as one of country music’s most magnetic entertainers. Her new album Stages, out now (8/28) builds on the momentum of smash hit “All My Exes (feat. Chase Matthew)” that just topped the charts at country radio, making it the fourth No. 1 of her career. A proud member of the Grand Ole Opry since 2022, Alaina has earned four No. 1 hits: “All My Exes (feat. Chase Matthew),” Platinum-certified “Road Less Traveled,” the 4x Platinum “ONE BEER” with HARDY and Devin Dawson, and Diamond-certified “What Ifs” with Kane Brown. With “What Ifs,” Alaina became the only solo female country artist in history to receive the RIAA’s Diamond song certification. The vocalist has performed on some of the highest-profile stages in the world including PBS’ A Capitol Fourth, Dancing with the Stars, American Idol, CBS’ Beyond The Edge, ABC’s The Bachelorette, TODAY, Good Morning America, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, The Tonight Show, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, ABC’s CMA Fest specials, CMA and ACM Awards, Nickelodeon’s All That, Dallas Cowboys Thanksgiving Day halftime performance, MLB’s World Series national anthem performance, a performance at the White House for President Obama, and more.