Credit: Acacia Evans August 22, 2025: Today, the Indiana-born, Nashville-based rising star Stephen Wilson Jr. announced a new EP Blankets and released his moving interpretation of Nirvana’s “Something In The Way.” Arriving on August 29 via Big Loud Records, the four song EP will also feature covers of Temple of the Dog’s “Hunger Strike,” The …
Credit: Jessica Hood February 24, 2025: Today, the Indiana-born, Nashville-based rising star Stephen Wilson Jr. releases the official music video for “Cuckoo” from his critically-acclaimed debut double album søn of dad (Big Loud Records). Directed by Tim Cofield, the clip paints a psychedelic picture of life in an Indiana holler featuring a frenetic dive bar performance from Joey Breaux, a Midwestern Gothic …
November 22, 2024: Today, the Indiana-born, Nashville-based rising star Stephen Wilson Jr. released a gripping interpretation of Ben E. King’s “Stand By Me” that offers a new take on the 60+ year old classic about enduring love. Originally released as a live performance as part of the Live At The Print Shop series, the video immediately went viral garnering over 1,000,000 views on YouTube and …
Credit: Acacia Evans June 13, 2024: Today, the rising star Stephen Wilson Jr. released a poignant official video for “Grief is Only Love,” an emotional centerpiece to his critically-acclaimed debut double album søn of dad out now via Big Loud Records. At its core, søn of dad is a tribute to Stephen Wilson Sr., and …
Watch A Raucous Performance of His Viral Hit “Cuckoo” HERE February 15, 2024: Last night, Indiana-born, Nashville-based singer/songwriter Stephen Wilson Jr. made his late night TV debut on NBC’s Late Night with Seth Meyers with a raucous performance of his viral hit “Cuckoo.” Previous performances of “Cuckoo” have garnered over 3 million views on TikTok and nearly 7 million views on Instagram, leading to …
Performs First Headline Show of the New Year to Sold-Out Crowd at EXIT/IN Last Friday January 23, 2024: Nashville-based singer/songwriter Stephen Wilson Jr. has announced his debut headline tour with a run of acoustic dates this spring and summer. Within hours of being on sale, shows in New York City, Birmingham, Louisville and Minneapolis sold out with limited tickets …
Photo Courtesy of the Artist January 12, 2024: Today, Nashville-based singer/songwriter Stephen Wilson Jr. announces a run of dates supporting HARDY this June. The announcement comes on the heels of a milestone year for Wilson as his 2023 debut double album søn of dad appeared on numerous year-end lists from Rolling Stone, Whiskey Riff, Wide Open Country, Grady Smith and at #1 on Holler and All Country News’ lists. Emotional centerpiece “Father’s …
December 4, 2023: Today, Nashville-based singer/songwriter Stephen Wilson Jr. released a live acoustic performance video for single “Year To Be Young (1994).” The video comes on the heels of Holler naming Wilson’s debut double album søn of dad their #1 Album of the Year, calling Wilson “a sage storyteller and unrivaled songwriter whose welcome arrival spurs a ground-breaking new energy in Nashville.” Wilson also announced tours …