With “Somewhere Wild,” out today via 19 Recordings/BBR Music Group/BMG Nashville, HunterGirl steps into 2026 with a song that feels like stepping barefoot into cold creek water and remembering who you used to be. Written with Jeff Garrison and Bob DiPiero, the track is a slow burning, windswept release built on the urge to slip away from the noise, touch the earth again, and follow the quiet pull of a freedom you can feel long before you can name it. Listen Below.

Anchored by a steady, heartbeat pulse and lifted by Dobro and pedal steel that move like shifting light through trees, the song leans into the cinematic sweep of open country. HunterGirl’s unmistakable voice carries both grit and vulnerability, turning the melody into a compass and the chorus into a reminder that somewhere out there is the place that sets your soul back on fire.

“‘Somewhere Wild’ was a song that just fell out in the writing room. It was exactly where my heart was at the beginning of this year. When I was little, my Grandpa had a place by the creek he called The Wilderness. He made it magical. You had to say The Wilderness three times before running through the woods with my sister and cousins, and for a moment it felt like anything could happen.

As you get older, those words, ‘anything can happen,’ start to mean something very different. The unknown becomes a scary place to be. This year I felt like I was back in The Wilderness, but this time I was lost in it.

‘Somewhere Wild’ became my way back. It was a journey of finding myself again and reigniting that spark of endless possibility. It is a reminder that it is never too late to grow, and that sometimes being lost is what leads you home.”

– HunterGirl

“Somewhere Wild” follows “Dirt,” which arrived last fall and struck a chord with fans for its rich, small town imagery and grounding sense of home. It adds to the growing momentum HunterGirl has built through a steady run of releases, including her acclaimed Tennessee Girl EP, each one further establishing her voice as a natural storyteller. Along the way, she has earned 80 million global streams, a Grand Ole Opry debut to a standing ovation, and received praise from People, CMT, and MusicRow, who hailed her as “a major, major new talent.” With tours alongside Luke Bryan and Kimberly Perry, HunterGirl continues to build a career defined by heart, honesty, and an unmistakable point of view, all of which converge on “Somewhere Wild.”

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About HunterGirl:

HunterGirl is a luminous and emotionally grounded songwriter rooted in Tennessee storytelling. Onstage since she was three and writing songs by nine, she built her career the old school way, playing honky tonks across the Southeast while working with veterans nonprofits including Operation Song, Freedom Sings, and A Soldier’s Child, helping service members turn their stories into songs. She rose to national attention as the runner up on American Idol, earning praise from judge Luke Bryan, who called her the “new age Miranda Lambert” and his “favorite female Country voice.” Since then, HunterGirl has amassed nearly 80 million global streams, made her Grand Ole Opry debut to standing ovations, and toured with Luke Bryan and Kimberly Perry, all while solidifying her reputation as a natural storyteller with a compelling point of view. Her Tennessee Girl EP showcased both range and heart, highlighted by fan favorites “Bad Boy” and “Ain’t About You,” and her release “Dirt” resonated widely for its vivid small-town imagery and emotional truth. Now, in 2026, HunterGirl unveils “Somewhere Wild,” a slow burning, windswept anthem that rekindles the sense of wide-open wonder she first felt exploring The Wilderness as a child. With a voice that feels both lived in and full of light, she continues to carve her own lane as one of country music’s most compelling new artists.