One of music’s fastest-rising bands, The Red Clay Strays formed in Mobile, Alabama, in
2016. They released their debut album, Moment of Truth, in 2022, which featured the
breakout single, “Wondering Why,” propelling them into the top 20 of the Billboard Hot
Country Songs Chart.
In 2024, the group signed to RCA Records and released their critically acclaimed
sophomore album, Made by These Moments. Produced by Grammy Award-winning
producer Dave Cobb, the album is filled with the band’s signature genre-blending
sound, as they meld electric rock and roll with southern soul. The record marked the
band’s first entry into the Billboard 200 and debuted in the top 10 of the Billboard Top
Country Albums Chart, helping to earn their first Billboard Music Award for “Top Country
Group,” and the 2025 ACM Award for “New Duo or Group of the Year.” They also
garnered back-to-back CMA Award nominations for “Vocal Group of the Year” in 2024
and 2025, taking home the award at the 59th Annual CMA Awards.
In May 2026, the band won the ACM Award for “Group of the Year” and the
“Groundbreaker” Award at Billboard’s Country Power Players event. In June, they
released their third studio album, Grateful. Once again produced by Dave Cobb, the
album debuted in the top 10 of the Billboard Top Country Albums Chart. NPR praised it
as a “10 out of 10…another one of those no-skip albums,” while Rolling Stone hailed
that the band “level up — and power up — on their excellent new album.” With magnetic
performances on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, CBS
Saturday Morning, and NPR’s Tiny Desk, the group recently made their Stagecoach
debut and headlined Madison Square Garden. They are set to perform two headlining
shows at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena later this year.
