Key Points
- Gretchen Wilson teased fans with an emotional video, apologizing for no new music recently.
- She announced new music coming soon and a rerecord of her debut album with guest stars.
- Fans expressed excitement and relief that the apology was about her music, not wrongdoing.
Gretchen Wilson is coming clean to her fans.
In a video shared to TikTok over the weekend, the country singer was seemingly emotional, alluding to the fact that she had to apologize publicly for something.
“It’s come to my attention that you guys have all been talking about this certain thing that has happened,” she said, adding, “I never thought I’d have to make a video like this.”
“It is true,” she continued, “it has been a long time since I’ve dropped new music,” she said as the tone of the video changed to upbeat and happy.
“But I’m working on it, and it will be out soon,” she said with a smile.
And fans of course, couldn’t contain their excitement.
“This just made my year!” one fan said. “Couldn’t be happier that your back at it.”
“I can’t wait! It has been too long!” one said, while another added, “We love ya Gretchen!”
However a few were relieved that there was nothing for the famed country singer to actually apologize for.
“Gretchen, girl you could get a side gig in acting!” they said. “You had us scared.”
“I was like. ‘No way she has done something wrong,’” another fan said. “Cang [sic] wait to hear the new music.”
Wilson’s announcement comes almost 10 years after she last released music with the 2017 album ‘Ready to Get Rowdy.’
Known for her earlier hits like “Redneck Woman” and “Here for the Party,” which launched her career in the mid 2000s, the 52-year-old also announced in late 2025 that she’ll be revisiting some of her breakout hits with a rerecord of her debut album. This time around though, she’ll have some famous friends, including Tanya Tucker and Cody Johnson, join her on the new venture.
“I’m going to have a guest vocalist on each song. I’ve gotten some promises from some pretty big names,” she said on Rolling Stone’s country podcast, ‘Nashville Now,’ in November.
The new music that she announced on TikTok will be in addition to the reimagined album.
About the author
Entertainment Writer, Parade
Christine Burroni is a contributing entertainment news writer on Parade and has a decade of experience covering news, entertainment, and travel. A true millennial at heart, some of her favorite interviews have been with Elaine Hendrix, Lance Bass, and Alicia Silverstone. She also frequently writes about fixtures on ‘Dancing with the Stars,’ reality TV personalities, and 1990s sit-com stars.
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