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Platinum-selling, Number 1 hitmaker Mitchell Tenpenny is releasing “Not Today” to country radio, impacting stations today. “Not Today” is included on Mitchell’s newly announced 20-track album The 3rd to be released on September 20 with pre-order available now. The autobiographical title track “The 3rd” was released on Friday. Mitchell said “Not Today,” written with Chris DeStefano, Michael Whitworth and Claire Douglas, “Is about trying to get over a breakup. You know eventually it’s going to happen. But today you are going to feel it. You are going to eat the pain and remember everything that happened and move on later.”
Mitchell will launch the “Woke Up In A Dream Tour” on September 12 in Las Vegas at the Theater at Virgin Hotels. The tour will run through mid-November with The Castellows guesting the first weekend and Dylan Schneider appearing on the remainder of the shows. “Woke Up In A Dream” track from the forth coming album is out today! Tickets for the tour are on sale July 19 at Mitchell10Penny.com.
Last Friday, People Magazine exclusively premiered the poignant official music video for “The 3rd.” and Mitchell spoke with them about the new music and the legacy of being James Mitchell Tenpenny the 3rd. “I would definitely say the album really covers what I have learned in the last few years since getting married and hopefully growing up and hopefully maturing,” Mitchell shared. “I want to be personal. I want to be vulnerable. I want people to believe and know that this music is authentic to me, and I mean the words I say.”
The 3rd is Tenpenny’s most authentic – and adventurous – album yet. Named after a song that was named after him, “The 3rd” is a testament to his personal growth and artistic evolution. No longer playing games, Tenpenny has crafted an album that resonates with his own experiences and emotions. This honest and empathetic collection showcases his maturity as a man, singer, songwriter, and storyteller and invites listeners to join him on his creative journey through life and music.
Mitchell is a multi-faceted entertainer: singer, songwriter, producer and performer. Since the release of his debut 3X platinum-certified No 1 hit single, “Drunk Me,” he’s set new standards for breakout success in country music. He was recognized for surpassing the One Billion streams threshold, now surpassing 2.3 Billion global streams. Mitchell’s previous album This Is The Heavy contains the platinum-selling #1 hit “Truth About You,” a song that made chart history with shortest span between #1 songs since 1982 with just three weeks since his last chart topper. “Truth About You” followed Mitchell’s co-penned #1 collaboration with labelmate Chris Young on the ACM Music Event nominated “At The End Of A Bar.” Mitchell’s previous radio single “We Got History” closed out 2023 in the Top 10.