Meet the Official Top 25 Finalists of the 2026 Wide Open Country Song Contest! Congratulations to every songwriter below. They've made it this far, and that's no small feat.
Our Overall and Category Winners are coming soon, so stay tuned!
Please note: Finalists are listed alphabetically by song title.
Videos by Wide Open Country
"Bloodstream" by Maura Streppa and Jesse Dozzi, Sadie Campbell
"Blue Collar Work" by Cord Bradley
"Boots on the Ground" by Caleb Mitchell and Tess Shannon
"Break My Heart Like Bread" by Mona Lucine
"Country See Country Do" by Paige King Johnson and Pete Sallis, Todd Pachey
"Don't Call Me Darlin'" by Abbey Pierce and Eric Spahn, Josh Noren
"Finally Gave You What You Wanted" by Jessie Wilson and Baker Grissom, Jarrett Hartness
"Hacia La Noche" by DEADMAN
"Hang Your Weary Heart On Me" by Road Pony
"Humble Pie" by FLAVIA
"Living's a Loan" by Matt Wolf
"Meteorite" by Holly Hollows and DNNNY and Grady Land
"Pays To Be Poor" by Hannah Franklin and Thorne Wiggs
"Peace Of Mind" by Aidan Burke
"Reasons" by Mary Sarah and Nate Kenyon, Abbey Rowe
"Roll On, Rose" by Weary Ramblers and Kathryn Severing Fox, Chad Elliott
"Running Out of G.A.S." by Jessie Wilson and David Dorn
"See You Around" by Charlie Weld and Luca Alexandru, Macy Brassell, Kate Brink, Lilah Sesling
"Southern Pace" by Carly Burruss and Dee Briggs
"Things You Carry" by Hannah Murphy
"Thousand Tears" by Weary Ramblers and Kathryn Severing Fox, Chad Elliott
"To The Bottom" by Kyle Blessing
"Toodaloo" by Ruby Lily and Devan Reed Yanik, Jennifer Stone Yanik
"Why (Revisited)" by Nathan Leazer
"Wish I Didn't" by Spencer Burns
