Cooper Riley has a new single dropping May 1. The Memphis-born, Nashville-based singer-songwriter releases “Outta Time,” a blues-tinged country track co-written with Alex Angelo and produced by Angelo. It follows previously released singles “Why Why Why” and “Beyond Me,” and continues to build a catalog that draws from personal experience and leaves room for listeners to find themselves in it.
The song tackles the grind of pursuing a music career head-on, zeroing in on the tension between putting in time and actually growing from it. “Time can either work for you or against you,” Riley says. “I choose for it to work for me.” At 22, he’s already performing festival stages, with recent appearances at Backstage Access Presents: Heartland and Backstage Access Presents: Napa Valley, and more new music on the way throughout 2026. Inspired by John Mayer, Chris Stapleton, and B.B. King, Riley’s building a lane that feels earned and entirely his own.