Dan + Shay have a new album coming, and they’re not holding anything back. The 3x GRAMMY Award-winning country hitmakers have announced ‘Young’, their sixth studio album, arriving August 21 and available for pre-order now. The title track is out tonight.
The duo made the announcement Thursday morning on TODAY, and the album arrives with immediate context. “Young is by far our most personal album yet, and we are beyond excited for our fans to hear it,” Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney shared. “Every song is inspired by a true story, and gives a real-time snapshot of exactly where we are in our lives.”
‘Young’ follows Smyers and Mooney through family, faith, and chasing dreams during one of the most active stretches of their 13-year career. Co-produced by Smyers alongside longtime collaborator Scott Hendricks, the album moves through the universal rhythms of life with the kind of directness that has defined their best work.
The lead single, “Say So,” is Top 30 and climbing at radio. The track addresses suicide prevention, a timely and important conversation, and its music video, conceptualized and directed by Smyers, gives viewers space to process and respond on their own terms. Dan + Shay perform “Say So” at the ACM Awards this Sunday, May 17, where they’re also nominated for Duo of the Year.
‘Young’ follows their critically acclaimed fifth studio album, ‘Bigger Houses’, which included the GRAMMY-nominated number one single “Bigger Houses” and added another chapter to one of the most decorated runs in modern country music.
The numbers behind this duo are staggering. More than 14 billion global streams. 139 worldwide career Multi-Platinum, Platinum, and Gold sales certifications. Eight American Music Awards for Favorite Country Duo, four ACM Awards for Duo of the Year, and 3 consecutive GRAMMY wins for Best Country Duo/Group Performance, a first in the category’s history.
“Say So” is a strong, emotionally grounded entry that shows exactly where Dan + Shay are as artists right now, confident, purposeful, and still swinging for something that matters.