The official music video for Chris Stapleton’s Grammy and CMA Award-winning song “White Horse” is out now via MCA. Produced by Strange Arcade and directed by Running Bear Films, the cinematic short was filmed in Marfa, Texas, and stars Josh Brolin alongside Mae McKagan and Tommy Martinez, with appearances by Stapleton and his wife and longtime collaborator Morgane Stapleton. Exclusive “White Horse” merchandise has also been released in conjunction with the video.
Directors Stephen Kinigopoulos and Alexa King Stone of Running Bear Films describe the visual as a layered narrative shaped by repeated listens to the song. “Listening to ‘White Horse’ over and over again, we visualized a couple on the run and wanted to add some complexity with the parental sheriff relationship between Mae and Josh’s characters,” they share. What began as an action-driven love story evolved into a meditation on trust, release, and emotional reckoning, matching the song’s restless momentum.
The video arrives during another landmark year for Stapleton, who has earned four nominations at the 68th Annual Grammy Awards and three at the upcoming 59th Annual CMA Awards. The release also coincides with two major milestones: ten years since his breakout performance with Justin Timberlake at the 2015 CMA Awards, and a decade since the release of his debut album ‘Traveller’, a record that reshaped modern country music and cemented Stapleton’s place as one of its defining voices.