Lauren Watkins has her first new music since her 2025 album ‘In A Perfect World,’ and “Heartbreakaholic” signals a more self-aware season for the Nashville native. The track is out now via Big Loud Records/Songs & Daughters, written alongside Will Bundy, Nicolle Galyon, and Rodney Clawson.
The song draws directly from Watkins’ own experience with heartbreak patterns, the kind of emotional cycle that feels almost habitual, chasing the next thing to feel deeply about even when you know better. It’s a hook built from real life, and Watkins delivers it with the kind of warmth and humor that makes the subject land without feeling heavy.
“There was always something strangely addicting about it to me,” she says. “Just when I’d get over something, I needed something else to get over. Maybe I’m crazy, but I’m just a person who feels things deeply, and I kinda get restless when I don’t have an excuse to drive around and cry to my favorite sad songs.” She adds with a laugh: “Heartbroken or not, I’m a creature of habit, and that’s really what this song is about.”
The release arrives alongside the renewal of Watkins’ publishing deal with Big Loud Publishing, further establishing her position as one of country music’s most promising young artist-writers. With a writing room full of heavy hitters and a voice that earns every lyric she delivers, “Heartbreakaholic” is a strong opening move for whatever comes next.
“Heartbreakaholic” is out now via Big Loud Records/Songs & Daughters.