Cementing his place as one of country music’s most sought after new stars, Tucker Wetmore announces his debut album What Not To, set to release on Friday, April 25. Just days after revealing his Ryman Auditorium headline debut for May 21, Wetmore took to the Ryman stage during Universal Music Group Nashville’s Country Radio Seminar showcase to unveil the plans for his highly anticipated debut album. Capturing the highs, lows and lessons learned in Wetmore’s 25 years, What Not To channels these hard-won lessons over a 19-song collection that is poised to resonate.
Produced by Chris LaCorte, What Not To is rich in interconnected themes, “like red yarn connecting a bunch of pins on a wall,” Wetmore says. But all of the album is informed by the message of its title track, which Wetmore wrote with his best friend Jacob Hackworth, LaCorte, and Nashville powerhouses Chase McGill and Jameson Rogers. A deeply personal song to Wetmore, which he gave a soul-stirring piano performance from the Ryman stage — “What Not To” is about struggle, compassion and salvation. “Momma said you don’t pray no more/breaks my heart, so I do it for you,” Wetmore sings in the title track.
Bringing fans deeper into the excitement of What Not To, Wetmore drops “3,2,1,” available everywhere now. The song serves as the project’s lead single at Country radio, going for adds on March 10, and follows Wetmore’s recent No. 1 debut with “Wind Up Missin’ You.” New song “3,2,1” is steeped in hook-driven melodies and clever turns of phrase, the infectious track written by Josh Miller, Summer Overstreet, and Jordan Reynolds tells the story of regret and missed chances: “three words, two late, damn girl you’re the one that got away.” Watch the lyric video here.
Wetmore has spent the last year in overdrive, skyrocketing from a budding star to one of the genre’s most in-demand new acts. His RIAA PLATINUM-certified, No.1 hit single “Wind Up Missin’ You” dominated the charts and earned him an iHeartRadio Music Awards nomination for Best New Country Artist and was just tapped as an Opry NextStage Artist.
He recently made his national television debut on NBC’s TODAY with Jenna & Friends (WATCH), performed at Luke Bryan’s CRASH MY PLAYA in Riviera Cancun, Mexico and is set to take on Country 2 Country (C2C) in March. His trip across the pond is bolstered by dates from his extended WAVES ON A SUNSET TOUR 2025, including a sold-out stop at London’s Electric Ballroom. He will also join Thomas Rhett’s BETTER IN BOOTS TOUR 2025 as direct support across 33 dates this summer.
Just days away from the one-year anniversary of his head-turning debut, Wetmore has proven to be unstoppable, fueled by his back-to-back Billboard Hot 100 hits “Wine Into Whiskey” and “Wind Up Missin’ You.” After releasing his debut EP Waves on a Sunset in October, his catalog has amassed him more than 779 million total global streams to date and has earned spots on coveted Artist to Watch lists from Spotify, Billboard, VEVO, MusicRow and many more.
With new music, major festival appearances and a whirlwind touring schedule ahead, Wetmore is one to keep an eye on. For updates, tour dates and announcements, keep up with Wetmore on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and his website at tuckerwetmore.com.
