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NASHVILLE, TENN. – Recently defined as, “If Bill Withers made country music” by generational icon Elton John, acclaimed Southern crooner Kashus Culpepper continues to drop the needle on timeless songs that reflect his fusion of influences – country, soul, blues, folk and rock. Today he releases “Believe.”
“’Believe’ is a song I wrote with one of my musical idols, Foy Vance,” shares 2025 GRAMMY.com Artist to Watch Culpepper. “It’s about my faith, and how no matter how dark life gets, I really believe there are angels around me, making sure I don’t fall too far into the darkness.”
A staple of his impactful live set, “Believe,” alike each of his releases to date, was produced by Brian Elmquist, recorded in Muscle Shoals, Ala. and is characterized by its soulfulness. Culpepper wrote the song with Vance, penning the resolute lyrics:
Some people are real
And others just pretend
Sometimes your enemies
Come in the form of a friend
But all that I know right now
Is the angels they all come around
And hold me up in my darkest hour
Yeah that’s what I believe
Lord that’s what I believe
Listen to “Believe” here.
The new song follows the summer’s lauded collaboration “Broken Wing Bird (feat. Sierra Ferrell)” that was called a “Song You Need To Know” by Rolling Stone and Billboard described as a “languid, tender song” highlighted by Culpepper’s “husky, soulful voice.” He recently made his national television debut on CBS Saturday Morning, performing “After Me?,” Marcus King collab “Southern Man” and fan-favorite “Man of His Word.”
Earlier this week Culpepper announced his upcoming headlining run through the fall, taking his “hauntingly beautiful country-Americana-inspired sound” (PEOPLE) on the road to markets throughout the U.S. including stops in Charlotte, N.C., Atlanta, Fort Worth, Texas and more. Following recent dates with Leon Bridges, Whiskey Myers and Dylan Gossett, he joins forthcoming dates with Darius Rucker and Sierra Ferrell this fall.
In just over a year as a recording artist, Culpepper has been recognized as one of GRAMMY.com‘s 25 Artists to Watch in 2025, Apple Music Zane Lowe’s 25 Artists for ’25, 2025 Variety Power of Young Hollywood Impact Report, Opry NextStage Class of 2025, Billboard‘s February 2025 Country Rookie of the Month, 2025 Amazon Music Bonfire Artist to Watch, Apple Music’s February 2025 Country Riser of the Month, 2025 Pandora Country Artist to Watch and Martin Artist Showcase Class of 2025.
Kashus Culpepper Headlining Fall Tour Dates:
November 6 – Sanford, Fla. – Tuffy’s Music Box
November 8 – Greenville, S.C. – The Radio Room
November 12 – Charlotte, N.C. – Amos’ Southend
November 13 – Atlanta, Ga. – Terminal West
December 4 – Madison, Wisc. – High Noon Saloon
December 5 – Bloomington, Ind. – The Bluebird
December 6 – Grand Rapids, Mich. – The Stache
December 12 – Fort Worth, Texas – Tulips
December 13 – Austin, Texas – Antone’s
For more information, visit kashusculpepper.com.
ABOUT KASHUS CULPEPPER
Alabama-born country crooner Kashus Culpepper encompasses the sound of the South. A student and reverent purveyor of Southern music – country, soul, blues, folk and rock – Culpepper’s husky, sandpaper growl bellows like a freight train over self-penned stories that are as raw and real as they are haunting. Finding his voice in church as young as five years old, it wasn’t until 2020’s global pandemic that Culpepper went from listener to performer, picking up a guitar and learning cover songs to play at barrack bonfires in Rota, Spain during his deployment with the Navy. Covers soon became originals, and once he landed home on U.S. shores, Kash played dive bars up and down the Mississippi Gulf Coast, making a name for himself with the fresh-yet-reminiscent sound that oozes from his very being. Crashing into prominence, Culpepper sold out headline club shows throughout the South before formally releasing a single song and opened shows nationwide for sound pioneers like Charles Wesley Godwin and Charley Crockett. With Nashville taking notice, Culpepper found a musical home at Big Loud Records and has dropped a string of resonating singles including newest “Believe.” Culpepper has joined Leon Bridges, Dylan Gossett and Whiskey Myers on tour this year; and made first-ever appearances at Stagecoach, C2C in London, Tortuga Music Festival and more. Named one of GRAMMY.com‘s 25 Artists to Watch in 2025, Apple Music Zane Lowe’s 25 Artists for ’25, 2025 Variety Power of Young Hollywood Impact Report, Opry NextStage Class of 2025, Billboard‘s February 2025 Country Rookie of the Month, 2025 Amazon Music Bonfire Artist to Watch, Apple Music’s February 2025 Country Riser of the Month, 2025 Pandora Country Artist to Watch and Martin Artist Showcase Class of 2025, The Guardian declares: “it’s obvious why his career has been fast-tracked. The handful of songs he’s released so far take a smart, often witty route… performed in a style he classifies as ‘southern sounds’…”
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