OFFICIAL VIDEO FOR “CUCKOO” CO-DIRECTED BY TIM COFIELD AND WILSON JR. WINS FOR VISUAL MEDIA OF THE YEAR
Photo ID (L-R):
First Row: Joe Sivick (Missing Piece Group), Alicia Jones (ALJ Management), Haley Montgomery (Academy of Country Music), Stephen Wilson Jr., Patch Culbertson (Big Loud), Brianne Deslippe (Big Loud Records), Amy Beard (Big Loud Records), Nicholas Marquez (Big Loud Rock)
Second Row: Shari Roth (Big Loud Records), Brian Corona (Big Loud Records), Nate Yetton (Big Loud Records), Jordy Dettmer (Range Media Partners)
NASHVILLE, TENN. – Yesterday, the Academy of Country Music announced Stephen Wilson Jr. won his first ACM Award for Visual Media of the Yearfor his official video for “Cuckoo” that he co-directed with his longtime creative collaborator Tim Cofield. Wilson Jr. was surprised with the award by ACM Head of Artist Relations & Awards Haley Montgomery at WXPN’s NON-COMMvention on Wednesday, May 6.
Wilson Jr.’s latest single “Gary” marks his first single at country radio, and it just broke the top 40 on Billboard‘s Country Airplay chart at #38. He premiered the song with an electrifying performance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and also performed it on appearances on This Past Weekend with Theo Von and The Howard Stern Show. The official video marks his ninth collaboration with Cofield and stars award-winning actor Gary Sinise (Forrest Gump, Apollo 13).
Wilson Jr. recently wrapped the entirely sold-out first leg of his Gary The Torch Tour and announced a second leg that added West Coast, Southeast and EU/UK dates. In between headline dates, he will support Dave Matthews Band on September 4 at the Gorge Amphitheater and Brandi Carlile on September 11-13 at Red Rocks Amphitheatre. Find a full list of tour dates below or visit his website.
2026 Tour Dates:
6/4 – Nashville, TN – CMA Music Fest (Chevy Riverfront Stage) *
6/6 – Lexington, KY – Railbird Music Festival *
6/7 – Nashville, TN – CMA Fest (LP Field) *
6/30 – Dublin, IE – Summer Series
7/10 – St. Paul, MN – Minnesota Yacht Club Festival *
7/11 – Winnipeg, MB – Winnipeg Folk Festival *
7/17 – Spokane, WA – BECU Live at Northern Quest #
7/18 – Whitefish, MT – Under the Big Sky Festival *
7/23 – Floyd, VA – FloydFest *
7/24 – Virginia Beach, VA – The Dome by Rutter Mills #
7/25 – Baltimore, MD – Pier Six Pavilion #
8/7 – St. Augustine, FL – St. Augustine Amphitheatre #
8/8 – Raleigh, NC – Red Hat Amphitheater #
9/4 – George, WA – Gorge Amphitheatre ^
9/6 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Palladium #
9/11–9/13 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre %
9/17 – Seattle, WA – Paramount Theatre #
9/18 – Seattle, WA – Paramount Theatre # SOLD OUT
9/19 – Portland, OR – McMenamins Grand Lodge (Concerts in the Grove) #
9/22 – Nampa, ID – Ford Idaho Center Amphitheater #
9/24 – San Francisco, CA – The Masonic #
9/29 – Phoenix, AZ – Arizona Financial Theatre #
10/15 – Belfast, UK – SSE Arena #
10/17 – Sligo, IE – Sligo Live Festival *
10/19 – Glasgow, UK – O2 Academy Glasgow # SOLD OUT
10/20 – Glasgow, UK – O2 Academy Glasgow #
10/22 – London, UK – O2 Academy Brixton #
10/23 – Bristol, UK – The Prospect Building #
10/25 – Manchester, UK – O2 Victoria Warehouse #
10/27 – Paris, FR – Le Trianon #
10/29 – Zurich, CH – Volkshaus #
10/30 – Cologne, DE – Theater am Tanzbrunnen #
11/1 – Utrecht, NL – TivoliVredenburg (Ronda) #
11/3 – Copenhagen, DK – VEGA #
11/4 – Stockholm, SE – Fållan #
11/5 – Oslo, NO – Sentrum Scene #
11/20–11/22 – St. Petersburg, FL – St. Pete Country Fest *
11/21 – Birmingham, AL – Avondale Brewing Company # SOLD OUT
12/2 – Pittsburgh, PA – Citizens Live at The Wylie #
12/9 – Atlanta, GA – Coca-Cola Roxy #
12/11 – Nashville, TN – The Truth # SOLD OUT
12/12 – Nashville, TN – The Truth #
* Festival
# Gary The Torch Tour
^ Supporting Dave Matthews Band
% Supporting Brandi Carlile
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ABOUT STEPHEN WILSON JR.
Stephen Wilson Jr.’s journey from the hollers of southern Indiana to Nashville, Tenn. has been a winding road that’s taken many detours: He’s been an Indiana State Golden Gloves boxing championship finalist, a scientist, and a lead guitarist and songwriter in an indie rock band. In 2016, he ditched his laboratory 9-to-5 and signed a publishing deal with BMG Nashville where his alchemic songcraft immediately made waves, leading to cuts from Caitlyn Smith, Old Dominion, Tim McGraw, Sixpence None the Richer, Leigh Nash and more. 2023 proved to be Wilson Jr.’s breakthrough year, signing with Big Loud Records and releasing his critically-acclaimed debut double album søn of dad: a triumphant, genre-spanning set of 22 songs dedicated to his late father and given to the world on the five-year anniversary of his passing. In 2024, Stephen’s star grew as he made his network television debut on NBC’s Late Night with Seth Meyers, followed by performances on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’s #LateShowMeMusic series and Later…with Jools Holland. Ahead of the one-year anniversary of søn of dad, Wilson Jr. was also profiled in an extensive feature for CBS Saturday Morning, and last year, he released a deluxe edition of the album which featured a moving interpretation of “Stand By Me” that has been streamed tens of millions of times. Last November, he earned his first CMA Award nomination for New Artist of the Year and played twice on the broadcast – a moving performance of his song “Took A Walk” from the film The Long Walk with Shaboozey and a star-making rendition of “Stand By Me.” To close out the year, he released new single “Gary,” which he debuted on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and is currently climbing the country radio charts. Fresh off his first ACM nomination for Visual Media of the Year for the video for his song “Cuckoo”, Stephen is currently in the midst of his Gary The Torch Tour headline tour that extends through December across the US and Europe/UK. This year, he will also share the stage with Dave Matthews Band at The Gorge Amphitheatre and Brandi Carlile for 3 nights at Red Rocks. He’ll also perform at Nissan Stadium at this year’s CMA Fest before playing Willie Nelson’s 4th of July Picnic.
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Media Contacts
Joe Sivick, Bobby Crane + Bryan Ros | Missing Piece Group
joe@missingpiecegroup.com, bobby@missingpiecegroup.com, bryan@missingpiecegroup.com
Corey Brewer + Rachel Heatherly | Big Loud
corey@bigloud.com, rachel@bigloud.com
