The Red Clay Strays

One of music’s fastest-rising bands, The Red Clay Strays formed in Mobile, Alabama, in

2016. They released their debut album, Moment of Truth, in 2022, which featured the

breakout single, “Wondering Why,” propelling them into the top 20 of the Billboard Hot

Country Songs Chart.

In 2024, the group signed to RCA Records and released their critically acclaimed

sophomore album, Made by These Moments. Produced by Grammy Award-winning

producer Dave Cobb, the album is filled with the band’s signature genre-blending

sound, as they meld electric rock and roll with southern soul. The record marked the

band’s first entry into the Billboard 200 and debuted in the top 10 of the Billboard Top

Country Albums Chart, helping to earn their first Billboard Music Award for “Top Country

Group,” and the 2025 ACM Award for “New Duo or Group of the Year.” They also

garnered back-to-back CMA Award nominations for “Vocal Group of the Year” in 2024

and 2025, taking home the award at the 59th Annual CMA Awards.

In May 2026, the band won the ACM Award for “Group of the Year” and the

“Groundbreaker” Award at Billboard’s Country Power Players event. In June, they

released their third studio album, Grateful. Once again produced by Dave Cobb, the

album debuted in the top 10 of the Billboard Top Country Albums Chart. NPR praised it

as a “10 out of 10…another one of those no-skip albums,” while Rolling Stone hailed

that the band “level up — and power up — on their excellent new album.” With magnetic

performances on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, CBS

Saturday Morning, and NPR’s Tiny Desk, the group recently made their Stagecoach

debut and headlined Madison Square Garden. They are set to perform two headlining

shows at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena later this year.