Michael Ray may not write all of the songs on his own albums, but he will happily write songs for other artists. Ray recently revealed on social media that he wrote one of the tracks, “Small Town Small,” on Jason Aldean‘s upcoming Macon, Georgia album. “Can’t tell y’all how excited I am to be a part of writing ‘SMALL…
Michael Ray and Dustin Lynch are just two of the artists, along with Lainey Wilson, who will be joining Tracy Lawrence for his upcoming benefit concert, as part of his 16th annual Mission: Possible Turkey Fry. Proceeds from the event, which began in 2006, go to the Nashville Rescue Mission. Lawrence set a new fundraising record last year, with…
Michael Ray penned two of the seven songs on his latest Higher Education EP, both “Picture” and “Didn’t Know I Was Country.” But if there was another song he had written from the record, he wishes it was “Just the Way I Am.” That song was written by HARDY, Ben West and Josh Miller, but is as true to…
Michael Ray wrote two of the seven songs on his latest Higher Education EP, both “Picture” and “Didn’t Know I Was Country.” The latter, which Ray wrote with Taylor Phillips and Ashley Gorley, is a telling look into Ray’s own life — a look he initially wasn’t sure he was ready to share with his fans. “It was actually…
Michael Ray is unafraid — and unashamed. The 33-year-old went through his own struggles over the past 18 months, with some of them splashed across the headlines for all of the world to see. It would be enough to make anyone retreat from the spotlight and lick their own proverbial wounds for a while. Instead, Ray is celebrating who…
Michael Ray‘s Higher Education EP, out on August 27, became a pivotal album for Ray, who determined to make a record that combined his love of traditional country and Southern rock. All seven songs exhibit the marriage of the two genres, but perhaps none as well as the title track, which includes Lee Brice, ZZ Top‘s Billy F….
Michael Ray‘s Higher Education EP is out! The seven-track record is, in many ways, what Ray has always wanted to create, but never was able to, for a myriad of reasons, until now. “It’s what I’ve had in my mind for a long time,” Ray tells Everything Nash. “It’s truly what I was trying to get out for years….
Michael Ray launched his Just the Way I Am Tour last month, after more than a year of being off the road, because of the pandemic. When Ray planned his tour, coronavirus numbers were low, and artists were ready to get back on the road. Since then, numbers have been increasing once again, all over the country, prompting…
Michael Ray is celebrating the release of his upcoming Higher Education EP with a hometown show. The 33-year-old announced on social media that he will take the stage at Nashville Palace for on August 31, performing his weekly Honky Tonk Tuesday show live in Music City. “Let’s goooo!!! See #honkytonktuesday live at the to celebrate the…
Michael Ray‘s new single, “Just the Way I Am,” and its accompanying video, is out! Both the new track and video celebrate his hometown of Eustis, Florida. The song is from Ray’s just-announced upcoming EP, Higher Education, out on August 27. Ray has previously said that his new project will be more personal songs about his own life,…
