#NEWMUSIC: DEBUT CAMERON WHITCOMB ALBUM “THE HARD WAY” NOW OUT

Acclaimed singer-songwriter Cameron Whitcomb has released his eagerly awaited debut album, The Hard Way, available now via Atlantic Records HERE. Created with producer Jack Riley (Knox, Grace VanderWaal), as well as Cal Shapiro (Alex Warren, Timeflies) and Nolan Sipe (Benson Boone, Alex Warren), The Hard Way features emotionally raw singles including the breakout fan favorite “Quitter,” the brutally self-aware “Hundred Mile High,” the defiant “Options,” the hopeful “Fragile,” and the gut-punching title track.

Also out today, the chart-climbing single “Medusa” is now joined with a live performance video, streaming HERE. A deeply personal look at his turbulent journey – from early struggles with addiction to recovery and growth – The Hard Way is further anchored by the powerful new track “Call For You,” written as a tribute to his mom. 

‘Call For You’ is a song for someone that you really care about, really love,” shares Whitcomb. “I think we all have that person that no matter what goes wrong, you can just call and rely on. I feel like a lot of people come and go but there’s always that one person you come back to.

With over 6M monthly listeners on Spotify, 3M+ followers across social platforms, and 500M+ global streams to date, Whitcomb is riding high in what’s proven to be a landmark 2025 for the Nanaimo, BC-based artist. This week, he was named the 2025 recipient of CMA’s Jeff Walker Global Country Artist Award, recognizing outstanding achievements by a Country Music artist who is originally based internationally. He was also among the big winners at the 2025 CCMA Awards, taking home the “Breakthrough Artist of the Year” and “Fans’ Choice” awards amidst six total nominations. He also made his Canadian TV debut at the CCMA Awards with an energetic live performance of “Quitter,” streaming HERE.

Whitcomb will mark the arrival of The Hard Way with his biggest North American headline run to date. The I’ve Got Options Tour kicks off tonight with a sold-out show at Portland’s Wonder Ballroom and runs through mid-November, including a two-night sold-out stand at L.A.’s iconic Troubadour (Oct 4-5). Just yesterday, he was announced as part of the 2026 Stagecoach Festival lineup, set for April 26. For updates, details, and ticket information, please visit thecamwhitcomb.com.

In a world that often prizes surface-level honesty, Cameron Whitcomb stands out as an artist with the courage to confront uncomfortable truths. After leaving home at age 17 to work on a pipeline, the British Columbia native discovered his passion for singing and devoted himself to music. He broke through with his 2024 debut EP, Quitter – a fearless collection of country/folk songs inspired by his journey through addiction and recovery.

Since then, the 22-year-old singer-songwriter has skyrocketed: headlining tours across North America and Europe, landing on 2025 Artist to Watch lists from Spotify and Amazon Music, and now releasing his full-length debut, The Hard Way.

I’VE GOT OPTIONS TOUR 2025

SEPTEMBER

26 – Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom + (SOLD OUT)
27 – Eugene, OR – WOW Hall + (SOLD OUT)

30 – Sacramento, CA – Ace of Spades * (SOLD OUT)

OCTOBER

1 – San Francisco, CA – The Regency Ballroom *
3 – San Diego, CA – Music Box * (SOLD OUT)
4 – West Hollywood, CA – Troubadour * (SOLD OUT)
5 – West Hollywood, CA – Troubadour * (SOLD OUT)
8 – Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren * (LOW TICKETS)
10 – Denver, CO – Gothic Theatre + (SOLD OUT)

11 – Salt Lake City, UT – RedWest Country Music Festival ~
12 – Fort Collins, CO – Aggie Theatre + (SOLD OUT)
15 – Fayetteville, AR – George’s Majestic Lounge * (SOLD OUT)
17 – Fort Worth, TX – Tannahill’s Tavern & Music Hall * (SOLD OUT)
18 – Austin, TX – Scoot Inn * (SOLD OUT)
21 – New Orleans, LA – Tipitina’s *
23 – Oxford, MS – The Lyric Oxford *
24 – Nashville, TN – Brooklyn Bowl Nashville * (SOLD OUT)
25 – Atlanta, GA – Terminal West * (SOLD OUT)
27 – Atlanta, GA – Terminal West * (SOLD OUT)

29 – Oxford, OH – Brick Street Bar + (SOLD OUT) 

30 – Lakewood, OH – The Roxy + (SOLD OUT)

31 – Pittsburgh, PA – Roxian Theatre + (SOLD OUT)

NOVEMBER

3 – Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall ^
5 – Louisville, KY – Mercury Ballroom ^ (LOW TICKETS)
7 – Knoxville, TN – The Mill & Mine ^ (SOLD OUT)
8 – Birmingham, AL – Saturn ^ (SOLD OUT)

9 – Nashville, TN – Brooklyn Bowl Nashville ^

12 – Columbia, SC – The Senate ^
13 – Athens, GA – Georgia Theatre ^ (SOLD OUT)
14 – Charleston, SC – Music Farm ^ (SOLD OUT)

APRIL 2026

19 – Georgetown, TX – Two Step Inn Festival ~

26 – Indio, CA – Stagecoach Festival ~

~ Festival Performance

+ Support From Danielle Finn

* Support From Jonah Kagen

^ Support From Tayler Holder

THE HARD WAY TRACKLIST:

1. The Hard Way

2. Options

3. Lose Me

4. Fragile Ego (Interlude)

5. Fragile

6. Call For You

7. Quitter

8. Holiday

9. Pretty Little

10. Hundred Mile High

11. Missed Calls (Interlude)

12. As I Stand Before The Coffin

13. Digging Holes

14. Medusa

15. Polly (Interlude)

#NEWMUSIC: CAMERON WHITCOMB NEW ALBUM “FRAGILE”

The Hard Way sees Whitcomb offering up a deeply personal look at his turbulent journey, from his struggles with addiction at a young age through to his recovery and adulthood. The album announcement is accompanied by his most emotionally raw single to date, “Fragile,” available everywhere now HERE.

“‘Fragile’ is about being told to man up your whole childhood and pushing away everyone that cares because of your own insecurities,” shares Whitcomb. “It’s a song that came from a place of finally starting to understand why I was the way I was — and wanting to change that.”

Produced by frequent collaborator Jack Riley (Grace VanderWaal, Knox) and co-written with Nolan Sipe and Cal Shapiro (Alex Warren’s “Ordinary”), “Fragile” speaks to the universal hope of finding someone who will love you despite, and maybe because of, everything you’ve been through.

Cameron is celebrating the impending arrival of The Hard Way with his biggest live run yet, beginning tonight with a top-billed slot at Ontario’s Boots and Hearts Music Festival. He’ll then cross the Atlantic for the sold-out EU/UK leg of his Hundred Mile High Tour before returning to launch his I’ve Got Options Tour kicking off September 26 in Portland, OR and running through mid-November. Most shows are already sold out, including a highly-anticipated two-night stand at LA’s legendary Troubadour (Oct 4-5), with additional dates added in Atlanta and Nashville due to overwhelming demand. Support on select dates comes from Danielle Finn, Jonah Kagen, and Tayler Holder. For tickets and info, visit thecamwhitcomb.com.

With over 6M monthly listeners on Spotify, 3M+ followers across socials, and 400M+ global streams to date, Whitcomb is riding high in what’s shaping up to be a landmark 2025 which saw the release of his latest single “Gasoline & Matches,” a fiery anthem about the indelibility of heartbreak, produced by Jack Riley and co-written with Chance Emerson. Earlier this year, Whitcomb dropped the breakout single, “Bad Apple,” which debuted as the #2 Most Added track at Alternative Radio and marked a sharp turn toward a more alt-driven sound.

Featured globally on the cover of Apple Music’s Today Country and named to both Spotify and Amazon Music’s 2025 Artists To Watch lists, Whitcomb also joined forces with rising indie folk artist Evan Honer for the raw collaborative single, “My Expense” and shared his own singles, “Options“ and “Hundred Mile High”. ELLE quickly praised the latter, writing, “The return of modern folk was written in the stars…The banjos pump the song forward, beckoning listeners on a cross-country road trip.”

His year began with the release of “Medusa (Acoustic),” a stripped-back take on his fan-favorite single, now surpassing 150M streams. A relentless live schedule followed, with more than 80% of tickets sold during presales, including sold-out double dates in Vancouver, Kelowna, Edmonton, and a show-stopping set at Calgary Stampede.

All this follows a breakthrough 2024 that featured the release of Whitcomb’s remarkable debut EP, Quitter, available everywhere now HERE. Partly inspired by the fast-rising 21-year-old singer-songwriter’s journey in overcoming addiction, the acclaimed collection includes profoundly personal singles including “Love Myself“ and the soul-searching title track, “Quitter,” the latter of which was praised by Billboard as “an anthemic folk track in the mold of Noah Kahan powered by a kick-clap beat and Whitcomb’s growling vocal.” Now boasting more than 100M global streams, “Quitter” further made history as his first-ever single to reach the Billboard Canadian Hot 100 – his biggest chart success to date which Whitcomb celebrated by traveling North America on his wide-ranging headline Quitter Tour.

One of the most captivating new songwriters of his generation, Cameron Whitcomb turns the most candid details of his real-life experience into songs with a strangely exhilarating power. Hailing from British Columbia’s Vancouver Island, Whitcomb left home at age 17 and got a job working on a pipeline, later spending much of his downtime singing karaoke and posting covers on Reddit. When an American Idol executive took note of his undeniable vocal talent, he landed a spot on the show’s 20th season and emerged as a top 20 finalist. Whitcomb then immersed himself in learning to write songs while deep in the process of getting sober. After making his label debut with 2024’s “Rocking Chair” – which amassed over 40M combined views across socials prior to its premiere – Whitcomb took off on a fast ascent that soon found him embarking on his first-ever headline run, the sold-out Quitter Tour.

CAMERON WHITCOMB ON TOUR 2025

AUGUST

8 – Oro-Medonte, ON – Boots & Hearts Festival †

10 – West Chester, OH – Voices of America Country Music Fest †

14 – Montreal, QC – Théâtre Beanfield (LASSO pre-party hosted by SiriusXM)

16 – Montreal, QC – LASSO †

22 – Cologne, Germany – Sound of Nashville Open Air

23 – Munich, Germany – Backstage Werk (SOLD OUT)

24 – Berlin, Germany – Kesselhaus

26 – Copenhagen, Denmark – VEGA (SOLD OUT)

28 – Stockholm, Sweden – Nalen (SOLD OUT)

29 – Trondheim, Norway – Festningen †

30 – Tromsø, Norway – Rakettnatt Music & Arts Festival †

SEPTEMBER

1 – Oslo, Norway – Rockefeller

3 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Paradiso (SOLD OUT)

4 – Paris, France – La Maroquinerie (SOLD OUT)

5 – London, UK – Electric Brixton (SOLD OUT)

7 – Manchester, England – O2 Ritz Manchester (SOLD OUT – UPGRADED VENUE)

8 – Glasgow, UK – SWG3 (SOLD OUT – UPGRADED VENUE)

21 – Calgary, AB – Recovery Day Alberta †26 – Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom + (SOLD OUT)
27 – Eugene, OR – WOW Hall + (LOW TICKETS)
30 – Sacramento, CA – Ace of Spades * (SOLD OUT)

OCTOBER

1 – San Francisco, CA – The Regency Ballroom *
3 – San Diego, CA – Music Box * (SOLD OUT)
4 – West Hollywood, CA – Troubadour * (SOLD OUT)
5 – West Hollywood, CA – Troubadour * (SOLD OUT)
8 – Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren *
10 – Denver, CO – Gothic Theatre + (SOLD OUT)

11 – Salt Lake City, UT – RedWest Country Music Festival †
12 – Fort Collins, CO – Aggie Theatre + (SOLD OUT)
15 – Fayetteville, AR – George’s Majestic Lounge * (LOW TICKETS)
17 – Fort Worth, TX – Tannahill’s Tavern & Music Hall * (SOLD OUT)
18 – Austin, TX – Scoot Inn * (SOLD OUT)
21 – New Orleans, LA – Tipitina’s *
23 – Oxford, MS – The Lyric Oxford *
24 – Nashville, TN – Brooklyn Bowl Nashville * (SOLD OUT)
25 – Atlanta, GA – Terminal West * (SOLD OUT)
27 – Atlanta, GA – Terminal West *

29 – Oxford, OH – Brick Street Bar + (SOLD OUT)

30 – Lakewood, OH – The Roxy + (SOLD OUT)

31 – McKees Rocks, PA – Roxian Theatre + (SOLD OUT)

NOVEMBER

3 – Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall ^
5 – Louisville, KY – Mercury Ballroom ^ (LOW TICKETS)
7 – Knoxville, TN – The Mill & Mine ^ (SOLD OUT)
8 – Birmingham, AL – Saturn ^ (SOLD OUT)

9 – Nashville, TN – Brooklyn Bowl Nashville ^

12 – Columbia, SC – The Senate ^
13 – Athens, GA – Georgia Theatre ^ (SOLD OUT)
14 – Charleston, SC – Music Farm ^ (SOLD OUT)

† Festival Performance

• Support From Danielle Finn
• Support From Jonah Kagen

^ Support From Tayler Holder

THE HARD WAY TRACKLIST

1. The Hard Way
2. Options
3. Lose Me
4. Fragile Ego (Interlude)
5. Fragile
6. Call For You
7. Quitter
8. Holiday
9. Pretty Little
10. Hundred Mile High
11. Missed Calls (Interlude)
12. As I Stand Before The Coffin
13. Digging Holes
14. Medusa
15. Polly (Interlude)

#NEWMUSIC: CAMERON WHITCOMB “BAD APPLE”

Acclaimed singer-songwriter Cameron Whitcomb has dropped his new single, “Bad Apple,” available now via Atlantic Records HERE. Produced by frequent collaborator Jack Riley (Knox, Grace VanderWaal) and co-written by Whitcomb, Riley, Nolan Sipe, and Cal Shapiro – who wrote Alex Warren’s hit song “Ordinary” – the track sees Cameron pushing his intensely personal sound towards an alternative direction, employing the age-old bad apple metaphor to grapple with the idea of how things can be so good, yet so bad at the same time.

Watch the official live performance visual which also premiered today HERE:

“Bad Apple” follows Whitcomb’s emotionally vivid “Options” and larger-than-life anthem “Hundred Mile High,” the latter of which has proven among his biggest hits thus far, earning first-week streams in excess of 1.6M along with a flurry of critical applause from MTV, Entertainment Tonight, UPROXX, Ones To Watch, and ELLE, which named it among “The Best New Songs We Heard In January,” writing, “The return of modern folk was written in the stars… Cameron Whitcomb enters the conversation with ‘Hundred Mile High.’ The banjos pump the song forward, beckoning listeners on a cross-country road trip.”

Currently boasting over 7M monthly listeners on Spotify, more than 3M fans across social platforms, and over 300 250M worldwide streams and counting, Whitcomb is well into what is shaping up as a landmark 2025, a remarkably productive year that kicked off with the release of “Medusa (Acoustic),” a new stripped-down rendition of his captivating fan favorite, “Medusa,” available now HERE. Featured as one of Billboard’s “5 Must-Hear New Country Songs,” upon release, the original version of “Medusa” has quickly amassed over 100M global streams and counting.

Recently featured globally on the cover of Apple Music’s Today Country and named to both Spotify and Amazon Music’s 2025 Artists To Watch lists as well as Shazam’s Fast Forward 2025, Whitcomb has spent much of the year traveling on his hugely successful “Hundred Mile High Tour” – the Nanaimo, BC-based artist’s biggest US headline run thus far, highlighted by sold-out shows at such famed venues as New York City’s Bowery Ballroom. Whitcomb will keep the momentum going with a stacked live schedule that includes further US headline dates as well as the eagerly awaited EU/UK leg of the “Hundred Mile High Tour,” with stops set for iconic clubs and theatres including Copenhagen, Denmark’s Store VEGA (August 26), Amsterdam, Netherlands’ Paradiso (September 3), Paris, France’s La Maroquinerie (September 4), and London, UK’s Electric Brixton (September 5). For complete details and ticket availability, please visit thecamwhitcomb.com.

The nonstop live schedule follows a breakthrough 2024 for the rising artist that featured the release of his remarkable debut EP, Quitter, available everywhere now HERE. Partly inspired by his journey in overcoming addiction, the acclaimed collection – includes profoundly personal singles including “Love Myself” and the soul-searching title track, “Quitter,” the latter of which was praised by Billboard as “an anthemic folk track in the mold of Noah Kahan powered by a kick-clap beat and Whitcomb’s growling vocal.” Now boasting more than 80M global streams, “Quitter,” which chronicles the 21-year-old artist’s battle to overcome addiction, further made history as Whitcomb’s first-ever single to reach the Billboard Canadian Hot 100 – his biggest chart success to date. Whitcomb celebrated by traveling North America on his wide-ranging Quitter Tour, a hugely successful run of headline dates that included sold-out shows at such renowned venues as Nashville, TN’s The Mil at Cannery Hall, New York City’s Mercury Lounge, and more.

One of the most captivating new songwriters of his generation, Cameron Whitcomb turns the most candid details of his real-life experience into songs with a strangely exhilarating power. Hailing from British Columbia’s Vancouver Island, Whitcomb left home at age 17 and got a job working on a pipeline, later spending much of his downtime singing karaoke and posting covers on Reddit. When an American Idol executive took note of his undeniable vocal talent, he landed a spot on the show’s 20th season and emerged as a top 20 finalist. Whitcomb then immersed himself in learning to write songs while deep in the process of getting sober. After making his label debut with 2024’s “Rocking Chair” – which amassed over 40M combined views across socials prior to its premiere – Whitcomb took off on a fast ascent that soon found him embarking on his first-ever headline run, the sold-out Quitter Tour. Along with “Bad Apple” and the ongoing Hundred Mile High Tour, Whitcomb is now at work on more exciting new music spotlighting the raw emotional honesty of his one-of-a-kind songwriting.

HUNDRED MILE HIGH TOUR 2025

AUGUST

6 – Milwaukee, WI – Pabst Theater

22 – Cologne, Germany – Sound of Nashville Open Air

23 – Munich, Germany – Backstage Werk

24 – Berlin, Germany – Kesselhaus

26 – Copenhagen, Denmark – Store VEGA

28 – Stockholm, Sweden – Nalen

SEPTEMBER

1 – Oslo, Norway – Rocafeller

3 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Paradiso

4 – Paris, France – La Maroquinerie

5 – London, UK – Electric Brixton

7 – Manchester, England – Band on the Wall

8 – Glasgow, UK – Saint Luke’s

OCTOBER

29 – Oxford, OH – Brick Street Bar

30 – Lakewood, OH – The Roxy

31 – McKees Rocks, PA – Roxian Theatre

#SPOTTED: CAMERON WHITCOMB LIVE AT WARNER MUSIC CANADA

Up and coming Singer-Songwriter CAMERON WHITCOMB is a huge star on the rise. After gaining recognition on American Idol where the 21-year-old advanced to the Finals, he quickly after got signed to Atlantic Records. The Nanaimo native has an ardent following, filling theatres on his current Canadian Tour and amidst a hectic schedule, he played an intimate set at Warner Music Canada‘s office before a packed house.

Despite being a Country Artist, Whitcomb has a showmanship and Pop sensibility to him that could propel him to major mainstream success. Following his energetic set, where he was awarded a Double Gold certification for his single “QUITTER“, he came out to meet audience members, giving out hugs and posing for photo ops.

Whitcomb will play this Summer’s THE BOOTS AND HEARTS MUSICAL FESTIVAL. A name to look out for!

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