“SINGLE AGAIN” IS TOP 10 AT COUNTRY RADIO AND CLIMBING
ROSS STACKS PERFORMANCES AT NEXT WEEK’S CMA FEST IN NASHVILLE
(NASHVILLE, TENN. — MAY 28, 2025) — Award-winning country singer-songwriter Josh Ross joins forces with global icon Akon today for high-energy anthem “Drunk Right Now (Na Na Na),” a bold reimagining of Akon’s 2008 smash hit “Right Now (Na Na Na).” The track is out today via MCA / Mercury Nashville and Universal Music Canada.
LISTEN TO “DRUNK RIGHT NOW (NA NA NA)” HERE
Fusing Ross’s gritty vocals with Akon’s unmistakable hooks, “Drunk Right Now (Na Na Na)” delivers a party-starting anthem meant to be heard across festival fields, bar patios, and speakers all summer long. While the original 2000s-era hit explored heartbreak, this re-imagined version flips the script—channeling carefree nights, wild memories, and a live-in-the-moment energy.
With Akon’s recent infusion of cross-genre collaboration in his own catalog, the track stacks up, bridging nostalgic pop-R&B with fresh country swagger and reviving a classic with a fresh twist. Stay tuned for the official music video to release soon.
“Akon’s music was always a huge part of my life growing up,” says Ross. “Having two older siblings, his songs were always playing—his sound, his hooks, everything about it just stuck with me before I even knew what the words meant. I’ve always been a fan. About a year ago, I was messing around in the studio and reimagined his song ‘Right Now,’ just for fun. We started playing it before our shows and the crowd went nuts—it turned into this wild country party anthem.”
“I ended up sending it to him, not really expecting anything… and he actually loved it,” he continues. “He said he wanted to jump on it, and suddenly it turned into a real collab. It’s one of those full-circle moments I never saw coming and I’m truly grateful to have a summer party anthem.”
The follow up to his latest release, the energetic and emotional “Hate How You Look”, Ross continues to expand his sound and grow his fanbase – proving he’s equally at home on stage delivering headlining sets or collaborating with global superstars.
The current CCMA Entertainer of the Year has amassed more than 971 million global streams. At country radio, Ross’ current single, “Single Again,” is #9-and-climbing. He takes on CMA Fest next week with performances at the Riverfront Stage, Spotify House, and more, before a summer full of fairs and festivals. Ross was also just added as support to a handful of dates with Dylan Scott this fall. Complete list of upcoming tour dates below.
2025 JOSH ROSS TOUR DATES:
6/5: Nashville, TN – CMA Fest 2025
6/6: Calabogie, ON – Guitars and Gasoline 2025
6/12: North Lawrence, OH – The Country Fest 2025
6/13: Bloomington, OH – Tailgate ‘N Tallboys
6/21: Filer, ID – Gordy’s Hwy 30 Music Festival 2025
6/27: Dauphin, MB – Dauphin’s Countryfest 2025
7/3: Rushville, IL – Schuyler County Fair
7/4: Portland, IN – Jay County Fair
7/10: Cavendish, PEI – Cavendish Beach Music Festival 2025
7/11: Rhinelander, WI – Hodag Country Festival 2025
7/12: West Salem, WI – Country Boom 2025
7/13: Chicago, IL – Windy City Smokeout 2025
7/17: Eau Claire, WI – Country Jam USA 2025
7/18: Oskaloosa, IA – Southern Iowa Fair
7/19: Grant, NE – Perkins County Fair
7/20: Cheyenne, WY – Cheyenne Frontier Days 2025
7/25: Kansas City, MO – VooDoo Lounge
7/28: Piketon, OH – Pike County Fair
8/1: Ashland, VA – Down On The Farm
8/6: Sturgis, SD – Sturgis Buffalo Chip 2025
8/8: Malone, NY – Franklin County Fair
8/13: Saskatoon, SK – Delta Bessborough Gardens
8/15: Osseo, MN – Corcoran Country Daze
8/21: Bala, ON – The KEE To Bala
8/22: Lucknow, ON – Lucknow’s Music In The Fields 2025
8/29: Mihnden, NV – TJ’s Corral Outdoor Event Center
8/30: Puyallup, WA – Washington State Fair 2025
9/5: Lethbridge, AB – Thunder In The Bridge
10/2: Salem, VA – Salem Civic Center*
10/3: Moon Township, PA – UPMC Events Center*
10/4: Schenectady, NY – Proctors*
10/23: Springfield, MO – Shrine Mosque*
10/24: Mankato, MN – Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center*
10/25: Fargo, ND – Scheels Arena*
*supporting Dylan Scott
ABOUT JOSH ROSS
MCA/Universal Music Canada artist Josh Ross is a global force; a next-generation talent who’s anything but standard. On an unconventional path of his own design, Ross pairs a dark and mellow blast of modern country with a warm vocal rasp and rock inclinations, heart-on-his-sleeve songwriting and addictive hooks that heed no borders. Pulling influences ranging from Guns N’ Roses and Metallica to country-rock outlaw Steve Earle, the former collegiate football player has leveraged his knack for emotional song craft into a series of certified hits.
His dusky power ballad “Trouble” earned RIAA Gold certification, and introduced what would become his 2024, 8-song admission, Complicated. The project earned Ross his first-ever JUNO Award in 2025 for Country Album of the Year, a co-writer on seven of its tracks. Canada-born and Nashville-based, the current CCMA Entertainer of the Year tallies more than 971 million career streams and has been hailed as an Artist to Watch by Spotify, Amazon Music, Pandora, MusicRow, the Grand Ole Opry, and more.
Touring alongside hard-rocking, cross-genre superstars like Nickelback, Brantley Gilbert, Bailey Zimmerman, and Luke Bryan, Ross recently wrapped tour support to Jelly Roll on The Beautifully Broken Great Northern Tour across Canada. As his bold barroom anthem “Single Again” is climbing the charts now inside the Top 10 at country radio. Ross took home his first-ever CMA Award in 2024 – the Jeff Walker Global Country Artist Award – recognizing his international achievements in country music.
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