Lauren Watkins Readies ‘If I’m Being Honest’ For September

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Lauren Watkins will release her forthcoming album, If I’m Being Honest, on Sept. 25 via Big Loud Records/Songs & Daughters.

Written alongside Lauren Hungate, Luke Laird, Nicolle Galyon, Caroline Watkins, Chase McGill, Lydia Vaughan and more, the album explores life’s hard truths across its 12 tracks. Produced by Will Bundy with co-production on select tracks from Joey Moi, the album follows her 2025 In A Perfect World and 2024 debut, The Heartbroken Record.

Watkins previewed the album today with the release of “Better Love Next Time,” which she wrote with Bundy, Hungate and Mark Trussell.

“I’ve always thought that if you look past the heartbreak, there’s something so hopeful about a goodbye,” shares Watkins. “It almost always means there’s something better out there that you just can’t see yet. That’s what I wanted ‘Better Love Next Time’ to feel like. There’s a time and a place to be sad and cry about it, but this is the moment to get back in the saddle and do all the fun, healthy things that come with moving on. It genuinely makes me smile every time I sing it, and I hope it does that for people too. I needed this when I was going through breakups, so I just wrote one myself!”

Tickets are on sale now for Watkins’ first-ever hometown headline show at Nashville’s Exit/In on Oct. 8. The newly announced show follows recent dates with Dylan Scott and upcoming dates with Luke Bryan.

If I’m Being Honest Tracklist:
1. “Pulling Weeds” (Lauren Watkins, Lauren Hungate, Luke Laird, Caroline Watkins)
2. “Heartbreakaholic” (Lauren Watkins, Will Bundy, Rodney Clawson, Nicolle Galyon)
3. “Convenient” (Lauren Watkins, Will Bundy, Emily Landis, Mark Trussell)
4. “Main Street” (Lauren Watkins, Will Bundy, Lauren Hungate, Josh Miller)
5. “Daydreams” (Lauren Watkins)
6. “Better Love Next Time” (Lauren Watkins, Will Bundy, Lauren Hungate, Mark Trussell)
7. “Sunshine & Daisies” (Lauren Watkins, Lauren Hungate, Luke Laird, Caroline Watkins)
8. “KOA” (Lauren Watkins, Will Bundy, Mark Trussell, Lydia Vaughan)
9. “How’s Your Mama ‘N Them” (Lauren Watkins, Nicolle Galyon, Jordan Minton, Mark Trussell)
10. “What I Think About You” (Lauren Watkins, Will Bundy, Lauren Hungate, Mark Trussell)
11. “Prayer List” (Lauren Watkins, Mia Mantia, Chase McGill)
12. “Curtains” (Lauren Watkins, Rodney Clawson, Nicolle Galyon, Kat Higgins)

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