RISSI PALMER RELEASES PERSPECTIVES EP
- Feb 6
- 3 min read
New Four-Song Collection is OUT NOW on All Streaming Platforms
Release Day Celebrations Include Live Color Me Country Broadcast and Grand Ole Opry Performance
Nashville, TN (Feb. 6, 2026) - Celebrated singer, songwriter, and radio host Rissi Palmer has released her 4-song PERSPECTIVES EP, available now on all digital platforms.
In celebration of the release, Palmer will mark the day with a series of special appearances in Nashville. She will begin the morning as a guest on WSM Radio’s Coffee, Country & Cody, joining the legendary station that is home to the Grand Ole Opry.
That afternoon, her Apple Music Country show, Color Me Country with Rissi Palmer, will air LIVE from Nashville, featuring music from PERSPECTIVES, a surprise guest host, and a special live performance by Palmer. Fans can tune in Friday, February 6 at 2:00 p.m. ET / 1:00 p.m. CT on Apple Music Country.
Later that evening, Palmer returns to the Grand Ole Opry to perform songs from PERSPECTIVES, continuing a historic relationship that began with her groundbreaking debut in 2007 and has included multiple Opry appearances over the years. Tickets are available at Opry.com.
Palmer felt these songs needed to exist as a collective—each offering a distinct emotional lens, united by honesty, intention, and storytelling at the heart of country music. “Making new music has been my focus for the last year and I am so excited to share it with the world,” says Palmer. “With so much happening in the world right now, I’m trying to do my best to use my music and voice to amplify and resist through joy and hope.”
Produced primarily by Shannon Sanders, PERSPECTIVES was sparked by Palmer’s time on the 2025 Trailblazing Women of Country Tour, where honoring the legacies of Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn, and Dolly Parton reconnected her to the genre’s storytelling roots. A standout moment arrives with “Somebody Somewhere,” the lone track produced by Dan Knobler, in which Palmer revisits the Loretta Lynn classic with quiet reverence. By inhabiting the song through her own lived experience, Palmer allows its meaning to evolve naturally—embodying the very spirit behind the EP’s title.
With PERSPECTIVES, Rissi Palmer reaffirms her place in country music not only as a gifted vocalist, but as a vital storyteller, advocate, and voice for change.
PERSPECTIVES TRACK LIST:
“Old Black Southern Woman”
Rissi Palmer/Kyshona LamiereProducer: Shannon Sanders
“Can You Run?”
Chris Stapleton/Mike Henderson Producer: Shannon Sanders
“Good To Me”
Rissi Palmer/Shannon Sanders/Hilton Wright IIProducer: Shannon Sanders
“Somebody Somewhere (Don’t Know What He’s Missin’ Tonight)”
Lola Jean Dillon
Producer: Dan Knobler
ABOUT RISSI PALMER
Rissi Palmer is a Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter, cultural trailblazer, and leading voice in contemporary American roots music. Blending Country, Soul, Folk, and Americana, she is known for her powerful vocals, genre-defying sound, and emotionally resonant storytelling.
Palmer made history in 2007 when her breakout single, “Country Girl,” became the first song by a Black female artist to chart on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs in nearly two decades. Since then, she has built a critically acclaimed independent career, releasing multiple celebrated projects including Revival (2019)—which Rolling Stone named one of the Top 25 Country Albums of All Time—The Back Porch Sessions EP, and Best Day Ever, a Grammy-nominated children’s album. Her latest project, PERSPECTIVES, a four-song EP, is available now on all streaming platforms.
Beyond her recording career, Palmer is the host of Apple Music Country’s Color Me Country with Rissi Palmer and the founder of the Color Me Country Foundation, where she continues to champion visibility and opportunity for emerging artists of color. Her pioneering impact has been recognized with numerous honors, including the ACM Lift Every Voice Award, the SONA Warrior Award, and the UME Icon Award.
Palmer has been featured by The New York Times, Rolling Stone, Billboard, NPR, Essence, People, The Washington Post, CNN, and PBS, and has performed on some of the nation’s most iconic stages, including the White House, the Grand Ole Opry, Lincoln Center, and the Apollo Theater. She is also a sought-after speaker and commentator on music, culture, and equity.
Defined by artistic excellence and cultural influence, Rissi Palmer continues to expand the narrative of American roots music—creating space for diverse voices and elevating community through artistry.
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