Alexandra Kay’s Second Wind Unleashes Bold New Era

Performing on The Kelly Clarkson Show Monday, October 27 

Debut Single “Straight For The Heart” Impacts Country Radio on November 10 – Watch Music Video HERE

Second Wind: The Tour is a Spiritual Revival — Lines Around the Block, Every Lyric Sung Back, and Emotion So Real It Echoes Long After the Final Note Watch HERE

Photo Credit: Alysse Gafkjen 

Nashville, TN (October 24, 2025) - Billboard’s Rookie of the Month Alexandra Kay returns with fierce creative momentum and unstoppable energy in sophomore album, Second Wind— a career-defining project that’s rooted in resilience, reinvention and raw emotion - available now.

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“Second Wind is about honoring the moments when you think you’re finished — and realizing you’ve only just begun,” Alexandra shares. 

Produced by Andrew DeRobert with the Billboard-charting artist co-writing all but two tracks, Second Wind marks a triumphant evolution — both sonically and spiritually. Breathing new life into her story, Second Windis a revival, hitting like a spark in the dark - magnetic and glowing with possibility. Through shimmering synths, soulful vocals, and razor-sharp lyricism, the fierce new project invites listeners into a deeply personal journey of renaissance, vulnerability, and the power of starting over stronger. 

Woven with golden honesty and infused with her timeless vocals, critics are already buzzing over the Pandora 2025 “Artist to Watch: Country” and CMT 2025 Next Women of Country member. With over 8.7M social media followers, her brilliant storytelling is "custom-made for the country music genre" (People).

“grit, hustle and honesty have fueled her ascendant trajectory on her sophomore album Second Wind” - Billboard

 “poised to be one of country music's next success stories” – Morning Hangover

“Alexandra Kay’s grounded storytelling has made her a country standout.” - HITS
“an absolute force in country music” – Country Swag

“a career-defining moment” – All Country News
"Second Wind isa musical revival…her most powerful musical statement yet." – Entertainment Focus

"thesongwriting is topnotch” – MusicRow
“knows how to captivate audiences with her brand of heartfelt country” – Holler

“unparalleled storytelling”– Country Now
"a fearless new era filled with power, growth, and heart.” - Countrytown

“Second Wind tells the story of Alexandra Kay’s evolution.” - St. Louis Magazine

Featuring “Straight For The Heart” that’s impacting country radio November 10, the magnetic single has already amassed over 1.6M on-demand streams and earned placement on the hottest DSP playlists including New Boots (Spotify) + Breakthrough, Country (Amazon Music) + New Country (Pandora) + Country's New Crop (YouTube Music).

The project also includes fan-favorites “Feminine Energy” and “What He Does” that Entertainment Focus called “a bold, feisty new banger” and “one of the most moving tracks of her career.” The album also includes “The Last” that MusicRow praised as “a delightful listening experience,” and “Cupid’s A Cowgirl” that Us Weekly boasted as “a raucous take on the single life.” Furthermore, “What He Does” claimed the top spot on the iTunes Country chart upon release, beating out several household names, and climbed to Top 5 All Genre. 

Now on her third headlining tour of the year — following a high-profile summer run with Brad Paisley —Second Wind: The Tour finds Alexandra at her most powerful, continuing to captivate audiences and pack out venues across the country through November, before she returns to the Grand Ole Opry on December 12.

With her critically acclaimed independent debut album, All I’ve Ever Known, hitting #1 on iTunes (All Genre & Country) and Top 10 on multiple Billboard charts (Current Country Album, Emerging Artist and HeatSeeker), the heart-first starlet is serving up the same tear-streaked ballads, poetic storytelling and diary-deep honesty that fuelled her divorce album and her fans crave. 

Direct Playlist LINK

Top Tracks:

The Last, Better Off, Straight For The Heart, Hell Right, Measure Of A Man, What He Does, Second Wind

Second Wind Tracklisting:

1.Better Off(Alexandra Kay, Dan Pellarin, Jet Harvey)

2.Nobody(Alexandra Kay, Emily Falvey, Pete Good)

3.Straight For The Heart(Jimmy Robbins, Karley Scott Collins, Sasha Sloan) 1.045 million streams

4.Right Now(Alexandra Kay, Jon Nite, Andrew DeRoberts)

5.Tomorrow Problems(Alexandra Kay, Jon Nite, Andrew DeRoberts)

6.Big Boy Boots(Alexandra Kay, Ava Suppelsa, Kevin Gruft, Maggie Champman)

7.Hell Right(Alexandra Kay, Andrew Capra, Ava Suppelsa, Lauren McLamb, Rocko Beall)

8.Measure Of A Man(Alexandra Kay, Allison Veltz-Cruz, Andrew DeRoberts)

9.Old Me(Shane McAnally, Sasha Sloan, Henry Agincourt Allen)

10.Cupid’s A Cowgirl(Alexandra Kay, Kevin Gruft, Cheyenna Rose Arnspiger) 1.38 million streams

11.The Last(Alexandra Kay, Jon Green, Andrew DeRoberts) 1.31 million streams

12.What He Does(Alexandra Kay, Andrew DeRoberts, Allison Veltz-Cruz)

13.Feminine Energy(Alexandra Kay, Lauren McLamb, Andrew Capra, Rocko Beall, Matt Wynn) 1.3 million streams

14.Second Wind(Alexandra Kay, Rocko Beall, Cheyenna Rose Arnspiger, Kevin Gruft)

Produced by Andrew DeRoberts

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About Alexandra Kay:

With over 8.7 MILLION social media followers, Alexandra Kay, who starred on Netflix’s series Westside, holds the rare and extraordinary ability to genuinely connect with audiences by just being her authentic true self via heartfelt melodies, her “refreshing brand of storytelling…custom-made for the country music genre” (People), and her “angelic, yet soaring vocals” (American Songwriter). Cementing herself as a force to be reckoned with in the industry, the bright and tenacious rising star that Billboard acclaimed as “an adept, propitious singer-songwriter,” dropped her debut album - All I’ve Ever Known- in 2023. The project reached #1 on the iTunes All Genre and Country charts globally and earned her a spot in the Top 10 on Billboard’s Current Country Album, Emerging Artist and HeatSeeker charts, independently.

Now, signed to BBR Music Group/BMG Nashville and named to Pandora’s “2025 Artist to Watch: Country” list and CMT’s “Next Women of Country: Class of 2025,” Alexandra wrapped a milestone 2024 - in which she headlined her own tour, joined Jelly Roll on his Beautifully Broken Arena Tour where she was taken under his wing and was featured on the GRAMMY-nominated Twisters movie soundtrack. Taking 2025 to the next level, the captivating songstress has been commanding stages worldwide. Having just wrapped dates with Brad Paisley along with opening her coffee shop, The Coffee Girl, in her hometown of Waterloo, Ill., the Billboard-charting country riser recently released her sophomore album, Second Wind and is currently on her third headlining tour of the year. Featuring her debut single “Straight For The Heart” that has been lighting up her live show, the electrifying new anthem impacts country radio on November 10.