Hit-Making Country Trio Runaway June Releases  
Girl-Power Celebration Album New Kind of Emotion, AVAILABLE NOW  

Long-Awaited Sophomore Album’s Focus Track Is  
‘Drink Champagne,’ a Latin-Flavored Fiesta   

Runaway June Takes Over iHeartCountry Instagram, Live From the iHeartRadio Music Festival Presented by  
Capital One, in Las Vegas TONIGHT (9/19) 

NASHVILLE, TN (Sept. 19, 2025) – QHMG / Quartz Hill Records’ Runaway June today released the Gold-selling trio’s 13-track sophomore album, New Kind of Emotion. The long-awaited record is available now across all digital retail and streaming partners.  

Described by Entertainment Focus as “a triumphant reemergence for Runaway June,” New Kind of Emotion gleams with country-pop sheen yet is anchored by traditional down-home fiddle, mandolin and pedal steel. The album is a modern country celebration of good times and girl power, friendship and independence, and romantic love that’s wanted but not needed. New Kind of Emotion delivers an uplifting and empowering listening experience, of which Runaway June founding member Jennifer Wayne says, “Even the sad songs are fun!” 

STREAM / LISTEN TO New Kind of Emotion HERE. 

Runaway June band members—Jennifer Wayne (vocals, rhythm guitar), Natalie Stovall (vocals, fiddle, mandolin) and Stevie Woodward (lead vocals and guitar, harmonica)—co-wrote 11 of the 13 tracks on New Kind of Emotion. The musically adventurous trio pooled the talents of five separate Nashville producers: multiple-GRAMMY winners Kristian Bush (Sugarland) and Ron Fair (Christina Aguilera) as well as Mickey Jack Cones (Joe Nichols), Stone Aielli and Austin Moody.  

“I want people to know that this album is authentically Runaway June,” says Natalie. “It’s us searching for who we are, and you’ll hear some different influences because it spans a three-year period for us. We were trying different things and we were in different stages of life, so the album really puts a stamp on that moment in time for us.” 

Album focus track “Drink Champagne” is a Latin-flavored fiesta that argues champagne shouldn’t just be reserved for special occasions. Written by Runaway June and produced by Ron Fair, the toast-worthy tune reflects Jennifer and Stevie’s Latin heritage, and the trio’s backstage pre-show tradition of popping open a bottle of bubbly:  

We don’t need a grand occasion  

Don’t need some fancy celebration  

To catch a little sunup sundown buzz 

We can pop bottles just because 

We just wanna make it rain 

We got bubbly on the brain 

Tomorrow there’s gonna be hell to pay 

But we just wanna drink champagne 

“We were actually in a management meeting when we wrote that song,” recalls Jennifer. “One of us started singing the hook, and then all three of us dove in and just had a blast writing it and we had to cancel our management meeting! I think that’s kind of the theme of the whole album—we’ve just been having so much fun together.” 

WATCH the “Drink Champagne” official visualizer HERE. 

Newly released album highlights also include “Stars on the Ceiling,” a blissful mid-tempo escape from a world of grown-up troubles, taking us back to the magical universe of a childhood bedroom with stars on the ceiling. “Sad Girl” is a fierce, barn-blazing song of encouragement and empowerment for any sad girl, reminding her of all the reasons why, “It ain’t that bad, girl.” Showcasing a more tender, heartfelt side of Natalie’s fiddle playing, “Come Home to Me” is an Irish-inspired blessing, promising someone you love that they can always return home if life gets too hard. 

Previously released album highlights include title track and current radio single “New Kind of Emotion,” a feel-good ode to falling in love that was a Top 5 Most Added Song at U.S. Country Radio (Mediabase) upon its official impact date and lauded by Billboard as a “Must-Hear New Country Song.” “He Ain’t My Problem” is a sassy and revealing breakup anthem that MusicRow named a “Disc of the Day,” describing it as, “Feisty and fun, fun, fun … their songwriting is peerless.” Inspired by Stevie’s recent engagement to boyfriend Jordan Howell, “To Be Yours” is a beguilingly melodic love song declaring that all a couple really needs in life is each other.   

“Runaway June are friends, and we want the listeners to also feel that girlhood, that sisterhood, and for our male listeners too,” says Stevie. “We want people to know that they’re not alone in whatever phase they’re going through. If you just wanna have a good time, there are songs for you on this album, or if you wanna feel something, there are those songs as well.” 

Tonight (9/19), Runaway June will celebrate the release of New Kind of Emotion with an iHeartCountry Instagram Stories takeover, live from the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Festival presented by Capital One, in Las Vegas, Nevada.  

Fans can follow along @iHeartCountry as Jennifer, Natalie and Stevie share exclusive backstage and onstage content, chat with performers from the festival’s star-studded lineup, and surprise one lucky fan with free tickets. The Instagram Stories takeover is sponsored by Impossible Foods.   

Runaway June’s upcoming tour dates include Wolf Nights at the Mid-South Fair in Southaven, Mississippi, on Sept. 25, the Golf & Guitars music festival in Sacramento, California, on Sept. 30, and WORKPLAY Theatre in Birmingham, Alabama, on Oct. 30. To stay updated on shows as they are added, visit www.runawayjune.com/tour. 

New Kind of Emotion Official Album Track Listing 

1. Real Good Night (Natalie Stovall, Emma-Lee, Jessica Cayne, Eric Arjes) 

2. Drink Champagne (Stevie Woodward, Jennifer Wayne, Natalie Stovall)

3. New Kind of Emotion (Jennifer Wayne, Natalie Stovall, Paul Sikes, Stevie Woodward) 

4. Stars on the Ceiling (Kylie Sackley, Grant Vogelfanger, Stevie Woodward)

5. To Be Yours (Aaron Eshuis, Jennifer Wayne, Natalie Stovall, Stevie Woodward, Ron Fair)

6. Done With Me Yet (Trannie Anderson, Stevie Woodward, Natalie Stovall, Jennifer Wayne, Paul Sikes)

7. Miss Me (Ben Stennis, Blake Bollinger, Jessica Mitchell)

8. He Ain’t My Problem (Jennifer Wayne, Natalie Stovall, Stevie Woodward)

9. Make Me Wanna Smoke (Bobby Hamrick, Ella Langley, Jason Sellers)

10. Fine Wine (Stevie Woodward, Jennifer Wayne, Paul Sikes, Natalie Stovall) 

11. Come Home to Me (Stevie Woodward, Natalie Stovall, Kylie Sackley, Stone Aielli)

12. Sad Girl (Jennifer Wayne, Stevie Woodward, Natalie Stovall, Gavin Slate, Jaden Michaels) 

13. Fine Wine (Duke’s Version) (Stevie Woodward, Jennifer Wayne, Paul Sikes, Natalie Stovall)

Producers: Kristian Bush (Tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, 8), Ron Fair (Tracks 2, 5, 12), Mickey Jack Cones (Tracks 7, 9, 10), Stone Aielli (Track 11), and Austin Moody (Producer) and Chris Radomski (Executive Producer) (Track 13).   

Mix engineers: Justin Niebank (Tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, 8), Peter Mokran (Tracks 2, 5, 12), Mickey Jack Cones (Tracks 7, 9, 10), Brandon Bell (Track 11), and Mitch Furr (Track 13).  

ABOUT RUNAWAY JUNE   

Strong-minded, soft-hearted, and wildly free-spirited, each member of Runaway June possesses the kind of powerhouse talent and radiant charisma that fully commands the spotlight. But when the three musicians sing together, their crystalline harmonies create an impact well beyond the sum of its parts and instantly stir up a whole world of feeling: sweet relief from heartache, escape from the everyday chaos, an unabashed freedom to shake off your inhibitions.  

Gifted, celebrated creators from the writing room to the studio and concert stage, Runaway June is comprised of founding member Jennifer Wayne (vocals, rhythm guitar), Natalie Stovall (vocals, fiddle, mandolin) and Stevie Woodward (lead vocals and guitar, harmonica).    

With Runaway June’s career triumphs including earning nominations from the Academy of Country Music Awards and CMT Music Awards, bringing their electrifying live set to spots on tour with country icons like Carrie Underwood and Luke Bryan, and scoring a major radio hit with their Gold-certified breakthrough single “Buy My Own Drinks,” the Nashville-based trio are now set to deliver a new chapter, and their effervescent sound shines like never before.  

New Kind of Emotion is the uplifting and empowering sophomore album from the “next hot trend in country music” (Billboard). Available now, the album is a modern country celebration of good times and girl power, friendship and independence, and romantic love that’s wanted but not needed. Title track “New Kind of Emotion” is currently impacting U.S. country radio, where it was a Top 5 Most Added Song (Mediabase) upon the single’s official impact date.   

For more information, visit RunawayJune.com or follow the band on Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and X.