Title Track Available Today; Four-Song Collection Arrives
November 13 Via Rio Records 2.0/One Riot Records 
 
“America Works” Music Video Makes its World Television Premiere
Tonight on The Heartland Network’s Country Music Today
 
RIAA Newly Certifies Diamond Rio’s “Meet in the Middle” Double-Platinum; “Beautiful Mess” and “One More Day” Platinum 

Nashville, Tenn. (September 18, 2026) — GRAMMY Award-winning, multi-Platinum country group Diamond Rio has announced its forthcoming four-song EP, America Works, arriving November 13 via Rio Records 2.0 / One Riot Records. The project kicks off today with the release of its title track, “America Works.” Listen / download / watch HERE. Pre-save EP HERE.
 
This year also marks 35 years since the release of Diamond Rio’s newly certified 2X Platinum debut single, “Meet In The Middle,” and Platinum-selling debut album, Diamond Rio. More than three decades after making country music history with their first No. 1, the band continues that musical legacy with a new collection of original music. Rio’s “Beautiful Mess” and “One More Day” are also newly certified Platinum by RIAA.
 
Written by Diamond Rio’s Jimmy Olander and Jeffrey East, “America Works” centers on the idea of Americans showing up for one another through service, sacrifice and simple acts of selflessness.
 
The song is accompanied by an official music video that world premieres tonight on The Heartland Network’s Country Music Today as the first video in the 6 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. CT hour. Ahead of the premiere, Diamond Rio will host a Facebook Live at 5:30 p.m. ET to answer fan questions and discuss the new project.
 
Directed by Diamond Rio drummer Micah Schweinsberg, the video was filmed in part at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, and features military personnel along with the band’s own family members, friends and crew. The video follows three people at different stages of life as they face personal challenges, give back to others and serve their country, reflecting the song’s message of community, service and looking out for one another.
 
“We started at Fort Campbell getting shots of our military on the base,” says Schweinsberg. “I’ve always respected our military, but seeing them train and function reinstated my respect for their willingness to sacrifice in order to keep our freedom in this country.”
 
Olander says bringing the production in-house and surrounding the band with people close to them made the video especially meaningful.
 
“Other than a few soldiers at Fort Campbell, every cast member in the video is connected to us personally,” says Olander. “It made the whole thing feel incredibly meaningful.”
 
Following “America Works,” Diamond Rio will release “Other Side of The World” on October 16. Written by Olander, Marty Roe and Heather Morgan, the deeply personal song was inspired by Roe watching his eldest daughter move to Australia after high school to attend Hillsong College to study music.
 
The song also marks a first for Diamond Rio, featuring Carson McKee on lead vocals, performing the duet alongside Roe.
 
“The inspiration was trying to create a special piece of music that tells some of Marty’s pride and heartbreak as his daughter moved to Australia,” explains Olander. “Marty was very open and transparent when we wrote it, and things got emotional a time or two. Now, with Carson McKee in the band, it created a great opportunity to cut the song as a duet.”
 
For McKee, the song’s story hit close to home. At only age 24 when she recorded her parts, she had recently graduated from college and had been living in Nashville for about a year, away from her own family.
 
“This was emotional for me,” says McKee. “I was homesick, and there’s a line in my verse, ‘I miss you Dad like you’ll never know.’ I remember having to cut it over and over because I couldn’t sing it without crying. It’s a powerful song, and getting to sing it as a duet with Marty was really special.”
 
The full America Works EP arrives November 13, along with “Pink Guitar,” featuring McKee on lead vocals. Written by Olander, Hayley McLean and Josh Shilling, the track is the third original featured on the collection and represents another milestone for Diamond Rio’s newest vocalist.
 
It’s rounded out by the previously released instrumental “The Kick,” which featured Diamond Rio’s two newest members for the first time.
 
All songs were produced and co-written by Olander, with their accompanying music videos written and directed by Schweinsberg.

DIAMOND RIO 2026 TOUR DATES:
Sept 18 – Greenville, SC @ Green Valley Country Club Golf & Benefit Concert
Sept 19 – Mount Vernon, KY @ Renfro Valley Entertainment Center
Sept 24 – San Antonio, TX @ Stable Hall
Sept 25 – Mount Vernon, TX @ Tri-Lakes Pregnancy Center Country for Life Benefit Concert
Sept 26 – Houston, TX @ Houston Cattle Baron’s Ball
Oct 2 – Rocky Mount, VA @ Harvester Performance Center
Oct 3 – Verona, NY @ Turning Stone Resort Casino
Oct 4 – Lancaster, PA @ American Music Theatre
Oct 8 – Durant, OK @ Discover Durant Fall Concert Series
Oct 9 – Hockley, TX @ 2920 Roadhouse
Oct 10 – Waco, TX @ Heart O’ Texas Fair & Rodeo
Oct 16 – El Dorado, AR @ First Financial Music Hall
Oct 17 – Newkirk, OK @ 7 Clans First Council Casino Hotel
Oct 23 – Hendersonville, TN @ Hendersonville Pig Fest
Oct 24 – West Chester, OH @ Lori’s Roadhouse
Oct 29 – Florence, SC @ Francis Marion University Performing Arts Center
Oct 30 – Elizabethtown, KY @ The Historic State Theater
Nov 6 – Round Mountain, TX @ Round Mountain Cider Mill
Nov 7 – Marshall, TX @ Memorial City Hall Performance Center
Nov 13 – Holiday, FL @ The Stockyard
Nov 14 – Springfield, GA @ Springfield Fall Festival

To purchase tickets, visit diamondrio.com. 

ABOUT DIAMOND RIO
Diamond Rio has sold more than 10 million albums worldwide and earned an impressive collection of career accolades, including a GRAMMY Award, a Dove Award, four Vocal Group of the Year wins from the Country Music Association and two Academy of Country Music Awards for Top Vocal Group. The band made country music history when its debut single, “Meet In The Middle,” became the first debut single by a country group to reach No. 1. Diamond Rio went on to score numerous chart-topping and career-defining hits including “How Your Love Makes Me Feel,” “One More Day,” “Beautiful Mess,” “Unbelievable,” “I Believe,” “Love A Little Stronger” and “Norma Jean Riley.” Known for its distinctive harmonies, musicianship and instantly recognizable sound, Diamond Rio continues its legacy with new music and live performances.

For more information, visit diamondrio.com.
 
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