GRAMMY Award winner Ashley McBryde has spent most of her life on the road and often writes about her experiences being away from her loved ones, evidenced by songs like “Sparrow” and live set favorite “Made For This.” With “Light On In The Kitchen,” written by McBryde with Connie Harrington and Jessi Alexander, the Arkansas native celebrates the warm glow shared across homes around the world, a symbol of affection signaling that someone may be missing tonight, but thoughts of them are present. 

“When I tell someone there’s a ‘Light On In The Kitchen’ for them, to me it means you’re thinking of them, even if they’re not coming home that night,” shares McBryde. “While writing this, we were all able to look back and remember the women in our lives who comforted us, gave us advice and made sure we knew we had a place to go. Writing this song showed me how necessary that simple comfort had been.


“I sent it to the important women in my life, and they reminded me that they still leave the kitchen light on for me, just like when I was growing up. Knowing someone, somewhere is thinking of you in that way can get you through a lot. And it’s a bonus that now we get to say, ‘I love you’ or ‘I’m thinking of you’ by saying ‘The light’s on for ya.’” 

Released today via Warner Music Nashville, “Light On In The Kitchen” conjures up images of those late nights spent at the kitchen table with a trusted confidant, the one person in the world with which you can unapologetically be yourself, all while they give you a little motherly advice:

    Always check the door before you lay down, 
    Keep a glass of water by the bed 
    A dose of local honey
    Will keep your nose from running 
    Little things like that she’s always said 
    Never back up farther than you have to
    And pray for those that don’t have a prayer 

    Honey trust yourself
    You better love yourself 
    Cause ‘till you do 
    You ain’t no good for anybody else 
    And honey boys are dumb
    But you’re gonna find you one 
    You’ll love him hard 
    And bless your heart
    You’ll need someone to listen 
    That’s why I leave a light on in the kitchen 

Today’s release follows the Grand Ole Opry member’s triumphant two-night sold-out run of Ashley McBryde Presents: Lindeville Live at Ryman Auditorium, with American Songwriter praising, “Between the humorously crafted songs and brilliant creativity of some of Nashville’s brightest stars, with a little bit of heart mixed in, Live From Lindeville is easily one of the most unique shows Nashville has seen,” while POLLSTAR observes, “McBryde takes the caricatures and injects so much humanity into every stereotype… These songs serve as vignettes and scenarios, but also deliver pathos without getting saccharine.”

McBryde will appear on “The Jennifer Hudson Show” on March 1 to discuss “Light On In The Kitchen” and recent GRAMMY Award win for Best Country Duo/Group Performance for her No. 1 duet “Never Wanted To Be That Girl” with Carly Pearce. Check your local listings for timing.

Set to perform two shows in her home state tonight, Feb. 24 and tomorrow, Feb. 25, McBryde will embark on a run of additional headlining shows, festivals, two dates at the Grand Ole Opry, three dates with Eric Church on The Outsiders Revival Tour and seven shows with Jelly Roll this spring and summer. Tickets are available atAshleyMcBryde.com.

Ashley McBryde Upcoming Tour Dates

Feb. 24           TempleLive Fort Smith                                                Fort Smith, Ark.
Feb. 25           First Financial Music Hall                                           El Dorado, Ark.
March 8          The Cove at River Spirit Casino Resort                      Tulsa, Okla.
March 9          NRG Park                                                                    Houston, Texas
March 11        Grand Ole Opry House                                                Nashville, Tenn.
April 1             Country Thunder Arizona 2023                                  Florence, Ariz.
Aril 15             Isleta Resort & Casino                                                Albuquerque, N.M.
April 16           Ector Theatre                                                              Odessa, Texas
April 21           River Center Theatre                                                  Baton Rouge, La.
April 22           The Crawfish Music Festival 2023                            Biloxi, Miss.
April 28           Double Decker Arts Festival 2023                             Oxford, Miss.
April 29           Paramount Center for the Arts                                   Bristol, Tenn.
April 30           EKU Center for the Arts                                            Richmond, Ky.
May 12            Choctaw Grand Theater                                             Durant, Okla.
May 13            Cook’s Garage                                                            Lubbock, Texas
May 16            Grand Ole Opry House                                               Nashville, Tenn.
May 18            American Music Theatre                                            Lancaster, Pa.
May 19            Newton Theatre                                                          Newton, N.J.
May 20            Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom                              Hampton Beach, N.H.
May 21            Bottle & Cork                                                             Dewey Beach, Del.
May 28            Fairplex                                                                       Pomona, Calif.
June 2-4          BackCountry Festival 2023                                         Gardnerville, Nev.
June 17           Morgan County Fairgrounds                                        Martinsville, Ind.
June 22           Luther F. Carson Four Rivers Center for the                Paducah, Ky.

                        Performing ArtsJune 23           Pine Knob Music Center                                              Clarkston, Mich.
June 24           Blossom Music Center                                                 Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
June 29           Credit One Stadium                                                      Charleston, S.C.
July 8              Hodag Country Festival 2023                                      Rhinelander, Wis.
July 20-23       Country Thunder Wisconsin 2023                               Twin Lakes, Wis.
July 22            Ionia Free Fair Fairgrounds                                          Ionia, Mich.
July 27-29       Headwaters Country Jam 2023                                    Cardwell, Mont.
Aug. 4             Oregon Jamboree Music Festival 2023                        Sweet Home, Ore.
Aug. 6             Big Valley Jamboree 2023                                           Camrose, Alberta
Aug. 11           Jiffy Lube Live                                                             Bristow, Va.
Aug. 12           Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater               Virginia Beach, Va.
Aug. 19           Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre                                Maryland Heights, Mo.
Aug. 25           CHI Health Center Omaha                                          Omaha, Neb.
Aug. 26           T-Mobile Center                                                          Kansas City, Mo.
Sept. 19          Paycom Center                                                             Oklahoma City, Okla.
Sept. 21          Germania Insurance Amphitheater                              Austin, Texas

About Ashley McBryde
GRAMMY, CMA and ACM award winner Ashley McBryde cut her teeth playing country songs in rural biker bars – and it shows. The Grand Ole Opry member’s 2018 major label debut Girl Going Nowhere (Warner Music Nashville) charmed TheNew York TimesNPRRolling StonePasteThe Washington Post and more, all en route to landing a GRAMMY nomination for Best Country Album. McBryde closed out 2019 with ACM New Female Artist, CMT Breakout Artist, a New Artist of the Year win at the 53rd Annual CMA Awards and two nominations for the 2020 GRAMMYs for Best Country Song and Best Country Solo Performance for “Girl Goin’ Nowhere.” Her follow-upNever Will was tagged by Rolling Stone as one of the most anticipated of the year alongside NPR, who also ranked her Top 10 RIAA Platinum-Certified single “One Night Standards” as one of the best songs of 2019. The album earned McBryde a 2021 GRAMMY nomination for Best Country Album, making Never Will the only album nominated for Country Album of the Year by the ACMs, CMAs and the Recording Academy in the same award season. Her GRAMMY-winning duet with Carly Pearce, “Never Wanted To Be That Girl,” went all the way to No. 1 and earned McBryde and Pearce the ACM and CMA award for Musical Event of the Year. McBryde was also honored with the 2022 CMA International Artist Achievement Award for the most significant creative growth, development and promotion of the country music industry outside of the United States. Her collaborative projectAshley McBryde Presents: Lindeville featuring Brothers Osborne, Brandy Clark, Pillbox Patti, Caylee Hammack, Aaron Raitiere and Benjy Davis earned McBryde her third consecutive GRAMMY nomination for Best Country Album, making her a six-time GRAMMY nominee. Upon its release on September 30, Ashley McBryde Presents: Lindeville garnered applause from The New York Times, NPR, Variety, Vulture, Esquire, Rolling Stone, Billboard andStereogum, among many more. McBryde recently wrapped The Judds:The Final Tour with Wynonna and two sold-out nights at the Ryman Auditorium with Ashley McBryde Presents: Lindeville Live. Her latest single “Light On In The Kitchen,” available everywhere now, will impact Country radio on March 27. McBryde is slated to play headlining shows, festivals and three dates with Eric Church on The Outsiders Revival Tour throughout the spring and summer, along with two stops at the Grand Ole Opry. For more information, visit AshleyMcBryde.com or follow her on FacebookInstagramTwitterTikTok and YouTube.