January 1, 2026 – Today, Nashville-based, Texas-born singer/songwriter Abbey Cone is kicking her ex to the curb and starting the new year right with the release of her empowered new single “Change The Man.” Co-produced by traditional country torchbearers Jack Schneider and Matt Andrews and co-written with Madison Kozak after an earth-shattering breakup last year, the track finds Abbey sonically embracing her classic country roots while retaining her sharp, sardonic lyricism that flips the “Stand By Your Man” narrative on its head with a simple message: “If the man won’t change, change the man.”
On the new song, Abbey shares: “I wrote this song after I went through a breakup that changed my life for the better. I’ve never had girls in the crowd scream so much or send me as many messages as they have after hearing this song, and I’ve never been more excited to release anything because it feels like it’s already so much bigger than me. If you need a sign to break up with your shitty boyfriend, this is it.”
The song follows last year’s release of her critically-acclaimed debut LP Greener, which earned praise from Music Row, Wide Open Country, Holler, The Luna Collective, All Country News and many more. The album featured appearances from Joy Oladokun and John Osborne of the Brothers Osborne, as well as the anthemic smash “If You Were A Song,” which currently sits at almost 18 million streams on Spotify alone. A chronological retelling of a breakup, the record begins with the unmatched highs of all-out infatuation, then quickly pivots to the anxiety, melancholy and grief of loss before finally settling into the quiet clarity of closure.
Since moving to Nashville at age 16, Abbey has played the Grand Ole Opry (after being invited by 22-time GRAMMY winner Vince Gill himself), Stagecoach, CMA Fest and C2C Festival, toured with Kimberly Perry, Mickey Guyton, Morgan Wade and Fancy Hagood, started her own writers round series called The Pony Show, joined Brittney Spencer at her Tiny Desk performance, teamed up with Mat Kearney for a duet version of “Good Thing Going On” and co-wrote “Leaving Home” with Gill for his latest EP.
