Mattie Pruitt

S23 · Eliminated (6th–7th)

As of September 4, 2026

Mattie Pruitt released Strings on May 18, 2025, through 19 Recordings under exclusive license to BMG. She is signed to 19 Recordings in partnership with Graffiti Sound. On July 10, 2026, Alex Sampson and Mattie Pruitt released Like Me.⁠[1][2]

Career

During or around the show

  1. 2025In 2025 she performed at the 19/Idol/BMG CMA Fest Takeover in Nashville.⁠[3]

After the show

  1. May 18, 2025She released the single Strings on May 18, 2025, through 19 Recordings under exclusive license to BMG.⁠[1][3]
  2. February 20, 2026She released Hit the Road on February 20, 2026. The copyright names 19 Recordings and Graffiti Sound.⁠[1][6]
  3. May 22, 2026She released Yippie-Ki-Yay on May 22, 2026. The copyright names 19 Recordings and Graffiti Sound.⁠[1][3]
  4. July 10, 2026Alex Sampson and Mattie Pruitt released Like Me on July 10, 2026. The copyright names 19 Recordings and Graffiti Sound.⁠[1][3]
  5. September 4, 2026Alex Sampson and Mattie Pruitt released Like Me (Acoustic) on September 4, 2026.⁠[1]

Date not documented

  1. By February 18, 2026, she had collaborated with Simon Cowell's boy band December 10.⁠[6]
  2. She began posting cover songs on TikTok when she was 11.⁠[3]
  3. She is signed to 19 Recordings in partnership with Graffiti Sound.⁠[2]
  4. She wrote Hit the Road with Stephen Kirk and Jenna Andrews in July, before an interview published February 18, 2026.⁠[6]

Discography

No releases are documented yet.

Awards

Checked October 8, 2026; none found.

Sources

6 sources

  1. Apple album search for Mattie Pruitt — Apple. Release database. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
    Cited parts (8)
    • Strings: "releaseDate":"2025-05-18T07:00:00Z"
    • Strings: "copyright":"℗ 2025 19 Recordings, Inc. under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC"
    • Like Me: "artistName":"Alex Sampson & Mattie Pruitt"
    • Like Me: "releaseDate":"2026-07-10T07:00:00Z"
    • Hit The Road: "copyright":"℗ 2026 19 Recordings, Inc./Graffiti Sound"
    • Hit The Road: "releaseDate":"2026-02-20T08:00:00Z"
    • Strings: "collectionName":"Strings - Single"
    • Strings: "artistName":"Mattie Pruitt"
  2. Hit The Road Running: Mattie Pruitt — Lakeside Entertainment Group, published March 5, 2026. News report. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
    Cited parts (1)
    • Signing: “She is now signed to 19 Recordings in partnership with Graffiti Sound”
  3. Mattie Pruitt — Wikipedia, updated August 24, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 7, 2026.
    Cited parts (8)
    • Lead sentence: “born April 15, 2009”
    • Infobox, Born line (birth_date): {{birth date and age|2009|04|15|mf=yes}}
    • Strings citation: “publisher=[[19 Records]], [[BMG Rights Management|BMG]]”
    • Image caption: “Pruitt performs at the 2025 19/Idol/BMG CMA Fest Takeover in Nashville”
    • Strings citation: “title=Strings / Mattie Pruitt - Tidal|date=2025-05-18”
    • Singles: “"Yippie-Ki-Yay"”
    • Like Me: “"Like Me"”
    • Like Me credit: “(with [[Alex Sampson]])”
  4. List of American Idol finalists — Wikipedia, updated June 10, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 6, 2026.
    Cited parts (1)
    • Contestants table, row Mattie Pruitt: Season 23, Place finish 6th-7th
  5. American Idol season 23 — Wikipedia, updated April 10, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 6, 2026.
    Cited parts (1)
    • Top 7 – Disney Night #1 & Mother's Day Tributes (May 11) table (Eliminated); Elimination chart, row Mattie Pruitt: Pl. 6, 5/11 column
  6. Mattie Pruitt talks American Idol and Hit the Road — Digital Journal, published February 18, 2026. News report. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
    Cited parts (6)
    • Single: “her new single "Hit the Road"”
    • December 10: “she collaborated with Simon Cowell's new boy band December 10”
    • Byline: “February 18, 2026”
    • Writers: “she worked with Stephen Kirk and Jenna Andrews”
    • July: “We wrote the song back in July”
    • Byline: “Markos Papadatos February 18, 2026”

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