Mike Parker

S20 · Eliminated (8th–10th)

As of March 20, 2026

Mike Parker, a country artist from Virginia, reached the Top 10 of American Idol season 20 and later moved to Nashville. He works with Jimmy Robbins and Mailbox Money Records, which has released his singles since Thinking Of You on January 27, 2023. Just Like Me came out on November 8, 2024, and Bone Dry on March 20, 2026. Withrow Street Music and CTM Entertainment publish his songs. He was a CMT Next Up Now artist and a Spotify Fresh Finds Country cover artist, and he was on the Best Of Fresh Finds Country lists for 2024 and 2025.⁠[1][2]

Career

After the show

  1. 2024–2025He was on Spotify's Best Of Fresh Finds Country year-end playlists for 2024 and 2025.⁠[1]
  2. November 8, 2024Mailbox Money Records released Just Like Me on November 8, 2024.⁠[2]
  3. February 2026–March 2026The artist site schedules the Tin Roof Nashville Hits the Roof series across the Southeast for February through March 2026.⁠[1]
  4. March 20, 2026Bone Dry is out. The store date is March 20, 2026, and the copyright is Mailbox Money Records.⁠[1][2]

Date not documented

  1. He was a CMT Next Up Now featured artist, had a music video on a four-week CMT rotation and was on the cover of Spotify's Fresh Finds Country playlist.⁠[1]
  2. He works with Jimmy Robbins and Mailbox Money Records to release his music.⁠[1][2]

Discography

No releases are documented yet.

Awards

Checked October 8, 2026; none found.

Other activity

  • He has a publishing deal with Withrow Street Music and CTM Entertainment.⁠[1]
  • 2022Mike Parker reached the Top 10 of American Idol season 20 in 2022 and later moved to Nashville.⁠[1][4]

Sources

4 sources

  1. Mike Parker about — Mike Parker. Label or artist. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
    Cited parts (8)
    • About: “Mike Parker is a country artist from Virginia.”
    • About: “competing in the 20th season of American Idol, where he made it through to the Top 10”
    • About: “He has since moved to Nashville, TN and is working with hitmaker Jimmy Robbins and Mailbox Money Records to release music.”
    • About: “He is signed to Withrow Street Music and CTM Entertainment for publishing.”
    • About: “Mike was a CMT “Next Up Now” featured artist”
    • About: “featured on the cover of Spotify's Fresh Finds Country playlist for several week”
    • About: “Best Of Fresh Finds Country end-of-year playlist for 2024 and 2025”
    • About: “working with hitmaker Jimmy Robbins and Mailbox Money Records to release music”
  2. iTunes album lookup for artist 1532333825 — Apple. Release database. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
    Cited parts (8)
    • Thinking Of You: "collectionName":"Thinking Of You - Single"
    • Thinking Of You: "releaseDate":"2023-01-27T08:00:00Z"
    • Thinking Of You: "copyright":"℗ 2023 Mailbox Money Records"
    • Just Like Me: "releaseDate":"2024-11-08T08:00:00Z"
    • Bone Dry: "releaseDate":"2026-03-20T07:00:00Z"
    • Just Like Me: "copyright":"℗ 2024 Mailbox Money Records"
    • Bone Dry: "collectionName":"Bone Dry - Single"
    • Bone Dry: "copyright":"℗ 2026 Mailbox Money Records"
  3. List of American Idol finalists — Wikipedia, updated June 10, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 6, 2026.
    Cited parts (1)
    • Contestants table, row Mike Parker: Season 20, Place finish 8th-10th
  4. American Idol season 20 — Wikipedia, updated December 31, 2025. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 6, 2026.
    Cited parts (3)
    • Top 10 – Disney (May 1) table (Eliminated); Elimination chart, row Mike Parker: Pl. 8 (shared), Top 10 column (5/1)
    • Lead: “The twentieth season of American Idol premiered on February 27, 2022”
    • Lead: “Noah Thompson won the season on May 22, 2022.”

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