Slater Nalley

Season 23 · Eliminated (4th–5th)

Where are they now

As of September 25, 2026

Slater Nalley, an Atlanta native living in Nashville, announced on October 17, 2025 a record deal with Warner Music Nashville/Warner Records in partnership with 19 Entertainment, and he released Foolish Pride that day. His six-track debut EP, Hey Georgia, came out on August 21, 2026. On September 25, 2026 he released What Do You See?. By then he had made his Grand Ole Opry debut and was on Blake Whiten's Something to Say Tour through fall 2026.⁠[1][2][3]

Key figures

Career

After the show

  1. 2025On October 17, 2025 he announced a record deal with Warner Music Nashville/Warner Records, in partnership with 19 Entertainment, and released Foolish Pride.⁠[1][3][6]October 17, 2025
  1. 2026On May 8, 2026 he released the single Hey Georgia on Warner Records Nashville.⁠[3]May 8, 2026
  2. 2026On June 12, 2026 he released the single These Please on Warner Records Nashville.⁠[3]June 12, 2026
  3. 2026On August 21, 2026 he released the six-track EP Hey Georgia on Warner Records Nashville.⁠[2][3]August 21, 2026
  4. 2026On September 25, 2026 he released What Do You See?, written with Dave Cohen and Geoff Warburton. Dave Cohen and Anderson East worked on the record with him.⁠[2][3]September 25, 2026

Date not documented

  1. As of September 25, 2026 he was touring with Blake Whiten on the Something to Say Tour through the fall of 2026.⁠[2]
  2. By September 25, 2026 he had made his Grand Ole Opry debut and had sung The Highway there. The Highway was still unreleased.⁠[2]
  3. He wrote Traces of You after his high school English teacher's son died, and he performed the song at his American Idol audition.⁠[1][6]

Discography

TitleTypeYearLabelRIAA certificationU.S. sales
Hey Georgia⁠[2][3]EP2026Warner Records Nashville

Awards

Checked October 8, 2026; none found.

Other activity

  1. At the season 23 finale he sang I'm Gonna Love You with Carrie Underwood and Cody Johnson.⁠[1][7]
  2. During Hollywood Week he sang Foolish Pride, a song he wrote when he was 15.⁠[1]

Sources

7 sources

  1. American Idol semi-finalist Slater Nalley signs a record deal and releases his debut single — Country Music Family, published October 17, 2025. News report. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
    Cited parts (8)
    • Hometown: “an 18-year-old wordsmith and Atlanta native”
    • Announcement: “on Friday, October 17, it was announced that Slater has signed a record deal with Warner Music Nashville/Warner Records”
    • Partner: “19 Entertainment, a part of Sony Pictures Television”
    • Single: “debut single, “Foolish Pride.””
    • Announcement: “Warner Music Nashville/Warner Records”
    • Date: “Published Oct 17, 2025”
    • Deal: “Warner Music Nashville/Warner Records”
    • Song origin: “inspired by a poem his high school English teacher wrote about her deceased son”
  2. Slater Nalley Reflects on New Song, What Do You See?, and Finding His Place in Country Music — Country Now, published September 25, 2026. News report. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
    Cited parts (8)
    • Base: “Nashville resident”
    • EP: “debut EP, Hey Georgia”
    • Posted: “September 25, 2026”
    • Opry: “Grand Ole Opry debut”
    • Tour: “Something to Say Tour”
    • EP name: “debut EP, Hey Georgia”
    • Writers: “with Dave Cohen and Geoff Warburton”
    • Producers: “and Anderson East”
  3. Apple album lookup for artist 1796742382 — Apple. Release database. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
    Cited parts (8)
    • Hey Georgia - EP: "releaseDate":"2026-08-21T07:00:00Z"
    • Track count: "trackCount":6
    • What Do You See? - Single: "releaseDate":"2026-09-25T07:00:00Z"
    • Foolish Pride - Single: "releaseDate":"2025-10-17T07:00:00Z"
    • Hey Georgia - EP: "copyright":"℗ 2026 Warner Records Nashville LLC, under exclusive license from 19 Recordings, Inc."
    • Traces Of You - Single: "releaseDate":"2025-05-18T07:00:00Z"
    • Traces Of You - Single: "copyright":"℗ 2025 19 Recordings, Inc. under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC"
    • Foolish Pride copyright: "copyright":"℗ 2025 Warner Records Nashville LLC, under exclusive license from 19 Recordings, Inc."
  4. List of American Idol finalists — Wikipedia, updated June 10, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 6, 2026.
    Cited parts (1)
    • Contestants table, row Slater Nalley: Season 23, Place finish 4th-5th
  5. American Idol season 23 — Wikipedia, updated April 10, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 6, 2026.
    Cited parts (1)
    • Top 5 – Disney Night #2: Heroes & Villains (May 12) table (Eliminated); Elimination chart, row Slater Nalley: Pl. 4 (shared), 5/12 column
  6. Slater Nalley signs major label record deal with Warner Music Nashville / Warner Records — Music Connection, published October 17, 2025. News report. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
    Cited parts (4)
    • Date: “October 17, 2025”
    • Signed: “I have officially signed a record deal with Warner Music”
    • His words: “I have officially signed a record deal with Warner Music”
    • Audition: “his performance of the song during his audition for”
  7. American Idol season 23 (Wikipedia revision 1348008671) — Wikipedia, updated April 10, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 8, 2026.
    Cited parts (2)
    • Finale duet: “with [[Carrie Underwood]] & [[Cody Johnson]]”
    • Song: “I'm Gonna Love You”

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