Carly Pearce Releases Fifth Album 'Honest Woman': 16 Songs on Faith, Divorce and Self-Discovery
Carly Pearce released her fifth studio album, Honest Woman, on 28 August 2026 through BBR Music Group/BMG — a 16-track record the Grammy, CMA and ACM winner has described as her most personal work to date (Billboard).
Pearce announced the album on 24 June 2026, via her label, BMG (BMG). The release follows her earlier albums Hummingbird and 29: Written in Stone, the latter of which drew directly from her 2020 divorce from fellow country artist Michael Ray. Honest Woman extends that autobiographical streak across a wider set of themes — faith, jealousy, self-worth and the messy business of moving on.
One of the album's most pointed songs is 'Church Girl'. Pearce was raised in a Southern Baptist community and has spoken openly about what she calls "church trauma" — the judgement and prejudice she encountered inside religious circles. The track addresses her search for a more accepting approach to faith, one that sits outside the rigid structures she grew up with (Billboard).
Bluegrass runs through several tracks. 'Who's Lying Here', a duet featuring Dan Tyminski, was co-written by Pearce and Tyminski. A second collaboration, 'What If You Loved Me', brings in both Tyminski and Molly Tuttle — pairing Pearce with two of the genre's most respected names. Riley Green features on the sultry duet 'If I Don't Leave, I'm Gonna Stay', which was one of the album's early singles.
The remaining tracklist reads like a guided tour of Pearce's interior life over the past few years. 'Happy for Myself' examines jealousy and the comparison game; Pearce has said it was inspired by a moment when her assistant asked her to come along to look at engagement rings. Other songs — 'She Don't', 'He Don't Like My Dogs', 'Dream Come True', 'Daisy', 'You Can Have Him', 'How Long', 'WWJD', and 'Same Circus' — round out a record that, at 16 songs, gives Pearce room to stretch across moods and tempos without trimming the edges.
For fans, this means a fuller picture of an artist who has spent three albums turning real life into country songs. Where 29: Written in Stone zeroed in on the fallout of a marriage ending, Honest Woman widens the lens to cover what came after — the questions about belief, the petty envy, the slow rebuilding. The duet-heavy approach also signals Pearce's comfort working across the country-bluegrass boundary rather than staying inside a single lane.
Pearce is a Grammy-, CMA- and ACM Award-winning artist, credentials that place Honest Woman among the more closely watched country releases of the second half of 2026. Whether the album moves chart numbers to match its ambition is a question for next week's data. What is on the table now is 16 songs from a writer who has made a habit of saying exactly what happened to her.
