Elizabeth Nichols - Tough Love (2025) Hi-Res

Rising newcomer Elizabeth Nichols is gearing up for the release of her debut EP, Tough Love, due out June 20 via PULSE Records.

The seven-song project will include her viral hit “I Got a New One,” which shot to No. 1 on the iTunes Country chart and No. 2 on the iTunes All Genre chart after receiving the “Kellyoke treatment” on The Kelly Clarkson Show, with the cover and Nichols’ response capturing the internet’s attention. In the following four days, the single gained 462% in streaming, debuted at No. 25 on Billboard‘s Emerging Artist Chart, and is in the Top 45 of Spotify’s Viral Charts in the US, Australian, Norway, Canada, Ireland and New Zealand.

Tough Love also includes her recently released ballad “Somebody Cooked Here” and the buzzed-about “Mama,” which has garnered more than a million on-demand streams in the U.S. alone and is also on the Spotify Viral 50 U.S. chart. Her videos featuring “Mama” have accrued over 7.5 million views and 630,000 likes across social media platforms.

“This collection of songs represents a lot of different facets of myself and seasons of life. It contains the first country song I’ve ever written (“Ain’t County”) as well as some of my more recent—it’s been cool putting it all together and seeing where I started and where I am now in my writing,” shares Nichols. “One thing that is a constant throughout is that I don’t want to shy away from the hard truths—sure, some of the lyrics might ruffle a few feathers, but it’s all born out of love albeit sometimes more often than not, tough love.”

Nichols recently wrapped as support on Wyatt Flores’ tour, and will be on the road this summer with Little Big Town and Russell Dickerson.