Debut Album Toledo Talkin’ Out August 29 – Pre-Save HERE
Out On Tour This Summer with Riley Green and more – Tickets HERE
NASHVILLE, TN (July 15, 2025) – The Valory Music Co.’s Preston Cooper has been named iHeartCountry’s latest “On The Verge” artist, a title earned by his staggering debut single, “Weak.” The program elevates emerging artists on the brink of stardom and places Cooper among the ranks of past honorees including Luke Combs, Sam Hunt and Lainey Wilson. The recognition arrives ahead of his forthcoming debut album, Toledo Talkin’, releasing August 29.
Pre-Save/Pre-Order Toledo Talkin’ HERE
Preston kicked off his artist career at the start of 2025 with “Weak,” which officially impacted airwaves in May and has been climbing the charts since. “Weak” holds personal significance for Preston, as it was the first he wrote in Nashville, alongside Brett Warren, Brad Warren and Lance Miller. The track traveled to Nashville with Preston, born from a melody he first recorded while walking his daily 14-mile mail route as a postman in Fredricktown, OH. After bringing the idea to his first writing session in Nashville, “Weak” quickly took shape and was recorded just hours later.
“Weak” can be heard live along with recently released “The Takedown,” emotive rocker “One More Place I’ve Never Been,” “tender yet powerful” (Billboard), “Numbers On A Mailbox,” and the “barn burner” (MusicRow) “One For The Road” as Preston continues to captivate audiences nationwide on select dates of Riley Green’s Damn Country Music Tour. For tour dates and more information, visit www.prestoncoopermusic.com.
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ABOUT PRESTON COOPER: With a vocal so expressive it builds into jaw-dropping eruptions of power and emotion, 22-year-old artist Preston Cooper represents the start of a new generation in Country Rock. The biggest voice to ever hail from the tiny town of Fredericktown, Ohio, Preston’s soulful and blues inspired vocal is a potent force of nature, drawing comparisons to icons like Chris Stapleton and Bob Seger. First picking up guitar as a high school freshman, he joined the US Postal Service after graduation and found local fame as “The Singing Mailman” – walking up to 14 miles each day while belting out raw, raspy vocal runs, then clocking out to perform across the region. Hundreds of shows later, hit-making legends Brad and Brett Warren (Tim McGraw, Dierks Bentley, Keith Urban) discovered Preston at a Toledo songwriter’s round, and quickly recognized his once-in-a-lifetime talent. With his debut album, Toledo Talkin’, releasing August 29, the first chapter of this generational talent’s story unfolds. With 12 incendiary tracks – all but three co-written by the no-frills newcomer – Toledo Talkin’ was recorded with an old-school, full-band process, lashed together with sheer vocal intensity miles different from the Music Row norm. The album wields a mix of raw, organic Country and edgy Alt Rock, as evidenced on his show-stopping debut track “Weak,” emotive “One More Place I’ve Never Been,” shot of nostalgia “Numbers On A Mailbox,”highway rocker “One For The Road.” Preston recently wrapped his run as direct support for Kameron Marlowe’s Keepin’ The Lights On Tour and is out on the road this summer for select dates of Riley Green’s Damn Country Music Tour. For more information, visit www.prestoncoopermusic.com.
