BROTHERS|OSBORNE|WATERTOWN|OCTOBER 23

Brothers Osborne will release Watertown, their fifth studio album, on Oct. 23, 2026, via MCA. Produced by longtime collaborator Jay Joyce, the 11-track album opens with “Born and Raised Hell” featuring Cody Johnson and includes “Tough Kid” featuring Stephen Wilson Jr., the duo’s first full-length collaborations with other artists.

When does Brothers Osborne’s new album Watertown come out?

Watertown arrives Friday, Oct. 23, 2026, on MCA. John Osborne and TJ Osborne announced the album on Aug. 24, 2026, and have been sharing music from it in the weeks since. The record reunites the brothers with longtime collaborator Jay Joyce in the producer’s chair, and it runs 11 tracks.

The album is the fifth full-length studio release from the Maryland-born duo, and it lands in the middle of a busy awards season. Brothers Osborne are nominated for Vocal Duo of the Year at the 2026 CMA Awards.

What does the title Watertown mean?

The title honors the spirit of the brothers’ hometown, Deale, Maryland, a town with a population of 5,333. The album also carries a title track, “Watertown,” and songs such as “Family Business,” “Born and Raised Hell” and “Same Ol’ Different Story” carry the same sense of home and family in their titles.

Watertown tracklist

The 11 songs on Watertown:

• “Born and Raised Hell” (feat. Cody Johnson), the opening track
• “Tough Kid” (feat. Stephen Wilson Jr.)
• “R.I.P.”
• “Family Business”
• “High”
• “Bottle It Up”
• “Ain’t Killed Me Yet”
• “Doors”
• “Stubborn”
• “Same Ol’ Different Story”
• “Watertown”

John Osborne is credited as a writer on seven of the 11 songs, and TJ Osborne is credited on four.

Who is featured on Brothers Osborne’s Watertown?

Two guests appear on the album. Cody Johnson joins the duo on the opener, “Born and Raised Hell,” and Stephen Wilson Jr. sings on “Tough Kid.” The pairings mark the first time Brothers Osborne have built full-length songs around collaborations with other artists, a new step for the duo on its fifth album.

Johnson arrives on the album as the reigning ACM Entertainer of the Year, a title he won at the 61st ACM Awards along with Male Artist of the Year.

What is “Doors (SELLOUT EDIT)”?

“Doors (SELLOUT EDIT)” is the third preview from Watertown, released Sept. 28, 2026. The song was written by John Osborne, TJ Osborne, Jesse Frasure, Lee Miller and Chris Pixton.

The duo is rolling out the album in two forms. Shorter “SELLOUT EDIT” versions of the songs are released publicly as previews, while the full-length pre-release tracks are available free to members of The Family, the Brothers Osborne fan club. The approach gives the general audience a first listen and gives the duo’s most committed fans the songs in full ahead of release day.

Brothers Osborne at the ACM Awards

The ACM record for Brothers Osborne stretches back to the 50th ACM Awards, where the duo earned its first nomination for Vocal Duo of the Year. The brothers hold seven ACM wins from 19 nominations.

• 52nd ACM Awards: won Vocal Duo of the Year and New Vocal Duo or Group of the Year
• 53rd ACM Awards: won Vocal Duo of the Year, and won Video of the Year for “It Ain’t My Fault”
• 54th ACM Awards: won Music Event of the Year for Dierks Bentley feat. Brothers Osborne
• 57th ACM Awards: won Duo of the Year
• 58th ACM Awards: won Duo of the Year
• 59th, 60th and 61st ACM Awards: nominated for Duo of the Year

The duo also earned an Album of the Year nomination at the 56th ACM Awards. Their back-to-back Duo of the Year wins at the 57th and 58th ACM Awards followed two straight Vocal Duo of the Year wins at the 52nd and 53rd ceremonies.

Cody Johnson brings his own ACM history to “Born and Raised Hell.” Along with his Entertainer of the Year and Male Artist of the Year wins at the 61st ACM Awards, he won Song of the Year at the 60th ACM Awards.

What’s next for Brothers Osborne

Watertown is out Oct. 23, 2026, on MCA. Less than four weeks later, Brothers Osborne compete for Vocal Duo of the Year at the 60th CMA Awards on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2026.