American singer-songwriter Kashus Culpepper drops the new song and video “Alabama Beauty Queen,” a narrative single produced by Brian Elmquist and Anderson East for Big Loud Records. Listen, stream, buy the track, mp3 download.
American singer-songwriter Kashus Culpepper releases his new single, “Alabama Beauty Queen,” with an accompanying music video. The track is the first release from his forthcoming project, “Act I.” The song is produced by Brian Elmquist of The Lone Bellow and artist-producer Anderson East. The release is issued through Big Loud Records under an exclusive license to Mercury Records, a division of Universal Music Group. This collaboration places Culpepper within a respected circle of roots-oriented artists and producers.
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Culpepper’s music often leans into narrative-driven Southern rock and country storytelling. His emerging career is marked by a focus on detailed character portraits and regional atmospheres. Production by Elmquist and East suggests a sound grounded in organic instrumentation and raw, emotive delivery, aligning with the song’s titular theme. The four-minute runtime allows for a full story arc, which the music video will likely visualize. The “Act I” project tag indicates this is the beginning of a larger, perhaps conceptually linked, series of releases.
Kashus Culpepper – Alabama Beauty Queen
From the project tagged “Act I”
Produced by Brian Elmquist, Anderson East
January 23, 2026
1 song, 4 minutes
℗ 2026 Big Loud Records, under exclusive license to Mercury Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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