Mike Parker
Season 20 · Eliminated (8th–10th)
Where are they now
Mike Parker, a country artist from Virginia, reached the Top 10 of American Idol season 20 and later moved to Nashville. He works with Jimmy Robbins and Mailbox Money Records, which has released his singles since Thinking Of You on January 27, 2023. Just Like Me came out on November 8, 2024, and Bone Dry on March 20, 2026. Withrow Street Music and CTM Entertainment publish his songs. He was a CMT Next Up Now artist and a Spotify Fresh Finds Country cover artist, and he was on the Best Of Fresh Finds Country lists for 2024 and 2025.
Career
- 2022
American Idol, season 20
Eliminated (8th–10th)
- 2022
Mike Parker reached the Top 10 of American Idol season 20 in 2022 and later moved to Nashville.
- 2024
He was on Spotify's Best Of Fresh Finds Country year-end playlists for 2024 and 2025.
- 2024
Mailbox Money Records released Just Like Me on November 8, 2024.
- 2026
The artist site schedules the Tin Roof Nashville Hits the Roof series across the Southeast for February through March 2026.
- 2026
Bone Dry is out. The store date is March 20, 2026, and the copyright is Mailbox Money Records.
More milestones
- Date not documented
He has a publishing deal with Withrow Street Music and CTM Entertainment.
- Date not documented
He was a CMT Next Up Now featured artist, had a music video on a four-week CMT rotation and was on the cover of Spotify's Fresh Finds Country playlist.
- Date not documented
He works with Jimmy Robbins and Mailbox Money Records to release his music.
Sources
- Mike Parker about — Mike Parker.
- iTunes album lookup for artist 1532333825 — Apple.
- List of American Idol finalists — Wikipedia, June 10, 2026.
- American Idol season 20 — Wikipedia, December 31, 2025.
