Will Moseley

Season 22 · Runner-up

Where are they now

Will Moseley, from Hazlehurst, Georgia, was the season 22 runner-up. He released Gone For Good in 2023, then singles through 19 Recordings, including Good Book Bad, Everything But Me, and Mechanic. He opened for Zac Brown Band on June 2, 2024, and again at State Farm Arena in Atlanta on December 31, 2024, co-headlined a fall 2024 tour with Colin Stough, and performed at the Grand Ole Opry for the first time on April 25, 2026.

Career

  1. 2020

    Other

    After three concussions over two seasons ended his college football career, he focused on performing. During the 2020 COVID-19 lockdown he got serious about playing and songwriting.

  2. 2023

    Release · September 22, 2023

    He wrote Gone For Good and released it on September 22, 2023. During season 22 it reached number 2 on the iTunes country chart.

  3. 2024

    American Idol, season 22

    Runner-up

    February 18 – May 19, 2024

  4. Release · April 1, 2024

    On April 1, 2024, he released Why, which he co-wrote with Will Richardson and Nathan Baker.

  5. Release · May 17, 2024

    Good Book Bad, written by Jordan Walker, Lalo Guzman, and Thomas Archer, was released on May 17, 2024. He sang it at the season 22 finale.

  6. Tour · June 2024

    In June 2024 he played Freedom Fest in Patterson, Georgia, and the 19 Takeover at CMA Fest.

  7. Tour · June 2, 2024

    On June 2, 2024, he opened for Zac Brown Band.

  8. Release · August 9, 2024

    On August 9, 2024, he released I Don't Wanna Fight No More, his first release after the show.

  9. Tour · September 2024

    In September 2024 he performed at Lacfest in Blackshear, Georgia.

  10. Tour · October 3, 2024 – December 14, 2024

    A July 2024 announcement set a Colin Stough tour from October 3, 2024, in Nashville to December 14, 2024, in Omaha. By August 2025 he had co-headlined that fall tour.

  11. Release · November 1, 2024

    On November 1, 2024, he released a cover of Mariah Carey's All I Want for Christmas Is You.

  12. Release · December 6, 2024

    Everything But Me was released on December 6, 2024, on 19 Recordings.

  13. Tour · December 11, 2024 – December 14, 2024

    Announced December shows with Colin Stough were December 11 at Varsity Theater in Minneapolis, December 12 at The Rave in Milwaukee, December 13 at Wooly's in Des Moines, and December 14 in Omaha.

  14. Tour · December 31, 2024

    On December 31, 2024, he opened for Zac Brown Band at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, his first arena show.

  15. 2025

    Release · March 28, 2025

    Mechanic was released on March 28, 2025, through 19 Recordings. He wrote it with Kaylin Robinson and Jaron Boyer, and Alex Maxwell produced it.

  16. Tour · April 12, 2025 – June 5, 2025

    A March 28, 2025 announcement listed five dates from April 12 to June 5, 2025, including an April 26 show with Clint Black in Vidalia, Georgia. It also said he would open shows for Marshall Tucker Band and Clint Black.

  17. Tour · August 16, 2025

    As of August 13, 2025, he was booked to headline the Franklin County Watermelon Festival on Saturday, August 16, one date on a 10-show August tour. By then he had also opened for Riley Green and Ella Langley.

  18. 2026

    Television · April 25, 2026

    On April 25, 2026, he performed at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville for the first time.

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