Payton Sullivan Gives the ‘Girls’ Their New Anthem

Heartbreak has a way of bringing the girls together, and Country spitfire Payton Sullivan is picking up the pieces one sip of rosé at a time. Serving up the ultimate girl power bop, “Talkin’ Bout My Girls” celebrates the irreplaceable bond between women who show up, support each other, and find a reason to laugh through the tears. Listen HERE and watch the adjoining music video (featuring her sisters) HERE.

“Everyone knows ‘My Girl’ as a love song, but when I heard it, I thought about the girls who’ve been there for me no matter what! My three sisters (my best friends) – the ones who stay up with me until 2 a.m. That’s a love story too, and I wanted to give them their own anthem,” shares Sullivan. “The best part of currently performing this one on tour is watching the crowd figure it out. You can see it click when they realize what song it’s built on, and then everybody’s grabbing their girls and singing along. It turns into this big friendship moment every night.”

With Sullivan inspired by and interpolating The Temptations’ signature hit “My Girl,” her co-writers for “Talkin’ Bout My Girls” include William Robinson Jr., Ronald White, Rob Hatch, and David “Messy” Mescon (also the producer). This undeniable earworm fast-follows the full-throttle “F150,” and the exciting announcement of the songwriter-artist’s signing with Sony Music Publishing Nashville.

She’s currently on a dream-come-true run as the sole direct support for GRAMMY Award-winning duo Sugarland‘s Ride or Die Tour. This is a full-circle billing for Sullivan, sparked by an unexpected meeting with Kristian Bush at the 2024 Hawai‘i Songwriting Festival in Hawaiʻi Island (the Big Island), after being raised on Sugarland (thanks to her mother) and claiming their smash “Something More” as her first karaoke song (which she now performs nightly during Sugarland’s set). Rolling through the fall, the Ride or Die Tour wraps November 21 in Grand Prairie, TX. Find remaining tour dates and ticketing information at PaytonSullivan.com.

Featured in this year’s Most Beautiful People issue, Nashville Lifestyles hails, “Payton Sullivan is carving out her own artistic lane.” Blending Southern storytelling with Aloha spirit, she’s redefining what Country music sounds like from the shores of Hawaiʻi. Born in Florida and raised near Nashville, she rebuilt her life – and musical identity – on an island ranch after a life-altering breakup. Adding to her growing stage support, she’s notably opened for Chase Matthew, Eli Young Band, Midland, and Redferrin. Now balancing the Sugarland trek while clocking time in the studio working on her forthcoming debut project, Bush has signed on as her producer. Follow along with Sullivan on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and Facebook.