Corey Kent's Unexpected Chart Surge | Music News

Music News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 16, 2026 · 1m

Corey Kent’s “Empty Words” is blowing up—way beyond expectations—after radio programmers like Brian Michel in Denver championed it, even though it wasn’t meant to be a single. Now it’s charting alongside his top-twenty hit “Rocky Mountain Low,” turning live shows into massive sing-alongs as fans connect deeply with its raw lyrics about regret and empty promises. The song was born from a last-minute songwriting retreat spark, where the “empty bed” idea evolved into the haunting hook “I’m in this empty bed / ‘Cause she’s over empty words,” with careful attention to rhythm and cadence. And in a…