Cory Wong Drops New Single “Tongue Tied” ft. Stephen Day, Announces 2026 Album & Tour

CORY WONG SHARES HOOK-HEAVY, INFECTIOUS NEW SINGLE, “TONGUE TIED (FEAT. STEPHEN DAY)”

GRAMMY® Award-nominated songwriter, producer, podcast host, and guitarist extraordinaire Cory Wong has shared his hook-heavy and irresistibly catchy new single “Tongue Tied (Feat. Stephen Day).” Available everywhere now, the track sees Wong joined by Nashville-based crooner Stephen Day. A national headlining tour, featuring special guests Devon Gilfillian, Stephen Day, and Marc Scibilia, is set to begin in April, with confirmed performances in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Denver, Austin, and more. The full itinerary is below. Artist pre-sale tickets are available beginning today at 10 AM ET (password: ONTHEONE). The public on-sale starts this Friday, November 21, AT 10 AM (local).

LISTEN TO “TONGUE TIED (FEAT. STEPHEN DAY)”

“It all started at a Polish jazz festival,” says Cory Wong. “Yes, you read that right. Stephen Day and I were both performing there a couple of years ago, and after hanging out backstage, we became fast friends. I already knew some of his songs that had popped up on random playlists, and he’d heard my music through mutual friends. When I started working on new material for this album, Stephen was the first person I had in mind to collaborate with. I sent him a couple of tunes over text, and he replied, ‘Come to Nashville and let’s work on this one.’ So I flew down, and we spent the morning rearranging and writing what became ‘Tongue Tied.’ The session was a total blur…one of those magical days where everything just clicks. I showed up at the studio and Stephen said, ‘I’m hearing some stuff…let’s cook.’ We took the original demo, changed the key, revamped the arrangement, switched up the instrumentation, wrote lyrics, recorded vocals, and two hours later, the song was done.

“What I love most about collaboration is how two artists can pull things out of each other that wouldn’t happen alone. Stephen brought lyric and melodic ideas I never would’ve thought of, and I surprised him with some arrangement and instrumentation twists. ‘Tongue Tied’ is a feel-good, slightly quirky tune about a classic story – a guy trying to work up the courage to talk to a girl, with all the internal and external chaos that comes with it. We threw in a minor-third key change for the guitar solo instead of a bridge because, well, why not? This marks the first collaboration Stephen and I recorded…and it won’t be the last.”

“I was a big ol’ fan of Cory’s and I never thought the first time I’d meet him in person would be in Poland!” says Stephen Day. “It was a jazz festival, so I guess that makes it a little less mysterious. Little did I know we’d become buds over the years and now here we are. Cory sent a floppy disk in the mail of some instrumentals he’d been working on and l uploaded them to my computer and went straight to writing! He was stoked on what I sent over, so spent some time in the studio getting it just right. I think it’s so sick. I’m honored that Cory wanted to make some magic together!”

“Tongue Tied” marks the first single from Wong’s eagerly awaited new studio album, Lost In The Wonder, arriving everywhere on Tuesday, February 3, 2026. The collection spotlights Wong’s remarkable gifts as a producer, writer, arranger, band leader, and master of modern pop craftsmanship, while of course never losing sight of his trademark guitar virtuosity. Lost In The Wonder further affirms Wong’s enduring love of musical collaboration, boasting a truly eclectic range of guest artists that includes Taylor Hanson, Devon Gilfillian, Stephen Day, Cody Fry, Yam Haus, Louis Cato, Ellis, Elysia Biro, Benny Sings, Theo Katzman, and Magic City Hippies.

“There are lots of sides to me as an artist,” says Wong. “A lot of people know me as a guitar guy, or even more specifically, ‘rhythm guitar guy’. That’s an accurate description, but it doesn’t tell the whole story. I see the guitar as just one of the avenues for my music and creativity. It’s been an absolute joy to develop and form a signature sound as a guitarist, but a huge part of my artistry is in my production/writing/arranging/band-leading. I’ve worked on and honed those skills just as much as my guitar playing, so I wanted to make an album that really showcased that side of my creative expression. Does that mean there’s less guitar on this album than on others? No! It’s actually quite the opposite. I feel like some of my best guitar work is done on this album. There’s everything from my classic rhythm guitar sound to multiple layers of orchestrally arranged guitar to blistering solos when the music calls for it.

“I think anyone who’s a great producer/writer/arranger also really likes to collaborate with other people because it gives you different colors and textures to ‘paint’ with. My aim is to showcase different sides of my artistry by putting several collaborators in front of the music and having me build the world that it lives in.”

Wong – who is currently wrapping up a series of historic live performances in China and South Korea – will herald Lost In The Wonder with a non-stop global live schedule that includes headline shows, top-billed festival sets, and more. Highlights include performances in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Denver, Austin, as well as a one-night-only concert event at Toronto, ON’s Koerner Hall at The Royal Conservatory of Music backed by the Royal Conservatory Orchestra (December 11); a headline performance at Tucson, AZ’s historic Fox Tucson Theatre as part of the annual Tucson Jazz Festival (January 24, 2026); Dave Koz and Friends at Sea 2026, an eight-night musical cruise adventure making stops in Brazil, Uruguay, and Argentina (March 22-30, 2026); a co-headline festival appearance alongside Snarky Puppy at Charlotte, NC’s The Spring Mix (April 26, 2026); and a visit to San José del Cabo, Mexico for Goose’s three-day destination festival, Viva El Gonzo (May 7-9, 2026). Additional dates will be announced.

For complete details and ticket availability, please see www.corywongmusic.com/tour.

CORY WONG ON TOUR 2025-26

NOVEMBER

18 – Beijing, China – Rana Minima Music Factory

20 – Seoul, South Korea – Love in Seoul †

22 – Seoul, South Korea – Love in Seoul †

DECEMBER

11 – Toronto, ON – Koerner Hall at The Royal Conservatory of Music ^

JANUARY 2026

24 – Tucson, AZ – Fox Tucson Theatre

MARCH 2026

21 – São Paulo, Brazil – Casa Natura

22-30 – São Paulo, Brazil – Dave Koz and Friends at Sea 2026 †

29 – Buenos Aires, Argentina – C Art Media 

APRIL 2026

11 – Charlotte, NC – The Spring Mix at The Amp Ballantyne †

15 – Kansas City, MO – The Truman (Devon Gilfillian, Marc Scibilia)

17 – Denver, CO – The Mission Ballroom (Devon Gilfillian, Marc Scibilia)

18 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Depot Devon Gilfillian, Marc Scibilia

20 – Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom (Devon Gilfillian, Marc Scibilia)

21 – Seattle, WA – The Paramount (Devon Gilfillian, Marc Scibilia)

23 – Sacramento, CA – Channel 24 (Devon Gilfillian, Stephen Day)

24 – San Francisco, CA – The Warfield (Devon Gilfillian, Stephen Day)

25 – Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern (Devon Gilfillian, Stephen Day)

26 – Del Mar, CA – The Sound (Devon Gilfillian, Stephen Day)

27 – Las Vegas, NV – Brooklyn Bowl (Devon Gilfillian, Stephen Day)

30 – Houston, TX – White Oak Downstairs (Devon Gilfillian, Stephen Day)

MAY 2026

1 – Dallas, TX – House of Blues (Devon Gilfillian, Stephen Day)

2 – Austin, TX – Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater (Devon Gilfillian, Stephen Day)

7-9 – San José del Cabo, México – Viva El Gonzo †

† Festival Appearance

^ w/ the Royal Conservatory Orchestra