Artist
Kaitlin Butts
Tulsa, OK, US
country · honky tonk · red dirt · americana
Kaitlin Butts is a country singer-songwriter from Tulsa, Oklahoma, known for her theatrical storytelling and classic honky-tonk style. Her 2024 album Roadrunner!, a reimagining of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Oklahoma!, was named the fourth best country album of the year by Rolling Stone. Her viral hit "You Ain't Gotta Die (To Be Dead to Me)" became a TikTok sensation, and her duet with husband Cleto Cordero of Flatland Cavalry, "A Life Where We Work Out," has surpassed 100 million streams. She was named Best Honky Tonk Female at the 2024 Ameripolitan Awards and selected for CMT's Next Women of Country Class of 2025 and the Grand Ole Opry's NextStage Class of 2025.
