GRAMMY-nominated singer/songwriter Ashley Monroe released the official video for “Haunted,” the latest installment in the evolving visual companion to her critically acclaimed new album Dear Nashville. Directed by Becky Fluke, the video marks the fifth chapter in the project, which will ultimately bring every song on the album to life on screen. Monroe has also announced that Dear Nashville is now available to purchase on vinyl.
About the video, Monroe says, “When I first played ‘Haunted’ for my video director Becky Fluke, we started talking about all the images it brought to mind and the pieces of my own life that still haunt me. We spent a lot of time wandering around Nashville at all hours, chasing those feelings and moments. To me, this video lives somewhere between reality and a dream… which is probably pretty fitting.”
Earlier this summer, Rolling Stone’s Marissa R. Moss published an extensive feature interview with Monroe where she discussed her complicated two-decade-long relationship with Nashville and how the album’s unflinching honesty has resonated throughout the wider music community. Rolling Stone also named the album’s opening song and thematic centerpiece “I Hate Nashville” one of the best songs of 2026 so far.
The official video for the album opener “I Hate Nashville” was shot at The Station Inn, where Monroe held two sold out album release shows where she performed the collection in full alongside the album’s co-writer and co-producer Luke Laird, and pedal steel player Paul Franklin. The official video for “Steal” found Monroe reflecting on moments from across her career – from collaborating with Jack White, to sharing the stage with John Prine, and hanging out with her Pistol Annies bandmates. She also released videos for “Gettin’ Out Of Hand” and “What Are We?”
Dear Nashville was released to immediate acclaim, drawing attention from Music Row, The New York Times, Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, Stereogum, and many more. Monroe also recently spoke with WPLN’s Jewly Hight and Billboard’s Jessica Nicholson, who proclaimed, “she astutely etches a distinction between the beloved styles of country music that continually inspire her musical passion and creativity… and the industry’s harsh, endless and often unforgiving demands.”
