Hayley Jensen has dropped her brand new single BURN IT DOWN, a fiery country rock anthem arriving just as Jensen gears up for a major milestone: her debut performance at CMC Rocks QLD, Australia’s biggest international country music festival.
The track marks the first release of Jensen’s next chapter following the success of her ARIA #1 country album Country Soul, which landed in late 2025 and went on to become the highest selling female country album in Australia, sitting just behind James Johnston overall in the genre.
Now Jensen is cranking the volume even higher.
Produced by Liam Quinn and co-written with Josh Setterfield and Canadian songwriter Craig Brooks, BURN IT DOWN leans hard into heavy guitars, pounding percussion and a massive chorus built for festival crowds.
“‘BURN IT DOWN’ is about taking everything that tried to hold you back and turning it into rocket fuel! It’s about the moment you stop playing small, stop holding back, stop asking for permission, and choose to rise up in your own power. I want it to be an anthem of fearless resilience - giving everyone who hears it the feeling that they are unstoppable!” says Jensen.
The single arrives at a time when Jensen’s momentum is impossible to ignore. With over 8.9 million career streams and a string of radio hits under her belt, she’s also lead the pack at the 2026 Countrytown Awards, where she’s the most nominated artist for commercial success, landing nods for Female Artist, Single of the Year, Album of the Year, Tour of the Year and Entertainer of the Year.
Right now, all roads lead to CMC Rocks QLD, where fans will get their first live taste of BURN IT DOWN as Jensen launches into a stacked run of festival dates across Australia in 2026.
If the track is anything to go by, it’s going to hit hard.
Watch the premiere of BURN IT DOWN below:
HAYLEY JENSEN
2026 TOUR DATES
Sat 21 Mar – CMC Rocks QLD, Ipswich, QLD
Sat 28 Mar – RegFest Echuca, VIC
Sat 4 Apr – Neville Country Muster, NSW
Sat 11 Apr – Meatstock Toowoomba, QLD
Fri 17 Apr – Man From Snowy River Festival, Corryong VIC
Sat 18 Apr – Meatstock Gippsland, VIC
Sat 30 May – Barra & Boots Festival, Whitsundays QLD
Sat 12 Sep – Triple B Rodeo Series, Caboolture, QLD
20 Sep – 4 Oct – Tunes In The Wild, Africa
More dates to be announced.
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