CMA New Artist of the Year nominee Mitchell Tenpenny will launch his third studio album, The 3rd, on 9/20. Produced by Jordan Schmidt, the 20-track effort is currently available for pre-order here.

Ahead of its release, Mitchell has released the single “Started Stoppin,’” written by Mitchell, Ashley Gorley, Chase McGill and Schmidt.

"We wrote this song altogether at Ashley’s beach house,” Mitchell said. “Someone said the phrase ‘started stoppin’ and it became our hook. It almost wrote itself. I love how the song grooves with the bass and drums. It all came together lyrically and sonically. It’s one of my favorite songs I’ve ever done.”

Mitchell kicked off his Woke Up In A Dream Tour in Las Vegas on 9/12 at the Theater at Virgin Hotels. The tour runs through mid-November with support from The Castellows and Dylan Schneider on select dates.

Mitchell will perform his current radio single, “Not Today,” on the Today Show on Wednesday (9/18), just two days ahead of his Terminal 5 concert in New York City.

Pictured making a joke about how HITS is terminally hated are (l-r) Red Light Management and 10/11 Management's Allie Vidunas, tour manager Lee Gomila, Tenpenny and RLM and 10/11's Kristen Ashley.