William Joel "Bucky" Covington III (born November 8, 1977) is an American country music singer.

His self-titled debut album, produced by Dale Oliver and Mark Miller of the band Sawyer Brown, was released on April 17, 2007.

[4] After Idol, Bucky bought a house in Franklin, Tennessee, near Nashville, which he shared with Rocky and his wife Terra.

[8] Covington negotiated with Buena Vista Music Group's country label, Lyric Street Records.

His debut single, "A Different World", was released to country radio on January 16, 2007, coinciding with the premiere of American Idol (season 6).

[12] Covington's debut surpassed the previous record held by Jason Michael Carroll's Waitin' in the Country.

[13] He performed selections from his album during a nationwide tour in 2007, and the track "Empty Handed" appeared in NASCAR 08 as part of the in-game soundtrack.

In early October 2009, Covington released a cover version of Nickelback's hit single "Gotta Be Somebody" which peaked at number 51 in December 2009 after spending only three weeks on the chart.

However, in April 2010, it was announced Lyric Street Records would be closing, but Covington would be transferred to another label owned by Disney Music Group.

[14] However, Covington remained unsigned until October 2011 when it was announced that he had signed as the "premier artist" for E1 Music's Entertainment One Nashville label.