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Who Is Morgan Myles? The Story Behind Her Journey to Country Music

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Who is Morgan Myles? The singer-songwriter joined us to chat about her journey to country music. Get to know the rising star here…

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Morgan Myles // Photo credit: Dan Hamm

Quick Facts:
Full Name – Morgan Myles
Birthdate – July 28th
Hometown – Williamsport, Pennsylvania
Current City – Nashville, TN
Musical Influences – (please name 3-5): Carole King, Janis Joplin, Bonnie Tyler
Label – Blue Elan Records
Current Single – “Love Is Lonesome” (as of date of article: 06/08/2026)

The Beginning:

Today’s spotlight artist knows exactly who she is. We chatted with country singer, Morgan Myles about her upbringing, her music, and everything in between. Even before she was releasing records and touring the country, Myles was in love with the genre.

The songstress grew up in Williamsport, Pennsylvania with an undeniable love for music. “I just oddly had this voice,” Myles shared, recalling how her mom first discovered her talent when she was just four or five years old. Soon after, her mother enrolled her in piano lessons, even taking the lessons alongside her because Myles was so young. “My very first piano concert was with my mom.”

Myles grew up immersed in dance, theater, school musicals, and countless hours listening to artists like Mariah Carey, Jackson Browne, and Alanis Morissette. Most importantly, she was surrounded by parents who believed in her from the very beginning. “My dad still goes on the road with me and helps me out,” she shared. “We’re just a very supportive family.”

As she got older, one mentor opened her eyes to the music world even further. Guitar teacher Dave Brumbaugh introduced Myles to artists like Carole King, Bonnie Raitt, and Janis Joplin while mentoring her through the Uptown Music Collective. She discovered her soulful sound, while cultivating more of her gift. “I identify with being soul country,” Myles shared. “I’ve always had this soulful voice.”

The Turning Point:

After spending her freshman year at Berklee College of Music, a few unexpected opportunities began pulling her toward Nashville. She transferred to Belmont University, studying music business while continuing to chase her dream. “It didn’t really pan out,” she laughed, reflecting on one of the industry meetings that initially brought her to town. “But it got me here.”

Once in Nashville, Myles learned that Nashville truly was a ten year town. Instead of giving up, she found herself surrounded by mentors who continuously pushed her to become a better artist, songwriter, and performer. “I had a guy at A&R tell me, ‘You need to go get your heart broken.’” At eighteen years old, Myles thought the advice sounded ridiculous. Looking back now, she understands exactly what he meant. “It’s conviction,” she shared. “It’s being able to really convey that connection to your audience.”

Rather than chasing shortcuts, she focused on developing her craft, writing songs, performing, and building a career rooted in purpose. “I appreciate that I got to go through the hard knocks because my why is so much stronger,” she shared.

That work ethic eventually led to the creation of her latest album. Working alongside producer Ross Hogarth and collaborator Gary Nichols, Myles wrote roughly eighty songs in just five months, spending much of her time creating in Muscle Shoals, Alabama and Austin, Texas. The process was intentionally old school. Every song started as a simple vocal-and-guitar work tape. There was no autotune. No shortcuts.

“In a day and age where everything is so contrived and not real because of AI, there’s something to be said for going the opposite way,” Myles shared. What began as an album exploring love, healing, perseverance, and growth would eventually take on an entirely different meaning.

Today:

Flash forward to today, and Myles’ newest project, Laced feels less like an album and more like a diary. While much of the record had already been written and recorded, life suddenly changed in ways she never could have anticipated. After getting engaged, buying a home, and planning a wedding, Myles found herself facing the difficult reality that the relationship wasn’t what she thought it was.

“One month later, I said we got to call this wedding off,” she shared. “You’re not who you said you were.” At the very same time, her grandmother was battling severe dementia, her mother spent five days in the hospital following a medical emergency, and Myles was in the middle of touring nearly fifty shows in three months. “I’m trying to deal with all of it,” she recalled.

Perhaps the most symbolic moment came during the album photoshoot. The wedding dress had already been purchased. The wedding veil was already packed. “I packed up my veil and put it in my suitcase,” she shared. That veil ultimately became part of the album cover itself. “Everything in that album is really sentimental. It’s very diary-esque.”

As difficult as the experience was, Myles chose to share much of her healing journey publicly. A video of her trying on her wedding dress after the breakup received nearly five million views, prompting thousands of women to share their own stories of heartbreak, divorce, and choosing themselves.

“I posted it as part of my healing journey,” she shared. Today, Myles hopes listeners walking through similar seasons find comfort in the music. “I’m hoping that other women or people going through heartbreak just know that you’ve got to choose yourself, even though it’s hard.”

While she continues promoting the album and touring throughout the year, the singer-songwriter is already teasing new music, including what she jokingly describes as her “most unhinged song” yet. As for what comes next, she’s still figuring that out.

Stay tuned for more coming from the stellar artist!

Connect:

Fans can join our Weekly Round-Up e-newsletter here, for the latest in country music and more news about upcoming Morgan Myles announcements and releases.

To keep up with Morgan Myles, follow her on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and TikTok.

Morgan Myles’ music is available everywhere you buy or stream music. Take a listen below and check out more new recently released tunes on our ‘New Country Music’ playlist. Be sure to give the playlist a follow for your weekly new country music fix.

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Who Is Alana Springsteen? The Story Behind Her Journey to Country Music (2026)

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Who is Alana Springsteen? The singer-songwriter joined us to chat about her journey to country music. Get to know the rising star here…

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Alana Springsteen // Photo credit: Bill Reynolds

Quick Facts:
Full Name – Alana Springsteen
Birthdate – 10/18/2000
Hometown – Virginia Beach, Virginia
Current City – Nashville, TN
Musical Influences – (please name 3-5): Shania Twain, Coldplay, John Mayer, Sheryl Crow, Carole King
Label – Santa Anna Nashville
Current Single – “love me anyway” from album, I Hope This Helps

The Beginning:

Today’s spotlight artist has spent most of her life turning emotions into songs. We first chatted with Alana Springsteen back in 2020 and fell in love with her sound and her honesty. Since finding herself both in and outside of the music industry, the songstress is even more ready to take on the world.

Long before sold-out shows, touring, and releasing records, Springsteen was simply a young girl growing up in Pungo, Virginia, trying to make sense of the world around her. “It was this really cool cross section between surf culture, beach culture, laid-back feel meets farm culture,” shared the singer, when asked about her hometown just outside Virginia Beach.

At home, however, life was often more complicated. Both of her grandfathers were pastors, and she grew up heavily involved in church. At the same time, she describes her childhood home as being full of both love and challenges. “I was brought into this chaotic house full of a lot of love, but also a lot of unhealed emotions, a lot of unprocessed trauma,” she shared.

As a deeply empathetic child, Springsteen found herself carrying emotions she didn’t always know how to process. Music quickly became her outlet. “I picked up the guitar when I was seven years old, started playing, wrote my first song when I was nine,” she recalled. “It truly was the only place that I could make sense of what was going on in my head and my heart. It felt like the only way I could truly communicate with the world.”

Growing up in a musical household, the singer-songwriter was surrounded by music constantly. Her dad led worship, her nana played piano, and she found herself falling in love with country music at an early age. Artists like Faith Hill, Shania Twain, Sheryl Crow, and Carole King became early influences. “I gravitated toward country because of the storytelling,” she shared. “I found a piece of myself in those stories.”

The Turning Point:

By the time she was a child, Springsteen already knew exactly what she wanted to do. “There was never a plan B for me,” she admitted. After moving to Nashville with her family at fourteen years old, she quickly immersed herself in songwriting, signed her first publishing deal, and began building the foundation for the career she always dreamed of.

While Springsteen had always been open in her songwriting, her debut album, Twenty Something, marked the first time she truly began examining her own life through her music. Released a few years ago, the project explored everything from toxic relationships and anxiety to people-pleasing tendencies and self-discovery. Te songstress views that album as only the beginning of a much deeper journey.

“That record changed my life,” she shared. “It was really the first time that I started to look at my life kind of objectively and go, okay, where are things going wrong? What am I figuring out about myself?” Despite the accolades, something was missing. “I felt incredibly isolated, incredibly lonely,” she shared. “It almost felt like I was living two different lives.”

The singer-songwriter bravely decided to start therapy to release patterns that were no longer serving her and, yet, deeply ingrained in her. “I realized that to fix a lot of these issues that were coming up in my life, I had to go back a really long way to get to the root of it,” she shared.

A major turning point came during a late-night tour stop in Los Angeles. Alone in a hotel room at two in the morning, Springsteen opened her phone and began typing a list of fears, confessions, and truths she had never fully allowed herself to say out loud. “It was the first time that I had let myself be that honest,” she shared, adding, that although she though the next chapter would be full of confidence and upbeat songs, something else unfolded that night.

“I realized that this next season was going to require a very different kind of strength. It wasn’t going to be confident, badass strength. It was going to be strength in the form of vulnerability and softness.” That realization became the foundation for the album she would eventually create.

Today:

Flash forward to today, and Springsteen’s newest album, I Hope This Helps is officially out in the world, giving fans her most vulnerable and honest body of work yet.

Rather than focusing on who she thought she was supposed to be, the album documents the journey of figuring out who she actually is. Full of self-reflection, healing, honesty, and vulnerability, Springsteen pull back the curtain, allowing fans to step into her inner world over the last few years.

For Springsteen, these songs became more than music. They became milestones throughout the healing process “Some of them are confessions, some of them are like late-night epiphanies, some of them are crash outs, some of them are moments where I can see the light at the end of the tunnel,” she shared. “It really just documents my journey through it.”

One song in particular, “same God,” stands out as especially meaningful. The track explores her evolving relationship with faith, family, and curiosity while embracing empathy over fear and judgment. “I felt like I was performing faith instead of actually living it,” Springsteen admitted, reflecting on her upbringing and the questions that emerged throughout her healing journey. “I’m gonna look back on this record as an album that changed my life. Regardless of the accolades, regardless of what it does, these songs have made me a different human, a better human.”

Now that the album is officially out, Springsteen is ready to bring these songs directly to fans. With dates across Europe this summer and more shows still to be announced, the singer-songwriter is excited to experience this new chapter in a live setting. “Live music is my fuel,” she shared. “There’s just no feeling like that.”

As this new chapter begins, we feel certain that Springsteen’s fans are going to rally behind her. Her new album is an incredible project that many people will find themselves in. Stay tuned for me from the artist!

Connect:

Fans can join our Weekly Round-Up e-newsletter here, for the latest in country music and more news about upcoming Alana Springsteen announcements and releases.

To keep up with Alana Springsteen, follow her on Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, and Facebook.

Alana Springsteen’s music is available everywhere you buy or stream music. Take a listen below and check out more new recently released tunes on our ‘New Country Music’ playlist. Be sure to give the playlist a follow for your weekly new country music fix.

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Who Is Baylee Lynn? The Story Behind Her Journey to Country Music

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Who is Baylee Lynn? The singer-songwriter joined us to chat about her journey to country music. Get to know the rising star here…

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Baylee Lynn

Quick Facts:
Full Name – Baylee Lynn Hensley
Birthdate – October 11, 2007
Hometown – Greeneville, TN
Current City – Nashville, TN
Musical Influences – (please name 3-5): Lainey Wilson, Tanya Tucker, Meg Moroney
Label – Core Records
Current Single – “Counting Tiles” from debut EP Heart On My Sleeve (as of date of article: 05/25/2026)

The Beginning:

Today’s spotlight artist may still be early in her career, but one thing feels immediately clear when talking to her, music has always been part of who she is. Raised in Greeneville, Tennessee, the singer-songwriter grew up surrounded by bluegrass, country music, and church harmonies from an incredibly young age.

“I grew up in church, and I’ve always been around music,” she shared. “My dad’s whole side of the family is bluegrass and country music.” Even her mom eventually found her own musical talent through the family’s love for music. “I call her my songbird,” the artist added.

Growing up, she spent much of her childhood harmonizing beside her parents in church choir, but one particular moment stands out more than the rest. “I remember one day sitting in the back of the church,” she recalled. “I was watching my mom and daddy singing together, and it kind of just clicked, and I thought to myself that that’s what I want to do.”

Outside of church, country music quickly became the soundtrack of her childhood. Artists like Miranda Lambert and Luke Bryan filled the radio growing up, while artists like Lainey Wilson, Megan Moroney, Tanya Tucker, Lorrie Morgan, and Alison Krauss would later help shape her artistry even further.

When it came time to start learning instruments herself, the singer quickly realized she approached music differently than most people. “I came to the conclusion that I play by ear,” she shared, explaining that while her dad bought her first baby Martin guitar and initially tried teaching her traditionally, she eventually taught herself how to play instruments in her own way.

From there, the singer started taking every opportunity she could find to perform, whether it was local talent shows, county fairs, or small pop-up events around town. “I was taking it, playing 30-minute sets and just having fun,” she shared. Around the same time, she also began songwriting, writing her very first song at just thirteen years old.

The Turning Point:

As the singer continued performing locally throughout Tennessee, songwriting slowly became something much more personal. After beginning to co-write regularly with hometown friend Jenna Shuffler, the artist spent nearly two years developing her songwriting voice and learning how to fully express herself through music.

“When I wrote my first song, I was 13,” she shared. “Since then, I’ve learned a lot about writing.” Over time, songwriting became a place where she learned to fully embrace vulnerability and trust her emotions creatively. “I’ve learned that I’m not afraid to feel what I have to say and my feelings are just as valid.”

At the same time, the singer also began consistently posting covers and original songs online, slowly building a growing fan base through social media. “Posting covers and songs online and just creating a fan base has really got me to where I am today,” she explained.

Eventually, Jenna shared some of the artist’s music with Taylor Manns, who attended Belmont University with her. From there, Taylor shared the music with Chief and Simon at The Core Entertainment, who quickly became interested in working with the rising artist.

“And since then, I’ve learned a lot from them,” she shared. “They’re honestly like family now.” Through working with The Core, the singer began learning more about both the music industry and herself as an artist.

As her artistry developed, so did the emotional honesty within her songwriting. That growth eventually led into her debut EP, Heart On My Sleeve, a project centered heavily around vulnerability, heartbreak, confidence, and navigating different seasons of life as a young woman.

“When it came to this project, I really put a lot of true vulnerable feelings into it,” she shared. “Each song is a different moment in my journey of life.”

Today:

Flash forward to today, and the rising singer-songwriter is continuing to lean fully into honesty and vulnerability throughout her music. Her latest EP, Heart On My Sleeve, gives listeners a deeper look into both her personal experiences and emotional growth over the last few years.

“I’m really proud of this project,” she shared. “Not only was I taking something that was so special to me, but I’ve turned it into something that a lot of other girls can relate to.”

One of the most personal songs on the project, “Counting Tiles,” came from a deeply emotional moment after heartbreak. “I was sitting on my bathroom floor with my mom one night just crying and it kind of all hit me at once.” The singer explained that she immediately knew the song would resonate with listeners because so many girls have experienced similar moments.

At the same time, another standout song in her catalog, “That’s What I’ll Be,” became an especially meaningful milestone in her career despite not appearing on the EP itself. The song was featured on a Netflix show and even led to her walking her very first red carpet. More importantly though, the song became a reminder of hope and healing for both herself and listeners.

“It’s just a song for anybody, anytime,” she shared. Inspired by conversations surrounding tragedy and grief during the California fires, the song was intentionally written to remind listeners “that they are heard and that they are understood.”

Most recently, the singer also signed with Creative Artists Agency (CAA), hinting that even more opportunities may be on the horizon. While she stayed quiet about exactly what fans can expect next, she teased that there could definitely be more music and more shows coming soon.

As her career continues growing, one thing feels especially clear, she’s creating music that not only tells her story, but gives listeners a safe place to feel seen in their own too.

Connect:

Fans can join our Weekly Round-Up e-newsletter here, for the latest in country music and more news about upcoming Baylee Lynn announcements and releases.

To keep up with Baylee Lynn, follow her on Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok.

Baylee Lynn’s music is available everywhere you buy or stream music. Take a listen below and check out more new recently released tunes on our ‘New Country Music’ playlist. Be sure to give the playlist a follow for your weekly new country music fix.

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Who Is Kyle Clark? The Story Behind His Journey to Country Music (2026)

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Who is Kyle Clark? The singer-songwriter joined us to chat about his journey to country music. Get to know the rising star here…

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Kyle Clark

Quick Facts:

Full Name – Kyle Clark
Birthdate – 10/26/1997
Hometown – Jefferson, Georgia
Current City – Nashville, Tennessee
Musical Influences – Kenny Chesney, Zac Brown Band, Keith Urban, Jimmy Buffett, Billy Currington

The Beginning:

Today, Kyle Clark may be finding his own lane in country music, but growing up, music was always just around. We first chatted with the artist in 2022, and it’s been four years of growth and true work ethic for the talented entertainer.

Born in Honolulu while his parents were stationed there through the Air Force, Clark eventually landed in Jefferson, Georgia, where he was primarily raised. Growing up, artists like Kenny Chesney, Jimmy Buffett, and Keith Urban were constantly playing around the house. “I felt like I was kind of naturally just around that kind of summer feel,” Clark shared, explaining that those artists heavily shaped the direction his music is now moving in years later.

“There’s videos my parents have of me, like five years old,” he recalled. “I ran up to the camera and I was like, ‘I’m Kenny Chesney.’” His mom jokingly responded back, “Well, I hope you will be someday,” a moment that would later inspire the title of his first record, I Hope You Will Be Someday.

Alongside country music, Clark also found himself heavily influenced by classic rock growing up. Artists like Eagles, Journey, Aerosmith, and Boston quickly became favorites. “I’ve always really loved music from a young age,” he shared.

By the time he was a teenager, Clark had started teaching himself guitar and writing songs of his own. While attending both the University of North Georgia and later the University of Georgia for marketing, music slowly became more than just a hobby. “I was selling shoes at Dick’s Sporting Goods to make money so I could go to the studio,” Clark shared, recalling how he spent those years independently writing songs, recording music, and releasing songs onto Spotify between 2015 and 2017.

At the same time, Clark began building a local following throughout Georgia through competitions and live performances, realizing that music may actually be something he could pursue long-term.

The Turning Point:

As the artist continued building a local following in Georgia, doors started to open. While still in college, the singer-songwriter competed in the Nash Next competition through Atlanta country radio and ended up winning the Atlanta division two years in a row. “It felt like a reassuring thing,” Clark shared. “Okay, I literally just competed against all these people from Georgia and won.”

The competition eventually led to opportunities like opening for artists like Darius Rucker and Kane Brown. “I just continued to think, ‘How do I do this again? How do I continue to have events like this and feel the way that it makes me feel getting to play songs for people?’”

Then in January 2019, Clark received a DM that would truly change the trajectory of his career. He suddenly received an Instagram DM from a manager connected to Tree Vibez Music asking to hear more of his music.

After sending over a few unreleased songs, Clark was invited to Nashville to meet with hit songwriter and producer Jordan Schmidt. “I drove to Nashville, skipped class, and sat down and played songs for them,” he shared. Shortly after that meeting, Clark was invited to move to Nashville and eventually signed his first publishing deal with Sony Music Publishing later that year.

“I moved the week of CMA Fest,” Clark shared. “It was a very big week meeting everybody.” Not long after signing his publishing deal, Clark co-wrote “Villain” for Lily Rose, which would later become a platinum-certified hit. Then, when the pandemic shutdown happened, Clark found himself diving even deeper into music, teaching himself production and mixing while trying to become more self-sufficient creatively.

“I was trying to make myself more valuable,” he explained. Over time, Clark slowly began producing his own music and shaping the sound that would eventually define his artistry. That process ultimately led to “Hope It’s Hot Out,” the song Clark describes as the compass for where his music is headed now. The track garnered over 50 million streams and grew completely organically without major-label backing.

Today:

Flash forward to today, and Kyle Clark has fully stepped into his own as both an artist and producer in the independent music space. The singer’s latest project, Better On A Boat comes out this Friday (5/22), and it’s a true testament to all his hard work..

“After being in Nashville for now seven years this June, I kind of have figured out how my sound should be moving forward,” Clark shared. Built around the same “summer feel” that shaped his childhood, the project blends country storytelling with beach-town energy, classic rock influence, and polished production.

Unlike previous projects, Better On A Boat is almost entirely Clark’s vision from start to finish. “I wrote on every single song,” he shared, adding that he also produced and mixed the entire record himself for the very first time. “I’m very hands on with everything.”

That independent and self-made mentality has become a huge part of Clark’s identity as an artist. At the same time, the singer continues expanding his sound in new ways too. Most recently, he teamed up with DJ Deerock for “Hot Out,” an EDM-inspired remix of “Hope It’s Hot Out.” “If I can give my song potentially another life in a different style, I don’t see why that wouldn’t be a good idea,” he shared.

Beyond his own artistry, Clark also continues making waves behind the scenes in Nashville’s songwriting world. In addition to co-writing “Villain,” Clark recently co-wrote “Let Him In Anyway,” which is currently climbing country radio for Blake Shelton. He also recently signed with Relative Music Group, the publishing company founded by HARDY.

As Clark continues building his career both as an artist and songwriter, one thing feels especially clear, the singer is creating music on his own terms. Stay tuned for more!

Connect:

Fans can join our Weekly Round-Up e-newsletter here, for the latest in country music and more news and announcements about future Kyle Clark releases.

To keep up with Kyle Clark, follow him on Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, and Facebook.

Kyle Clark’s music is available everywhere you buy or stream music. Take a listen below and check out more new recently released tunes on our ‘New Country Music’ playlist. Be sure to give the playlist a follow for your weekly new country music fix.

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Who Is Austin Snell? The Story Behind His Journey to Country Music (2026)

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Who is Austin Snell? The singer-songwriter joined us to chat about his journey to country music. Get to know the rising star here…

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Austin Snell // Photo credit: Emma Kate Golden

Quick Facts:

Full Name – Scott Austin Snell
Birthdate – 11/05/1997
Hometown – Dublin, Georgia
Current City – Nashville, Tennessee
Musical Influences – Nirvana, Adele, Keith Whitley, Jason Aldean
Label – Warner Music Nashville
Current record – Colors EP (as of date of article 05/18/2026)

The Beginning:

We first interviewed Austin Snell back in 2023, and now, in 2026, his career has truly blossomed. Snell may be known for his emotionally honest country-rock sound, but long before moving to Nashville or going viral on TikTok, music was simply something that made him feel understood.

“I’ve been a lot of places,” Snell shared, explaining that he was born in Dublin, Georgia before eventually moving to Kentucky during high school. Growing up in a tiny Georgia town with a population of around 600 people, Snell described life as pretty simple. “Not much to do in a small town in Dublin, Georgia, but get in trouble,” he joked.

Even at a young age, music impacted him differently than it seemed to impact everyone else around him. “I remember as a kid, like I would hear these parts in songs or like these lyrics or like these guitar parts or like super specific things that I would fall in love with about a song,” he recalled. “I would share it with my friends, and I would be freaking out over this one line of this song, and they’d be like not that interested in it.”

Raised on both rock and country music, Snell credits his parents for helping shape the sound that would later define his artistry. “My dad showed me rock and my mom showed me country,” he shared. Artists like 3 Doors Down, Nirvana, Nickelback, and Keith Whitley quickly became early influences, informing the music he would go on to make.

While music always felt personal to him growing up, Snell did not originally view it as a career path. Instead, after graduating high school, he joined the military, where music slowly began transforming from something he loved into something he created himself.

“I started playing music because I was bored,” he admitted. While stationed in Charleston after basic training, Snell spent his free time learning guitar and posting covers online after encouragement from his mom. “I would send videos to my mom at the time,” he shared. “She was the only person that cared enough to listen to me sing about it.”

The Turning Point:

Eventually, music became something even more important to Snell, if that was possible. What started as casually posting covers online, turned into something much bigger. Snell started dabbling in creating his own music, falling in love with the craft of songwriting almost instantly.

“I quickly fell in love with songwriting,” he shared. “I just loved the idea of creating something. It was kind of selfishly,” he added. “I was writing songs about things I was going through… it’s kind of just like a journal for me.” Snell continued to study music, listening to the songs he loved and wondering how he would create a song similar to it in his own way.

Armed with a true love for music and a new path in life, the singer-songwriter left the military in 2020 to move back home before making the move to Nashville in 2022. However, just one week after signing his lease, everything changed. “I went to the doctor and they found a tumor in my spine,” he shared. Instead of moving immediately, Snell underwent surgery in February 2022 before finally making the move to Nashville later that spring.

Once in Nashville, Snell originally planned to focus primarily on songwriting rather than becoming an artist himself. “I never really moved to town to be the artist,” he admitted. “I just was so passionate about songs.” However, Snell found himself connecting with fans online. His infectious story-telling on songs like “Excuse The Mess” and “Home Sweet Hell” began to attract listeners online, who deeply resonated with the vulnerability in his music.

“One of the coolest parts about being the artist and playing the shows is to go meet the people after the show and hear those stories,” Snell shared. “It makes me feel a little less alone as much as it makes them feel a little less alone.”

Today:

Flash forward to today, and  Snell has fully stepped into his own as both an artist and songwriter. Most recently, Snell released his new EP, Colors, a project centered heavily around mental health, emotional honesty, and personal growth.

“The entire aura of the project is based around mental health,” Snell shared, admitting that the direction of the project happened naturally over time. “It didn’t really have a thought last year of the project this year and being like, ‘Oh, this is going to be a mental health project.’ It just kind of formed its own life.”

As the artist continued writing for the project, he realized the songs were becoming more introspective than ever before. “Majority of what I was writing was so deep,” he explained. “It was supposed to help somebody through something.”

The title track, “Colors,” quickly became one of the most important songs on the project for the singer-songwriter. “When I wrote that, I was like, ‘This is the title of the EP. It can’t be anything else.’” He also shared that the song holds special meaning personally, revealing that he wrote it for his girlfriend.

At the same time, Snell continues finding purpose in the connection his music creates with listeners. “One of my favorite parts about music and playing shows is to go meet the people after the show,” he shared. “There were so many people that came up to me at merch tables or meet and greets and just spilled their entire story.”

As Colors continues resonating with fans, Snell shows no signs of slowing down anytime soon. “I haven’t been this fired up about music [maybe ever],” he admitted, adding that fans can expect plenty more music and live shows still to come this year.

Connect:

Fans can join our Weekly Round-Up e-newsletter here, for the latest in country music and more news and announcements about Austin Snell releases.

To keep up with Austin Snell, follow him on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and Twitter.

Austin Snell’s music is available everywhere you buy or stream music. Take a listen below and check out more new recently released tunes on our ‘New Country Music’ playlist. Be sure to give the playlist a follow for your weekly new country music fix.

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Who Is Banson? The Story Behind Their Journey to Country Music

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Who is Banson? Lead singer-songwriter and frontman, Josh Oslacky from Banson joined us to chat about his journey to country music. Get to know the rising star and the band here…

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Banson

Quick Facts:

Full Name – Josh Oslacky aka Banson
Birthdate – 06/13/1997
Hometown – Park Ridge, New Jersey
Current City – New York City, New York
Musical Influences – Bon Iver, Caamp, Eden, Sam Fender, Radiohead, Red Clay Strays, Kanye West, Parcels, The Lumineers
Current Single – “Anvils” (as of date of article: 5/13/26)

The Beginning:

New York City is buzzing with talented singers, bands, and songwriters in just about every single genre. It is also often truly a hidden gem for country music fans too. Recently we got to chat with Josh Oslacky, the frontman of the NY/NJ band, Banson, all about creating music in New York City, their new single, and of course, their show this Friday at Common Country (Get your tickets here).

“I grew up in Northern New Jersey,” began Oslacky, who grew up split between both New Jersey and New York. “When I was a young kid, both of my parents worked, and I found myself starting with music.” The singer-songwriter shared that his brother was sick growing up, so his parents tried to introduce music to his brother; however, it was eventually, Banson’s frontman, who took a liking to it.

“I was always doing sports and this and that, but I always loved the idea of, like, writing songs. I liked playing other people’s stuff, too. I eventually started to, like, go on YouTube and look up [how do I play this song.] And then from there, that would give me more ideas as to why I saw that that worked well together while I played this other guy song, so maybe I could grab apart from that and put it into something I’m working on on my own. And so I just started to write all these songs, but I never really knew what to do with it because it was always just little pieces of songs, and I couldn’t really sing or anything like that at the time and didn’t really think I was ever do anything with this. “

For the singer, music was something that he loved growing up, but he wasn’t exactly sure what he was going to do with it, when he was really young. In high-school, he began to really hone in on his love of music. “I continued to be really obsessed with it and loved music so much,” he shared, adding, “I got a laptop at Christmas time, and I was able to download this music recording software. That’s where I first started to be like “Wow, this is so cool. Like, I can just plug in drums here and I can just plug in a bass line, and this and that.” All along, he was drawing inspiration from artists like Bon Iver and Kanye West.

The Turning Point:

After graduating high-school, Oslacky moved throughout the South, living in Alabama, Georgia, and Florida during his college years. “Those were my adult years,” he shared. It was there that he began taking songwriting more seriously. “That’s where I really started to write full songs.”

While home during college breaks, Oslacky reconnected with Hunter, an audio engineer from back home in New Jersey. Together, the two spent countless hours recording music in Hunter’s basement studio. “We probably did like 50 songs that we never released,” he shared. “It was just a really good experience and exercise to figure it out.”

However, the true turning point came during a music festival trip to New Orleans around 2017 or 2018, where Oslacky watched Caamp perform for a tiny daytime crowd. “I remember watching them and being right there, and I was like, ‘This is the sound that I’ve been looking for.’”

Inspired by the experience, he returned home and immediately began writing music in a new direction. One of the first songs created from that shift was “Hurt.” “We put a banjo in on the chorus,” he recalled, adding that suddenly, “this is it.”

Soon after, another unexpected collaboration helped shape Banson’s sound even further. While writing the song “Cards” at his home in New York, Oslacky heard a violinist playing nearby for hours. After connecting with the musician, Tommy eventually became one of Banson’s key collaborators, helping introduce the fiddle-driven sound that became part of the band’s identity.

Eventually, Oslacky, Tommy, and Hunter locked themselves in a basement studio for three days and recorded Banson’s debut album, Country House. From there, Oslacky slowly began building the full band through chance encounters across New York City, eventually leading to his first live performance just one week after meeting the band’s drummer in Brooklyn.

As the band expanded, so did the music. “I didn’t want to just make Country House 2, 3, and 4,” Oslacky explained. “I wanted us to sound like our own band.”

Today:

Flash forward to today, Banson has expanded into a much larger collaborative project featuring horns, fiddle, saxophone, keys, and layered instrumentation that feels both cinematic and deeply personal. Rather than continuing to recreate the same sound over and over again, Oslacky knew he wanted this next era of music to feel bigger and more intentional.

Earlier this year, the band gathered in a studio in Chelsea, New York, spending back-to-back 14-hour days recording what would eventually become their upcoming album, Dog Days. “The newest stuff I was writing was the best stuff I’d ever written,” Oslacky shared, explaining that allowing each band member to contribute their own musicianship completely transformed the process.

Their newest single, “Anvils,” serves as the first real glimpse into this next chapter. “It gives you the full picture as to what we’re doing here on this album,” he explained. Sonically, the track showcases driving drums, layered strings, horns, electric guitars, and emotionally charged storytelling that feels larger than anything the band has released before.

Lyrically, “Anvils” explores themes of shame, forgiveness, relationships, and growing older. “The whole song is built off the first line I wrote for it,” Oslacky shared. “I could carry anvils filled with shame.” The upcoming album, Dog Days, reflects on navigating life in your late twenties, changing relationships, and stepping into new chapters.

As Banson gears up for the release of Dog Days, fans can expect a project that feels deeply personal, collaborative, and fully representative of where the band is headed next. Stay tuned!

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Fans can join our Weekly Round-Up e-newsletter here, for the latest in country music and more news and announcements about future Banson releases.

To keep up with Banson, follow them on Instagram and TikTok.

Banson’s music is available everywhere you buy or stream music. Take a listen below and check out more new recently released tunes on our ‘New Country Music’ playlist. Be sure to give the playlist a follow for your weekly new country music fix.

Who Is Deerock? The Story Behind His Journey to Country EDM

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Who is Deerock? The New York-native DJ joined us to chat about his journey as a pioneer in the country-EDM music scene. Get to know the rising star here…

Quick Facts:

Full Name – Derek Attardi (Deerock)
Birthdate – December 29th
Hometown – Garden City, Long Island, NY
Current City – New York City
Birthday – December 29th
Musical Influences – DOD, Avicii, Lane 8
Current Single – “Hot Out” with Kyle Clark LISTEN HERE
The Beginning:

Country music and EDM might seem like an unlikely pairing, but Deerock is proving otherwise. Derek Attardi, who goes by Deerock is an absolute force in the music industry right now. We chatted with Deerock all about his love for music, how he’s helped put country-EDM music on the map, and his new music.

As a Long Island, New York native, Deerock grew up surrounded by music. “My mom’s side of the family, she has four brothers, and she’s the oldest, and they’re all musicians. I was always around music. Then my brother and my sister who are older than me were always taking me to concerts,” he shared. Adding, “My first show I went to was in New York City at a club called Pacha, and I saw a guy named Audien. He was the guy who inspired me. I went to the show to see the headliner called Knife Party which was a dubstep act, and he was the guy that came on before him, and I loved his style of music. It was really cool to see that, and then this past year, I did a tour with him. We played at five or six different spots, and it was super full circle.”

Despite being a huge music fan, Deerock did not start truly dabbling in his own artistry until college. “I started with music probably around junior year of college. I bought a DJ board and then I started playing the local bars near James Madison University and the fraternities, so that’s kind of how I got into the space.”

The Turning Point:

Deerock continued to hone in on his DJ skills, while completing his MBA at JMU and working a corporate job. “I was working a corporate job, I was pursuing music, and it started to really pop off, when TikTok became a thing and COVID was ending. I was leveraging TikTok to get shows, and I was playing a lot in the college circuit,” he shared.

The rising star found himself playing more and more shows, including a ton in the southeast of the country. “I knew I was going more into a country music market. So when I would go to the schools, I would try to incorporate an original song of mine, I would take the vocal off and I would put a country vocal over it, and the kids loved it,” shared Deerock. “I saw so much traction towards that, and I thought that was what country/EDM is.”

“It started doing so well, that I had a mix series on Soundcloud called ‘Get Up It’s Game Day,’ which was kind of like play this before a sports match or you’re tailgating or you’re pregaming for a party. Then I made a mix series in 2021 called, ‘Get Up It’s Country EDM,’ which is the same as ‘Game Day,’ just country vocals over the top. It was 25 minute long mixes, where people could listen to it, and people loved it, and I got a lot of traction for it.”

Although he saw so much success in the country-EDM space that he was helping to cultivate, it wasn’t until 2025 that Deerock really went all in. “I had been doing country-EDM since 2021/2022, but I had always kept it on the back end, just feeding the beast, but starting this past November, I’ve been putting it on the front end,” he shared.

“The stuff that I’m making is keeping it as country authentic as possible, but just adding a dance beat to it. I’m not trying to take away the elements to the song. I guess the vision is I grew up listening to EDM in the 2014-2017-ish era, which I thought was beautiful because it was mostly a full verse, a chorus, and a bridge, and nowadays, a lot of the EDM is typical house music where there’s a repeated vocal. It’s allowed me to make music that I love and have vocals and lyrics and all these beautiful melodies that stand out.”

Today:

Flash forward to right now, Deerock is absolutely crushing it in the country-EDM music space. The DJ is playing all across the country, including at the ACM Awards this May, as well as, bringing his tour, Deerock’s Club Rodeo to a ton of different cities this summer. (New Yorkers, be ready this August!)

Most recently the singer collaborated with Kyle Clark on a reimagined version of Clark’s song, “Hot On.” According to Deerock, this collaboration was a long-time coming. “So I heard this song a while back, when he first released it, and I fell in love with the song. […] I  really wanted to redefine what I think country-EDM is. This was a song I loved from Kyle, so I hit him up, and asked if he was interested in a reimagined, country-EDM version and re-releasing it. He was interested in it, and he sent me over the stems and all the tracks, and I took some of them out and added my own, and I sent it to him, and he loved it. I kept all of the original elements that made it such a good song, and I added my own little drum kick and my piano and my synths to it, and it sounded really good. Anyone who loved this song will still love his new one that has more of a dance beat to it.”

The new version is summer-ready and breathes new life into the already fun-loving song. Deerock’s talent and intellect is taking the country-EDM space to new heights and bringing new fans to both genres at the same time. We’re manifesting a collaboration with artists like Russell Dickerson and Mitchell Tenpenny in the future, and who knows what else!

Deerock is ready for stardom. “The whole country-EDM space, there’s so much real estate to take over and I’m excited to be a frontrunner. Avicii kinda started it and now Diplo is big, but I think the end goal is to get where Diplo is and he has a Diplo’s Honky Tonk at Stagecoach. I want to have a Deerock’s Club Rodeo at some of these country festivals and have a stage of my own.” Stay tuned for more!

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Fans can join our Weekly Round-Up e-newsletter here, for the latest in country music and more news about future Deerock releases.

To keep up with Deerock, follow him on Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, and Facebook.

Deerock’s music is available everywhere you buy or stream music. Take a listen below and check out more new recently released tunes on our ‘New Country Music’ playlist. Be sure to give the playlist a follow for your weekly new country music fix.

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Who Is Maoli? The Story Behind His Journey to Country Music

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Who is Maoli? The singer-songwriter joined us to chat about his journey to country music. Get to know the rising star here…

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Maoli

Quick Facts:

Full Name – Glenn Awong; “Maoli”
Hometown – Maui, Hawaii
Current City – Maui, Hawaii
Musical Influences – (please name 3-5) George Strait, Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, traditional Hawaiian music as well as Reggae
Label – One RPM
Current Single – “Feels Like Love” (as of date of article: 04/27/2026)
The Beginning:

Today’s spotlight shines on an artist who redefined the parameters of country music and garnered millions of fans while doing it. Glenn Awong, who goes by Maoli is an incredible singer-songwriter who spans the gamut of country music fans everywhere. Keep reading to learn more about his story.

“I grew up in a little town in Haiku, in Maui, upcountry Maui,” began Maoli. “I did a lot of my upbringing over there. There’s a lot of country style living out there, so I’m very familiar with the country lifestyle.” Maoli’s Hawaiian upbringing brought both music to his life and the country lifestyle that many artists write songs about.

Since the two main genres in Hawaii are traditional Hawaiian music or Reggae, which Maoli shared is called, “island music,” the singer was immersed in the different sounds that island living brought to his ears; however, he still recalls an early love of country music.

“I fell in love [with country music] because my grandfather is into country music. It wasn’t big back then in Hawaii, but country living, we’ve always done that. So my grandpa would listen to country music, and what I fell in love with when it came to that style of music was the storytelling. They would talk about red dirt roads and gravel roads and horses and working hard, and that’s actually the lifestyle I lived my whole childhood, so I could really relate to it.”

The Turning Point:

For Maoli, making music and telling his story was always really important to him; despite, the fact that he didn’t know that he could make a living being an artist.

“I did know at a young age that I had decent talent, but I didn’t know at that age that I’d be doing this at this type of level because if you see where I come from, things like this just don’t happen to people where I’m from. It’s very humbling and I’m super grateful for all of this. […] But I did know that I loved doing this,” shared the artist.

As Maoli began to hone his talent, he began blending the influences that he loved growing up. “I grew up on George Jones, George Strait, Willie Nelson, Garth Brooks because over here in Hawaii, a lot of people like to kinda do what I do, and mix the genres together because Hawaii is really a reggae-island vibe. And I can’t take credit for that because there’s a lot of OG artists that have done this [mixing] before me. The only difference is I gave it a bigger stage.”

While Maoli started in Reggae music, boasting nine independent albums and over a half a billion streams worldwide, his connection to country music came back around 2018. Now, he’s finding mainstream success in blending the genres “We like to grab those melodies and those story-telling lyrics and just make it our own. That’s what we do, it’s very easy for us,” shared the singer, adding, “We just came off of a sold-out tour in Australia, and seeing thousands of people singing your songs, I just still have to pinch myself sometimes. I never thought I’d be on the other side of the world and people are buying tickets to see me.”

Today:

Flash forward to today, Maoli is living in Hawaii, but making music with incredible talent in Nashville. Namely, the singer teamed up with hit producers Dann and David Huff on new music.

Most recently, Maoli released a beautiful and honest song called, “Feels Like Love.” “I wrote that song in Nashville. The idea behind it was I had been through a divorce six years ago, and that broke me to the core. I was going through a really tough time in my life for a good two or three years,” he shared candidly. “As you heal from that, yeah you heal and you move on in life, you can always use those experiences in songs because even though you’re healed from it, other people might not be. I figured the idea would be that I would talk about it and be vulnerable, and share that there is love after heartache. […] I thought at the time that that needed to be heard, and just giving people hope.”

For Maoli creating music that his fans love is paramount, and “Feels Like Love” truly fits the bill. As he embarks on this evolved journey in music, the singer-songwriter promises even more music to come, bigger stages, and more collaborations to await. “There will be a lot of music that I’m going to be releasing, some great songs too. I’m going to be doing some collaborations too. […] It’s with some people that I feel are a really big deal.” Stay tuned!

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Fans can join our Weekly Round-Up e-newsletter here, for the latest in country music and more news about future Maoli releases.

To keep up with Maoli, follow him on Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook.

Maoli’s music is available everywhere you buy or stream music. Take a listen below and check out more new recently released tunes on our ‘New Country Music’ playlist. Be sure to give the playlist a follow for your weekly new country music fix.

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Who Is Brooke Lee? The Story Behind Her Journey to Country Music

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Who is Brooke Lee? The singer-songwriter joined us to chat about her journey to country music. Get to know the rising star here…

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Brooke Lee // Photo credit: Hannah Van/@staygoldhan

Quick Facts:

Full Name – Brooke Lee
Birthdate – 01/06/2000
Hometown – Charlotte, North Carolina
Current City – Nashville, Tennessee
Musical Influences – P!NK, Miley Cyrus, Sheryl Crow, Stevie Nicks
Label – Spirit Music/2Mix Music
Current Single – “This Roof” (as of date of article: 04/20/2026)

The Beginning:

There’s nothing we love more than highlighting incredible female artists in country music. Today, our spotlight shines on talented singer-songwriter, Brooke Lee, who recently released her stellar project, Desert Darling. Keep reading to learn more about the project and Lee’s story.

“I’m from Charlotte, North Carolina originally. I grew up around music. My grandparents were pastors, so from the age of three, I remember going in and watching my grandfather play piano and sing,” began Lee. “When I was thirteen, I went with my dad to see a rock band called Blue Monday and at the venue, there was a lead that was a female front, and she was so entertaining and engaging, and that was kind of the moment for me where ewe was like, “Can I do that?!” It was so cool.”

Lee caught the bug for music early, finding music to be both healing and enticing from a young age. “I always knew that I wanted to be involve with music as much as I possibly could. It was a very healing thing for myself growing up listening to it,” shared the songstress. “I love everything from Led Zeppelin to Joan Jett, but I grew up listening to artists like P!NK and Miley Cyrus, Sheryl Crow, and Stevie Nicks. […] My dad is a gym coach, and he found an iPod in the lost and found, and when I was in fifth grade at the end of the year he gave it to me, and it was all Rihanna and Pink, and everything in that world. I didn’t really grow up much on country music, which is fun now because I listen to the melodies that I create and it leans more Pop.”

The Turning Point:

With an eclectic music taste and a true passion for singing, Lee found herself starting her first band at just fifteen years old. She played cover songs around town with her guitar player, truly honing in on her performance skills. Just a few years later, she took her first trip to Nashville, Tennessee, and that’s when things really started shifting. “Something about being around all these creatives was just so magical and inspiring to be around. It was a no brainer for me to move to town.”

“I started dipping my toe into the country music scene and visited Nashville for the first time. I fell in love with it, and also was like how am I going to make a career out of cover songs like Joan Jett and all of the other people that we were covering, so it was fun diving into the country scene.” Then at twenty-one, the songstress officially made the move to Music City.

While in Nashville, Lee found herself on the performing side of things first. “I definitely started more on the performing. I played three nights a week every week before I moved to town. I started coming out here to Nashville before I moved, and around then is when I really started diving into it,” she shared. The singer also worked at Free People, where she made a connection that would change the trajectory of her blossoming career.

“I ended up dressing this songwriter who was at this company for publishing and I asked her for some advice. […] She ended up sending a cover I had posted to Derek Wells, who started Artist Development at this publishing company called Spirit, and a year later, they ended up signing me to my first publishing deal. […] It was my only offer on the table, and I felt like I was just thrown into it, and now I’m grown in it, and I love it so much.”

Today:

Flash forward to today, Lee has grown into her artistry and her honest songwriting. “I’ve always been someone who likes to write in color, and I feel like a lot of things that I write about are a poem that I thought about in the moment,” she shared, adding, “I want the listeners to be right where I was when I was inspired to write a song. I love the whole storytelling aspect of country music.”

Lee’s incredible knack for story-telling is on full display on her recent EP, Desert Darling. “We started talking about a project a little less than halfway through the year last year, and I wanted to start out 2026 with a project and a staple piece of who I am. Like this is Brooke. I knew I wanted it to be a chapter and for there to be a storyline,” shared the singer-songwriter.

For Lee it was important to connect to fans, while remaining true to her story so far. “We started digging into what are the stories that helped me grow most and what are the most important stories that I need to say. My mom growing up called me a wild child, so my whole thing is to stay that way and keep that youth in you and kids in you, so I wanted to tell stories that other wild childs can connect with. The whole thing is my nineteen to twenty-five, and it kinda starts out with the free-sprite spring break love, and throughout it moves to a place where you’re on your own and standing freely on your own.”

The entire project is a cohesive story that any person can find a piece of their heart in; despite, being deeply person to Lee. “One of my favorite parts of it is in the first track of the EP it talks about feeling weightless and having that feeling because of someone else, and then in “Just Because,” the last track, it ends with feeling weightless because of your own self, and knowing that you can live life for you and you’re allowed to do that,” she shared, adding, “It was also crazy personal because my band got to play on it. All these people that walked through this with me got to be on the project and it was really special.”

This marks just the beginning for Lee, who is embarking on an a new era in her career and in her life. She promises more new music up her sleeve, as well as, shows coming soon. Stay tuned!

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Fans can join our Weekly Round-Up e-newsletter here, for the latest in country music and more news about upcoming Brooke Lee announcements and releases.

To keep up with Brooke Lee, follow her on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and TikTok.

Brooke Lee’s music is available everywhere you buy or stream music. Take a listen below and check out more new recently released tunes on our ‘New Country Music’ playlist. Be sure to give the playlist a follow for your weekly new country music fix.

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Who Is Jaxson Free? The Story Behind His Journey to Country Music

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Who is Jaxson Free? The singer-songwriter joined us to chat about his journey to country music. Get to know the rising star here…

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Jaxson Free

Quick Facts:

Full name – Jaxson Free
Birthdate – 12/14/1999
Hometown – Raleigh, North Carolina
Current city – Nashville, Tennessee
Musical influences – Justin Bieber, Rascal Flatts, Wayne Free (my dad), J. Cole, Eagles
Label – Goat Island
Current Single – “LET U GO” (as of date of article: 04/13/2026)
The Beginning:

If you’re a fan of the swag that Justin Bieber has mixed with incredible songwriting skills, then you’ll love today’s artist. We chatted with Jaxson Free all about his unique talent, his songwriting accolades, and how he got started in music. Make sure you keep reading to learn more about this story.

“I was born in South Carolina. We moved to Charlotte then Raleigh, North Carolina when I was seven or eight, and I did all my growing up there,” began Free. “My Dad is a musician himself, and he plays for a couple of different bands. […] He plays for the Embers, and that’s when I would go on the road with him a bunch and see how the road life was, and I honestly fell in love with that. Being around music all the time, I was always banging on the drums or picking up the guitar, just making noise with all that stuff. Me and my brother would fake put on concerts in the house and stuff.”

Free grew up enamored with music, knowing from an early age that music was going to be his livelihood. Throughout his childhood, he discovered all sorts of music and became a fan of different genres. “Songwriting influence, my dad would always write these songs and he would cut demos of them, and I would fall asleep to them at night. I would listen to them all the time. For a split second, I thought my dad was Justin Timberlake for real. […] Justin Timberlake’s album, the Justified Album is one of the best. Any Pharrell influence, I love,” he shared, adding, “My mom would always play Rascal Flatts in the car. Keith Urban, Sugarland, I would hear those songs all the time. […] I actually really loved that too.”

For Free, he connected to the storytelling of country music, the vibes of other genres, and the poetry in rap. “My dad in his band, played a bunch of beach songs and Motown songs, and I loved those too. I loved chords and melody. […] Then I found rapping with J. Cole and all the words, it felt like poetry, and I loved the emotion you get out of it.”

The Turning Point:

At just fifteen years old, the singer-songwriter wrote his first song, a rap song. “I was actually a rapper at first. I fell in love with J. Cole. […] I started out doing that, and then I did the independent artist thing strictly by myself from 2015 through 2020. I started getting buzz from different labels.”

Still an independent artist, Free continued to work on his career, posting online, and networking whenever he could. Eventually he connected with Goat Island’s Kos Weaver, who encouraged him to come out to Nashville to write. “In 2021, Kos was like “how would you feel about coming out to Nashville for a little while?” I didn’t even know that this whole scene was a thing. […] I came out here, and I just fell in love with it. I think we wrote twelve songs in five days,” he shared, adding, “I knew I wanted to move out here.”

He ended up making the move and shortly after earned his first cut as a songwriter with Kane Brown’s “Whiskey Sour.”  Free went on to get two more cuts with Brown including, “Losing You” and his first number one at country radio, “Thank God.” The artist has become one of the most in-demand songwriters; penning hits for everyone from Morgan Wallen, Kane Brown, Thomas Rhett, Jelly Roll, Lana Del Rey, Quavo and more.

Today:

Flash forward to today, Free is officially emerging as the artist he’s always been. He recently released a song called, “LET U GO” which showcased his honest and thoughtful storytelling, as well as, his ability to create a sonically-impressive song. “We originally wrote it for pitch because I was heavy in songwriting more when we wrote it. After we wrote it, I always thought in the back of mind that I would put this song out if no one takes it because it felt so cool and it felt so me,” he shared.

However, most recently Free shared another new song with fans called, “Don’t Come Lookin,” which is just as impressive. “We wrote it down in Costa Rica. We were down here on a writing retreat, and it was kind of a similar thing that we writing it for pitch down there, but we just all sat by the pool and grabbed a guitar, and we wanted to make a stripped down, just swaggy country song that’s about how you moved on from a toxic thing and came back,” he shared. “I knew I lived that so the whole spiel was talking to this person and telling them I hope you find what you’re looking for but you’re not going to find what you’re looking for here because I moved on. I think a lot of people can relate to it.”

The song releases mark just the beginning for Free as a signed artist. He is sure to release even more songs this year, including a feature that he has yet to share his partner on. “I got a ton of music coming,” shared Free. Stay tuned!

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Fans can join our Weekly Round-Up e-newsletter here, for the latest in country music and more news about future Jaxson Free releases.

To keep up with Jaxson Free, follow him on Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, and Facebook.

Jaxson Free’s music is available everywhere you buy or stream music. Take a listen below and check out more new recently released tunes on our ‘New Country Music’ playlist. Be sure to give the playlist a follow for your weekly new country music fix.