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Who Is Spencer Hatcher? The Story Behind His Journey to Country Music

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

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Spencer Hatcher / Photo credit: Riker Brothers

Quick Facts:

Full name – Spencer Drew Hatcher
Birthdate – 05/07/1997
Hometown – Broadway, Virginia
Current city – Nashville, Tennessee
Musical influences – Elvis Presley, Keith Whitley, Johnny Cash, Hank Williams Jr.
Label – QHMG/Stone Country Records
Current Single – “When She Calls Me Cowboy” (as of date of article: 12/14/2025)
The Beginning:

As we are about to kick off 2026, let us introduce you to an artist that we’re really excited about: Spencer Hatcher. Hatcher had a huge 2025 and is slated for an even bigger year this year. We chatted with the singer about the trajectory of his career so far, his upbringing, and everything in between. Keep reading to learn more.

“I grew up on a farm in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia in the Blue Ridge Mountains and naturally in that area there is a tremendous amount of bluegrass and older style traditional country,” shared the singer. “That’s what I grew up for as long as I could possibly remember that’s what I listened to, it’s what I loved, and it’s a lot of who I am.”

As more of a traditionalist, Hatcher always felt connected to bluegrass and country music. “I started singing when I was four years old in churches, and there were choirs in schools and whatnot, so I was involved in that, and when I was eight years old I picked up my first instrument which was a mandolin,” shared the rising artist.

While he honed his skilled at the mandolin, he really wanted to be a banjo player, so at twelve years old, he finally picked up the instrument. “That was kind of the moment I knew that music was my thing, and that I loved it, and I just wanted to keep on pursuing it as hard as I possibly could, so I played the banjo and have ever since, but I started going to jam sessions and watching videos and talking to people, whatever I could do to learn whatever I could to learn about the banjos. I would spend my Friday nights at a jam session, where the average age was probably 70 or 75 years old, but that’s what I did at a very early age.”

From an early age, Hatcher found inspiration in the greats like Johnny Cash, Hank Williams Jr., George Jones, and Waylon Jennings, calling all these guys his heroes.

The Turning Point:

Armed with a true love for country music, Hatcher, his brother, and his dad started a family band, when the singer was just fifteen years old. “I started playing a couple of shows on my own. I was probably around thirteen or fourteen years old, and then when I was fifteen, my younger brother Conner decided to pick up the base, and with my dad playing the guitar, Conner playing base, and me playing the banjo, we thought let’s start a family band, and that’s when we were kind of touring you could say. We were going all over the place just playing music as much as we could.”

Eventually the family band ended, when Hatcher went off to college, where he majored in business management and minored in bluegrass and country music. “During my time in college, I was in four different bands, and one of which was a professional bluegrass band. We toured, went all over, we had a record deal, and I learned a lot of about the industry.”

When he officially graduated college at the end of 2019, Hatcher found himself dreaming of a career in country music. “So I moved back home and did the only thing I thought I could do. I turned on a camera and sang a song, and it only took me five of those for one to go viral and that’s when the phone started ringing, and I started playing country shows. We worked our way up to playing over a 150 shows a year in both 2023 and 2024, and then it gained the attention of Nashville, and I signed with one of the biggest and best labels in Nashville, and now I’m down here releasing some real country music and living the dream literally.”

Today:

Flash forward to today, Hatcher is taking the country music world by storm. His radio single, “When She Calls Me Cowboy” has already proven to be a hit for the singer, as it continues to make its way up the country radio charts. Additionally, the singer’s debut EP, Honky Tonk Hideaway showcased his pure talent.

“After all this past year of recording and songwriting, it’s finally coming together for this six song EP that we just released. It’s an introduction to Spencer Hatcher in the country music industry and what he’s all about. It’s real country music. It’s stuff that people can relate to. The EP is doing phenomenal on streaming platforms,” he shared, adding, “The first time we all heard that, “When She Calls Me Cowboy,” it was a pitch to us from some amazing Nashville writers, and we basically head it and thought it was amazing. It was just a demo, and we said, imagine if we do what we do to it and really make it our own, and once we did that, it was undeniable that it was a very special song. It was different than everything else, and one that everybody in their own way can relate to.”

It is undeniable that Hatcher will have an even bigger 2026. The singer seems poised for greatness, as he garners more and more fans from releasing music, sharing on social media, and playing shows. He promises that there’s a lot in store for this year for fans to look forward to.

“I’ve got a little bit of everything coming especially for next year. […] We’re really going to be full-throttled the whole time between radio and writing my own original music, we have my full-length album coming out, which I’m very expected about. Hopefully, a bunch more live shows and potentially a tour.”

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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 Spencer Hatcher releases.

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

Spencer Hatcher’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 Jackson Wendell? The Story Behind His Journey to Country Music

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

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Jackson Wendell

Quick Facts:

Full name – Jackson Wendell
Birthdate – 02/04/2005
Hometown – Lufkin, Texas
Current city – Nacogdoches, TX
Musical influences – Tom Petty, Parker McCollum, John Mayer
Current Song – “Devil’s Hardwoods” (as of date of article: 12/8/2025)
The Beginning:

We love to introduce country fans to new artists, who might become a favorite! Today our spotlight shines on an artist named Jackson Wendell. Fans of artists like Parker McCollum and John Mayer are sure to fall in love with his charming sound. We chatted with the singer all about his journey to country music and everything in between.

“I’m from East, Texas. I was homeschooled kid growing up, got bored a lot, so I started writing. Dad was a musician and wanted to start the touring life but didn’t really know how to get into that, so he bought my grandfather’s business, and he completely supports everything I do,” shared Wendell, when asked about his upbringing.

“I played on the worship team, wrote songs, and played covers for a long time. I didn’t think it was going to go anywhere until I released a song just for fun, and people honestly liked it, so I kept on doing it.” For Wendell, singing and writing music was a way to pass time, but also something that was a constant joy throughout his life “Once you have had enough boredom, you start doing your own thing, and creating your own habits, and mine was definitely writing. We went on a bunch of elk hunts, and there’s no service in the mountains, so the only thing to do was hunt and play guitar, sit around the fire, and do your own thing.”

From an early age, Wendell fell in with artists who showcased their unique artistry through singing and songwriting. “A lot of my heroes are Tom Petty, John Mayer, Ray Charles, that kind of side of it. Jack Johnson also.” Those artists would eventually influence his music as he got deeper and deeper into his craft.

The Turning Point:

For Wendell, his journey so far is what he would call a series of ‘God moments.’ “My senior year of high-school, I was going to go to Ole Miss, and I got asked to open for Scotty McCreery in my hometown, and it was in front of 7000 people, and I was like this is easy, I’m going to keep doing this. Turns out it wasn’t easy,” he shared.

This incredible opportunity led the singer to attend a cheaper college in favor of spending money on making his dream a reality. “I’ve always loved being on stage. But I really didn’t expect it to go anywhere. I just really did it for fun because I had nothing else better to do. We travel a lot, and I noticed just traveling wise, the only thing to do growing up was write, write, write. I guess a creative mind helped me out a little bit,” he shared, adding, “It’s been crazy. I honestly think I’m just so blessed. It’s crazy how everything just lined up with each other, I really don’t know how to explain that without saying that God has played a huge role in my life and with the direction everything has gone. I’ve had some crappy things happen, that needed to happen or I would not have gotten anyway in this direction.”

Armed with incredible songwriting prowess and a dream, Wendell continued to chip away at the Texas country music scene, while simultaneously beginning to post on social media.

Today:

Flash forward to today, Wendell is officially releasing music and growing his fanbase with the help of social media and his team. Most recently the singer released an incredible song called, “Devil’s Hardwoods.”

“I wrote that song two years ago, and teased it on TikTok, just a demo, a piece of a demo. That fifteen seconds really took off on TikTok, a lot of influencers using the sound and whatnot. Then I wasn’t able to get it recorded until a year later when I found someone who wanted to do it. His name is Lukas Scott. He produced it, and I think he absolutely killed it.”

“Devil’s Hardwoods” was inspired by a personal relationship in the singer’s life. “I was in a relationship for a couple of years and honestly she was just too good for me, and that’s kinda where it comes from. There’s a line in there that says “you’re too innocent to be swept off your feet,” and it was honestly one of my favorite lines because it’s so true. It’s basically saying that someone is a little too innocent for me in an I’m not good enough style.”

The song marks just the beginning for the talented newcomer, who shares that there are big things coming in 2026. “We have some really cool shows, and we’re working towards a record. Still learning the ropes. I have a ton to learn, I’m still young in this game, but we have a bunch of things coming.” Make sure you jump on the Wendell bandwagon, so you can say you “remember when.” 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 Jackson Wendell releases.

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

Jackson Wendell’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 Noah Rinker? The Story Behind His Journey to Country Music

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

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Noah Rinker // Photo credit: Warner Records

Quick Facts:

Full name – Noah Rinker
Birthdate – 03/25/2002
Hometown – Shaver Lake, California
Current city -Shaver Lake, California
Musical influences – John Mayer, Tyler Childers, Kings of Leon
Label – Warner Records
Current Single – “The Pines” (as of date of article: 12/01/2025)
The Beginning:

Country music is blessed with so many stars in the making. While the genre is changing in terms of the different subtypes of country music, one thing is for certain, country music continues to produce the best songwriters. Today’s spotlight artist, Noah Rinker is both a star in the making and an incredible songwriter. We chatted with the rising star all about his story, his signing with Warner Records, and of course his newest project, The Pines EP. Keep reading to learn more.

“I grew up just outside of Yosemite National Park in a a tine town called Shaver Lake, and it was super awesome growing up there,” began Rinker. “It was small-town vibes, and growing up there was really cool because I got to experience a lot of nature and being out in the elements.”

The California-native grew up simultaneously loving nature and music from as early as he could remember. “I started playing piano when I was four, and I started playing in church as soon as my hands were big enough to reach an octave on the keys. That started my deep love for music,” he shared. Eventually, Rinker learned how to play guitar too, and at just sixteen years old, he was writing his own music. “As I worked harder on that, everything just kind of blossoming and changing as life went along, and I experienced things like heartbreak, love and loss, and all those good things that really kicked the real songs into gear.”

The singer-songwriter drew inspiration from artists across different genres.“I grew up listening to Cat Steven, which was very folk stuff, and my mom loved the artist Jewel which is a pop-country vibe, and Sara Bareilles”, and Christian-contemporary radio. All of these different things, and also my parents would throw on Foo Fighters and Blink 182, and a bunch of rock stuff, and I disproved Jon Mellencamp and John Mayer, and I think it’s so across the board that I just fell in love with all of it, and I wanted to make honest, truthful music that felt like where I was from and what I experienced. And when you grow up where I grow up, it does sort of aligned with the more rural elements of story-telling and those natural elements that are specific to growing up in a rural lifestyle.”

The Turning Point:

For Rinker, music was a constant in his life. Whether it was falling in love with music from John Mayer, Tyler Childers or King of Leon, the story-telling consistently kept him locked into music. “Writing songs to me was the only thing that mattered. I remember the day when I learned a lot of songs were written by a bunch of songwriters but it kind of broke my heart in a way but it also energized me in a way because there are people that come together and write stuff, and then there are artists who write their own stuff, and I really have focused on wanting to do that,” he shared, adding, “I’ve written with other people at well, but I love writing by myself and being able to be in the captain’s chair of my own story.”

While Rinker knew that he loved music, he didn’t really have a plan for how he would make his dream a reality. He just continued to write music, and found a way to share it with the world through social media.

“It’s really crazy how you can play to as many people as you can to the internet from the comfort of your backyard fire pit,” he shared. “I started making videos. Some with my dog and some outside in my backyard of me just playing songs that I have written and little unreleased snippets, and they started going I guess you can say, viral on the internet, and it was really fun because I was just at home in the mountains making this music, and putting it out through my phone, and so many people were starting to pay attention.”

His vitality on social media led to him catching the attention of industry people over at Warner Records. “I partnered with them, and we’re both working together to bring my vision to life,” shared the singer, who signed his record deal with the label in July of 2024.

Today:

Flash forward to today, with a dedicated team in his corner, Rinker is releasing his best music to date. Most recently he shared a six-song EP called The Pines with the world.

“‘The Pines’ project is by far my favorite thing I put out to date,” shared the artist. “It’s the most musically-developed version of what I have to offer so far.  Some of the songs are actually kind of old. I wrote “Restless Eyes” and “Rodeo” like over two years ago, and those are two tracks on the EP, and I really just collected a bunch of things that felt like they were super congruent and were the most honest to me. I really had an amazing time putting it together and really bringing the production to life the way I wanted to.”

The record as a whole is a cohesive project that speaks to where Rinker’s been and where he is going. It’s honest, introspective, and real, something that we can expect from the singer-songwriter’s music in the future too. “My first EP that I ever put out called After Dark was entirely self-produced and self-made, and it was on the simpler side because I made the entire thing in my bedroom, and this project is more fully realized version of my production ability and a bigger look into my songwriting and tells such truthful stories that are kind of gut wrenching in a way and beautiful in others.”

As we head into 2026, Rinker’s growing fanbase can expect more music to come and even more shows. To head to a show near you, check-out his tour dates here.

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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 Noah Rinker releases.

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

Noah Rinker’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 Benny G? The Story Behind His Journey to Country Music

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

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Benny G // Photo credit: Brenton Giesey

Quick Facts:

Full name – Benny G.
Birthdate – November 17th
Hometown – Long Island, New York
Current city – Nashville, Tennessee
Musical influences – Chris Stapleton, John Mayer, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Billy Joel
Label – Free Flight Records / Sony Music Nashville
Current Album – “An Hour or So” (as of date of article: 11/18/2025)
The Beginning:

This week we chatted with New York-native singer-songwriter, Benny G all about his rise in country music, his new song, and everything in between. Keep reading to learn more about this star in the making.

“I kind of grew up in a musical family I would say. My grandpa played saxophone and my mom played classical violin,” began Benny G. “She gave me a violin when I was really little, and I hated it. I was just automatically into the guitar, rock guitar, blues guitar.”

While guitar may have been his first love, song-writing came just as naturally. “I wrote my first song when I was seven years old on an Ipad on GarageBand. I grew up with perfect picth, and I’ve always been attracted to melodies and creating stuff. I’ve been writing since I was young,” shared th artist, “In country music, storytelling is so much at the forefront. […] For me, I was kind of created melodies ever since I was little.”

Benny G fell in love with artists like James Taylor and Billy Joel, and eventually, he discovered artists like John Mayer and Chris Stapleton. All of these artists really capture the magic of what Benny G is all about, a true blend of story-telling, guitar, and meaningful melodies.

The Turning Point:

Upon graduating high-school, Benny G knew that Nashville was the place to be to make his dreams a reality. “I’ve been taking trips here for years. […] I’ve kinda been grinding out in Nashville for a few years now ever since I graduated high-school. When I first came here, the first summer, I was playing pizzerias, bars, and then I played Whiskey Jam, and that was the first thing that led me to talking to a record label and people outside in the music industry.”

With some early supporters introducing him to people in town and a work ethic that rivals anyone in country music, Benny G continued to make a name for himself in Music City. “I started coming to Nashville working with amazing songwriters, just these classic in country people, they’re great writers outside of country, but these amazing modern day country songwriters like Natalie Hemby, Dan Wilson so all those things combine led to the development of my writing,” he shared, adding, “Nashville has inspired me so much as far as the classic, song-writing, lyric approach in my writing.”

Eventually he earned himself a record deal with Sony Music Nashville, which marked the first iteration of his career. As he continued to cut his teeth in Nashville, Benny G started a TikTok account called @bennygsingz. “I started [the] TikTok account just as a joke, like we’ll see what happened, I just wanted to do something fun and different, and this community of people started showing up, and I kind of had to make a name change and the music is a bit different, but ever since January, and “I’ve Got A Feeling,” and doing the whole social media thing, the Benny G thing, it’s kind of been the road where I’ve been led.”

Today:

Flash forward to today, Benny G is creating some incredible music. He earned viral success with his single, “I’ve Got A Feeling,” and most recently, released a new song called, “An Hour or So.” “I tease a lot of songs and I play a lot of songs live on the road at shows, and it seems like to me, just by playing these shows, this was the song that people were resonating with the most,” he shared.

“An Hour or So” is an infectious song that is hard not to fall in love with due its honesty and vulnerability. “In terms of the creation process and recording, I wrote it with amazing, amazing songwriter, Dan Wilson. I just kind of came in with the concept one day. I told him how I went on this first date and I was kind of way too early and I was circling around the neighborhood for a minute, and telling him about that awkward feeling of a first date experience. He bit on the idea, and that’s kind of where the song came from.”

2025 marked just the beginning for Benny G, who has truly found his sound in this genre. While it’s hard to believe he will top his two previous releases, fans can look forward to even more music to come in 2026, as well a, shows to be added on the books later in the year. “I’m writing a lot, and I hope there’s some more shows, and there certainly will be in Nashville.”

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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 Benny G’s releases.

To keep up with Benny G, follow him on Instagram and TikTok.

Benny G’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 Payton Smith? The Story Behind His Journey to Country Music

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

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Payton Smith

Quick Facts:

Full name – Payton Smith
Birthdate – 1/26/2000
Hometown – Houma, Lousiana
Current city – Nashville, Tennessee
Musical influences – Jason Aldean, Eric Church, Keith Urban
Label – Combustion Music
Current Project – “Baby Holding A Baby” (as of date of article: 11/10/2025)
The Beginning:

Today’s spotlight shines on an artist who recently released one of the most vulnerable and cohesive projects from a rising artist this year. We chatted with Payton Smith about his journey to country music, his musical influences, his new project The Bridge and everything in between. Keep reading to learn more about his journey.

“I grew up in a town called Houma, Louisiana, which is about an hour southeast of New Orleans. So pretty much what we call the bottom of the boot. And my first memory of listening to music was actually from a gospel group called the Gaither Vocal Band when I was like two years old, like, my mother said that I was constantly singing. That was the first lyrics that I ever learned,” shared Smith.

Smith recalls being enamored with music from an early age; despite, not knowing exactly had the whole music career thing worked. “There was never anything else that I wanted to do other than music, never thought about it. It was just it was always just even before I knew music could be a job, I was just like, I just want to play music, you know? So there was literally no backup plan,” he shared.

For Smith, artists like George Strait and Keith Urban quickly became a staple for him. “It literally feels like music has been a part of my life since literally as long as I can remember,” he shared, adding, ““Gospel and country were the predominant [genres]. It’s the predominant music that was played in my house. My dad loved old school rock and roll, so we would hear a lot of that. We’d hear some gospel, Christian music, and then I think growing up in Louisiana, you know, there’s so much rhythm, you know, which we didn’t necessarily, like, listen to a lot, but if we were out on the streets of New Orleans as a kid or if we were headed to somebody’s house, they always had some kind of Louisiana music playing. […]  So I feel like I was influenced by a lot of different things, but those are the genres I grew up hearing.”  

The Turning Point:

With a love for music clearly embedded into the fabric of who he is, Smith continued to hold the desire close to him. However, when he was just fourteen years old, he took a family trip to Nashville, Tennessee. This trip would go on to illuminate the path for him.

“I went to Nashville when I was 14 years old on a family vacation with my family. I ended up playing some songs in a lobby at a hotel we were staying at, and the concierge there ended up introducing us to, like, a producer in Nashville guy named Buddy Cannon, who produced all of Kenny Chesney’s records, and we met quite a few people over that weekend, and that kind of opened the doors for me to start coming to town and writing. Buddy was a huge influence, and he was really my mentor,” explained Smith. “So we would come to town every month, and my family would drive me up up to Nashville, and I would write for a week, go back home, and then eventually it started being like, a week on, a week off, and then eventually made the move here.”

For years, Smith cut his teeth in the Nashville writing scene, writing as much as he possible could. Eventually, as he said, he made the move to Music City to pursue his dream full-time. “I always wanted to be on stage and be the artist singing the songs. I think I fell in love with songwriting the more I started coming to Nashville. I love writing songs probably now just as much as being on stage because, you know it’s kind of where that’s kind of what you have to do first, to get on to stage, right? Like, you write the song, you record it, and like the last part of the process is getting on stage and playing it. So, I moved to town to be an artist, you know, but I love every part that goes into that,” he shared, adding, “We’re about 10 years in. And it feels like we’re just getting started.”

Today:

Flash forward to today, Smith is creating his best music to date. His ten-song album, The Bridge is a culmination of his life’s work, as well as, his story set to music.

“It’s very personal. I feel like it’s kind of reflective of like my last ten years in Nashville. When it comes to writing some more fun up-tempo songs, guitar heavy songs, we try to match the the energy to how we like to play live, which is very guitar heavy, very loud, a lot of energy. So kind of half of the record reflects that because that’s a huge part of who I am is being on stage,” shared the singer. “Then the other half of the record kind of shows me as a 25 year old figuring out life, like getting married young, having a baby at 25, life kind of moving faster and faster and realizing some of the values that I want to raise my little girl around, and things that I want to write about. So I felt like when we wrote “The Bridge, it was this perfect, perfect bridge, I guess, from this kind of energetic beginning of the album, and kind of into this growing up, more mature songwriting part of the album.”

The Bridge is for anyone who can relate to life moving too fast at times. The project captures Smith’s unique story, while also allowing fans to relate to the lyrics and groove to the more up-tempo tracks on the project too.

“The record ‘The Bridge’ as a whole just reflects me on stage and it reflects who I am as a dad, who I am as a husband, and who I am kind of being young and also growing up at the same time, a little bit further from where I’ve been, and a little bit closer to where I’m going, and always somewhere right in the middle.” While each and every song on the project is special, the cohesiveness as a whole may be the special sauce of the record.

It would be easy for Smith to rest of his laurels, but he is showing no signs of slowing down for the rest of this year or even into 2026. He’s headed out on the road with Priscilla Block this November and December and even releasing more music before the years up. As for 2026, we’ll let Smith tell you the plans.

“We’re gonna hit the ground run in 2026. We’ve got a lot of music that we’re already prepping and getting ready for. We might even have some special duets coming pretty soon, so there’ll be more stuff coming out on that. But 2e plan to hit 26 pretty hard with touring and releasing music just as we did this year.”

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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 Payton Smith releases.

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

Payton Smith’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 Brendan Walter? The Story Behind His Journey to Country Music

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

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Brendan Walter // Photo credit: Jared Tadlock

Quick Facts:

Full name – Brendan Walter
Birthdate – 5/8/1998
Hometown – Dallas, Texas
Current city – Nashville, Tennessee
Musical influences – Tyler Childers, Mumford & Sons, Van Halen
Label – RECORDS/Sony Music Nashville
Current Album – Disappearing Days (as of date of article: 11/3/2025)
The Beginning:

From the moment Brendan Walter popped up on the country music scene, we’ve been fans! Recently we chatted with Walter all about his journey to country music, his story so far, and of course, his upcoming debut project, Disappearing Days, out Friday (11/7).

The Dallas, Texas native grew up infatuated with music, but hockey was his first love. “A big part of my life was playing hockey, so I played that for about 20 years, and I just retired about two years ago from college,” shared the singer-songwriter. “I picked the guitar up about fifth grade, whenever the age where girls started being cool. I heard “Little Lion Man” from Mumford & Sons from my little brother’s friend, and I was like, “What is that?!” And I wanted to play that, so I started getting lessons, and I did that.”

While Walter would eventually discover country music by the way of Tyler Childers, he grew up on classic rock. “My first concert was Van Halen’s last tour, so that was the Mecca for me. I grew up like I’m sure a lot of guitarists now, playing Guitar Hero and Rock Band, and just learning all of those tunes, and then everything my dad’s playing on the CDs in the car was what I was listening to.”

Eventually, the singer would blend his influences, taking the folk-style from Mumford & Sons and fusing it with the country story-telling and rock elements from his youth.

The Turning Point:

Upon graduating high-school, Walter attended college at Lake Forest College to pursue finance and play college hockey, but soon enough, his path would illuminate differently than he originally saw it.

“When I got to college, I found some time to do some hobbies, and COVID hit the end of my freshman year, and I started picking up the guitar in a very real way, and I started writing again,” shared the singer “I started posting videos, and one thing led to another, I fortunately was able to meet some really cool people, and I moved out to Austin when I graduated, and I dropped my two majors of finance and computer science, and I said never mine, and I moved to Austin, Texas, grinded it out, played on the streets a whole bunch, and figured out how to play real shows.”

He recalls spending he summer of his junior year in Austin, Texas, forgoing a big summer internship in favor of music. “I had my last finance class is school, and I called my mom and said “I don’t think this is it right now.” So I literally just called my mom right after that class and said I think I don’t want to do this, and I think I want to move to Austin, and they’ve been completely supportive the whole way.”

Doors kept opening as Walter continued to hone in on his talent as an artist. I played on the street, did a bunch of open mics, and I was posting videos, and I had an audition for American Idol, which came out of the blue. I came to Nashville for that, and it didn’t work out, but I was just like okay, “I put my head down for two months and I got to be on TV” and I just kept going,” he shared, adding, “When I got back to school that year, I missed collegiate hockey games for that weekend, so that was a big turning point for me. I kind of started focusing on that and continued to try to grow a following or whatever. […] I didn’t know anything about anything, so I kept doing that, and right before I was about to graduate, a gentleman named Grady Smith reached out to me on Instagram, and he’s my best friend now in the whole world.”

Smith introduced him to a bunch of songwriters in Nashville, including Wyatt Flores and Evan Honer, the latter who would become his roommate when he moved to town. I moved to Nashville, when my lease ended. […] Grady [Smith] said let’s stop playing the singles game and let’s just do this, let’s make a real project and class yourself as an artist.”

Today:

Flash forward to today, Walter made the album he set out to make. “We did everything we possible could to make something really cool, and a year later, living in Nashville, looking back, I’m so proud of it. It’s not what everyone else is doing. It was a huge risk, but what’s not a risk at the end of the day, especially in music?! We made this project, and I continued to put a couple of songs out,” he shared. “The serendipity of me deciding to do all this stuff has been an amazing thing. The steps have been harder to find sometimes than others, but I’ve just been so for sure that this is the right thing to do, and that this is the right choice to make from the beginning.”

The finished record, Disappearing Days helped Walter land his record deal. “People started to hear that we had a whole album done that no one had to pay for, and we signed our first record deal maybe 4 or 5 months ago now in April, and I think we really found a great group of people to work with. […] It’s the people that you believe are going to try to help you and better your career, and it’s been an awesome experience.”

Disappearing Days features eleven songs that all speak to Walter’s story so far. “The idea behind the album is about growing up and maybe feeling a little bit behind. It’s all the ups and downs of being an adult for the first time. It’s a full spectrum. It’s falling in love, trying to pick up a girl, getting into fights, having family issues, and there’s a whole spectrum of things that I think we really touched on very nicely.”

Each and every song is an important component of the project; however, one of the stands out, “Pipe Dream” really speaks to the project as a whole. “And then “Pipe Dream” is the thesis of it. It’s exactly my story. It’s the most honest song I have on there. It’s literally, “I want to do this.” I bartended so I could pay bills, and I’m just going to do this until it works,” he shared. “It’s an opportunity in my head to kind of restart. I learned a lot of things through hockey, work ethic is the main one, but I”m not losing this one. In my head, you only lose if you quit, and if you work hard enough, you can literally do whatever you want. All of that said, I think that’s the message we’re trying to put across on the album.”

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Who Is Brett Landin? The Story Behind Her Journey to Country Music

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

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Brett Landin // Photo credit: Sienna Wilson

Quick Facts:

Full Name – Brett Landin
Birthdate – 07/27/2000
Hometown – Dallas, Texas
Current City – New York City, New York
Musical Influences – Jame Taylor, Norah Jones, Kacey Musgraves, Stevie Nicks, Kelsea Ballerini
Current Single – “Same Coast” (as of date of article: 10/27/2025)

The Beginning:

There’s nothing we like more than championing country artists in the New York area. This week we got the chance to catch up with singer-songwriter, Brett Landin. We chatted with Landin about her move to New York City, her brand new music, and everything in between. Keep reading to learn more about what she has coming down the pipeline!

Growing up, the songstress was always a creative. “I’m born and raised in Dallas, Texas,” began the singer. “I’ve always been a closeted singer-songwriter. I’ve always been creative. I went to a performing arts high-school for acting.” For Landin, music and the creative arts was a passion and a way to connect to herself.

“I was never the kid who thought I was going to be a star, but I was always a creative kid,” shared the singer, adding, “I always knew I think that I wanted to do something more than I was able to even see, and that was so confusing as a young kid to know I wanted to do something big, but I don’t think I knew what that was because I think that I love a lot of things. It’s what has really informed my music and as a person and as a performer.”

Despite not quite knowing what she was going to when she got older, Landin was enamored with music and the storytelling. She recalls falling in love with artists like Norah Jones and Stevie Nicks at an early age. “The artists growing up that I nostalgically hold close to my heart and that maybe now have informed my music that I’ve realized now maybe more so than prior are Norah Jones, Kenny Loggins, James Taylor, a lot of The Eagles, Sheryl Crowe, Stevie Nicks. I actually think a lot of that sonic soundscape has informed my music quite a bit,” she shared. “A lot of the artists now that teeter in that country-Americana world I think I realize that I live more in that buffer than I do in the pop-country buffer, but I like being genre-bending. I love that music has really opened up to allow artists permission to evolve and to pivot and to fuse a bunch of genres and influences together.”

The Turning Point:

Eventually, Landin’s creative soul took her to California after graduating high-school. “I initially went to University of Southern California for acting and then COVID happened, and there was no acting,” she explained, “I was on Zoom classes, and I changed my major to something that wasn’t in the creative field because I wanted to try to get as much out of Zoom school as possible, but I was really creatively stifled.”

Like many of us, Landin needed something to lean on during unparalleled times. She immersed herself in songwriting. “I really started songwriting more than I ever had prior as a way to process and navigate a break-up that had recently ended and the global pandemic, and my dad was like “these are really good, and I would really love for you to get into a recording studio just to have the experience.” I was really resistant.”

Despite the resistance, the songstress gave into her dad, and found herself heading to Nashville to give the music thing a real try. “It turned into something I truly could never of anticipated. It was going to Nashville for the first time in 2021, doing some co-writes, starting to build out what would become my debut EP. I played my first live show in Los Angeles, when I was back in my senior year of college in 2023. It was a breaking sound show in LA and my third show ever was at The Troubadour, and my fifth show ever was at Beach Life Ranch Music Festival with Midland and Wyonna Judd. It’s been such a crazy journey and I feel so grateful for every avenue.”

Today:

Flash forward to today, Landin has landed in New York City, and she is making her name for herself in the country music landscape one song at a time.

“I’ve really found my voice or at least what my voice is in this season of my life as we collect and create for my next EP. That feels really empowering,” she shared, adding, “I moved here and I really thank God everyday that I did that, and that I followed that gut instinct.”

While Landin works to ready her EP for early 2026, the singer-songwriter just released her latest single, “Same Coast,” which was inspired by a real-life conversation between her and friends. “I got a text in my best friend group chat in college that said, “I miss you guys so much. I’m the happiest that I’ve ever been, but I still missing doing life with you guys, like homecoming and tailgates and all that.” And I feel like most of the songs that I have missing have been a moment, where I’m like oh my gosh, and the song is done and dusted, and I was like “Oh my gosh.” I picked up. My phone and pressed record on voice memo, and started humming and recording some lyrics that came into my head, and I ran into the studio, and I was like “Johnny, I know we had plans to record “Maid Of Honor,” but we need to write this song right now,” she shared.

The song speaks to the universality of life changing and the bittersweetness that life has to offer, much like the EP to follow, which offers a blend of thoughtful lyrics and honest storytelling throughout.

“I’m truly so excited about this [upcoming] project. I love this project. I think this it is so me, and I tell stories that are valuable. The EP is essentially a collection of songs about the people that hold you up, and I felt like I had written all my matters of heart songs for this season of life, and this EP and these singles are really reflective of being in a new era of my life and navigating friendships and family and how that evolves through the ups and downs and the love and the lost, the relationships, the non-romantic ones are messy, and I think this EP is about finding the gratitude in all of them.”

Stay tuned and make sure to keep Landin on your radar! Also, go stream “Same Coast.”

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Who Is Ben Gallaher? The Story Behind His Journey to Country Music

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

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Ben Gallaher // Photo credit: Jessica Crans

Quick Facts:

Full name – Ben Gallaher
Birthdate – 3/26/1992
Hometown – Camp Hill, Pennsylvania
Current city – Nashville, Tennessee
Musical influences – Brooks & Dunn, Bryan Adams, Keith Urban
Label – QHMG / Stone Country Records
Focus Track – “I’ll Take You” (as of date of article: 10/20/2025)
The Beginning:

In this week’s spotlight, we highlight a singer-songwriter who is a true artist in every sense of the word. We chatted with Ben Gallaher all about his career in country music, his new record Time, and everything in between.

“I’m originally from Pennsylvania, and my folks got me a guitar when I was six, and it was a God thing. From then on, I felt like playing guitar and music was what I was supposed to do,” shared Gallaher. From an early age, music felt like his true passion in life; despite, the fact that no one in his family was musically-inclined.

“I was trying to strum along on that guitar to all the Tim McGraw records and Alan Jackson and Brooks & Dunn, before I could really play. Even then, I was starting to get the rhythm and the bug from all of that,” shared the singer, adding, “I grew up on 90s country radio, that was the only thing that played in the house. I’ve had the bug from then on. I didn’t get into Rock and Roll until high-school. It was strictly 90s country into that early 2000s.”

As Gallaher got older and honed his skills in guitar and singing, both songwriting and different genres of music began to evolve his artistry. His sound quickly blended his unique influences, taking inspiration from artists in the country and rock genres. “It’s all over the board between 90s country and Rock. It is Brooks & Dunn and Tracy Lawerence and all that stuff, but then it’s also ZZTop and John Mayer and Lynrynd Skynard and The Eagles. That list goes on and on,” he shared.

The Turning Point:

Armed with clarity that music was his calling in life, Gallaher knew from an early age that he had to make the move to Nashville, Tennessee. “I never had a back-up plan or a plan B. […] I knew this was it,” he shared, adding, “Nashville, that’s the place for country and I knew at a very young age that I was going to move to Nashville. Then when I turned nineteen, I moved here and I’ve been rocking ever since.”

For just over a decade, Gallaher has been making connections in Music City and grinding it out on the road, creating a loyal fanbase with each and every show. “I loved writing. When I first moved to Nashville, I felt like a lot of artists, one oft he first things they do, they try to break into that songwriting community and gather their own circles of who they like to write with and dive into that world, and as much as I love writing, I was such a live guy that when I moved to Nashville I was focused on getting a band and getting on the road and playing outside of town,” shared the singer-songwriter. “Home base was Nashville, I would write here, but I would not be able to sleep at night when I first moved because I was trying to take this thing out of town.”

In his career so far, Gallaher has played hundreds of shows that would all lead to the creation of his latest project, Time.

Today:

Flash forward to today, it feels like all of Gallaher’s hard work has culminated into a very important project called Time. 

“I feel like this is part of the reason why I named the album ‘Time,’ because every song, every guitar solo, every rift, every live show in my career has led me to this album because it’s the album I always wanted to make from top to bottom,” explained the singer. “We recorded it in the span of one year, but I pulled everything that got me to this point into this album. I had a hand in every process which doesn’t always happen. […] Whether it was songwriting to playing lad guitar on the songs to picking what songs were going to be on the album to picking the photo cover and writing the font. This record is so close to me, and I think it’s the best stuff I’ve ever done.”

The record features thirteen beautifully crafted songs that tell a unique story. “A record is a musical journey that a listener goes through from song to song. […] I think that’s an important to go and figure out what the record is trying to say and the emotions that are linked up with the song,” shared the singer, adding, “We were picking from several hundred songs, whether I wrote them or they were outside cuts. The biggest thing is the best song wins, no matter who wrote it. I wrote about half of them and the others felt like they needed to be on the project, and even if I didn’t write them, it felt like it was something I would say and it was where I was at musically, and that’s a big thing.”

Time beautifully melds together Gallaher’s rock and country influences, while still feeling fresh and authentic to his own unique artistry. “If you listen to my record ‘Time,’ you wouldn’t listen to that and think it sounds like 90s country, but that’s when I got the bug. I’m still inspired by [all these genres] even if my music doesn’t sound like that sound because it got me to where I’m at now.”

For Gallaher, releasing the new project is the start of something great. He plans to head out on the road as much as possible in 2026 to bring the fans the music in a live setting. “I’ve always be a live guy. I love to connect in person through these songs.” Stay tuned and head to his website to keep tabs on tour dates!

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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 Ben Gallaher releases.

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Ben Gallaher’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 Priscilla Block? The Story Behind Her Journey to Country Music (2025)

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

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Priscilla Block // Photo Credit: Britton Webb

Quick Facts:

Full Name – Priscilla Ann Block
Birthdate – 08/10/1995
Hometown – Raleigh, North Carolina
Current City – Nashville, Tennessee
Musical Influences – Miranda Lambert, Kacey Musgraves, Taylor Swift, Pistol Annies, Jason Aldean
Label – Universal Music Group Nashville (MCA)
Current Single – “Phones And Radios” (as of date of article: 10/6/2025)

The Beginning:

Five years ago, we introduced you to an up and coming artist that we truly believed in. Today, we get to retell her story and celebrate the upcoming sophomore record that is releasing this Friday, October 10th. We chatted with singer-songwriter, Priscilla Block about the incredible last five years, her new record, and everything in between. Keep reading to learn more.

Growing up in North Carolina, Block always had a penance for music. She sang worship music at church with her mother, and eventually took an interest in guitar. “I was the girl learning all the Taylor Swift songs on the guitar,” she laughs, telling us, “I wrote my first song when I was 15, and I just fell in love with writing and performing for people. Anyone that would listen to me, I would play for.”

For Block, songwriting was always an important part of the process. “I was a songwriter before I was ever an artist. I love songwriting. It’s in my heart and my bones, it’s what makes my love country music even more.” Besides Swift, Block drew inspiration from artists like Shania Twain and Martina McBride, but she also listened ago a lot of pop and rap, namedropping artists like Cardi B and Usher.

Armed with a desire to make her dream a reality, Block took a chance on herself.

The Turning Point:

Straight out of high-school, Block headed to Nashville, Tennessee, where she currently resides. At first, she tried to make it in the music industry, all while going to school and working full-time, but it came apparent to her shortly after her move that it was an all or nothing type of thing. “One day, I decided that I just needed to give it a go. I quit my job, I quit school and just started networking like crazy in Nashville,” adding later, “I would go to shows, ask people to write that I loved their songs, and just really put myself in uncomfortable situations for the first little bit until I really established my core group of people in Nashville.”

Eventually, Block met her crew, blew up on TikTok, and signed her record deal with Universal Music Group Nashville in September of 2020. Her first radio single, “Just About Over You” impacted country radio, and it was off to the races.

For Block and her team, her raw, unapologetic, and unfiltered nature were important components in her music and in growing her diehard fanbase over the last five years. Block’s released her debut project, singles, and has been non-stop touring since the moment she started performing.

“I’ve been running non-stop on the road for five years. We’ve had a ton of headlining shows, I’ve opened for people,” shared the singer, “We just celebrated my first number one with Justin Moore, “You, Me, & Whiskey. It’s definitely been a rollercoaster the past five years, but it’s been great. I feel like my career has been steady climb, which is something that I’m really proud of.”

Today:

Flash forward to today, Block is embarking on her most vulnerable feat to date. Her brand new album, Things You Didn’t See comes out this Friday, filled with songs that speak to her growth as an artist and as a person in the spotlight.

“This record took me a lot longer than I thought it would. I was going to put out my album last year, and it was going to be called a completely different thing and it was a different vibe, and long story short, I felt like I needed to pump the brakes on the project, and figure out what it is that I’m wanting to say on this next record,” she shared, adding, “It inspired me to dig in a little bit different in my life over the past couple of years, and where I’ve been. What we had kind of originally was just really fun vibes, something people would expect, but this project I wanted to challenge myself to dive in deeper and show a side of me that maybe people haven’t seen.” 

Things You Didn’t See is a project that will allow fans to see all sides of the songstress. “I may seem like this big, bold, confident girl, but there are days that I don’t feel like that girl or the love of my life, that’s you know part of this too that people really haven’t seen that side of me. There’s also a lot that goes into my childhood and how I grew up, that I really kind of feel like when you listen through to this record, you start to understand like what I am the way that I am.”

This record is the moment for Block to tell her full story. “Anyone who hasn’t gotten it or hasn’t really understood my vibe, like I really hope when they listen through to this record, that they’ll feel like they got to know me through this record.”

While fans eagerly wait for the record, Block is hard at work putting together the tour and the creative for the upcoming headlining tour. “I’m challenging myself with this tour. I want it to be something that fans have never seen from me. We’re working through the creative right now. I know that it’s going to be amazing, and I want to continue to put out new music and grow and become the biggest artist I can be,” she shared, finally adding, “I’m really hoping that this record shocks people in the best way.”

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Priscilla Block’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 Bayker Blankenship? The Story Behind His Journey to Country Music

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

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Bayker Blakenship

Quick Facts:

Full name – Bayker Blankenship
Birthdate – 6/8/2005
Hometown – Livingston, Tennessee
Current city – Livingston, Tennessee
Musical influences – Mac Miller, Tyler Childers, Bob Dylan
Label – Santa Anna Records
Current Project – “Everything She Does” (as of date of article: 9/29/2025)
The Beginning:

This week we shine our spotlight on an artist that has been turning heads lately for good reason! Bayker Blankenship is a twenty year old with big potential in country music. While he’s been going viral on social media for a bit now, we fell in love with his sound when he collaborated with Zach John King on “Life Behind Bars” earlier this year. Keep reading to learn more about Blakenship’s unique journey!

“I grew up in Livingston, Tennessee, my whole entire childhood, and I lived in a double wide trailer up on the hill,” began the singer. “It wasn’t much, just enough for us to be happy and my dad did everything he could so we could be happy.” As Blankenship shared about his humble beginnings, he mentioned a lot of love and family time growing up.

While he was always a fan of music, his love for music took a while to blossom into what it is now. “I didn’t really start learning the guitar until, I was I was 15 or 16 years old,” shared Blakenship. “I was always listening to the radio. I went to church a lot and always sang along there, but I never really understood how much music could mean to somebody until I started started working at this restaurant and my boss, at the time, showed me some Tyler Childers on Spotify. [I thought] this music stuff is deeper than just a bunch of tunes and a bunch of words to put together. It’s a bunch of stories that people get to tell and other people can relate.”

As he dug into music, Blankenship became a huge fan of artists like Childers, Luke Combs, and Bob Dylan. Currently, he appreciates the artistry of rising artists like Evan Honor and Wyatt Flores too.”

The Turning Point:

As Blankenship got more and more into music, he found himself exploring the depths of the music industry, first during the pandemic then for real a couple of years later.

“When 2020 hit and we got trapped in the house. I picked up guitar for about a week and then threw it back in my closet,’ he shared, adding, “After that, I was like, “I don’t know if I’m gonna learn that.” And then back in 2022, I picked it up again, and I really started learning it and then end of the year, I was posting TikTok videos, and then from there, I just I kind of kept posting TikTok videos and played a little bar shows around town. From doing that, people started coming in and I would sit there and just talk to everybody and get to know them, and then they would go out and tell everybody. The next thing you know, I had like 30 people at this bar show.”

Blankenship’s viral videos on TikTok catapulted his music career, even before he knew what it was. “So after that, we kind of took the next move, and signed a record deal,” shared the singer. “It’s a whole new world with TikTok and Instagram and all that kind of jazz.”

Since finding success on social media, Blankenship has hit the road hard, playing shows in every city he can, while also, working on his voice, something that he admits was not a natural talent for him at first. He credits feedback he got from his fans for how he has improved over the years.

Today:

Flash forward to today, Blankenship continues to share music with his fans. While we loved his collaboration with Zach John King, the singer-songwriter also recently released an incredible song called, “Everything She Does,” which was inspired by his relationship with is beautiful girlfriend.

“We went in the studio with me and a couple other guys. […] I wanedt to write a really kicking love song about my girlfriend,” he began. “I just kept talking and talking about how great she is. And then from there, it was kind of, we just, I don’t know, it just it went so well together, though. It really wasn’t hard to write.”

The song speaks to the love Blankenship has for his girlfriend, but also articulates love in a fresh and a new way that feels enjoyable to listen to and relatable at the same time. “I always think of my fans and like, this is the only reason that I’m actually here because they listen to my music, so when I write songs, I really want to.. I don’t know, connect with everybody on a different level.”

“Everything She Does” is the start of something great for the singer. He is already working on a ton of more music, even sharing with us that he just got a new song back the other day too, as well as, news that a project is also on his mind. “I think we’re gonna start working on it in a bigger project, and it’s gonna be fun, because this is what I’ve worked so hard to get to is is this time to just be in the studio and work on a masterpiece for the people.”

Until then, make sure you listen to Blakenship’s current catalog and go catch a show near you!

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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 Bayker Blankenship releases.

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

Bayker Blankenship’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.