Hunt, Sam (1984- )
Tracks responding to real-time events and a spectrum of moods captured the hodgepodge feelings of life in lockdown. Source
Isolation was unavoidable this year: Some albums embraced it, some raged against it, some tried to imagine a world without it. Source
Some of pop music’s biggest names didn’t get nominations for the 2021 awards, while a diverse list of lesser-known acts filled out the ballot. Source
The Nashville boundary-pusher and five all-star collaborators built “Hard to Forget” around a sample of Webb Pierce’s “There Stands the Glass.” See how they made it sound modern in the latest Diary of a Song. Source
The 24-year-old’s single “My Truck” is the most viable fusion of rural and urban since “Old Town Road,” and his new EP pushes the sound even further. Source
Both artists pulled Nashville in fresh directions, and gave the genre growing pains. Source
Following his 2014 debut album, the singer and songwriter retreated from the spotlight and got married. Now he’s returning to a very different landscape. Source
Lil Nas X’s viral sensation “Old Town Road” is the latest addition to a hybrid-genre tradition that dates back at least to 1985. Here’s a guide, from Sir Mix-A-Lot to Sam Hunt. Source
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