Nominations
Biography
Grammy-Award nominated singer and songwriter, Sam Hunt, rose onto the scene as an artist with his Grammy-nominated, Triple-Platinum-selling debut album, Montevallo. The album broke several chart records, including three weeks at No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart and four weeks at No. 1 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart. The lead single from the album, "Leave the Night On", peaked concurrently on the Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay charts, making Hunt the first country artist in 22 years, since Billy Ray Cyrus, to reach the top of three country charts simultaneously in the Nielsen SoundScan-era. The fifth single "Make You Miss Me" from Montevallo, hit number one on the Country Airplay chart, thus making Hunt the first solo male artist to land four No. 1’s on the Country Airplay chart from a debut studio album.
Sam’s sophomore album, Southside, debuted as one of the top country albums of 2020 landing at No. 1 on the Billboard Country Albums chart. Named as one of the Best Albums of the Year by The New York Times and US Weekly, the Platinum-selling project features 12 songs all written by Hunt including his No. 1 hits “Kinfolks,” “Breaking Up Was Easy in the 90’s,” one of NPR’s Best Songs of 2020 “Hard To Forget,” and his Grammy-nominated hit song, “Body Like A Back Road.”
Sam Hunt has also co-written written songs for Kenny Chesney, Keith Urban, Billy Currington, and Reba McEntire and many more. Throughout his career, Hunt has been known for his unique blending of genres, incorporating use of R&B and pop into the production and songwriting of his songs. He has been honored with numerous awards and nominations, including an American Music Award and a CMT Music Award.
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