WHAT IT IS: Ryan Hurd has written songs that have been recorded by Blake Shelton, Dierks Bentley, Jake Owen, Maren Morris, Tim McGraw and FGL, among many others. In 2015, he celebrated his first #1 single as a songwriter with the Grammy & CMA-nominated duet, “Lonely Tonight,” which was recorded by Shelton and Ashley Monroe. Now, the Kalamazoo, MI native is lending his own voice to the songs on his forthcoming debut album. Following a unique strategy of releasing music and videos without radio or downloads available, “We Do Us”—the first song released on Spotify—received 2m+ streams in just three weeks. Hurd has also joined an elite group of artists of all genres to be featured in Vevo’s dscvr program (Sam Smith, Halsey, Leon Bridges, Hozier). He was included in Rolling Stone Country’s “Artists You Need to Know” list, and CMT named him one of their “Listen Up” Artists of 2016.
ALBUM: TBA
Single: TBA
LIVE: Direct support for Chase Rice all of Fall 2016; direct support for Maren Morris in February; on the Thomas Rhett Home Team Tour Feb.-April
INTERNET: As of 10/27, three songs have been released for streaming only; 6m+ total streams in eight weeks; videos released for “We Do Us” (Vevo dscvr live video), “Love in a Bar” (official video), “City Girl” (official video)
RADIO: TBA
PRESS: Features from Rolling Stone Country, Taste of Country, Sounds Like Nashville (including their “10 Songs You Should Be Listening To”), Whiskey Riff (“11 Artist To Look Out For in 2016”), No Limits Nashville, Rated Red, more
BOOKING: WME
PUBLISHING: UMPG
MANAGEMENT: Triple 8