Sam Hunt has had a meteoric rise since first releasing his debut album, Montevallo, a year ago. He’s scored a No. 1 album, three platinum-selling No. 1 songs, headlined his own tour and earned several more accolades in just 52 weeks. Now, the “Break Up in a Small Town” singer is nominated for three CMA Awards, including New Artist, Single and Song of the Year for “Take Your Time.” Sam knows what’s been happening to him is pretty special.
“This is sort of top of the format, these awards shows, and being a part of the business and being acknowledged by these gatekeepers in terms of the awards, that’s sort of the ultimate invitation into the family, and that means a whole lot to me,” says the Georgia native. “It’s special to be up there in the categories with a lot of those people who I’ve grown up listening to or been inspired by over the last several years.”
Sam is also set to perform live on the 49th Annual CMA Awards, which will be broadcast live from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena November 4th at 8pm ET on ABC.
Audio / Sam Hunt talks about being nominated for three CMA Awards this year.
DownloadSam Hunt (CMA 2015) OC: …it’s special. :27
“This is sort of top of the format, these awards shows, and being a part of the business and being acknowledged by these gatekeepers in terms of the awards, that’s sort of the ultimate invitation into the family, and that means a whole lot to me. It’s special to be up there in the categories with a lot of those people who I’ve grown up listening to or been inspired by over the last several years, so it’s special.”
Audio / Sam Hunt says he was most antsy about releasing “Take Your Time” as a single since it was one of the first songs he had written for his own album. “Take Your Time” is nominated for Single and Song of the Year at this year’s CMA Awards.
DownloadSam Hunt (Take Your Time) OC: …my own project. :33
“‘Take Your Time’ is a song I wrote two or three years ago, and it was sort of my first experience using a unique cadence in the verses and flowing from that spoken thing into a melody and then back again. It probably represents a lot of the R&B influence that a lot of my music has, and I’ve always been really attracted to that rhythmic style of music. It’s a song that I’ve had for a while and been most antsy about putting out, because it is one of the first songs I wrote when I started working on my own project.”
