Sam Hunt‘s new smash, “Body Like A Back Road,” has shot to No. 1 on the digital sales and streaming chart and is already climbing country radio’s Top 15 in only four weeks. “Body Like A Back Road,” written by Sam, Zach Crowell, Shane McAnally and Josh Osborne, has led the Billboard Hot Country chart for four weeks in a row and it continues to break its own record notching over 9.2 million streams per week across all platforms – the most of any other country song ever.
Sam writes a lot with Zach, Shane and Josh, and they’ve all developed a huge comfort level with each other, allowing them to be as artistic as they can be without any judgment.
“Creative freedom is something that is hard to find, especially when you’re working with other people, because it takes a while to get to know somebody well enough to really feel like you have creative freedom in the full sense of the phrase. You know, you can just say anything, good, bad or in-between, and they’re not gonna judge you for it,” says Sam. “That’s something that I appreciate about the people who I work with is that we’re on the same page with things, and we just kinda put it out there…thankfully, I have a creative team that helps bring the best out of me, I feel like, and that’s an important part of the equation”
Sam’s upcoming 15 In A 30 Tour, with special guests Maren Morris, Chris Janson and Ryan Follese, is one of summer’s most-anticipated tours, and Live Nation just announced an added show at “the world’s most famous arena,” Madison Square Garden in New York City on September 14th. Tickets go on sale Friday (March 10th) at 10am ET. The tour hits over 30 markets including Toronto, Chicago and Atlanta with multiple nights in Los Angeles, Denver and Nashville. Visit www.SamHunt.com for more details.
15 In A 30 Tour Dates:
June 1 Cleveland, OH Blossom Music Center
June 2 Indianapolis, IN Klipsch Music Center
June 3 Cullman, AL Rock the South
June 11 Hunter, NY Taste of Country Music Festival
June 15 Toronto, ONT Budweiser Stage
June 16 Detroit, MI DTE Energy Music Theatre
June 17 Pittsburgh, PA KeyBank Pavilion
June 23 Gilford, NH Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion
June 24 Hartford, CT XFINITY Theatre
June 25 Holmdel, NJ P.N.C. Bank Arts Center
July 7 St. Louis, MO Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
July 8 Chicago, IL Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
July 9 Cincinnati, OH Riverbend Music Center
July 13 Atlanta, GA Verizon Amphitheatre
July 14 Tampa, FL MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre
July 15 Miami, FL Perfect Vodka Amphitheatre
July 21 Bangor, ME Darling’s Waterfront Pavilion
July 22 Boston, MA Xfinity Center
July 23 Rochester, NY Constellation Brands – Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center
July 27 Virginia Beach, VA Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater at Virginia Beach
July 28 Raleigh, NC Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
July 29 Charlotte, NC PNC Music Pavilion
Aug 10 San Diego, CA Sleep Train Amphitheatre
Aug 11 San Francisco, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre
Aug 12 Sacramento, CA Toyota Amphitheater
Aug 15 Los Angeles, CA Greek Theatre
Aug 16 Los Angeles, CA Greek Theatre
Aug 19 Phoenix, AZ Ak-Chin Pavilion
Aug 21 Denver, CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Aug 22 Denver, CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Sept 2 Lexington, KY Red, White & Boom
Sept 14 New York, NY Madison Square Garden*
Sept 15 Philadelphia, PA BB&T Pavilion
Sept 16 Washington, DC Jiffy Lube Live
Sept 22 Nashville, TN Ascend Amphitheater
Sept 23 Nashville, TN Ascend Amphitheater
*On Sale March 10
Additional Dates To Be Announced
Live Nation is the official promoter of the 15 In A 30 Tour.
Since his 2014 Montevallo release, Hunt has accumulated over 2.53B streams and has earned an additional 10.5M in RIAA single certifications. Montevallo topped the Billboard Country Albums Chart in its first week and remains the best-selling debut album for a country artist since 2011. The album landed on multiple “Best of” lists including the Associated Press, Billboard, Country Weekly, Los Angeles Times, NPR, Rolling Stone, SPIN Magazine, Village Voice and The Washington Post. It also produced a record-breaking four No. 1 singles and five Platinum and Multi-Platinum-selling hits including “Leave the Night On,” “House Party,” “Take Your Time,” “Break Up In A Small Town” and “Make You Miss Me.”
For information on Sam Hunt, his new single “Body Like A Back Road,” the 15 In A 30 Tour and more, visit www.SamHunt.com.
Audio / Sam Hunt talks about the creative freedom he has with his frequent collaborators.
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“Creative freedom is something that is hard to find, especially when you’re working with other people, because it takes a while to get to know somebody well enough to really feel like you have creative freedom in the full sense of the phrase. You know, you can just say anything, good, bad or in-between, and they’re not gonna judge you for it. That’s something that I appreciate about the people who I work with is that we’re on the same page with things, and we just kinda put it out there and we try to, a lot of what we work on may never see the light of day, but there are nuggets that show up when we do it diligently, and that’s special. But thankfully, I have a creative team that helps bring the best out of me, I feel like, and that’s an important part of the equation, so it’s nice.”