Walker Hayes doesn’t know where he would be without his friend, Craig Cooper. The two met when Hayes was feeling down and despondent, and in the throes of battling alcoholism, a battle he ultimately conquered. It was Cooper who saw something in Hayes — something Hayes couldn’t quite yet see in himself — and began what became a…
Walker Hayes was in Las Vegas over the weekend for the 2022 Grammy Awards, where he was nominated for Best Country Song, for “Fancy Like.” Hayes didn’t win the Grammy, which went to Chris Stapleton for “Cold” instead. But even without the coveted trophy, the Alabama native says he already feels like a winner because of the industry…
Walker Hayes‘ entire life and career changed after his “Fancy Like” song went viral on TikTok. But Hayes might not be one of the reigning superstars in country music, if not for his wife, Laney, who encouraged him to keep going, time and again, when he was ready to give up. “In a very humble way, she would…
Walker Hayes got a little help from a local company to film the video for his current single, “AA.” Fox 17 shared a video of Hayes driving a tractor in downtown Nashville, compliments of The Nashville Company, a popular party tractor company. “We just used The Nashville Tractor, that big ole red bada** machine right there, just rolled…
Brooks & Dunn kick off their REBOOT 2022 Tour in May, with an impressive list of opening acts, which includes Walker Hayes. The award-winning duo, made up of Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn, had nothing but praise for the singer, especially after his recent success. “He’s got a big ol’ hit,” Brooks boasts (via Music Mayhem). “He’s really got some depth as…
Brooks & Dunn are hitting the road again in 2022! The duo, made up of Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn, announce they will embark on their REBOOT 2022 Tour in May, with a varying list of opening acts, including Walker Hayes, Gabby Barrett, Jon Pardi, Jordan Davis, Riley Green and more. “Last year we fired up the buses and…
Walker Hayes has not been shy about his sobriety, or the struggles that sometimes come with it. The father of six included both “Drinking Songs” and “AA” on his latest Country Stuff the Album project, with the latter written by Hayes, along with Luke Laird and Shane McAnally. “It was funny: three recovering, alcoholics, writing the truth,” Hayes…
Nearly six years ago, Walker Hayes experienced an unimaginable tragedy, when he and his wife Laney lost their daughter, Oakleigh, shortly after her birth. It’s a loss Hayes still mourns, every day, even as his career soars. The “Fancy Like” singer reveals he wrote a song about Oakleigh, which he hints he might release in June. “It’s called…
We now know who some of the performers will be at the 2022 ACM Awards, which already promises to be a star-studded show. Thomas Rhett, Walker Hayes will take the stage, along with a collaboration by Carly Pearce and Ashley McBryde. Pearce and McBryde will perform their current single, “Never Wanted to Be That Girl.” While Rhett and…
Morgan Wallen kicked off his The Dangerous Tour earlier this month with two sold-out shows at Madison Square Garden. The tour comes a year after Wallen has tried to rebuild his image, following a video that surfaced of him uttering a racial slur. While some, like Eric Church and Luke Bryan, have seemed ready to put the incident…
