More About Tucker Wetmore

“I refuse to be put in a box,” says Tucker Wetmore. “That’s because I’m making my own lane.” Yes, with the monumental success the budding Country superstar has already seen in 2024 alone, it’s safe to say Wetmore’s lane is one in which Country music fans across the globe are eager to join him. On the heels of two mega-streaming debut singles, “Wine Into Whiskey” and “Wind Up Missin’ You,” both of which hit the Billboard Hot 100, Wetmore, who was also named Billboard’s May Country Rookie of the Month, is well on the way to becoming one of the year’s certified breakout stars. “It definitely caught me off guard how many people those songs resonated with,” the Washington-born singer-songwriter says of the pair of songs, which combined have already amassed more than 100 million streams on Spotify alone. To date, Wetmore has notched nearly a quarter of a billion career streams. “I knew they were special but I could never have guessed they’d have this kind of weight behind them,” he adds of the two massive singles.

There’s a whole lot that Wetmore better start getting used to: like, say, being mentioned in the same sentence as some of Country’s biggest acts, including Luke Bryan with whom Wetmore is hitting the road with in September on Bryan’s FARM TOUR 2024. Or hearing his fast-rising songs shouted back to him every gig by his ever-growing fanbase. “At my first headline show ever, people were already singing my songs back to me,” he says seemingly still in disbelief. “It was nuts! The past five months have been some of the craziest of my entire life. My entire life has changed. I can’t really even put it into words.” At CMA Fest 2024, Wetmore’s first official performance reached 10x capacity, nearly shutting down Broadway.

Wetmore signed a major-label record deal this summer with UMG Nashville in partnership with Back Blocks Music. He recently dropped a fiery new single, “What Would You Do?,” and has two songs featured on the star-studded soundtrack of “Twisters” (“Already Had It” and “Steal My Thunder” (with Conner Smith)). With a ton of more music on the way, things may seem a bit surreal at the moment. But make no mistake: the 24-year-old, whose songs reflect his cross-genre musical upbringing, embracing all manners of Country, reggae, rock and hip-hop, albeit anchored by classic Country storytelling, has undoubtedly worked his tail off to get to this point in his life and career. “These last four years weren’t for nothing,” Wetmore says of the arduous yet supremely beneficial time he’s spent in his new adopted home of Nashville, during which he’s signed a publishing deal, written a slew of top-notch songs with accomplished co-writers and solidified himself as one Music City’s most promising young names. “We’ve built the catalog,” the singer-songwriter says with a smile of penning hundreds of songs to date that he’s in the process of whittling down for his debut project.

A self-described “goal-oriented” person, Wetmore has always worked hard to achieve everything he’s gotten in life. Whether it was winning state championships in high school sports or taking to piano at age 11 and quickly finding it a therapeutic refuge, the earnest and thoughtful young man – who grew up in the church where his grandfather was a pastor – was raised to understand that work ethic and faith are two of the most important pillars in a meaningful life.

“Everything I have is earned,” Wetmore says without hesitation. “I’ve just always worked my ass off.”

That hard-working streak kicked into high gear when Wetmore’s life took a drastic turn at age 19. Playing football at the time for Montana Technological University, Wetmore began to feel as if his life wasn’t heading in the direction he desired. One evening, he prayed for guidance. Or at least a sign. The next day, on the very first play of football practice, he broke his leg in three places. “At the time it sucked, but it was one of the biggest blessings I’ve ever received in my life,” he says in reflection. Almost immediately, Wetmore decided to leave college, moved home to Kalama, Washington (pop: 2700), and turned to what had always gotten him through tough times: music. “I just started writing a bunch by myself — practicing and learning how to write a song. Learning my voice because I had never really sung before. Learning my sound. I just leaned on music.”

In 2020, at his mom’s suggestion, Wetmore took a trip with her to Nashville to see if it might be a good fit for him to further pursue his musical ambitions. “A couple days into our trip, I remember going to a lake and looking over the city and I was like, ‘I’m gonna do it, mom.’ I got this overwhelming gut feeling that I needed to come here. It’s something I can’t really explain. A month later, I packed up my things and moved to Nashville without knowing anybody, knowing anything about the music industry and moved smack dab in the middle of Nashville and just started meeting people and seeing where that would take me.”

His career quickly took off: after meeting Back Blocks founder Rakiyah Marshall, he signed a publishing and artist development deal with her company, started writing endlessly with his newfound friends and musical peers and worked his way to where he’s at today.

Which, to be clear, is quite an enviable position: Wetmore is playing a string of high-profile shows this summer and, to hear him tell it, he couldn’t be more thrilled at the prospect.

“Playing shows and touring is what I was born for, truly,” he says proudly. “When I get up onstage, I feel all my worries and all my stresses and all my anxiety go out the window. I can be me and truly me.”

As for what lies ahead for him for the remainder of 2024, Wetmore, like always, is decisive in his plans: “Play as many shows as I can and release my first project,” he says.

“Everything’s moving super swiftly,” he continues. “So just being happy is my goal. And giving myself time to sit back and think about all the blessings God has been giving me every time I open my eyes in the morning.” Wetmore pauses and smiles. “Yup, it’s safe to say I’m very blessed.”

More About Dylan Scott

Curb Records recording artist Dylan Scott is a triple threat — a powerful vocalist with a deep, unmistakable drawl; an old-soul songwriter with a young spirit; and a family man with a tender heart. The twice ACM-nominated, multi-Platinum singer has notched four No. 1 singles at radio (“My Girl,” “Nobody,” “New Truck,” and “Can’t Have Mine”), as well as Top 5 hit “Hooked.” Following his first career nomination for “Best New Country Artist” at the all-genre iHeartRadio Music Awards and a coveted spot among Country Radio Seminar’s New Faces of Country Music, his Platinum-certified ode to his wife, “Nobody,” earned him a CMT Music Award for Breakthrough Video of the Year. Dylan presented the CMT Breakthrough Video of the Year Award the following year at the CMT Music Awards on CBS. Alongside Jason Crabb, Scott won his first GMA Dove Award in 2023 for the song, “Good Morning Mercy.” Scott is an ACM nominee for the second year in a row (2023 and 2024) in the category, New Male Artist of the Year. With career streams of 3 billion, the Louisiana native has provided tour support for Garth Brooks, Luke Bryan, and Chris Young, among others, cementing him as an in-demand live act. Livin’ My Best Life (Still), the latest album from Scott, features fiery, #1 single “New Truck,” along with viral TikTok ballad, RIAA-Certified Platinum, #1 radio single, “Can’t Have Mine (Find You A Girl),” along with current radio single, “This Town’s Been Too Good To Us.”

More About George Birge

• Debut album, George Birge: Mind On You out
• Highlighted by MusicRow, Birge co-wrote almost all of the songs on Mind On You, as it arrives full of white-hot emotional writing, and harrowing tales of young love, broken hearts, and weathered Led by a lush, smoky-smooth vocal and a richly textured modern-Country sound, Birge lays out the everyday stories that eventually become life’s defining moments.
• Previewing the full-length project on his five-track 2022 self-titled EP, Birge adds brand-new songs to Mind On You like the heart-pounding romance of “Forever And A Day,” reflective “You Were Mine,” and slow- burner “Chasin’ A Feeling” – featured in CMT’s The Roundup and Holler’s Best New Country Songs Also included is “Beer Beer, Truck Truck,” that first made noise as a feel-good Country anthem that goes far beyond the clichés.
• Fellow Texan RaeLynn was enlisted for a double shot of romantic intoxication with midnight-Country collaboration “Whiskey Go ‘Round.” A smoldering slow-burner with a heavy late-night buzz, “Whiskey Go ‘Round (feat. RaeLynn)” was co-written by Birge with Parker Welling, Jennifer Hart, and Casey Brown. Through a thick haze of distortion, steel guitar and electronic beats form the soundtrack to a lusty last-call
• CURRENT SINGLE: Top 10-and-climbing “Mind On You.” Co-written by Birge with Jaron Boyer, Michael Tyler, and Colt Ford – the song was originally on hold for another artist, but after his breakout “Beer Beer, Truck Truck” went viral on TikTok, and he signed his own record deal with RECORDS Nashville, Birge decided to release it himself. Spotted in Entertainment Tonight, watch the adjoining music video directed by Dustin Haney here. Taste of Country also named “Mind On You” among “This Month’s Best New Country Songs — June 2023.
• “Mind On You” garnered MOST ADDED status upon release to Country radio, earning him a spot on Bobby Bones’ “Top 5 Songs of 2022” list and racking up over 19.5 MILLION global streams to date.
• Over 1 MILLION streams across his catalog to date.
• TOURING: Stacked show dates throughout the summer with major music festival appearances like BEACH IT! Country Music Festival (Virginia Beach, VA), Faster Horses Festival (Brooklyn, MI), Watershed Festival (George, WA) and more.
• Wrapped 2022 as a special guest on Matt Stell’s THE MAN MADE TOUR. Opened for Bobby Bones’s “Comedically Inspirational” shows in Nashville and Las He’s also supported Brantley Gilbert, Jake Owen, Gary Allan, and Scotty McCreery, in addition to performing at the coveted stage of Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado (watch recap video).
• Celebrating the album release early in his home state, Birge popped up at the ACM Lifting Lives® Topgolf Tee-Off and Rock-On presented by VGT by Aristocrat Gaming event on Wednesday (5/10) ahead of the 58th Academy of Country Music Awards in Frisco, TX. An avid golfer in his free time, having played multiple golf tournaments, he hung out with key industry tastemakers and further supported his fellow “Whiskey Side” co-writer and labelmate Matt Stell, who performed.
• 2023 X6 Division Low Handicap Celebrity Champion of the BMW Charity Pro-Am presented by TD SYNNEX. Paired with Korn Ferry Tour Pro Brett Drewitt for the tournament (6/8-11), additional celebrity golfers included Seth Curry of the Brooklyn Nets, and MLB Hall of Famers Ken Griffey Jr. and Iván “Pudge” Rodríguez, among others. Supporting headliner Chris Lane, Birge also performed at the Friday Night Concert presented by MAGNA at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, SC, during tournament week.
• Avid golfer and has played multiple golf tournaments: BMW Charity Pro-Am (2023 – he won + 2022), Simmons Bank Open Korn Ferry Tour Pro-Am (2022 – he won!), Celebrity Golf Association’s Celebrity Championship (2022)
• PREVIOUS RELEASES: “Cowboys Talkin’” (2023); “That Drink” with Neal McCoy – A reimagination of Neal’s “Wink” (2022)
• Made his Grand Ole Opry debut on November 22, 2022. Watch a recap video.
• Featured in NPR All Things Considered, PEOPLE, American Songwriter, The Bobby Bones Show, and named one of Nashville Lifestyles’ “Artists You Need To Know,” among others.
• An established artist-songwriter since relocating to Nashville, TN, in October 2014, the Austin, TX- native went viral in December 2020 after an unexpected exchange with TikTok influencer and music educator Erynn Chambers (@rynnstar) about his debut single as a solo artist, “Beer Beer, Truck Truck.” Sharing the unique story with Bobby Bones, listen to how “Beer Beer, Truck Truck” came to be here. Holler has also dubbed “Beer Beer, Truck Truck” among “The Best Country TikTok Songs.”
• Co-written with the likes of Rascal Flatts’ Gary LeVox, Chris Lane, Matt Stell, Clay Walker (“Need a Bar Sometimes,” “Catching Up With An Ol’ Memory”), and Colt Ford.
• Husband to Kara and father to George James (born in 2017) and Luke Randall (born in 2019). Birge and Kara married on April 28, 2012.
• HOW THEY MET: Birge and Kara met during their freshman year at the University of Texas. He asked her to be his date to a Safari-themed frat party, and after a few drinks he “accidentally” told her he loved her. They’ve been together ever since!
• THEIR DREAM WEDDING: They wed in 2012 at the Bob Bullock History Museum on the University of Texas campus. Kara was working as an event planner there at the time, and so they felt spoiled to have the best food and vendors at their reception. At the end of the night, Birge ended up getting onstage (“with some liquid courage”) and singing “Shout” with the band before their send off. It was their dream wedding!
• Allow him to further introduce himself here.