WHAT IT IS: Hailing from Livingston, La., Laine Hardy has been making a name for himself with his fresh take on country music since winning American Idol in 2019. Drawing inspiration from his upbringing, Hardy weaves down-home memories into earnestly sung storytelling, which he puts on full display with his latest single, “Memorize You.” The feel-good summertime single was written by Michael Tyler, Eric Arjes and Steven Dale Jones with production by Michael Knox (Jason Aldean, Thomas Rhett). Hardy will make his Grand Ole Opry debut on 8/28.
SINGLE: “Memorize You”
TV: Performed “Memorize You” on The Bachelorette; previously appeared on Jimmy Kimmel, GMA, Kelly and Ryan, American Idol
LIVE: Upcoming performances at Watershed Festival, Headwaters Country Jam, Bay City Country Festival, Greenville Country Music Fest; Monster Energy Outbreak Tour; support dates with Toby Keith
INTERNET: 45m+ combined global streams; 15.7m+ combined video views, 158k+ subscribers; 1.6m+ combined social following
PRESS: Forbes, CMT, American Songwriter, Taste of Country, Sounds Like Nashville, Music Row, The Tennessean, more; named an Artist to Watch in 2021 by Country Now, Everything Nash, Country Sway and Music Mayhem Magazine
BOOKING: Justin Hill/UTA
PUBLISHING: Seven Summits Music (BMI), Laine Hardy Music (BMI), Songsby 19 Publishing (BMI)
MANAGEMENT: Daniel Miller/Fusion Music & Nick Garvin/Red Light