New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Multi-Platinum-selling, award-winning hitmaker
Sam Hunt introduces fans to his brand-new song, "
Kinfolks", written by Hunt with longtime collaborators Zach Crowell, Jerry Flowers and Josh Osborne. The world premiere of "
Kinfolks", including its release on all digital and streaming platforms, takes place tomorrow, Thursday, Oct. 10 at 4 p.m. CT with the song officially impacting country radio on Oct. 14.
"When I think of 'kinfolks,' when I think of that phrase," says Hunt, "I think of my family, but also I think of my people back home - beyond family. It's my buddies who've been a part of my story from the beginning. I've made a lot of new friends and met a lot of new people who are important to me since I've moved away, but that core group is still my core group. It's like that old saying, 'you can't make old friends.'" Hunt leans on that sentiment, exemplifying the importance of bringing a new relationship into the mix and comfortability of home.
Hunt has been dropping hints for "
Kinfolks" all week with images and lyrics on his socials teeing up the highly-anticipated new release. Currently in the studio finishing up the project expected in the new year, Hunt gave a taste of new music to a packed Bud Light House Party event in Calgary last month, performing the reflective "Sinning With You" with an ecstatic crowd.
Fans have eagerly awaited new music from the record-breaking star since last year's "Downtown's Dead," the follow-up to Hunt's 6x Platinum "Body Like A Back Road," and his GRAMMY-nominated, Triple-Platinum-selling debut album, Montevallo.
Sam Hunt's GRAMMY-nominated, Triple-Platinum-selling debut album, Montevallo (MCA Nashville), topped the Billboard Country Albums Chart in its first week and remains the best-selling debut album for a country artist since 2011. Called "stylistically provocative" by The New York Times and "deceptively phenomenal" by The Washington Post, Hunt has received accolades from Associated Press, Billboard, Los Angeles Times, NPR, Rolling Stone, SPIN Magazine, Village Voice, The New York Times, The Washington Post and more. Since the Montevallo's 2014 release, Hunt has accumulated over 6.85 billion global streams and has earned 22 million RIAA certified units. The album produced 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." Hunt's three-week No. 1, 6x Platinum-selling, GRAMMY-nominated smash, "
Body Like A Back Road" shot to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart where it remained for an unprecedented 27 consecutive weeks, shattering the record for most weeks atop the nearly 59-year-old chart. Written by Hunt, Zach Crowell, Shane McAnally and Josh Osborne, "
Body Like A Back Road" was the No. 1 most-streamed and No. 1 most-downloaded country song of 2017, and the No. 4 most-downloaded and Top 10 most-streamed all genre song of 2017.
For information on Sam Hunt, visit www.SamHunt.com.
