Sam Hunt

Sam Hunt marks a generational shift in country, both in music and business. He slips hip-hop phrasing and modern R&B rhythms into country-pop, signaling a progression from the boisterous bro-country that had previously defined the 2010s. "Leave the Light On" introduced this blend in 2014, and it became a smash, the first of his many number one singles on the country chart. This success paled in comparison to 2017's "Body Like a Back Road," which spent months at number one and broke the record for the number of weeks in the top spot. Released independently, not as part of an al...