The lyrics to Hunter Hayes' new single 'Wanted' were poured straight from the singer's heart onto paper -- with a little help from Troy Verges. The emotional power-ballad has quickly become a fan favorite in Hayes' live show, as well as a standout track on his self-titled debut album.
Hunter Hayes wants to win the 2012 ACM Awards New Artist of the Year honor so bad that the singer and his digital promotion team recruited a quartet of super cute kittens to aid him in his quest and to emotionally blackmail you into voting. They're preying on your inability to ignore rampant cuteness.
March 23, 2012 Unlike almost every other award at the 2012 ACM Awards, fans can help decide the winner of the New Artist of the Year Award. That means it's not just a matter of who had the best 2011, but who can rally their fans to vote.
February 29, 2012 The list of nominees has dwindled to three. Three of country music's fastest rising stars will compete for fan votes to grab the New Artist of the Year trophy at the 2012 ACM Awards. The official poll opens on March 19, but who wants to wait another three weeks to support Scotty McCreery, Hunter Hayes or Brantley Gilbert?
February 24, 2012 Hunter Hayes' 'Wanted' is a powerful pop-country ballad that in less than four minutes shows why the young singer belonged on the Rascal Flatts tour this winter. It's a song that's perfect for the trio's audience -- and luckily, they've got a really big audience.
February 9, 2012 The field of eight ACM New Artist of the Year nominees has been trimmed to three. Fans decided that Brantley Gilbert, Hunter Hayes and Scotty McCreery were the most deserving in a fan-voted poll through GAC-TV.
January 24, 2012 Tim McGraw's new album, 'Emotional Traffic,' was big news in more ways than one today. Today's roundup offers a chance to win a copy of the release, as well as a link to win a flyaway to see Ronnie Dunn. Hunter Hayes made a special TV appearance, Kellie Pickler also released a new album and Taylor Swift was spotted overseas -- but what was she doing there?
January 24, 2012 Country newcomer Hunter Hayes scored significant time on ABC's 'Good Morning America' on Monday morning. In addition to performing his single 'Storm Warning,' the 20-year-old played 'Wanted' and chatted with host Robin Roberts.
January 11, 2012 Hunter Hayes will use an off-day on the 2012 Rascal Flatts Thaw Out Tour to appear on 'Good Morning America' this month. The 'Storm Warning' singer will perform his hit on morning television for the first time on Jan 24. This follows successful 2011 visits with David Letterman and Jimmy Fallon.
December 28, 2011 Hunter Hayes may be the ultimate do-it-yourself guy. The 'Storm Warning' singer wrote and recorded every part on his self-titled debut album, and in his spare time he's overseeing the refurbishing of his '65 Ford Mustang. This isn't a guy who's likely to settle for whatever a salesman pitches him.
