Brandon Lay

Who's got your vote this week?

This one sticks with ya.

The rising star just couldn't contain the news during a special set on Tuesday.

Real tears fell during at least one of these seven country music cover song performances. Newcomers including Brett Young, Farewell Angelina and Kalie Shorr prove their versatility beyond their own catalog by covering Tim McGraw, Taylor Swift and more.

Brandon Lay has released a very unique new cover of one of JoDee Messina's biggest hits, "Heads Carolina, Tails California," putting his own moody spin on the song.

Brandon Lay's music career is taking off, but you wont ever find his head in the clouds if wife Nicole Jordan has anything to say about it.

Brandon Lay's awareness in that describing his raising, he's mirroring what most country fans have lived is what makes his debut single "Speakers, Bleachers and Preachers" extraordinary.

Fans are getting their first taste of a country newcomer the industry has been buzzing about for months now that Brandon Lay has dropped a digital two-pack called Speakers.

You've now met all seven Taste of Country RISERS, artists poised to break in a big way in 2017. Now treat yourself to a concert of all seven original performances. Some of these are songs you know, most are songs you need to know. All seven will make you fans.

Brandon Lay’s hometown of Jackson, Tenn., falls halfway between Memphis and Nashville, and musically so does he. His influences include artists that revolutionized country music in the '90s, and Elvis Presley.