Sam Hunt’s New Song Has Been Getting Louder

Sam Hunt's new song has been getting louder as he performs "Outskirts" to his crowds and they sing it back to him. He just recently enjoyed the view from the top of the country charts, as "Outskirts" was at #1 for three straight weeks.

Sam told us he had a feeling it was going all the way when he started hearing the audience response to it. He said, "Crowds have been singing it louder and louder at the shows, so I'm always happy to hear folks connecting with a song."

He added, "So, I appreciate country radio playing it 'cause I've really been able to measure that on the road." Sam, along with producer Zach Crowell, Jerry Flowers, and Josh Osborne, wrote the RIAA Gold-certified tune.

The country star recently announced his headlining summer amphitheater kicking off June 28 in Bend, Oregon. 

On sale now, the 20-city Locked Up Tour, which will run through September and feature support artists Russell Dickerson, George Birge (U.S.), and Dalton Dover (Canada), will have dates across the U.S. and Canada.

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Hunt is working to heal his "wayward streak." His latest song, "Locked Up," was inspired by his brush with the law. In 2019, he in Nashville for a DUI, and since that time, he has worked to get himself straight with the help of his wife, Hannah.

Sam told us in a recent interview, "I think a deep understanding that she and I together for us to both reach our potential and become the versions of ourselves that we both want to be; we are meant to be together, and through that relationship, will be able to achieve that and separate of each other we fall well short."

Hunt added that he has struggled in the past, "I certainly have a wayward streak, a wider wayward streak than Hannah does; I don't know that she has one at all."

He explained, "Since I was twelve or thirteen or fourteen years old, I've been trying to wrestle that part of me into submission and bring it to heal. It has taken a long time, and my relationship with Hannah and God has been an important part of making progress in that department."

One more thing helped him to change for the better. He told us, "Having kids has been a huge part in that as well. I think having children wisened me up in a way that I don't think anything else could have."

"All those things combined and having a good foundation of right and wrong at the end of the day, I had loving parents who taught me between right and wrong. All those things gave me no excuse to getting off track."

Sam Hunt celebrates his 39th birthday today (12/8) as a new dad to he and his wife Hannah's second child. Sam kept the birth of his new baby under wraps until after Thanksgiving when he posted a photo of his family on Instagram. In the picture, you see his wife Hannah, daughter Lucy, and a new baby.

Recently, a rep for his management told People magazine that he and his wife Hannah welcomed a baby boy named Lowry Lee on Tuesday, October 24.

Their second child's name comes from his parents — Lowry is Hunt's middle name, and Lee is Fowler's. Lowry joins big sister Lucy Louise, who is 18 months old.

Sam announced quietly Baby Hunt No. 2 had arrived with a social post on Instagram, including a photo of him and his wife, his 2-year-old daughter Lucy Louise, and his wife holding the new baby.

He captioned the photo the day after Thanksgiving (11/24), "Thank you, Lord."

You can see the post here.

Hunt recently announced his "Outskirts Tour 2024," which Live Nation produced. The five-time Grammy nominee and Diamond-selling artist sets course for his arena headlining tour with a February 22 kickoff in Grand Rapids, plus stops in Louisville, Nashville, Milwaukee, Green Bay, and more.

Special guests include Brett Young and fellow Georgia native Lily Rose.

Sam also released a new song in October (2023) called "Came The Closest." He wrote the new tune with Shane McAnally and Josh Osborne.

Hunt has been making a name for himself in country music since 2014, when he released his debut country album, Montevallo. Since then, he has released some great music videos. As Sam celebrates his birthday with his family today (12/8), we look at some of his best music videos.

It's hard to believe that Sam Hunt never had an official music video release for his biggest song, which is diamond-certified for moving 10 million units. However, the popular song does have an official lyric video. The video, which has over 27 million views on YouTube, features the song and lyrics over vintage video clips of youngsters doing motocross.

Two music videos were produced for the song. The first music video premiered in August 2014. The video shows Sam performing at a festival and clips of him playing sports with band members and having fun in various situations with the band on the road.

A second "alternate" music video premiered in June 2015. this video is a little more produced, with Sam singing to the camera and showing him partying and performing at a small Nashville club.

The video was shot in Macon County, Tennessee. This dramatic video shows Sam's acting skills as he works through a tough breakup in a small town, complete with his small house burning. The song was inspired by his breakup with his then-girlfriend Hannah Lee Fowler, whom he has since married and now has two kids.

This video won Breakthrough Video of the Year at the 2015 CMT Music Awards in Nashville. In the video, Sam sings while he portrays a Yellow Cab driver in Nashville. The video also features his cab passengers, many wearing cowboy hats and drinking, dancing along as Hunt sings the uptempo catchy song.

The video's dramatic storyline involves domestic violence. In the video, Sam's character witnesses several instances of a tattooed man abusing his young girlfriend in public, including at a biker bar and a coin-operated laundry. Together, the two have a baby. Near the end of the video, the woman tries to leave with her baby when the boyfriend comes outside to stop her. When he begins hitting her, Hunt, who happens to be walking by the tattooed man's house, sees this and begins to fight with the man.