Within the first year of his solo project, contemporary country artist Hunter Jordan has already proven to be a name to watch.
Nashville-based contemporary country artist Hunter Jordan has been on a steady rise since he debuted his solo project in February of last year. While starting over from scratch can be a gamble, his debut solo release, “Dark,” proved it can pay off. Within the first weekend, the track was featured on UPstar Music’s “New Music Friday” playlist and gained over 40K+ digital streams on Spotify (with over 343.6K+ digital streams on Spotify at the time of writing). His upward trajectory only continued after that. By the end of year, he had opened for Tyler Farr at Buffalo River Jam, performed for the third time at sought-after venue Luke Combs’ Category 10 (this time as part of BusCall), played numerous local shows and a couple of Upstate New York runs, released 7 singles, grown his highly-engaged online fanbase, secured Spotify listeners in 130+ countries (74.5K+ monthly listeners at the time of publication), and added a couple hundred thousand streams to the 4M+ collective streams across platforms in his career discography (with 1.7M+ collective streams across platforms in his solo discography a year in a half in)— and that’s just scratching the surface.
Last December, he released the “Biggest song of his year,” “You Wears Off”— which he co-wrote with Drew Green (“Best Ex I Ever Had”) and Ethan Willis. Within the vulnerable tune, he sings of a heartbreak he can’t move past by illustrating the small reminders that make the memory of her so hard to erase, like the fragrance of Chanel No. 5. He shares,
“It’s hard to go into something new when memories of an old flame linger,” Hunter shares. “You Wears Off sat in my notes and voice memos forever, just collecting dust. I had the hook going into the write, and fell in love with the song.” (Jordan).
The song went on to have a 2-week debut on Spotify’s official “All New Country” playlist.
Hunter’s enviable work ethic, authenticity, and dedication to building a strong brand & highly-engaged online fan base have all been contributing factors to his growing success. “You Wears Off” is prime evidence of this, as fans couldn’t get enough of the song. He explains,
“This song hit so close for so many. This is probably the biggest song for me this year in terms of comments– even pre-release.” (Jordan).
Sharing the ideal setting for fans to listen to the track, he says,
“Get in a quiet place and let some of the emotions out– Let it heal you through the process.” (Jordan).
Having celebrated the release anniversary of “Dark” in February, Hunter reflected on the first year of his solo project. Speaking about what all this has meant to him as an indie artist starting over from scratch solo, he shares,
“To put it simply, it means everything. When you have a music career, you put music out there and hope it resonates.” He continues, “The numbers have been crazy, and they reaffirm that I made the right decision.” (Jordan).
This first year was not without its lessons, many of which Hunter has taken with him into year two. He shares,
“This first year taught me to be more confident and not get in my head. People care a lot more than you realize.” He continues, “This past year and my fans’ support has motivated me to put out more original songs at a larger volume.” (Jordan).
With 2025 in full swing, Hunter has quite a few projects in the works for year two. Having already released four new songs so far, he’s looking forward to sharing what’s to come. He shares,
“I’m excited to get more new music out! I’m in the process of working on my debut EP, and there is going to be an EP. I also have some shows that I’m working on in some new areas.” (Jordan).
He shares a final message with fans, both new and old, who have supported him during his first year.
“Firstly, to the ones who have been here since Day 1, for every reinvention and version of myself, you have been the foundation. I’m forever grateful for that,” Hunter says. “To the new ones, you may want to dial back and appreciate the older stuff.” Adding, “I like to find ways to keep them guessing, and they’ll see that. I’m excited for both fans.” (Jordan).
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Ernesto, Luis. “Featured: Official cover art for rising contemporary country artist Hunter Jordan’s single, “You Wears Off.” PC: Luis Ernesto.”. Courtesy Hunter Jordan. Accessed July 9 2025.
Ernesto, Luis. “Featured: rising contemporary country artist Hunter Jordan. PC: Luis Ernesto.”. Courtesy Hunter Jordan. Accessed July 9 2025.
Ernesto, Luis. “Featured: rising contemporary country artist Hunter Jordan. PC: Luis Ernesto.”. Courtesy Hunter Jordan. Accessed July 9 2025.
Ernesto, Luis. “Featured: rising contemporary country artist Hunter Jordan. PC: Luis Ernesto.”. Courtesy Hunter Jordan. Accessed July 9 2025.
Jordan, Hunter. “You Wears Off.” Spotify, Slick Sounds. Dec 13 2024.<https://open.spotify.com/track/3E3Jw3R2UcltxqVYsMmGhu?si=31f21153d24a4358>.
