Hunter Hayes

Carrie Underwood sang snippets of both 'Blown Away' and 'Two Black Cadillacs' at the 2013 Grammy Awards -- ultimately delivering one of the most impressive vocal performances of the night.

Fast-rising star Hunter Hayes threw an interesting twist on announcing the nominees for Pop Vocal Album at Wednesday night's (Dec. 5) Grammy Nominations Concert, which broadcast live from Nashville. Instead of reading them from a list, the enterprising singer-songwriter sang a snippet of each nominated song.

Every aspiring Country artist can say that to break the Top 10 on the Country Billboard Chart means you've arrived. So join me for this week's Country Billboard Top 10 Chart Watch!

Seems like all the artists are picking YouTube as their medium to reach award voters and fans. Hunter Hayes has now jumped on that band wagon in a fast, tailored trailer as James Bond to help recruit votes for the ACM Awards!

Taylor Swift and Hunter Hayes are two country stars who have truly earned coveted slots on the upcoming '2013 Grammy Nominees' album, a 22-song collection that features the most critically-acclaimed songs of the year from some of music's biggest names.

Three Grammy nominations and the chart-topping success of his current single, 'Wanted,' aren't enough to satisfy Hunter Hayes. No -- the singer/songwriter/country phenom has soaring, plans and they include learning to fly. Cue that famous R. Kelly song! "I believe I can fly…"

If you're a  Hunter Hayes Hayniac, then you're definitely going to love the young country star's newest music video. Hayes' clip for 'Somebody's Heartbreak' is so fan-centric that you might even spot yourself in it!

Hunter Hayes has been added to the list of performers for this year's 'The Grammy Nominations Concert LIVE — Countdown to Music’s Biggest Night,’ the televised music event that kicks off the Grammy Awards voting season.

Hunter Hayes just happens to have one of the most coveted jobs a hot, 21-year-old country singer could have: opening for Carrie Underwood on her 2012 Blown Away Tour. Hayes should be feeling so confident that he's strutting his stuff back stage, but he recently dished to MTV that Underwood actually makes him nervous.

Hunter Hayes in nominated in the New Artist of the Year category at the 2012 CMA Awards -- a huge deal for a kid who's only 21. He'll even get a chance to perform, which he admitted he is a terrifying prospect. Taking the stage in front of country legends, the men and women he's idolized for years... "There's a lot of fear," Hayes tells Taste of Country Nights host Jeremy Robinson.  Read

Do you "want" more Hunter Hayes in your life? Well, if the answer to that question is a resounding "yes," then you are about to do a happy dance, because the young singer will release a five-song, live EP via iTunes on Tuesday (Oct. 16). Better yet, 'Hunter Hayes: Live' will be available for the extremely affordable price of $3.99.

99.5 Blake FM wants you to see Carrie Underwood in Dallas on Wednesday, October 24th, at the American Airlines Center.