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HUNTER HAYES will be performing alongside Stevie Wonder on ABC’s Dancing With The Starstonight at 8pmET/PT.

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MTV, CMT AND VH1 TO LIVESTREAM CONCERT WITH HUNTER HAYES AS PART OF MTV ARTIST TO WATCH LIVE SERIES AND CAMPAIGN AT NEW YORK’S WEBSTER HALL ON JUNE 18

Concert Will Be Livestreamed On MTV.com, CMT.com and VH1.com With Select

Performances Available for On-Demand Viewing On Artists.CMT

April 12, 2013 – MTV/CMT/VH1 announced this morning that three-time Grammy nominated emerging superstar Hunter Hayes (HunterHayes.MTV.com)will take part in MTV’s Artist to Watch Live series and campaign.  The concert will be livestreamed on  June 18^th from New York’s iconic Webster Hall on MTV.com with select performances then made available for on-demand viewing on Artists.CMT.

Hunter is a multi-talented writer, musician, producer, and performer who was nominated for six Academy of Country Music Awards, including nods for his songwriting and producing. His critically acclaimed multi-platinum selling self-titled album has had two No. 1 singles selling more than four million singles to date while the CD is nearing platinum certification. His current hit single, “I Want Crazy,” is off the forthcoming Hunter Hayes (Encore) album due out June 18^th. Hunter has been touring and performing live for decades. He has played to sold out venues across the US and Canada on his MOST WANTED headline tour and is currently touring with Carrie Underwood on her “Blown Away Tour.” The Louisiana native has also shared the stage with Taylor Swift, Rascal Flatts, Keith Urban, Lady Antebellum, Trace Adkins, Brad Paisley, Hank Williams, Jr. and most recently, Stevie Wonder and will now perform at Webster Hall on Tuesday, June 18^th with the show and livestream  on MTV.com, CMT.com and VH1.com. Tickets to attend the show can be purchasedhere beginning Friday, April 12.

In January, MTV first announced Artist to Watch, a new pro-artist and music discovery initiative and campaign across all of MTV’s television channels, websites and social networks. Every two weeks, MTV selects and features a new “Artist to Watch” that spans multiple genres including pop, EDM, hip hop and rock. Each artist is showcased across MTV’s various television channels, websites and social networks. MTV showcases exclusive content across its various channels including live performances, interviews, video rotation, song placements in shows and more.

As part of the campaign, each month, MTV presents Artist To Watch events in New York as well as other cities. Previous Artist to Live performers have included Zedd, Robert DeLong, Jessie Ware, Twenty One Pilots, Timeflies and Austin Mahone.

For more information on Hunter Hayes, please visit www.HunterHayes.com.

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HUNTER HAYES MAKES WORLD DEBUT OF NEW SINGLE “I WANT CRAZY” ON ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS 

NASHVILLE, TN - (April 8, 2013) – Hunter Hayes took the stage at the 2013 Academy of Country Music Awards with a powerful debut performance of his new single, “I Want Crazy,” and a high energy duet of “Sir Duke” with music legend Stevie Wonder that thrilled the audience. “I Want Crazy” is included on his forthcoming Deluxe CD titled Hunter Hayes (Encore) due out June 18^th and available for iTunes pre-order here. Encore also features eight new and re-recorded tracks with artists such as Warner Bros. Records’ Ashley Monroe and 5x platinum selling artist Jason Mraz. Hunter’s current single, "Somebody's Heartbreak," reached the top spot last week marking the second No. 1 single off his debut release.

Hunter Hayes is a three-time GRAMMY nominated artist - including nods for Best New Artist, Best Country Album and Best Country Solo Performance for “Wanted." Hunter is a multi-talented writer, musician, producer, and performer who wasnominated for six Academy of Country Music Awards, including nods for his songwriting and producing. The critically acclaimed multi-platinum selling self-titled debut album has had two No. 1 singles selling more than four million singles to date while the CD is nearing platinum certification. Hunter has been touring and performing live for decades. He has played to sold out venues across the US and Canada on his MOST WANTED headline tour and is currently touring with Carrie Underwood on her “Blown Away Tour.” The Louisiana native has also shared the stage with Taylor Swift, Rascal Flatts, Keith Urban, Lady Antebellum, Trace Adkins, Brad Paisley, and Hank Williams, Jr. 

For more information on Hunter Hayes, please visit www.HunterHayes.com.

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HUNTER HAYES GARNERS SIX ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARD NOMINATIONS

Hunter is 2^nd Most Nominated Artist This Year

His Current Single "Somebody's Heartbreak" Awaits Gold Certification By The RIAA With More Than 500,000 In Sales

NASHVILLE, TN - (February 13, 2013) – Following an exceptional media blitz leading into the GRAMMY’s, including performances on the GRAMMY telecast, The View and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Hunter Hayes continues his celebration with six Academy of Country Music Awards nominations, the second most nominated artist this year. This marks his first nominations in the “Song of the Year” (Artist and Composer), “Single Record of the Year” (Artist and Producer) and “Video of the Year” categories.

In response to hearing of his six nominations, Hunter said, “I really feel like I’m part of the family now. It’s such an honor to have the most amazing fans and now this incredible country music community think my music is worthy of these nominations. With ‘Wanted’ being nominated for a GRAMMY and now the ACM’s – it blows my mind, what a way to kick off the year!!”

Hunter’s current single, “Somebody’s Heartbreak,” jumped into the Top 10 this week on the country radio charts and currently awaits Gold Certification by the RIAA with more than 500,000 in sales. After 70 weeks, Hunter Hayes’ Atlantic Records self-titled debut reemerges into the Top 5 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart and No. 2 on iTunes Country Chart.

Hunter Hayes is a multi-talented songwriter, musician, producer, and performer. He is currently nominated for six Academy of Country Music Awards, including nods as a Songwriter and Producer on his No. 1 single, “Wanted,” which has also been certified double platinum. Hunter is a three-time GRAMMY award nominee and is CMA’s reining “New Artist of the Year,” Hunter has been touring and performing live for decades. He has played to sold out venues across the US and Canada on his MOST WANTED headline tour and is currently touring with Carrie Underwood on her “Blown Away Tour.” The Louisiana native has also shared the stage with Taylor Swift, Rascal Flatts, Keith Urban, Lady Antebellum, Trace Adkins, Brad Paisley, and Hank Williams, Jr. This multi-instrumentalist continues to garner praise from fans and critics alike as he made his world-premiere national television debut on CBS’ Late Show with David Letterman , has performed with The Roots on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, and also performed on Good Morning America, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, The View and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Other recent accomplishments include his first single, "Storm Warning," being certified Gold, and his multi-platinum single "Wanted" now Top 20 and Top 15 on Hot AC and Top 40. 

For more information on Hunter Hayes, please visit www.HunterHayes.com.

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HUNTER HAYES BEGINS GRAMMY® WEEK MEDIA BLITZ

With Appearances on the 55^th GRAMMY’s, The View, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Access Hollywood Live, VH1 Big Morning Buzz, Live from the MTV Newsroom and GAC's Headline Country

NASHVILLE, TN - (February 5, 2013) –  With three GRAMMY nominations, including a nod for “Best New Artist of the Year,” Hunter Hayes is set to begin a run of media dates throughout GRAMMY week, culminating with an appearance at the 55^th Annual GRAMMY Awards live telecast February 10 at 8pm ET/PT on CBS. Hayes will begin his road to the GRAMMY’s with appearances today on VH1’s Big Morning Buzz Live at 10amET/PT and Live from the MTV Newsroom: Hunter Hayes at 7pmET/PT on MTV.com. On February 6, Hayes will be performing on The View at 11amET/10amPT and on February 7^th, fans can catch Hayes on GAC’s Headline Country at 3pmET/PT followed by a performance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno at 11:35pmET/PT. Hayes will make another appearance Friday, February 8^th, on Access Hollywood Live (check local listings). Click here to listen to Hunter Hayes discuss his “Best New Artist” nomination on the Pepsi “Best New Artist” exclusive video series.

Hayes received three GRAMMY nods in the categories for “Best New Artist,” “Best Country Album” and “Best Country Solo Performance” for “Wanted.” Recently winning the coveted honor as CMA's “Best New Artist of the Year” award, Hayes continues to rise as one of the most celebrated new talents in music this year. Other recent accomplishments include his first single, "Storm Warning," being certified Gold, and his multi-platinum single "Wanted" now Top 20 and Top 15 on Hot AC and Top 40.  His third and current single, “Somebody’s Heartbreak,” is nearing Top 10 at a rapid pace.

Make sure to follow @HunterHayes and use #HHGrammyWeek to be part of Hunter's road to the GRAMMYs.

For more information on Hunter Hayes, please visit www.HunterHayes.com.

Hayes Nominated for ACM New Male Vocalist Award

(L to R: Dan Huff-Producer, John Esposito-President & CEO WMN, Betsy McHugh-Martingale Ent, Ansel Adams-Martingale Ent, Hunter Hayes, Scott Hendricks-Sr. VP A&R WMN, Peter Strickland-Sr. VP Sales & Marketing WMN, Justin Luffman-VP Brand Management, Chris Stacey-Sr. VP Promotion WMN)

NASHVILLE, TN - (January 22, 2013) – Atlantic recording artist Hunter Hayes recently earned Double Platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), selling over 2 million copies of his multi-week #1 hit single “Wanted.” After a performance on Ryman at the Opry last Friday, Hayes was also surprised with a plaque from Warner Music Nashville to celebrate his self-titled debut album selling over half a million copies and receiving a career first RIAA Gold album certification. In addition, Hayes is up for the Academy of Country Music’s New Male Vocalist Award and is reaching out to fans about the fan-vote-only award with a new promo video that can be seen HERE. Voting for the ACM Awards started Monday, January 21^st, ending Feb. 4^th at 3 p.m. ET and can be found HERE. The winners of the three newcomer categories (New Male, New Female and New Vocal Duo/Group) will be announced in early February during the annual ACM Award nominees press conference, date TBD. The winners in these three categories will go on to compete for overall ACM New Artist of the Year, which is also fan voted and will be announced live on the ACM Awards on April 7^th.

This nomination comes on the heels of Hayes receiving his first GRAMMY® nods in the categories for “Best New Artist,” “Best Country Album,” and “Best Country Solo Performance” for “Wanted.” Recently winning the coveted honor as CMA's Best New Artist of the Year Award, Hayes continues to rise as one of the most celebrated new talents in music this year. Other recent accomplishments include his first single, "Storm Warning," being certified Gold, and "Wanted," debuting Top 30 and Top 20 Adult Top 40.  His third and current single, “Somebody’s Heartbreak,” is nearing Top 10 at a rapid pace.

The 55th Annual GRAMMY® Awards and the 48^th Annual ACM Awards will broadcast live on February 10 and April 7 respectively at 8PM ET/PT on CBS.

For more information on Hunter Hayes, please visit www.HunterHayes.com.

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Most Nominated Male Country Artist

Receives Nods in the Categories for “Best New Artist,” “Best Country Album,” and “Best Country Solo Performance”

 NASHVILLE, TN - (December 6, 2012) – Hunter Hayes received his first GRAMMY® nominations last night in the categories for “Best New Artist,” “Best Country Album,” and “Best Country Solo Performance” for “Wanted.” Hayes was also featured on The GRAMMY® Nominations Concert Live!! show prior to the announcement where he performed songs from the final five nominees for Best Pop Vocal Album. Just off the heels of winning the coveted honor as CMA's Best New Artist of the Year Award, Hayes continues to rise as one of the most celebrated new talents in music this year with his Atlantic Records' self-titled release officially certified Gold. Other recent accomplishments include his first single, "Storm Warning," being certified Gold, and his multi-week #1, "Wanted," nearing Double Platinum certification also driving the song to debut Top 40 and Top 30 Adult Top 40.  The music video for his current Top 20 and climbing hit, "Somebody's Heartbreak," debuted yesterday.

“This year has been a year of a lot of firsts for me and a ton of celebration as well,” commented Hunter. “I came to Nashville to be a dreamer and make music that I love. My label took a chance allowing me to play everything on my debut record, and then to be acknowledged by the Grammys for it is more than I dreamed of. I'm still totally in shock and I can't believe there is an "s" at the end of "nomination.”

The 55th Annual GRAMMY® Awards will broadcast live on February 10 on CBS.

For more information on Hunter Hayes, please visit www.HunterHayes.com.

“Somebody’s Heartbreak” is the Most Added Single at Country Radio; Debuts Top 35

NASHVILLE, TN – (October 29, 2012) - 2012 CMA and ACA nominee Hunter Hayes’ latest single “Somebody’s Heartbreak” is the most added single at country radio, debuting Top 35 on Country Aircheck Mediabase, and following his multi-week No. 1, “Wanted,” which he will perform live on the CMA Awards November 1 at 8ET/7CT on ABC. Hunter also performed his No. 1 Platinum hit on The Ellen DeGeneres Show last week and in case you missed it, check it out here.

When asked to give insight about his latest single, Hunter reflected, "To me, ‘Somebody's Heartbreak’ is a song about taking a chance worth taking.  It’s actually almost the next part of the story after "Wanted.” I remember I wrote this song sometime around Valentine's Day and really want to say ‘be mine’ without being extremely predictable. ‘Somebody's Heartbreak’ is what came out."

Hunter has been touring and performing live for decades. He has played to sold out venues across the US and Canada on his MOST WANTED headline tour and is currently touring with Carrie Underwood on her “Blown Away Tour.”

"We are having an absolute blast on the 'Blown Away' tour. Carrie's set is absolutely stunning and to get to hear THAT voice and THOSE songs every night is just plain awesome," Hunter raves. "It's been so much fun getting to design a show to go along with this tour. It's the first time I've been able to bring in the lighting and arrangement ideas I've been dreaming up for a while. I've been saying the coolest thing every night is knowing we get to do this entire tour with Carrie, that's even more true now going into 2013. I'm beyond stoked!"

Hunter Hayes, the multi-talented writer, musician, producer, and performer, is the only country artist to play every instrument, write/co-write every song, and co-produce his critically acclaimed self-titled debut album.   The Louisiana native has also shared the stage with Taylor Swift, Rascal Flatts, Keith Urban, Lady Antebellum, Trace Adkins, Brad Paisley, and Hank Williams, Jr. This multi-instrumentalist continues to garner praise from fans and critics alike as he made his world-premiere national television debut on CBS’ Late Show with David Letterman  and also performed with The Roots on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Good Morning America, and The Ellen DeGeneres Show. His latest hit "Wanted" is certified Platinum and spent two weeks at No. 1. “Wanted” also held the unprecedented #1 slot for three weeks in a row on GAC's Top 20 Countdown. 

For more information on Hunter Hayes, please visit www.HunterHayes.com.

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HUNTER HAYES EARNS CAREER FIRST NO. 1 WITH PLATINUM SINGLE “WANTED”

Hayes Currently On Tour With Carrie Underwood On Her “Blown Away Tour”

 NASHVILLE, TN – (September 17, 2012) – Atlantic recording artist and recently announced 2012 CMA New Artist of the Year nominee, Hunter Hayes is celebrating another career first this week as his current single “Wanted” races all the way to the top of the charts. The now No. 1 single is also his first to receive Platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) selling over 1 million copies. “Wanted” is Hunter’s second single off his self-titled debut album, Hunter Hayes, and is also Top 20 all genres on iTunes digital charts. To date, Hunter has sold a combined total of nearly two million digital singles. His first single, “Storm Warning” is nearing Gold certification as well.

 “Seriously it's hard for me to believe I'm here talking about my first number one record,” said Hunter upon hearing his single is #1 on both radio charts.  “I am unbelievably grateful for the support from Country Radio, my entire team working behind the scenes and all the incredible fans, all of whom helped me pick this song for a single and supported it all the way to where it is! Thank you! Thank you SO much!”

 Hunter Hayes, the multi-talented writer, musician, producer, and performer, is the only country artist to play every instrument, write/co-write every song, and co-produce his critically acclaimed self-titled debut album.  As the 2012 CMA and ACM New Artist of the Year nominee, Hunter has been touring and performing live for decades. He has played to sold out venues across the US and Canada on his MOST WANTED headline tour and is currently putting the finishing touches on preparations for touring with Carrie Underwood on her “Blown Away Tour” this fall. The Louisiana native has also shared the stage with Taylor Swift, Rascal Flatts, Keith Urban, Lady Antebellum, Trace Adkins, Brad Paisley, and Hank Williams, Jr. This multi-instrumentalist continues to garner praise from fans and critics alike as he made his world-premiere national television debut on CBS’ Late Show with David Letterman  and also performed with The Roots on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and on Good Morning America.  His current hit "Wanted" also held the unprecedented #1 slot for three weeks in a row on GAC's Top 20 Countdown.  

 For more information on Hunter Hayes, please visit www.HunterHayes.com.

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HUNTER HAYES EARNS RIAA PLATINUM CERTIFICATION FOR “WANTED” 

Hit Single “Wanted” Races Up the Charts to Claim Top 5 Chart Position

NASHVILLE, TN – (August 27, 2012) – Atlantic recording artist Hunter Hayes recently earned Platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), selling over 1 million copies of his current single “Wanted.” The fast climbing hit simultaneously jumps several spots to mark Hunter's first ever Top 5 single. “Wanted” is Hunter’s second single off of his Atlantic Records self-titled debut album, Hunter Hayes.

"I cannot believe I'm celebrating a Platinum single in the Top FIVE!” said Hunter when asked to describe this exciting success. “I've been dreaming about what this would feel like my entire life...and HUGE thanks to Country Radio's support and the BEST FANS in the WORLD, I now know that it feels better than I ever imagined. Thank you!"

“Wanted” is also Top 20 in all genres on iTunes digital chart and to date, Hunter has sold a combined total of nearly 2 million digital singles. His first single, “Storm Warning,” is nearing Gold certification as well.

Hunter Hayes, the multi-talented writer, musician, producer, and performer, is the only country artist to play every instrument, write/co-write every song, and co-produce his critically acclaimed self-titled debut album.  As the 2012 ACM New Artist of the Year nominee, Hunter has been touring and performing live for decades. He has played to sold out venues across the US and Canada on his MOST WANTED headline tour and is currently putting the finishing touches on preparations for touring with Carrie Underwood on her “Blown Away Tour” this fall. The Louisiana native has also shared the stage with Taylor Swift, Rascal Flatts, Keith Urban, Lady Antebellum, Trace Adkins, Brad Paisley, and Hank Williams, Jr. This multi-instrumentalist continues to garner praise from fans and critics alike as he made his world-premiere national television debut on CBS’ Late Show with David Letterman  and also performed with The Roots on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and on Good Morning America.  His current hit "Wanted" also held the unprecedented #1 slot for three weeks in a row on GAC's Top 20 Countdown.  

For more information on Hunter Hayes, please visit www.HunterHayes.com.