Hunter Hayes Invites Fans To Stitch Or Remix His Song

Have you ever wanted to get on stage with one of your favorite country artists? Better yet, collaborate with them on a song? Hunter Hayes is inviting his fans to showcase their talent in a new way, and you'll want to act on it now if you're a fan with artistic leanings.

"Hi Friends! I’m inviting people to duet/stitch this video on TikTok or remix on IG with the hashtag #IGetItNowHunter...maybe we can collab on stage at the Red Sky OR the Flying Solo Tour! Can’t wait to see what you create," Hayes shared on Twitter. 

Hayes has always been one to connect with his fans and if you remix the video below, you'll have the opportunity to do so like never before. Now, don't forget to use #GetItNowHunter and let us know if you get picked.

Aside from showcasing his talent on social media, Hayes has had a very busy year so far. Earlier this year, the 32-year-old released a brand new album titled Red Sky, and now almost six months later, he's back with Red Sky Continued.

"Red Sky Continued is out everywhere now! Red Sky was my first fully independent album in over a decade. It has been the most life-giving adventure to create it and bring it on the road to sing with you. Now, I am so excited for you to hear all twenty songs from Red Sky Continued. Can't wait to hear which songs you connect with the most," Hayes posted to Facebook.

Hayes' Red Sky and Red Sky Continued follow his 2011 debut self-titled album and 2014 release of Storyline. Hayes was the youngest solo male act at the time to top the country song charts when his track "Wanted," became a No. 1 hit.

This fall, you can catch the singer-songwriter out on the road for not just one tour but two. Hayes will embark on The Red Sky Continued Tour starting October 31 in Columbus, Ohio, and his Flying Solo Tour in Boston, Massachusets on November 30.

This week, we are celebrating drummers with the marking of National Hug A Drummer Day. To celebrate, we dug up some country music stars of today who play the drums and do it quite well.

National Hug A Drummer Day is marked each year to honor the drummer who often takes a backseat in bands and helps the star of the show shine.

Let's look at some country music stars that, once in a while, head back to play the drums.

During Thomas' high-energy show, he steps back to play a drum solo. Before Rhett learned to play the guitar and started writing some of country music's best songs, he studied drums in college in Nashville, where he started a band with his college buddies, the High Heeled Flip Flops, which he describes as "punk rock." Thomas said that his music education began with drums, which is why he's such a big supporter of the CMA Foundation, which helps schools and music education all over the country.

Chris sits at the drums most nights in his live show, taking over for his band drummer, and his skills are pretty impressive. Not only does Janson dabble on the drums with a solo each night in concert, but he also plays a mean harmonica strapped on his neck as he also plays guitar. In June, Chris released his first album project for BMLG called The Outlaw Side Of Me. The Grand Ole Opry member had two previous albums released on other Nashville labels.

In her 2022/2023 "Demin and Rhinetones" tour, Carrie showed off her impressive drumming skills during the section of her show that pays homage to the rock and roll greats like Gun N' Roses. When she played the show in Lexington in October of last year (2022), after the show, she told me backstage that her drumming was "off" that night, although it seemed perfect to me. It made me realize that she was striving for perfection, even in a drum solo she learned for the show.

Keith adds drumming to his many skills. In his 2023 Las Vegas residency at Planet Hollywood, he shows off some serious drum moves. Urban is, of course, best known as a guitar player and even created his own banjo/guitar hybrid that he calls a "Ganjo.' He is one of Nashville's most gifted musicians and has worked on many country albums in the studio before he released his solo Nashville debut in 1999. While he isn't known as a drummer, with his drumming skills, we do believe he should get a hug on this special day.

Luke is a transplant from the world of acting and plays Kayce Dutton in the popular show Yellowstone, which stars Kevin Costner and, in part of Season Five, featured Lainey Wilson in her first acting role as a country singer named Abby. In interviewing Grimes last month, we learned that before acting and before his country music dreams started, he was a drummer in a church band as a kid, and his father was the pastor. Drums also influenced who he listened to. He told us, "I have a pretty eclectic range of influences because I started as a drummer, and some bands that have the best drummers don't have the best songwriters."

While Luke does not yet play a drum solo in his live performances, he did his first live show in April of 2023.