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Hardy (singer)[edit]

Hardy
Background information
Birth nameMichael Wilson Hardy
Born (1990-09-13) September 13, 1990 (age 33)
Philadelphia, Mississippi, U.S.
OriginNashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Years active2018–present
Labels
Websitehardyofficial.com


Michael Wilson Hardy (born September 13, 1990), known professionally as Hardy (stylized in all caps), is an American country music singer and songwriter. Hardy spent the whole beginning of his career as a songwriter before getting a record deal and beginning to sing his own work. He has written songs for Florida Georgia Line, Chris Lane, Blake Shelton, Dallas Smith, Thomas Rhett, and Morgan Wallen. He released his debut album A Rock for Big Loud Records, as well as the mixtape Hixtape, Vol. 1. He has charted the singles "Rednecker" and "One Beer" and was featured on "Some Things Never Change".

Early life[edit]

Michael Wilson Hardy was born September 13, 1990, to Mike and Sarah Hardy, in Philadelphia, Mississippi.[3] Hardy initially fell in love with music because of his dad. Growing up, he would listen to music with his dad a lot, which is some of his earliest memories in life.[4] The love of music grew from there, but did not become a serious goal of his until he was older.

He attended Neshoba Central High School in Philadelphia, Mississippi. It was during that time that he wrote his first song to "impress a girl."[4] Hardy then went on to attend Middle Tennessee State University, where he got a degree in songwriting in the Recording Industry Management program.[5]

After graduating, Hardy took a trip to visit his sister, in Nashville, which led to the start of his career. While there, he realized that it was possible to make Country music into a career.[4] Hardy met Florida Georgia Line in 2012 at a party where he was introduced to them by a mutual acquaintance.[4] He was eventually reconnected with the group years later.

After moving to Nashville, Tennessee, to pursue songwriting, he became a writing partner of the duo Florida Georgia Line.[6] Among the songs that Hardy wrote include "Up Down" by Morgan Wallen. Due to the song's success and encouragement from record producer Joey Moi, Hardy was signed to Big Loud Records in 2018.[7]

Career[edit]

In October 2018, he released an EP titled This Ole Boy, which he supported by joining Wallen's If I Know Me Tour.[8] This was followed in 2019 by the single "Rednecker",[9] and atoursecond EP titled Where to Find Me. To support the EP, Hardy joined Florida Georgia Line on their Can't Say I Ain't Country Tour.[10]

Hardy also co-wrote Florida Georgia Line's singles "Simple" and "Talk You Out of It", Blake Shelton's singles "God's Country"[11] and "Hell Right", "Drop" by Dallas Smith, Chris Lane's single "I Don't Know About You", and Jameson Rodgers' debut single "Some Girls".[12]

In September 2019, Hardy released a collaborative mixtape titled Hixtape, Vol. 1,[12] which featured a total of 17 artists including Thomas Rhett, Keith Urban, Tracy Lawrence, Jake Owen, Trace Adkins, the late Joe Diffie, Zakk Wylde, Cole Swindell, Dustin Lynch, and Morgan Wallen.

Hardy was set to be on tour with Thomas Rhett in 2020 for Rhett's Center Point Road Tour, but the tour was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In September 2020, Hardy released his debut album A Rock, which included his single "One Beer".[13] He was also featured on Dallas Smith’s single "Some Things Never Change".[14] In June 2021, he was featured on the Brantley Gilbert single "The Worst Country Song of All Time". In July 2021, he was featured on Dierks Bentley's single "Beers on Me", which he co-wrote.[15]

He later toured with Sean Stemaly in 2021 and created Hixtape Volume 2. This album included artists such as Matt Stell, Jon Pardi, Jimmie Allen, Colt Ford, Randy Houser, Rhett Akins, and Lainey Wilson. In the Fall of 2021, Hardy went on tour with Jason Aldean, as well. The "Back in the Saddle" tour kicked off in August of 2021, and included Lainey Wilson, in addition to Hardy.[16]

Morgan Wallen announced his plans for his 2022 Dangerous tour, which included Hardy for almost all of the nearly 50 stops, including stops in Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Georgia, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and South Dakota.[17]

Awards[edit]

In 2019 Hardy received his first nomination for the Country Music Association awards. Held at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, Hardy was nominated for Song of the Year for Blake Shelton's "God Country", that Hardy was a part of creating. He was then again nominated in the 2021 CMA Awards as New Artist of the Year. Hardy has yet to win a CMA award.[18]

Hardy was nominated for two awards in the 2020 ACM Awards: Song of the Year, for Blake Shelton's "Gods Country" that Hardy co-wrote, and Songwriter of the Year. Following that, in 2021 he had an even bigger year with three nominations: New Male Artist, Songwriter of the Year, and Music Event of the Year for his song "One Beer" along with Lauren Alaina and Devin Dawson. Hardy was nominated for two awards in the 2022 Academy of Country Music Awards, held at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. He did not win the award for New Male Artist, losing to Parker McCollum. He was, however, named the Academy of Country Music's 2022 Songwriter of the Year, making that his first ACM Award.[19][20]

Personal life[edit]

Hardy proposed to his now fiancé Caleigh Ryan in August of 2021. The proposal was at The Lyric in Oxford, Mississippi, which is where the couple met in 2017.[21] Ryan is a graduate of the University of Mississippi. She is originally from California, but currently lives in Nashville, with her fiancé.[22]

When Hardy is not making or performing music, he is spending time outdoors and with his friends, such as Morgan Wallen, Ernest, and Brantley Gilbert.[23]

Discography[edit]

Albums[edit]

Title Album details Peak chart positions
US[24] US Country[25] USIndie[26] CAN[27] AUSCountry[28]
Hixtape, Vol. 1
  • Released: September 13, 2019
  • Label: Big Loud/Tree Vibez Music
 — 35 34 — —
A Rock
  • Released: September 4, 2020
  • Label: Big Loud
 24 4 4 34 20
Hixtape, Vol. 2[29]
  • Released: December 10, 2021
  • Label: Big Loud
 — — — — —

Extended plays[edit]

Title EP details Sales
This Ole Boy
  • Released: October 19, 2018
  • Label: Big Loud/Tree Vibez Music
  • Formats: music download
Where to Find Me
  • Released: January 18, 2019
  • Label: Big Loud/Tree Vibez Music
  • Formats: music download

Singles[edit]

Year Single Peak chart

positions

Certifications Sales Album
US[31] US Country[32] US Country Airplay[33] CAN[34] CAN Country[35]
2019 "Rednecker" —[A] 23 26 —[B] 17 This Ole Boy
2020 "One Beer"

(featuring Lauren Alaina and Devin Dawson)

33 4 1 43 1
  • RIAA: 2× Platinum[38]
  • MC: 2× Platinum[39]
 A Rock
2021 "Give Heaven Some Hell" 100 25 17 — 31
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart.

Featured singles[edit]

Year Title Artist Peak chart positions Album
US[31] US Country[32] US Country Airplay[33] CAN[34] CAN Country[35]
2020 "Some Things Never Change" Dallas Smith featuring Hardy — — — 55 1 Timeless
2021 "The Worst Country Song of All Time" Brantley Gilbertfeaturing Hardy and Toby Keith — 31 32 — data-sort-value="" style="background: #DDF; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="skin-invert no table-no2" | TBA
"Beers on Me" Dierks Bentleyfeaturing Hardy and Breland 52 11 10 63 data-sort-value="" style="background: #DDF; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="skin-invert no table-no2" | TBA
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other charted songs[edit]

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
US Country[32]
2020 "Truck" 50 A Rock

Other appearances[edit]

Year Title Artist Peak chart positions Album
USCountryDigital[42]
2019 "Y'all Boys" Florida Georgia Line 15 Can't Say I Ain't Country

Music videos[edit]

Year Video Director
2018 "This Ole Boy" (acoustic) Gerry Wenner
2019 "Rednecker" Thom Oliphant
2020 "One Beer" (featuring Lauren Alaina and Devin Dawson) Justin Clough
"Give Heaven Some Hell"
"A Rock"
2021 "Some Things Never Change" (with Dallas Smith) Stephano Barberis
"The Worst Country Song of All-Time" (with Brantley Gilbert and Toby Keith) Brantley Gilbert / Brian K. Vaughn

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ "Rednecker" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 18 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.[36]
  2. ^ "Rednecker" did not enter the Canadian Hot 100, but peaked at number 37 on the Hot Canadian Digital Song Sales chart.[37]

References[edit]

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  14. ^ Mitz, Roman (September 28, 2020). "Dallas Smith – Country Music Awards Continue To 'Drop'". The Music Express. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  15. ^ Parton, Chris (18 June 2021). "Brantley Gilbert, Toby Keith and Hardy Team For 'The Worst Country Song'". Sounds Like Nashville.
  16. ^ Bosch, Christina (2021-10-21). "Jason Aldean Announces Tour with HARDY & Lainey Wilson". The Nash News. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
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  29. ^ "Hardy Enlists 33 Artists For 'Hixtape: Vol. 2'". September 9, 2021.
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