Fusing hard-rocking sonic aggression with the deep-feeling confessions of a country troubadour, River House Artists/Warner Music Nashville’s Austin Snell is an emerging country talent for whom the rules have never really applied.

A Georgia native and Air Force vet who grew up on a steady diet of Nickelback, Three Doors Down, Creed, and Alan Jackson, the Nashville newcomer has bucked Nashville’s “10-year town” moniker, arriving in 2022 and quickly starting work to make “grunge country” a household name. With distorted, dark-energy guitars, thundering drums, and a wounded vocal at the end of its emotional rope, his gritty debut single “Excuse the Mess” has now racked up more than 36 million streams and landed elite playlist placements across Spotify, Apple Music, Pandora and more. 

The rising star counts 235+ million global career streams to his credit, plus a rare SiriusXM Highway Find accolade – a prestigious recognition that has been bestowed on now-superstars like Maren Morris and Luke Combs, and he is only the second artist ever chosen for SiriusXM’s Artist Accelerator program. In June, Snell will release his debut album, Still Bleeding, featuring his “Pray All the Way Home,” which is now going for ads at country radio, and the previously released tracks “Everybody’s Friend” and “Wildfire.” This summer, he will be in the opening slot for Jason Aldean’s Highway Desperado tour.