NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Trailblazing Country artist Hayden Haddock has signed with Forge Management for exclusive representation. Founded by hit producer/songwriter and industry veteran Trent Willmon (Cody Johnson, Eric Church, Randy Houser), Haddock is Willmon’s flagship artist signed to his new company.
After launching the career of red dirt staple Cody Johnson, Willmon started working as Haddock’s producer in 2019 and quickly saw the potential for a good partnership. Willmon explains, “I feel like Hayden represents the future of Country Music. He’s a great singer and writer with a traditional sound and a fresh perspective; he’s got a great work ethic and is just a downright amazing human being. I’m excited to watch his career taking off and I’m proud to be a part of it!”
Haddock recently was awarded the 2021 New Male Vocalist of the Year at the T3R Music Awards and is celebrating two Top 10 records on the Texas charts in the past year alone. His current single “Honky Tonk On” is quickly climbing the Texas charts while celebrating editorial playlist placement on Spotify’s Texas Music Now. The Texas A&M Senior released his sophomore album Red Dirt Texas in 2020 with Willmon (Cody Johnson, Eric Church, Randy Houser) at the helm and has since racked up more than 2 million Spotify, Apple Music and Amazon Music streams and more than 1 million YouTube views.
At only 22-years-old, Haddock is blazing a trail on the red dirt scene. His Red Dirt Texas record features 10 tracks packed full of co-writes with hit songwriters including David Lee Murphy, Terry McBride, Kevin Fowler, Tommy Karlas (Randy Travis, Blake Shelton, Montgomery Gentry), John Pierce (Zac Brown Band, Chris Young), Jim Collins (Kenny Chesney, Jason Aldean) and more, the album ‘represents the red dirt sound perfectly’ (Gary Hayes Country).
The music video for Haddock’s “Red Dirt Texas” made its world premiere with elite music site Billboard while the audio was debuted by popular site, Country Now. Haddock has also partnered with leading Texas spirit company, Texas Ranger Whiskey. Having shared the stage with Kevin Fowler, Roger Creager, Randall King, Kyle Park, Casey Donahew, the Eli Young Band and more, Haddock inked a deal with premiere booking agency Red 11 in 2020. Listen to the entire Red Dirt Texas album on your preferred platform HERE.