“This was sort of the third version of this trilogy, in a way, just this songwriting trio,” Hurd says. Hurd co-wrote both of his Luke Bryan hits alongside Chase McGill and Zach Crowell, and says another song from his new album, “June, July, August,” rounds out a trio of beach-inspired tracks from the Hurd-Crowell-McGill collective. “Just looking at the songs I started with and the songs I write now, I hit the mark more often.” “I think that I have improved as a writer,” Hurd says.

His devotion to storytelling serves as a through line of the album, which runs the gamut from flirty fare such as “Platonic” and “To a T,” to the string-filled “Tab With My Name On It” - an ode to seeking refuge from heartache in the darkest corner of a bar - to the remorseful “I Never Said I’m Sorry.” Morris has a co-writing credit alongside Hurd, HARDY and Jordan Schmidt on the laid-back, unifying track “Pass It On.” On the 15-track Pelago, “Chasing After You” is the rare song Hurd did not have a hand in writing. It’s a lot of getting on an airplane, just stuff that you never imagined having to do with it.” In fact, being an artist in this world is not very musical. “And the fact is, songwriting and being a recording artist, they have very little to do with each other. “Going from being a staff writer in Nashville and having a couple of hits under my belt, you think that’ll translate into either people giving a s–t about your career or you as an artist, or into actually being a good artist,” Hurd says. His single “Love in a Bar” failed to crack the top 40 on Billboard‘s Country Airplay chart, though “To a T,” from his 2017 EP Platonic, reached No. In 2017, Hurd signed a label deal with Sony Music Nashville and made the leap from songwriter to artist - though success in that realm hasn’t come quickly or easily. 1 Billboard Country Airplay hits for Luke Bryan, “Sunburn, Sunset, Repeat,” and “Waves.” Hurd also penned “Last Turn Home” for Tim McGraw, “You Look Good” and “What If I Never Get Over You” for cLady A, as well as the Blake Shelton/Ashley Monroe collaboration “Lonely Tonight.” While studying sociology at Belmont University, Hurd focused on bettering his songcraft, and later found success writing for other artists, including two No.

The album is a major milestone for the Michigan native, who initially moved to Nashville to be a songwriter instead of an artist. Hurd is signed with House of 42 for management (which also manages Morris), WME for booking and Big Machine Music for publishing. 15), Hurd celebrates another career first with the release of his full-length debut album, Pelago, out via Arista Nashville. Ryan Hurd and Maren Morris Talk Making Beautiful Music With Sexy New Duet, 'Chasing After You'

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