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Before He Was Famous.

Michael Wilson “Hardy” grew up in a small town called Philadelphia Mississippi of about 7,500 residents.  He then graduated from highschool and began his journey at Tennessee State University to pursue his songwriting degree. 

 

Before getting his name out the door in 2018. “Hardy” was a country songwriter for many well known country singers over the years. Some popular ones include, “Simple” by Florida Georgia Line, “God's Country” by Blake Shelton, and “More Than My Hometown” by Morgan Wallen, “Country again” by Thomas Rhett, etc. These are only a few songs he helped write that brought him many fans to support his work.

Figure 1: Picture of Hardy and his cover album.


Big Loud Records.

Big Loud Records is based out in Nashville, Tennessee. Wikipedia mentioned, “It was founded in 2013, and has grown ever since”(2021). They have many record deals with many young country, rock, and pop singers just like Hardy. Due to “Up Town” being a great hit. Hardy was signed by “Big Loud Records'' in 2018 which helped him grow his fandom over the course of five years with them.


Hixtape.

Figure 2: Album of Hixtape and the different artists that helped make it possible.

Hixtape was released on September 19th, 2019. This release included many other music artists which fans love. Some artists include Brothers Osborne, Jimmie Allen, Jon Pardi, etc. Some popular songs that were popular were “Boy from the South” (Hardy feat. Cole Swindell, Dustin Lynch), and “He Went To Jared” (Hardy feat. Morgan Wallen). Fans love these songs because it brings their sense of culture to them that they live by, and how they could relate to the song.

Figure 2: Album of Hixtape and the different artists that helped make it possible.


A Rock.

A rock was released on September 4th, 2020. Some popular songs in the album are “Boyfriend” (Hardy) and “Give Heaven Some Hell” (Hardy). Hardy mentions in the song “Give Heaven some Hell”,  “It’s one of my favorite songs I have ever written and having my buddies in the music video meant a whole lot,” Hardy wrote in the YouTube comments. “If you’ve ever lost a friend or someone you love, I hope this helps you and gives ya hope”(Hardy remembers a lost friend on). From listening to these songs they showed me things that happen in everyday life that you may reflect on if you have ever lost a loved one. 


Figure 3: Album cover to A Rock

What Fans Love About Hardy.

Fans love Hardy as a great guy and just a simple man that had bigger opportunities in music. Hardy mentions, "At the end of the day, I'm a pretty normal person," he explains. "I grew up in and lived a very normal life. I really want that to be expressed in my music, the stuff that I grew up doing and loved, and that I still try to do as much as I can"(The Boot). Fans love the fact he is just like one of us. He does not act like he is better than anyone. 

Figure 4: Backstage with a soldier that was surprising his family at the concert.

Fan Base. 

Some ways people support and show they are fans are going to live concerts. You never know how one feels until you experience it for yourself. Hardy fan base are able to go to https://hardyofficial.com to see the new things he produces. These things include music, news, tours, vidoes, about him, and new release albums. These are easy resources for fans to be able to use to listen and keep in mind of the great things he does for the fans. 

For a live concert click on this link: HARDY - Entrance + REDNECKER (Live) @ Knockin' Boots Saloon - Gainesville, Florida - Amazing Quality



References

“(Out Now) HIXTAPE: Vol. 2: Hardy, Josh Thompson & Travis Dennin...” HARDY, http://hardyofficial.com/. 

13, April, et al. “Hardy Remembers a Lost Friend on ‘Give Heaven Some Hell.’” Lab.fm, 30 July 2020, https://lab.fm/genres/country/hardy-remembers-a-lost-friend-on-give-heaven-some-hell. 

“Big Loud.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 5 Nov. 2021, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Loud. 

Billydukes. “Hardy Drops 'Hixtape' Album with Keith Urban, Lauren Alaina, More.” Taste of Country, 13 Sept. 2019, https://tasteofcountry.com/hardy-hixtape-vol-1-track-list/. 

Cliptak. “Who Is Hardy? 5 Things You Need to Know.” The Boot, 28 May 2020, https://theboot.com/who-is-hardy/. 

Liptak, Carena. “How Hardy Built a Career Using Two Secret Weapons: Songwriting and Friendship.” Country Now, 4 Feb. 2020, https://countrynow.com/the-profile-how-hardy-built-a-career-using-two-secret-weapons. 

        Michael, Eric. “Watch Country Singer Surprise Family with Soldier Homecoming on Stage.”      Country Rebel, 23 June 2021, https://countryrebel.com/watch-country-singer-surprise-family-with-soldier-homecoming-on-stage/. 

Triciadespres. “Five Things to Know about Hardy, Country's Newest Redneck.” Taste of Country, 18 Jan. 2019, https://tasteofcountry.com/who-is-hardy/. 

Vaughn, Grace Lenehan. “The 6 Best Hardy Songs, so Far.” Wide Open Country, 4 Oct. 2021, https://www.wideopencountry.com/michael-hardy/. 

Youtu.be. https://youtu.be/EZaBIvOSUmI. 



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