Tucker Wetmore

With his 2024 single "Wine into Whiskey," Tucker Wetmore unveiled his distinctly modern country persona, falling halfway between Jason Aldean's brooding ballads and Morgan Wallen's hedonism. A Country Airplay hit, it paved the way for his 2024 EP Waves on a Sunset.

A native of Kalama, Washington, Wetmore played music in the moments he wasn't playing football as a teen. As high school football star, he pursued music in his spare time, but when he attended Montana Technological University as a business and information technology major, he concentrated on football. Once an injury curtailed his athletic dreams, Wetmore decided to pursue music. Moving to Nashville in 2020, he released a series of indie singles in 2021, beginning with "Kiss My A$$," then running through "Another Shot" and "She's Trouble." He signed with Back Blocks Music in 2023, releasing "Wine into Whiskey" early the following year. After making an online impression, the single entered Billboard's Country Airplay Charts. Another Country Airplay hit, "Wind Up Missin' You," followed soon after. Both songs were included on Westmore's debut EP, Waves on a Sunset, which arrived in October 2024. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine