Rising Country music talent Nate Smith is ready for a huge 2025 after scooping the Academy of Country Music Awards' coveted New Male Artist of the Year gong last year.
Revealing further why he feels Country works so well for an audience, he added: "I think for me, what makes a good Country song is a good story.
Speaking exclusively to the Mirror ahead of his European tour and UK Country 2 Country sets he gushed about Sk8er Boi singer Avril, with whom he has twice collaborated with.
And I think your only way to really make it in Country music anymore is to lean into your own personal styles.
Their song titled I Like It - which was played at the Super Bowl last weekend - marked Nate's first number one on dance radio.
