It’s a long way from the outskirts of Bastrop, Louisiana, to the #1 spot at Country radio, each mile marked by passion, perseverance, and sweat. But rising star Dylan Scott has made the trek.
“It’s like anything else, you have to work at it if you want it,” he says. “You can’t sit back and expect someone else to make it happen for you, you’ve gotta do it yourself.”
With his romantic,PLATINUM certified #1 hit “My Girl,” and GOLD-certified Top 5smash “Hooked,”Scott has certainly done that, paying his dues and transforming real-life experience into chart-topping success. Now with the album DYLAN SCOTT DELUXE EDITION, a new chapter begins.
Born into a musical family, Scott’s father played guitar for stars like Freddy Fender and FreddieHart, regaling the youngster with stories from the road and encouraging his love for soul-bearing icons like Keith Whitley, Alan Jackson, and Tim McGraw. By the time Scott arrived in Nashville to start chasing his own dreams, he was still only in high school –but his drive was obvious for all to see.
He began writing songs with anyone who was willing, and hit the road hard. Then, after a blistering rise through the Country ranks, his bootstrap pulling work ethic paid off in the summer of 2016. “My Girl” started marching to the top of the charts, earning Scott his first-ever PLATINUM certification and revealing an artist with a knack for hot-and-heavy sensitivity.
Fans got the message, and Scott’s self-titled album debut landed at Number 5 on Billboard’s Country Albums chart, helping him gather over 535 million on-demand streams and 4million stream equivalent songs in the process. He made a triumphant Grand Ole Opry debut and launched a headlining tour, selling out some of the nation’s biggest clubs for crowds of over 3,000 –but now he’s circling back.
With DYLAN SCOTT DELUXE EDITION, this total-package artist is bringing new fans up to speed on where he’s been, and offering a look at where he’s headed next.Three powerful new tracks join the original album’s 13 songs, all featuring a high-octane mix of current Country and pop-friendly Southern rock that celebrates both his down-home roots and big-city ambitions. More than half of Scott’s songs have flowed straight from the young star’s pen, and more fans seem to latch on to his stories each day.“When you see people smiling and forgetting about the work week and whatever’s going on in their life, that’s what’s inspiring to me,” he explains. “You always think ‘How cool would it be to write a song and go out to perform it, and have people know your music?’ But when it actually happens, it’s even better than you imagined.”