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Hunter Hayes "Storyline" Tracklist and Cover Art

Hunter Hayes today has announced the details for his upcoming new album for Atlantic Records. The star behind hits like “Wanted,” “Storm Warning” and “Somebody’s Heartbreak” is ready to launch his sophomore album Storyline on May 6, 2014. Continue here for details on the album featuring "Invisible."
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Hunter Hayes By The Numbers: The Star Wraps Eventful 2013

As the year 2013 draws to a close, Hunter Hayes is thankful to his fans for making the past year unforgettable. Continue on here for a list of all of the momuntus achievements the Grammy-nominated, CMA-award winning rising star has accomplished along with his thank you video for the fans!
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Hunter Hayes Among Top Honorees at BMI Awards In Nashville

Hunter Hayes and his co-writer Troy Verges won a major award for "Song of the Year" while Rodney Clawson, Sony/ATV Nashville and Dean Dillon were awarded the other major awards at last night's BMI Awards in Nashville. Continue on here to see all of the details from the award show!
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Story Behind The Song: Jessica Andrews "Who I Am"

The latest hit featured in Roughstock's exclusive "Story Behind the Song" series takes you back to 2001 when Jessica Andrews topped the charts with "Who I Am." We talked with Troy Verges about the day he and Brett James penned the very first No. 1 single of either writer's career.
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Story Behind the Song: Martina McBride - "Blessed"

Three of Nashville's "Music City Hitmakers" co-wrote "Blessed," a #1 hit for Martina McBride and we were recently able to sit down and talk exclusively with the song's co-writer Troy Verges about the creation of Martina's hit from 2002. Find out how they came to write the tune here!
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Story Behind the Song: Carrie Underwood - Wasted

Top songwriter Troy Verges discusses the creation of one of Carrie Underwood's earliest hits, "Wasted." Written with Marv Green and Hillary Lindsey, Troy exclusively discusses how the song came to be and how he cherishes the experience of creating the hit that Carrie Underwood turned into #1.
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Story Behind the Song: Hunter Hayes - "Wanted"

In this exclusive story for Roughstock, songwriter Troy Verges discusses the creation of Hunter Hayes' signature break-out hit and he also talks about the one 'hiccup' in the song that Hunter Hayes made sure was in the song. Read on here to find out the story behind the creation of "Wanted!"
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Country Songwriter Profile: Troy Verges Keeps Delivering The Hits

Well-known in Nashville's songwriter and label communities for his strong writing ability, Troy Verges has managed to have a long career featuring highs like Kenny's "You Saved Me," Martina's "Blessed," Carrie's "Wasted," and Hunter Hayes' "Wanted." Learn more about this top songwriter here!