Michael Hardy

Recording Artist
Big Loud Records

Education

• B.S. Recording Industry with a concentration in Songwriting 2013

Highlights

Big Loud Records heavy hitter HARDY has never been just one thing. Kicking down the door on his next chapter of music, he returns with “QUIT!!,” an autobiographical and referential spoken-word track that recaps his journey to becoming “Nashville’s nü-metal king” (Los Angeles Times), and “ROCKSTAR,” his next single for rock radio. HARDY soared to new heights in 2023 with the release of the critically acclaimed half-country, half-rock sophomore album the mockingbird & THE CROW, adding to 4 billion career streams. The 17-track effort debuted in the top five all-genre on the Billboard 200 albums chart and topped seven additional Billboard charts in its first week, including Top Country Albums, Top Rock Albums, and Top Album Sales. The pride of Philadelphia, Mississippi, has earned his reputation as “a promising purveyor of keeping the spirit of classic heavy Southern rock alive” (American Songwriter), “capable of writing the big hits for radio, obstinate enough to do something completely unexpected, and savvy enough to find the throughline for it all” (Rolling Stone). A five-time ACM award winner and two-time CMA award winner, HARDY has also won three CMA Triple Play awards, was named the 2022 BMI Country Songwriter of the Year, and is a three-time AIMP Songwriter of the Year. HARDY has written 15 No. 1 singles, including his own two-times Platinum chart-topper “ONE BEER” featuring Lauren Alaina and Devin Dawson, the platinum Dierks Bentley + BRELAND collaboration “Beers On Me,” the game-changing two-times Platinum duet “wait in the truck” featuring Lainey Wilson, and the first-ever rock radio No. 1 “JACK.” He has previously toured with Thomas Rhett, Morgan Wallen, Florida Georgia Line, Jason Aldean, Cole Swindell, and more. He is a 2013 graduate of MTSU with a degree in Recording Industry, Commercial Songwriting concentration.