Nate Barnes

Blue-collar storyteller Nate Barnes writes and sings about God, family, hard work, heartache, love, and the simple joys of life. The former nuclear power plant worker spent years playing gigs in and around his hometown of South Haven, Michigan while juggling a grueling day job that included digging trenches, laying pipelines, and performing mechanical maintenance oftentimes enduring extreme weather conditions and 14-hour shifts. Barnes’ debut single, “You Ain’t Pretty,” became the #1 Most Added Song by a Debut Artist at Country Radio (Mediabase), earning 34M impressions on TikTok. Featured in American Songwriter, Billboard, Holler, Music Row, People, Pitchfork, Rolling Stone andTaste of Country, he’s shared the stage with Lady A, Russell Dickerson, Cody Johnson, Florida-Georgia Line and Chris Janson.

Barnes recently completed his debut album with producers Mickey Jack Cones (Jason Aldean, Thomas Rhett), Derek George (Randy Houser) and Ilya Toshinskiy (Jelly Roll) for Quartz Hill Records. Second single off of the upcoming album, “Something Else Tonight is out now.