Taylor Hughes~ “Artist Spotlight”

Country musician, Taylor Hughes, is not your average pop-country artists. With blues and southern rock impacts, she brings a different outlaw sound that needs demands attention. Local of Lexington, KY, she now lives in Spring Hill, TN. Also award-winning gospel single and vocal coach, Christy Sutherland, describes Hughes’ voice as being a “rich chocolate cake with sou.” Also Hughes. Is currently studying under world-renowned vocal coach, Kati Hendricks.

Five years in a row she has been nominated in the Lexington Music Awards for best female vocalist, best country artist, best singer/songwriter, and song of the year; wining in 2016, 2018 and 2019. Hughes was also in the top 5 for the “Southern Fellows Country Artist of the Year.” She has been an opening act and shared the stage with artists like Chase Rice, Riley Green, Sam Riggs, Angaleena Presley (Pistol Annies) and Striking Matches.

Since the beginning of 2021, she has been co-headlining an acoustic tour with fellow female artist Audra McLaughlin, from season 6 of The Voice. She has also played at many famous stages like Stations Inn, The Listening Room, Douglas Corner, Manchester Music Hall and The Lyric Theater. Hughes is also a co-sponsor for the annual “Bourbon Bash,” hosted by Bourbon with Friends podcast. The podcast is one of the quickest growing shows in the podcast industry. This event brings together some of the bourbon industries biggest companies and influencers together to share their love of bourdon along with working together to make the industry even better. Hughes is also going to be showcased as an artist at the 2022 Folds of Honor charity a event hosted at the castle in Versailles, Kentucky.

Hughes’ live shows bring endurance, a good time and true country music fans have been dying to hear. Hughes’ first single “Good Taste,” came out on April 10, 2020 (also was played on iHeart Radio) and after releasing her sophomore single, “Prayin’ to the Whiskey,” in February of 2021. Both of her singles can be heard not only in the United States but have been playing for a while on radio stations in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Australia. Hughes is currently working on her next single “High On Something.” Her latest single will be out on November 19, 2021. She also has her name on many other artists’ albums and EPs that include the following: country artist- Hannah Wright’s first album, “Revival.” Hughes was a co-writer on the song “Pinkies Down, Bottoms Up.” She also co-wrote on the title track on artist, Karen McCormick, EP release “Retro.” She is a co-writer on “Christmas in Philly,” which can be found on blues artist, Serena Sol Brown’s 2020 Christmas EP. Hughes will also have a song (co-write “Jesus and Jail”) released later this year on country artist Krystal King, debut EP.

If you would like to find out more about Taylor Hughes then check out her website at (https://linktr.ee/TaylorHughesMusic).