{"id":9215,"date":"2026-03-06T15:04:23","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T15:04:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/hunter-hayes-releases-evergreen-a-genre-mixing-leap-forward-and-a-2026-u-s-tour\/"},"modified":"2026-03-06T15:04:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T15:04:23","slug":"hunter-hayes-releases-evergreen-a-genre-mixing-leap-forward-and-a-2026-u-s-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/hunter-hayes-releases-evergreen-a-genre-mixing-leap-forward-and-a-2026-u-s-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"Hunter Hayes Releases Evergreen, a Genre-Mixing Leap Forward, and a 2026 U.S. Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2026\/03\/HH_Press-Photo-2-scaled-e1772729086695.jpg\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1442\" alt=\"\"><figcaption>Photo Credit: Noah Tidmore<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Hunter Hayes returns with Evergreen, his first full-length album in three years today. In conjunction with the project, which is his most stylistically adventurous record yet, the Louisiana-born multi-instrumentalist kicks off an extensive 2026 North American tour on March 25th in Hopewell, VA.<\/p>\n<p>Recorded with Co-Producer, Alex Flagstad, Evergreen finds the five-time Grammy nominee building on his reputation for blurring the lines of country and pop, and experimenting with elements of indie rock, R&amp;B, folk and new sonic landscapes. According to Hayes, the album was inspired by notes he wrote to himself from a future version of who he hoped to become.<\/p>\n<p>More from Spin:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spin.com\/2026\/03\/playing-for-change-foundation-celebrates-music-and-purpose-in-aspen\/\">Playing For Change Foundation Celebrates Music and Purpose in Aspen<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spin.com\/2026\/03\/rabbit-has-a-gun-returns-with-cherry-wine-a-love-metal-confession-made-for-empaths\/\">Rabbit Has A Gun Returns With \u201cCherry Wine,\u201d A Love Metal Confession Made For Empaths<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spin.com\/2026\/02\/where-did-all-the-southern-california-festivals-go\/\">Where Did All the Southern California Festivals Go?<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1290\" height=\"1290\" src=\"https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2026\/03\/EVERGREEN-Cover-Art-1290x1290.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-655614\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2026\/03\/EVERGREEN-Cover-Art-1290x1290.jpg 1290w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2026\/03\/EVERGREEN-Cover-Art-340x340.jpg 340w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2026\/03\/EVERGREEN-Cover-Art-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2026\/03\/EVERGREEN-Cover-Art-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2026\/03\/EVERGREEN-Cover-Art-498x498.jpg 498w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2026\/03\/EVERGREEN-Cover-Art-1668x1668.jpg 1668w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1290px) 100vw, 1290px\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI wanted to make a project from the future,\u201d Hayes says. \u201cIt\u2019s full of hope, optimism, light and love\u2026 an escape from reality as well as a new way to appreciate the good things in our everyday life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If advance singles from Evergreen like the warm and curiously optimistic \u201cAround the Sun,\u201d the soulful \u201cEvery Piece\u201d and the dynamic and hook-laden \u201cWait\u201d are any indication, Hayes has entered a chapter defined by emotional clarity and some of his most assured songwriting yet. He frames Evergreen as a kind of reset, an album that digs into themes of renewal, self- discovery, compassion, vulnerability and presence, as grounding forces for growth.<\/p>\n<p>Across the track-list, he questions the narratives he built his career on, unpacking ideas and expectations around self-worth, performance and masculinity. He steps into a version of himself that feels more expansive, and in turn, reaps strong rewards. Simply stated, it\u2019s the most wide-open he\u2019s ever sounded.<\/p>\n<p>Hayes will hit more than 20 cities across the United States, including New York, Portland, Chicago, Atlanta, and Nashville on his upcoming Evergreen Tour. Bedroom Pop favorite BL\u00dc EYES joins the tour\u2019s first stretch, while rising New Jersey Americana singer Franklin Jonas supports the Midwest and Southern leg.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1290\" height=\"1935\" src=\"https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2026\/03\/HH_Press-Photo-1-1290x1935.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-655615\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2026\/03\/HH_Press-Photo-1-1290x1935.jpeg 1290w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2026\/03\/HH_Press-Photo-1-340x510.jpeg 340w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2026\/03\/HH_Press-Photo-1-768x1152.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2026\/03\/HH_Press-Photo-1-1024x1536.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2026\/03\/HH_Press-Photo-1-498x747.jpeg 498w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2026\/03\/HH_Press-Photo-1-1668x2502.jpeg 1668w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2026\/03\/HH_Press-Photo-1-scaled.jpeg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1290px) 100vw, 1290px\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo Credit: Noah Tidmore<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Now more than a decade removed from his breakout and still committed to evolution rooted in authenticity, Hayes has racked up more than 3 billion global streams, seven gold singles, and 10 platinum certifications\u2014not to mention tours with Taylor Swift and Carrie Underwood along the way. If Evergreen, as he puts it, is a postcard to himself from the future, he\u2019s never been more ready to answer it.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets for the Evergreen Tour are on sale now.<\/p>\n<p>Evergreen Tour Dates<\/p>\n<p><strong>Evergreen Tour Dates<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>with BL\u00dc EYES<\/p>\n<p>+with Franklin Jonas<\/p>\n<p>March 25 \u2013 Hopewell, VA \u2013 Beacon Theatre*<\/p>\n<p>March 27 \u2013 Millvale, PA \u2013 Mr. Smalls Theatre*<\/p>\n<p>March 28 \u2013 Ardmore, PA \u2013 Ardmore Music Hall*<\/p>\n<p>March 29 \u2013 Newton, NJ \u2013 Newton Theatre*<\/p>\n<p>March 31 \u2013 Cambridge, MA \u2013 The Sinclair*<\/p>\n<p>April 2 \u2013 New York, NY \u2013 Gramercy Theatre*<\/p>\n<p>April 3 \u2013 Asbury Park, NJ \u2013 The Stone Pony*<\/p>\n<p>April 4 \u2013 Portland, ME \u2013 Aura*<\/p>\n<p>April 7 \u2013 Cleveland, OH \u2013 House of Blues*<\/p>\n<p>April 9 \u2013 Detroit, MI \u2013 Saint Andrews Hall*<\/p>\n<p>April 10 \u2013 Grand Rapids, MI \u2013 Elevation*<\/p>\n<p>April 11 \u2013 Chicago, IL \u2013 House of Blues+<\/p>\n<p>April 12 \u2013 Minneapolis, MN \u2013 Fine Line+<\/p>\n<p>April 14 \u2013 Indianapolis, IN \u2013 The Vogue+<\/p>\n<p>April 16 \u2013 Cincinnati, OH \u2013 Taft Theatre+<\/p>\n<p>April 17 \u2013 Louisville, KY \u2013 Mercury Ballroom+<\/p>\n<p>April 18 \u2013 Huntingdon, TN \u2013 Dixie Carter PAC+<\/p>\n<p>April 19 \u2013 Knoxville, TN \u2013 Bijou Theatre+<\/p>\n<p>April 22 \u2013 Atlanta, GA \u2013 Center Stage Theater+<\/p>\n<p>April 23 \u2013 Nashville, TN \u2013 Brooklyn Bowl+<\/p>\n<p>April 24 \u2013 Cornelius, NC \u2013 Cain Center for the Arts+<\/p>\n<p>April 26 \u2013 Charleston, SC \u2013 Charleston Music Hall+<\/p>\n<p>To see our running list of the top 100 greatest rock stars of all time, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spin.com\/2021\/07\/the-greatest-rock-stars-of-all-time\/?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=bottomlink&amp;utm_campaign=yahoolink\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photo Credit: Noah Tidmore Hunter Hayes returns with Evergreen, his first full-length album in three years today. In conjunction with the project, which is his most stylistically adventurous record yet,&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[214,33],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9215","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ad-takeover","category-spin-recommends"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9215","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9215"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9215\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9215"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9215"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9215"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}