Bailey Zimmerman’s blend of old-school outlaw twang and arena-rock horsepower makes him one of the heavier voices in the pop-friendly 2020s country scene. Born in Louisville, IL, in 2000, Zimmerman came up on his trucker dad’s country radio and his mom’s hair metal, both of which inform his gritty rasp. While working at a gas pipeline, Zimmerman posted a demo of his hard-rocking kiss-off “Never Comin’ Home”, which subsequently exploded via social media. Since then, he’s made music his full-time focus with two RIAA-certified Platinum singles—the black-and-blue “Fall In Love” and heartbreaker “Rock and a Hard Place”—establishing him as a bold new voice in popular country. In 2023, he was named an Apple Music Up Next honouree.