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Sony Music Nashville artist Zach John King is pushing country in a brand new (yet-strangely-familiar) direction–straight toward the truth, no matter where it leads. Raised in Fayetteville, Georgia and a lyricist first (with multiple generations of poetsinthe family), the rising star grew up old school but dreaming of escape. A fan of everything from George Jones and Otis Redding to The Police and Third Eye Blind, King fronted an indie-rock band through college before moving to Nashville in 2021. The past year and a half have been a whirlwind for King, as the rising star released a new EP last spring, Slow Down, and joined the lineup for Morgan Wallen's "I'm The Problem Tour" as an opener last summer. In 2026, King will hit the road with Morgan Wallen once again along with Riley Green, Jon Pardi, Brooks & Dunn and more. With new music out now, a new chapter begins, and there's much more on tap. King will keep exploring the raw, rootsy borderlands where country and rock collide, wielding electric guitars, a smoky vocal edge and little else.