{"id":418640,"date":"2026-05-08T23:01:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T23:01:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/418640\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T23:01:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T23:01:13","slug":"country-music-superstar-sets-internet-on-fire-with-new-song-reactions-pour-in-from-fans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/418640\/","title":{"rendered":"Country music superstar sets internet on fire with new song, reactions pour in from fans"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ella Langley on her sophomore album ‘Dandelion’<\/a> <\/p>\n

Ella Langley discusses releasing a series of singles and building momentum toward her sophomore album during coverage tied to the 2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards held March 26, 2026, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

Koe Wetzel dropped new music for his fans on Friday, and the reactions are overwhelmingly positive.<\/p>\n

Wetzel is one of the most talented acts in country music, and he recently sent shockwaves through the industry with the announcement of his new album<\/a> “The Night Champion.”<\/p>\n

Hype is off the charts for the country megastar, and he’s now spinning people up with a new track.<\/p>\n

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Koe Wetzel speaks at the Omni Nashville Hotel on March 20, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. ((Photo by Jason Kempin\/Getty Images))<\/p>\n

Koe Wetzel releases new song “Hurts Like You.”<\/p>\n

Wetzel released “Hurts Like You” \u2013 a song that will be on “The Night Champion” \u2013 for fans early Friday morning, and it’s another example of his unique style.<\/p>\n

You can give it a listen below, and let me know your thoughts at David.Hookstead@outkick.com.<\/p>\n

It didn’t take long at all for people to sound off in the comments with plenty of reactions. Below are a few of the remarks left on the YouTube video:<\/p>\n

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Song is SOOOO good!!! Glad we finally have it playing in our ears!! The guitar solo is sickkkk!!!!Happy Friday!! What a banger for Mother\u2019s Day weekendHell yeah Koe!!FINALLY!!!!!!!!!HELL YA LET’S GO!!!!Thanks Koe for another banger \ud83d\ude4cNever disappoints. \ud83e\udd18\ud83c\udffb\ud83e\udd18\ud83c\udffb\ud83e\udd18\ud83c\udffbGreat new drop! Was looking forward to this!!!! \"Singer <\/p>\n

Singer Koe Wetzel performs on the Palomino Stage during day 2 of the Stagecoach Festival in Indio, Calif., on April 26, 2025. (Scott Dudelson\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

There’s no question that Wetzel has a rabid following, and continues to build a powerful brand in the country music world.<\/p>\n

ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON’T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW!<\/a><\/p>\n

“The Night Champion” might be what takes him to the next level. Every single released so far has been excellent.<\/p>\n

I highly recommend checking “Time Goes On.”<\/p>\n

\"Koe <\/p>\n

Koe Wetzel performs at Spotify House during CMA Fest 2024 on June 8 in Nashville, Tenn. (Ed Rode\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

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What do you think of Wetzel’s latest release and upcoming album? Let me know at David.Hookstead@outkick.com.<\/p>\n

David Hookstead is a reporter for OutKick.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ella Langley on her sophomore album ‘Dandelion’ Ella Langley discusses releasing a series of singles and building momentum…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":418641,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[32714,430,2841,156,157,111,139,69,202459,763,200265],"class_list":["post-418640","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-adele","tag-celebrities","tag-country","tag-entertainment","tag-music","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-outkick-culture","tag-reviews","tag-up-and-country"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/418640","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=418640"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/418640\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/418641"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=418640"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=418640"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=418640"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}