Sam in the Hunt for summer hit

AMERICAN country star Sam Hunt ( right) is breaking records with his latest single, ‘Body Like A Back Road’.

The laid back, breezy track set to be the soundtrack to the summer of 2017 has been notching up over 9.2 million streams per week — the most of any other country song ever. It’s perfectly timed for Hunt’s upcoming tour of America where he’ll be supported by several guests, including hot newcomer Maren Morris, who played CountrytoCountry at Dublin’s 3Arena last Friday week. Nashville-based Morris, who has Irish roots, seemed genuinely excited to be performing here when we met up backstage before her show.

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