Exclusive Q&A: Hudson Westbrook Talks New Music, Big Touring Plans, And His Deep Connection With Fans

After just 10 months of releasing original music and performing on stages across the country, Hudson Westbrook has solidified himself as one of the top rising acts in the game.

He captured fans attention with viral hits such as “5 to 9,” and “Take Your Time,’ which can all be found on his just-released self-titled EP and is now preparing to impact airwaves on March 24 with his single to country radio, “House Again.”

It’s safe to say that there is a lot more coming from the Stephenville, Texas native and he shared a bit of what to expect while sitting down with Country Now at Country Radio Seminar 2025 (CRS). For starters, Westbrook has just rolled out a brand-new song called “Weatherman” and is also preparing to drop a project later this year.

On top of that, he’s currently in the midst of his Take Your Time Tour, which includes several sold-out dates and venue upgrades, and just announced 29 new dates that he has dubbed the 2025 Summer Tour.

Penned by Westbrook alongside Lukas Scott, Neil Medley, Reid Haughton and Beau Bailey, “Weatherman” offers a clever take on a mid-tempo heartbreak tale sung from the perspective of a pain-stricken man who was expecting clear blue skies but instead was left with dark clouds after his woman left. This tune which Hudson claims to be his favorite song he’s ever written, sets the tone for his next project.

The self-taught musician has experienced a lot in a short period of time but is showing no signs of slowing down. Keep reading to find out more about his transition from working at a feed store in Lubbock, Texas to pursuing music full time, his excitement surrounding his upcoming releases, being compared to future tour mate, Parker McCollum and more.

Pursuing music professionally wasn’t originally in your plans. Did you ever think this is where you would end up?

It’s been so fast that sometimes, you don’t get to slow down and enjoy it. I’m a type of guy that, I’ve written a year’s worth of songs in four months because I guess, I’m hungry. I want people to notice what some people do and want people to relate to some of the stuff that I experienced. And when everything’s changing, you’re emotional, so you get to write your emotions on a piece of paper and put it out for everyone. But it’s been cool. And to stand up in front of everyone today, I’d be lying if I said it wasn’t odd or I wasn’t a little bit nervous, but it feels like now this is what I was made to do. And it didn’t feel like that in the beginning because you’re running around. But I love doing what I do, and people are relating to it and that’s the best part is I like it. I don’t have to change it right now. But yeah, it’s been awesome.

How are you feeling after selling out your debut headline show at the iconic Billy Bobs in Texas earlier this year?

It was our first time playing. It was crazy. And I remember I was in Scheels in Dallas and I get a phone call and it’s a month and a half before the show and they call me and they go, ‘Hey, we got some big news.’ And I was expecting ’em to be like, ‘Hey, ‘House Again’ got this stream’ or whatever. And they said, ‘you sold out Billy Bob’s.’ And I told my mom, I said, ‘my dream is to sell out Billy Bob’s.’ And in nine months, it happened…And to see my whole family last week at Billy Bob’s and just to look up and see a plethora of 40 people in the room, I’m like, this started with me and a bass player in Guitar Center. This has turned into 40 people here tonight, and a bus and a trailer, and eight guys on a team, which are honestly my best friends now. We’re just a bunch of college kids running around playing songs.

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How does it feel knowing you’ve built such a loyal fanbase that you’ve sold out or had to upgrade several of your headlining shows?

Life has taken the biggest turn that I could possibly imagine. I would’ve guessed a thousand things before I guessed this. And it’s not that I didn’t want to do it, it’s the fact that I just didn’t think I could. And I don’t know, it’s all been great, but the number one thing is I never saw it going there. And I never really saw that many people showing up for me, it’s really weird for me always. And even having people do stuff for me, I’m like, let do my laundry and let me take my clothes to the cleaners. Really the hardest part has been leaning on a team, leaning on someone else with your whole future. But I do know the fans will make it happen. What the fans want the fans get. I see them more than my friends, and so that’s why I’m like, let’s all just hang out. 

What else is on your bucket list?

I’m going to shoot, sell out a stadium. Shoot as high as I can. But this year I would love to just support someone that, which I’m supporting Parker (McCollum), which will be awesome, but to get to the level of, if I could just put a project out that everyone loves and play an arena or to still play clubs, but be able to go to places and play huge rooms and rooms that, if I never expected to play Billy Bob’s in eight months, I want to see the biggest venue I can play this year. Because playing live is my favorite thing.

You will be supporting Parker McCollum on a few dates this year, and lately fans have been comparing you to him. What’re your thoughts on seeing those comments online?

That’s a great comparison. Thank everyone. Thank you everyone for doing that. But no, I remember, I put out my first song and it was like, ‘Parker McCall this’ And I was like, fair enough. I was like, I have blonde hair and I’m standing in front of a truck wearing a collared shirt and singing a song. But now we’re able to play a show together and no one’s even saying a word. They’re like ‘father and son’ or it’s just funny stuff like that. And I can listen to my music for five seconds and listen to his music for five seconds and tell you it’s so different now. And I just didn’t have the chance to show everyone what I had at the moment.

Talk about your Valentine’s Day release that’s been gaining major traction among fans – “Dressed Down.”

We wrote “Dressed Down” on accident. It was kind of for fun. And I was like, you know what? I like it. And it would be even cooler if we could do something around it and send hats out in flowers and texts and post weird things here and there and just do a tease that we haven’t done before and see how it performs. I’d be lying if I said that I wasn’t having a project in my back pocket, but I’m not going to, and a ton of songs, I mean 18+, 19 + that I can’t wait to just pour out and the love song wave has been a thing. So at the moment we dropped the EP, I was like, I want to put out a wedding song and I want to put out a song that people can dance to all year and propose to and just wanted to get it out there because the sooner it gets out there, the more everyone benefits from, that’s every song.

What do you have coming in terms of new music?

We’ve got my favorite song ever that I’ve written coming out…It’s a sad song. It’s different. It’s called ‘Weatherman’ and that’ll start building the project probably in April. And we’ll group together a little deal.

You’ve only been releasing original music for 10 months and are now talking about a project. Has this whole year been a whirlwind for you?

Yeah, it’s been saying goodbye to everything I’ve ever known whether it be where I live or my friends or a way of life or how you’re treated or how people see you. And the funny thing is, I’m just chilling. I’m just a normal dude. I’m just writing music. It’s been a whirlwind, but it’s also something that I want to be proud of and look back and be like…watching the video before I went on stage today, I was like, I didn’t even realize what I actually have done because I’ve been moving so fast. But I did learn that I need to sit down and enjoy it and cancel something and chill and enjoy good things going on because one day they could go terrible and while they’re going good, enjoy ’em. Make sure you notice where you’re at, why it’s happening. Notice the little things like people at your shows wearing all your caps and people saying ‘Treat ’em like a Hudson Westbrook song.’ All that type of stuff is what I need to enjoy. And I have made sure to meet everyone. That’s my favorite part. And that’s what keeps you going is not numbers, is not a watch or a car or whatever it might be, the fanciest of the fanciest. It’s people relating to your stuff and that’s how the last eight months have been.

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