Stephen Wilson Jr. is an Indiana-born, Nashville-based country rock singer-songwriter on Big Loud Records whose raw, grunge-inflected sound and deeply personal songwriting have made him one of the most acclaimed breakthrough artists in country music today. His debut double album Søn of Dad, a 22-song tribute to his late father, was named the number one album of 2023 by Holler and ranked among the year's best by Rolling Stone, Whiskey Riff, and Wide Open Country, and a 2025 deluxe edition featuring his cover of "Stand by Me" has surpassed tens of millions of streams. In November 2025 Wilson Jr. earned his first CMA Award nomination for New Artist of the Year and delivered a star-making performance on the CMA broadcast, singing "Stand by Me" to a full standing ovation and debuting "Took a Walk" alongside Shaboozey, the end-credits song from the Stephen King film The Long Walk, ahead of the single's release to country radio. He launched his new era with the propulsive single "Gary," which premiered on Jimmy Kimmel Live and is currently climbing country radio, and is now headlining the sold-out Gary the Torch Tour across major markets including arenas and amphitheaters alongside festival appearances at CMA Fest, Railbird, Under the Big Sky, and the Outlaw Festival with Willie Nelson. With network television credits on Late Night with Seth Meyers, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Later with Jools Holland, and CBS Saturday Morning, and a fanbase building rapidly across college and festival audiences, Stephen Wilson Jr. is a prime booking for college concerts, outdoor festivals, and theater-to-arena events for any promoter seeking one of country music's most authentic and fastest-rising voices.
