Ahead of his debut appearances in Australia next week, country’s hottest rising star Tucker Wetmore continues his red-hot run with the release of his breezy new track ‘Sunburn’ available now via Back Blocks Music/MCA/Mercury Records. Built on a sun-soaked groove, the song captures the spark of a beachside romance that burns bright and fast. Written by Ryan Hurd, Jaxson Free and Daniel Ross and produced by Chris LaCorte, “Sunburn” finds Wetmore leaning into his laid-back charm, blending vivid storytelling with an easy melody that feels tailor-made as summer approaches.
The new music comes at the perfect time for Australian audiences, as he is about to embark on his debut appearences across Australia and New Zealand. He will appear at CMC Rocks Festival in Ipswitch next weekend, before travelling around the country on Jordan Davis’ ‘Ain’t Enough Road’ arena tour. Full dates below;
“Brunette” continues to propel Wetmore onto a global stage, recently topping the U.K. Radio Country Airplay chart for three consecutive weeks. In the U.S., the rip-roaring hit has already cracked a spot in the Top 15 on the Country Airplay chart. A standout from his debut album What Not To, the track has already notched more than 225M U.S. streams, earning praise from Holler, who dubbed it a “ powerful pop country anthem perfect for speeding along to and pounding the dash,” while Country Central called it “just downright giddy.”
Wetmore’s momentum followed a banner year in 2025 that included back-to-back No. 1 singles, a history-making debut album ( What Not To), ACM and CMA Awards recognition and a year of touring across the U.S. and abroad. In December, he released “Proving Me Right,” his first new music since What Not To, before ringing in 2026 with a milestone national TV performance on Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest.
ABOUT TUCKER WETMORE:
With a warm vocal cut from the woods of the Pacific Northwest and an easy instinct for modern grooves, Tucker Wetmore has emerged as one of country’s most dynamic new stars. An ACM and CMA Awards-nominated singer-songwriter and headline performer who has already surpassed two billion career streams, the chart-topper has taken just a few years to leave a lasting mark. Raised in Kalama, Washington, the piano-playing student of country, rock, reggae and more wrote his first song after a college football injury, reaching Nashville in 2020. Kicking off his career with back-to-back ARIA Platinum “Wine Into Whiskey” and 2x Platinum debut No. 1 “Wind Up Missin’ You,” Wetmore landed on Billboard’s all-genre Hot 100 in 2024 with both tracks, showcasing a serene, sawtoothed-country buzz. After two features on the Twisters soundtrack, his first Grand Ole Opry appearance and a sold-out headline tour debut, Wetmore released his debut album What Not To to wide acclaim in 2025, wrapping hard-won life lessons in laid-back singalongs, and soul-scouring balladry, and the album made history as the biggest country album debut from a new artist in 2025. After notching his first two No. 1s at Country radio in 2025 with “Wind Up Missin’ You” and “3,2,1,” his current single “Brunette” is climbing the Top 15 at Country radio now. Already a veteran of major tours alongside Luke Bryan, Jason Aldean, Jordan Davis and more, Wetmore spent this summer on the road with superstar Thomas Rhett before launching The Brunette World Tour in 2026 with dates across the U.S., U.K. and EU as he remains a standout “one to watch” by Billboard, MusicRow, VEVO, Spotify and the Opry.