BREAKOUT COUNTRY ARTIST JAKE BANFIELD CONTINUES HIS RISE WITH \u201cSUN GOES DOWN\u201d
Following a busy CMA Fest run and a breakout year that continues to gain momentum, rising country artist Jake Banfield returns with his new single \u201c Sun Goes Down\u201d \u2014 an unmistakable summer anthem built for late nights, open skies, and festival-sized singalongs.\u000f\u000fThe release follows Banfield\u2019s official CMA Fest performance, along with high-profile appearances alongside Waka Flocka, Country Night, and 2 Friends, plus a recent collaborative release with Waka Flocka and Country Night. It marks another major moment in a fast-rising trajectory for the genre-blurring artist, who has been steadily carving out his own lane in country music.\u000f\u000fWritten alongside an impressive team of hitmakers \u2014 Joe London (Thomas Rhett, Pitbull), Grant Averill (Bailey Zimmerman, Blake Whiten), Peter Fenn (Myles Smith, Nicky Youre), and Stephen Ellrod (Charlieonnafriday, Fitz and the Tantrums) \u2014 \u201c Sun Goes Down\u201d captures the feeling of summer at full volume. With its bright hooks, effortless energy, and ready-made crowd appeal, the track positions Banfield with another undeniable crowd favourite.\u000f\u000fBanfield first broke through in 2025 with his viral hit \u201cLasso\u201d, which has since amassed more than 54 million streams and reached #1 on the CountryTown Hot 50 Radio Chart in Australia. That breakthrough helped introduce Banfield to a global audience and cemented his status as one of the most exciting new names in country.\u000f\u000fIn 2026, Banfield has continued to build on that momentum with a headline tour across Australia, performances at C2C Berlin and CMA Fest, and support slots for major artists including George Birge, Mitchell Tenpenny, Lily Rose, and more. With each release and live performance, he continues to prove himself as an artist with crossover appeal, a rapidly growing fanbase, and a sound built for big stages.\u000f\u000f\u201c Sun Goes Down\u201d is the latest step forward \u2014 a feel-good, high-energy release that showcases Banfield\u2019s ability to turn a moment into an anthem.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
BREAKOUT COUNTRY ARTIST JAKE BANFIELD CONTINUES HIS RISE WITH \u201cSUN GOES DOWN\u201dFollowing a busy CMA Fest run and a breakout year that continues to gain momentum, rising country artist Jake Banfield returns with his new single \u201c Sun Goes Down\u201d \u2014 an unmistakable summer anthem built for late nights, open skies, and festival-sized singalongs.\u000f\u000fThe release … Continue reading “Jake Banfield – Sun Goes Down”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3002","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/zfmcountry.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3002","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/zfmcountry.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/zfmcountry.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zfmcountry.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zfmcountry.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3002"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/zfmcountry.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3002\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3003,"href":"http:\/\/zfmcountry.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3002\/revisions\/3003"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/zfmcountry.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3002"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zfmcountry.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3002"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zfmcountry.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3002"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}