It’s a new musical chapter for Laine Hardy, who has exited his record label. The Season 17 winner of American Idol shared the news in a statement posted on social media.
“I was just 17 years old when I first tried out for American Idol, and at the time, I couldn’t have ever imagined where I was headed,” Hardy wrote. “Since then, I’ve been able to tour across America, play for our troops in Asia, and make new fans in Europe. I had to grow up quickly and I am still learning more about myself every day.
“The teams at 19 Entertainment and Disney Music Group have given me so much support and guidance, and I will forever be grateful,” he continued. “And now it’s time for me to take my career in a new direction and I am figuring that out. Stay tuned for what’s coming next.”
— Laine Hardy (@TheLaineHardy) October 19, 2022
Hardy released one album, Here’s To Anyone, in 2021, two years after being crowned the American Idol champion.
“This album is for the lineworker who stops to ‘grab some night crawlers and a cold drink’ to cast a line off the bank before heading home,” Hardy said at the time. “This album is for the plumber who is always up to talk ‘college football or white tails or bird dogs’ to any stranger who lends an ear. It’s for the blue collar, George Jones lovin’, clock out and head to the river, peanuts in a coke people or ‘anyone who knows about that.’”
In April, Hardy was placed under arrest by the Louisiana State University police department, after being charged with placing a recording device in the dorm room of an ex-girlfriend. Hardy vowed to cooperate fully with authorities at the time.
“I understand that my career has thrust me into the public spotlight, and I embrace that wholeheartedly as my entire world belongs to my music and my fans,” the singer said at the time. “However, due to the sensitive nature of this allegation, I humbly ask for privacy at this time. I have the utmost respect for the law and will assist in their investigation as needed moving forward.”
After remaining silent on social media for a while, Hardy has since returned, posting clips of songs on Instagram, including “Me Meeting You,” “Rope Swing,” and most recently, “That Man,” which he wrote with Kylie Sackley and Grant Vogel.
Keep track of updates at LaineHardyMusic.com.
Yay for you,Laine Hardy! Time to take more control of your music and your career! We are so very proud of you at how far you have come with your music and how you have stayed true to yourself and your amazing talents. We love all the songs you have been writing! We love you and your music and are here for whatever you choose to do. You are simply the best.
Love you Laine Hardy. I pray everything will start going big for you from here on in. Big fan of yours and always will be. You have a lot of fans that love you. Good Luck on everything!
It’s the right time for Laine Hardy to seek a new direction where his awesome talent & songwriting skill is concern. Happy Laine is now free to do what he thinks is best for his musical career. We fully support you 100%. 💜 you!
Laine is an Amazing singer, songwriter and excellent musician…His guitar playing is s second to none! Wishing him all the Best in his Future Endeavors…💜💜💜💜💜
Please stop with the negative information. Laine is looking forward to a new direction for his career. The past is the past. Since his idol journey til now he has never stopped writing beautiful songs & music. His voice & guitar skills are like none other. Laine’s career is about to soar without his previous label. Best decision he ever made! 💜
🍯🐝🎸🎀🐞🌹❤️ Laine, we have been fans of your’s since day One. You walked into your audition on American Idol. You won our heart the minute you walked in; when they ask you what would you be singing and you said HURRICANE 🌀 everyone in our home that night looked at one another and said “if you can do that song as good or better than the original Artist you would get your day on American Idol” and you did ‼️ you never let us down. Each time you advanced, and the song You performed was always one or two steps better than you did before, you were amazing.
We were able to watch you grow out of so much shyness and into a more confident Entertainer that could hold your own. America voted you as the winner an what an AMAZING, OUTSTANDING, ARTIST, GUITARIST, VOCALIST, SONGWRITER, PERFORMER, and SINGER You were, and still are. We watched an were able to witness your growth on stage, your Performance, stage presentation mature from a young teenager in High School, to Graduation 🎓 of High School, to really start to blossom and come out of some of your shyness.
Now we, Your fans are more Proud of You, to be able to say we’ve been with you since Day #1 of 2019 up to this date October 24, 2022 we are filled with more Pride an Joy than ever.
So to say it is time to move forward in your Career and take it in a new direction, you can do this Laine for you’re still that same person as you were the day you were voted as AI WINNER, You’re now a mature Southern Gentleman, with the same manner’s as the day you won. Only you had to grow up faster than your classmates you Graduated with. So,look forward, you don’t have to look behind you God never expected us to have to walk in reverse, you live, you learn, and you move on. You have been writing song’s recording, and had many Concerts performed; also Entertaining Our U.S. TROUPS OVERSEAS. You were Opening Act for Toby Keith, Chris Banshee, Parish county Line, and many more. An You still continued writing your songs. You are one outstanding Guitarist and Vocalist. You thought at one time as you have said you thought you couldn’t Sing; LAINE, LOOK AT YOU NOW ‼️ WOW ‼️
You’ve Come a Long Way Baby ‼️‼️ Like 90% of the Artist you just needed to Fine Tune Your Vocals.
Good Luck in Your Future Career Direction on your Life Journey.
Your fans have been begging for CDs so just maybe we might be able to get some in this new direction you’re going. God I pray so, I know I would be the first one in line, LOL or try to be the first one in line. We Love You LAINE Hardy. As Your FAN’S we Stand Behind You 100 PLUS % and will CONTINUE THIS LIFE JOURNEY WITH YOU🌹❤️ KEEP YOUR HEAD HIGH AND WALK TALL YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO BE A STRONG ARTIST SO CONTINUE REACHING FOR THE STARS MY FRIEND For Yourself and for Your Fan’s 🍯🐝🎸🎀🐞🌹❤️
❤️Love Your❤️
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