{"id":1989234,"date":"2025-08-31T04:08:01","date_gmt":"2025-08-31T04:08:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1989234"},"modified":"2025-08-31T04:08:01","modified_gmt":"2025-08-31T04:08:01","slug":"justin-holmes-opens-up-about-new-song-hell-i-wont-working-with-jerrod-niemann-and-living-his-dream-in-reverse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/justin-holmes-opens-up-about-new-song-hell-i-wont-working-with-jerrod-niemann-and-living-his-dream-in-reverse\/","title":{"rendered":"Justin Holmes Opens Up About New Song “Hell I Won’t,” Working With Jerrod Niemann, And Living His Dream In Reverse"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Justin Holmes<\/strong><\/a>, a singer\/songwriter who hails from Paducah, Kentucky, has made a name for himself in the country music scene with his musical talent, charm, charisma, and knack for storytelling.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Growing up in the late \u201880s, he listened to everything from punk and heavy metal to artists like Randy Travis and Alan Jackson to Keith Whitley and Shenandoah, building himself a well-rounded ear for music. The rising country star picked up the guitar at age 15 and later brought his musical skills with him to the military, where he served in the U.S. Air Force as a Security Forces member for 14 years.<\/p>\n

After creating a music page on Facebook to post videos of himself singing both original and cover songs online, Holmes discovered an outlet that allowed him to do something he enjoyed. Around 2017, Country Rebel<\/a><\/em>, a music and lifestyle brand, took note of Holmes\u2019 raw talent, re-posting his cover of the late Whitley\u2019s massive hit, \u201cDon\u2019t Close Your Eyes.\u201d The re-circulation of that rendition helped to earn Holmes a million views in just one day.<\/p>\n

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But it was the country artist\u2019s original song \u201cDamn Addiction\u201d that caught even more attention, going viral on TikTok in 2022. That same year, Holmes became the first signee on Country Rebel<\/em>\u2019s newly launched Country Rebel Records<\/a>, created by founders, brothers Darin and Kevin Blue. What may come as a surprise is that \u201cDamn Addiction\u201d actually serves as the very first song Holmes wrote.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cLo and behold, years later, that ended up becoming my biggest song to date with over 40 million streams already,\u201d Holmes reflected on the song and how fast his music career has taken shape during an interview with Music Mayhem<\/a><\/em>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

And it\u2019s not lost on him that he hasn\u2019t necessarily been grinding it out for years playing dive bars as a singer\/songwriter like some musicians do before they reach his level. \u201cI say this a lot in life, in music, I\u2019m very blessed,\u201d Holmes shares a sense of gratitude. \u201cI have no luck, and I can\u2019t play the lottery, I can\u2019t enter sweepstakes, nothing like that. But in life, I\u2019ve been extremely blessed, and I\u2019m doing things in kind of the reverse, it seems like.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIn music, I wasn\u2019t out there grinding, hitting the bars. So many people do, so many amazing artists do every day of their lives. I got lucky,\u201d he acknowledges. \u201cI posted that song, and it did decent, and then years later, somebody put it on TikTok and blew it up. And I\u2019ve done that throughout different perspectives of life as well, and I\u2019m very blessed in that sense. But yeah, that\u2019s literally the first song I sat down and really tried to write and just happened to be the one that connected with a lot of people.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Having \u201cDamn Addiction\u201d resonate with so many people has given Holmes the kind of validation he needed to continue to pursue his passion. The burgeoning talent, who eventually left the military and moved outside of Nashville, Tennessee, a year ago, is now able to follow his dreams while also working a remote job to support his wife and three kids.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey put a lot of stuff on the back burner for me, and they don\u2019t do certain stuff because I\u2019ve got stuff going on, or I\u2019ve got to do content this day, or I\u2019ve got to go do this up in Nashville. And that\u2019s a lot in a big family like ours and with so much going on,\u201d Holmes said of the support he receives from his family. \u201cI can\u2019t state more how appreciative I am to my children, to my wife, especially for holding it down all these years while I go and chase a dream\u2026. It\u2019s a huge help and a massive benefit to have people supporting you and having folks rooting for your corner on every aspect that you\u2019re doing. I definitely couldn\u2019t do it without \u2019em.\u201d<\/p>\n

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