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Before Tyler Nance released his debut song \u201cBad News\u201d last fall and eclipsed it this year with his current Billboard<\/em> Hot Country Songs debut entry \u201cKeeps Me Sane,\u201d he worked as a welder and grew up tending cattle on his family\u2019s farm near Lamar, Missouri, a map dot town northwest of Springfield.<\/p>\n \u201cI thought that was what I\u2019d be doing for the rest of my life,\u201d he tells Billboard<\/em>.<\/p>\n More from Billboard<\/strong><\/p>\n But the success of his music has put Nance on a different trajectory. \u201cKeeps Me Sane,\u201d released via Santa Anna Label Group, has earned 17.9 million official U.S. on-demand streams since it released in July, according to Luminate, while the song\u2019s success propelled Nance to his current No. 32 position on the Billboard\u2019s Emerging Artists chart. \u201cKeeps Me Sane\u201d earned six million streams within two weeks of its release, and made it onto Spotify\u2019s Viral 50-Global rankings, while Nance\u2019s monthly Spotify listeners have ballooned to over 2 million.<\/p>\n Nance wrote the song this past summer, working with co-writers Brent McCollough and Donnie Napier. \u201cKeeps Me Sane\u201d blends nature imagery of maple leaves and rushing waters, while capturing a sense of the search for relief against heartbreak and anxiety.<\/p>\n \u201cI was sitting in my living room one night and grabbed my guitar and started mumbling out words and wrote the first verse,\u201d Nance recalls. \u201cI had a [writing session] the next day, took it in and they loved it. It was like the song was meant to be, in a way. It\u2019s really seemed to have helped people who deal with anxiety and stress.\u201d<\/p>\n Nance wrote poetry as a child, but spent most of his time working the family farm, a childhood he says, \u201ctaught me a lot about respect and hard work.\u201d Nance learned pipe welding from his uncle, who built fencing for corrals. After high school, Nance moved to Kentucky, living in a camper while working as a welder. During a visit to Missouri, he picked up an acoustic guitar he\u2019d purchased during the COVID-19 pandemic and began learning songs by Zach Bryan and Tyler Childers.<\/p>\n \u201cI learned some basic chords and kept writing to those chord patterns. I didn\u2019t take it too seriously, it was just my outlet,\u201d he explains. \u201cThen I shared some music on social media and it started gaining traction.\u201d<\/p>\n In August 2024, he released his first song \u201cBad News,\u201d which now has over 4 million streams on Spotify. He followed with two EPs (I\u2019m Not Him<\/em> and Wasted Chances<\/em>), including songs such as \u201cSorrows of a Sorry Soul\u201d and vulnerable \u201cI\u2019m Not Him\u201d and \u201cWhiskey Me or the Pain.\u201d But \u201cKeeps Me Sane\u201d reaches a new level.<\/p>\n \u201cI keep saying, \u2018It\u2019s insane,\u2019\u201d he says with a laugh.<\/p>\n The Wasserman-booked Nance has opened shows for Bayker Blankenship and Kidd G, and will open for Justin Moore this month. He\u2019s also working on his upcoming full-length project.<\/p>\n Nance, Billboard<\/em>\u2019s Country Rookie of the Month for September, discussed his upcoming album, his influences, his signature mustache and more.<\/p>\n You have a full album in the works. How is that shaping up?<\/strong><\/p>\n Hopefully, I will be putting it out next year. A lot of the songs are kind of about my life and my roots, growing up in the Midwest and that story of where I came from.<\/p>\n Can we expect any collabs?<\/strong><\/p>\n As of now, no. I have one song on there that has a female [vocal] part and I am looking at getting someone on that. There are a couple of other songs that I have artists in mind that I would love to have on those.<\/p>\n Which artists are on your bucket list to collaborate with?<\/strong><\/p>\n Tyler Childers and Sam Barber. Tyler, his music has influenced me. Sam is also from Missouri, and he\u2019s a proficient writer and has a great voice.<\/p>\n Who were some of your other influences growing up?<\/strong><\/p>\n I listened to a lot of bluegrass stuff, a lot of Keith Whitley, Ricky Skaggs, Johnny Cash, Elvis, Everly Brothers, anything before the 2000s is what influenced me.<\/p>\n Who was the first concert you went to?<\/strong><\/p>\n I saw a Zach Bryan concert in Kansas City, when he first started touring. His music has gotten me through a lot and taught me a lot, too, with guitar.<\/p>\n What is your favorite Zach Bryan song to cover?<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cGodspeed.\u201d One of my good friends passed away when she was 17 and they played that song at her funeral. That was one of the first songs I ever learned.<\/p>\n When you do get time to yourself, what do you like to do for fun?<\/strong><\/p>\n I love to see new things and new places. I\u2019m also a foodie, I guess. I like history. I would love to see Devils Tower in Wyoming, or the Statue of Liberty or Yosemite.<\/p>\n Do you have a favorite Nashville restaurant?<\/strong><\/p>\n A lot of the burger places, like Jack Brown\u2019s [Beer and Burger Joint] is amazing. I love beef, of course, since I came out the womb.<\/p>\n What podcasts or books are you into?<\/strong><\/p>\n I like the Joe Rogan, Theo Von and Bad Friends podcasts. I read a lot of history stuff and listen to audiobooks, just nerdy stuff.<\/p>\n You are also known for your handlebar mustache. What made you want to grow it out?<\/strong><\/p>\n I was a senior in high school when I started growing the mustache. I watched the [1993] movie Tombstone<\/em> with Val Kilmer and Sam Elliott. I loved [Kilmer\u2019s character] Doc Holliday. That wasn\u2019t the only reason [for growing his mustache], but it\u2019s my way to stick out so people would know who I was when I was out on the road.<\/p>\n What\u2019s your favorite mustache product to use?<\/strong><\/p>\n I use mustache wax called Fisticuffs. If I\u2019m in a bind, I\u2019ll use an Elmer\u2019s Gluestick. You have to have one or the other, or it makes eating lunch or dinner not fun\u2026 a mouthful of mustache.<\/p>\n Best of Billboard<\/strong><\/p>\n Sign up for Billboard’s Newsletter<\/a>. 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