All Stephen Wilson Jr. brought to the 2025 CMA Awards was a guitar. He left with a standing ovation. The New Artist of the Year nominee pulled out a cover for his inaugural performance on Country ...

Sometimes to make music, you've got to remove the music entirely. That's at least how Stephen Wilson Jr. views it. The rising ...

Stephen Wilson Jr. is one of country music’s most honest artists, and that’s one of the reasons Taste of Country has named him one of our RISERS: 2026 Artists to Watch. Who Is Stephen Wilson Jr.?

Ten years ago, Stephen Wilson Jr. could only imagine a day like this. He's sitting in a vaudeville-theatre-turned-concert-venue before a sold-out show, talking about the music that moves his soul and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For Stephen Wilson Jr., his CMA Awards performance is all about his father. The country singer said his father, who died ...

Stephen Wilson Jr. left fans at the CMA Awards floored with his rendition of the 1961 song "Stand By Me". The iconic Ben E. King tune has been popular for decades, spawning many renditions, though it ...

This is FRESH AIR. One of the more distinctive, recent sounds in country music comes from Stephen Wilson Jr., according to our rock critic Ken Tucker. Recently nominated as best new artist by the ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Stephen Wilson Jr. performed a staggering cover of "Stand by Me" at the 2025 CMA Awards. The New Artist ...

A former microbiologist and Golden Gloves boxer, Wilson is also one of the more distinctive new sounds in country. He's broken through not with huge record sales but via viral clips on social media.