Laine Hardy knows a thing or two about tiny towns. The Season 17 winner of
American Idoland newest Taste of Country RISER grew up in a community of less than 2,000 people, so he s testifying as much as he is singing about
wearing Main Street down and store sign
letters burning out. Tiny Town is Hardy s debut single after winning
American Idolin 2019. Since then he s been doggedly traveling between Nashville and Livingston, La., for writing appointments and media opportunities. He s found critical acclaim with tracks like Ground I Grew Up On and Let There Be Country. Michael Knox (Jason Aldean) has guided him throughout, impressing upon the 20-year-old the importance of a best song wins motto. Michael Tyler actually wrote Tiny Town, even though it sounds like something Hardy would put to paper himself. There was never any question of