The decision comes ahead of his headlining fall tour
Ernest is set to take a month-long break to focus on his family. The country star shared the news on social media, saying a recent overseas trip inspired his decision.
“Getting out and playing for you guys every night has been a dream. But running non-stop I’m not gonna lie, it’s taken its toll on me. After getting back from London, it’s really hit me,” he writes.
“I’m going to be taking about a month off to reset and spend some time at home with my family. My son, Ryman is now at the age where every time I get home, he asks me if Im leaving… and I just can’t stand hearing him ask for daddy thru a phone call any more… I wanna spend quality time at home and pour into that reserve.
“I’m lucky to have a lot of incredible things coming up, and because of that, I want to show up as my best self for my family and for you guys. We will be back on the road soon, and I can’t thank you all enough for the support – y’all be good.”
The break follows his run on Brooks & Dunn’s 2024 Reboot Tour and ahead of his fall headlining The Legalize Country Music Road Show. The tour will kick off in Vancouver, Canada on September 4th and continue throughout several markets, including Los Angeles, Anaheim, Fort Worth, Milwaukee, Knoxville, and more. The tour announcement marks the latest milestone in a record year for the country star, who this year earned multiple ACM Award nominations – for both New Male Artist of the Year and Artist-Songwriter of the Year – after the release of his highly-anticipated sophomore album, Nashville, Tennessee in April.
Produced by Joey Moi, Ernest’s 26-track album Nashville, Tennessee brings to life the musical vision of one the modern era’s most impactful country hitmakers and pays homage in name, and sonically, to Ernest’s hometown city. Ernest continues his run as a songwriter of nine No. 1 singles for artists including Jelly Roll, Sam Hunt, Kane Brown, Morgan Wallen, and Chris Lane, as well as the Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen’s track, “I Had Some Help.” Nashville, Tennessee follows Ernest’s 2021 debut album, Flower Shops (The Album), which featured the two-time platinum title track “Flower Shops” featuring Morgan Wallen and gave fans a glimpse of Ernest’s edgy artistic styling.
With more than one billion global artist on-demand streams, sold-out shows at the Ryman Auditorium, and his recent performance debut at California’s biggest country festival, Stagecoach, Ernest continues the momentum of his sophomore album, and his headlining success as a solo artist with The Legalize Country Music Road Show.
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