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The Austin 100: Nick Wayne

Courtesy of the artist

Hometown: Nashville, Tennessee

Genre: Country / Pop

Why We're Excited: Remember the summer of 2017, when it seemed like the only songs on pop radio were Bruno Mars' "That's What I Like" and Ed Sheeran's "Shape of You"? Nick Wayne's "I've Got You Now" sounds like one of those songs — not exactly like them, mind you, but like the kind of song that keeps accumulating popularity until it seems to be imprinted on the wind. Call it soul, or pop, or country, or folk — it's a little of all four, really — but its true genre sounds like "hit."

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    Stephen Thompson is a host, writer and reviewer for NPR Music and Pop Culture Happy Hour. He appears frequently on All Songs Considered and NPR newsmagazines.

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