Country music stars always give credit where it is due, and Warren Zeiders is no exception.
During a chat with FOX & Friends Weekend early in the morning before his show at the Houston Rodeo on March 15, the country newcomer talked about how far he’s come in a really short amount of time.
This time last year, the “Relapse” singer was performing for just a few hundred people. Now? More than 50,000 attended his Houston concert.
“It’s God’s favor,” Zeiders admits.
“I believe that God has touched my life, my family’s life, and he’s given me a platform to touch other people’s lives,” he adds. “I’m so grateful to say, like you said, a year ago, just 400 people … and now we’re playing in front of 70,000 tonight.”
“It’s a blessing and it’s God’s grace.”
Zeiders went on to talk about his latest album, Relapse (Aug. 2024). He opened up about the heaviness of the album title and how the project details how much he has been through in his life, despite being only 25.
Zeiders’ rise to fame started after a disappointing lacrosse injury at his college in West Virginia, at Frost Burn State. He suffered one final concussion that caused him to give up his favorite sport and move back to his home state of Pennsylvania.
There, he began posting acoustic covers to TikTok and quickly rose to stardom in the country music scene.
In other achievements, Zeiders just moved into Round 2 in Taste of Country’s March Man-Ness competition, which judges male country singers on … well, their attractiveness. He’s in a heated battle against Parker McCollum.
The 25 Best Country Songs of the Last 25 Years (2000-2024)
The best country songs of the last 25 years were felt and heard. Commercial impact was a factor, but emotional impact is what separates these songs from others released in the 2000s.
Technically the century began in 2001, but we reached back to 2000 to summarize this list of top songs. Alan Jackson is the only artist with two songs, but you’ll find 11 Entertainer of the Year winners scattered across a playlist the required several stunning exclusions.
Curious as to why your favorite song missed the cut? Well, there are only 25 spots for the best of 25,000 country song releases. Hard decisions needed to be made!
Gallery Credit: Billy Dukes
