Sam Hunt’s New ‘Locked Up’ Addresses 2019 Arrest

Sam Hunt released his brand-new track, "Locked Up," on Friday (3/23) along with the official music video, and the video takes us all back to 1968-era Johnny Cash.

Hunt co-wrote the song with Zach Crowell, Jerry Flowers, Shane McAnally, and Josh Osborne. "'Locked Up' describes the decisions that landed him that short jail sentence and thanks his wife, Hannah Lee Fowler, for supporting and staying with him through all that. Sam will perform the song at the 2024 CMT Music Awards on April 7, airing Live on CBS from the Moody Center in Austin, Texas.

The official music video for the song was shot at the Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary in Petros, Tennessee, and reimagined the infamous 1968 Johnny Cash performance at Folsom State Prison. Taking on the feel of newly discovered footage from the archives, the video features Hunt with his longtime band and with the centerpiece of the song, his wife, Hannah.

In November of 2019, Sam was arrested after driving the wrong way down an East Nashville road while drunk. The police report says that Hunt was booked into the Metro jail around 6:30 a.m. on charges of driving under the influence and having an open container.

Hunt launched his "Outskirts Tour 2024" last month (2/22) with a show in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He'll be touring with stops in Milwaukee, Green Bay, Knoxville, and more, and is set to wrap in Charlottesville, Virginia, on April 13th.

Sam told us, "My favorite thing about being on the road and playing our music in front of our fans is connecting with the folks who have provided me with a career, an opportunity to live out this dream that I had as a young college graduate years ago."

He continued, "And I really enjoy being out on the road with my buddies in the band and our whole crew. We have a real family out there now that we've been out here for several years; we get to travel and see places that I wouldn't otherwise get to visit, and we get to play music. And that, at the end of the day, is something that I always wanted to do and that I really enjoy doing, but most importantly, it's connecting with the fans."

Hunt really just loves to get out and share his songs with his fans. He concluded, "You write these songs in little rooms in Nashville, and you hope that they mean something to somebody. It's hard to believe that that's true until you get out there and see the smiles on people's faces and see people enjoying themselves and having a good time, and it really gives a lot of meaning to the whole thing."

Sam Hunt celebrates his 39th birthday today (12/8) as a new dad to he and his wife Hannah's second child. Sam kept the birth of his new baby under wraps until after Thanksgiving when he posted a photo of his family on Instagram. In the picture, you see his wife Hannah, daughter Lucy, and a new baby.

Recently, a rep for his management told People magazine that he and his wife Hannah welcomed a baby boy named Lowry Lee on Tuesday, October 24.

Their second child's name comes from his parents — Lowry is Hunt's middle name, and Lee is Fowler's. Lowry joins big sister Lucy Louise, who is 18 months old.

Sam announced quietly Baby Hunt No. 2 had arrived with a social post on Instagram, including a photo of him and his wife, his 2-year-old daughter Lucy Louise, and his wife holding the new baby.

He captioned the photo the day after Thanksgiving (11/24), "Thank you, Lord."

You can see the post here.

Hunt recently announced his "Outskirts Tour 2024," which Live Nation produced. The five-time Grammy nominee and Diamond-selling artist sets course for his arena headlining tour with a February 22 kickoff in Grand Rapids, plus stops in Louisville, Nashville, Milwaukee, Green Bay, and more.

Special guests include Brett Young and fellow Georgia native Lily Rose.

Sam also released a new song in October (2023) called "Came The Closest." He wrote the new tune with Shane McAnally and Josh Osborne.

Hunt has been making a name for himself in country music since 2014, when he released his debut country album, Montevallo. Since then, he has released some great music videos. As Sam celebrates his birthday with his family today (12/8), we look at some of his best music videos.

It's hard to believe that Sam Hunt never had an official music video release for his biggest song, which is diamond-certified for moving 10 million units. However, the popular song does have an official lyric video. The video, which has over 27 million views on YouTube, features the song and lyrics over vintage video clips of youngsters doing motocross.

Two music videos were produced for the song. The first music video premiered in August 2014. The video shows Sam performing at a festival and clips of him playing sports with band members and having fun in various situations with the band on the road.

A second "alternate" music video premiered in June 2015. this video is a little more produced, with Sam singing to the camera and showing him partying and performing at a small Nashville club.

The video was shot in Macon County, Tennessee. This dramatic video shows Sam's acting skills as he works through a tough breakup in a small town, complete with his small house burning. The song was inspired by his breakup with his then-girlfriend Hannah Lee Fowler, whom he has since married and now has two kids.

This video won Breakthrough Video of the Year at the 2015 CMT Music Awards in Nashville. In the video, Sam sings while he portrays a Yellow Cab driver in Nashville. The video also features his cab passengers, many wearing cowboy hats and drinking, dancing along as Hunt sings the uptempo catchy song.

The video's dramatic storyline involves domestic violence. In the video, Sam's character witnesses several instances of a tattooed man abusing his young girlfriend in public, including at a biker bar and a coin-operated laundry. Together, the two have a baby. Near the end of the video, the woman tries to leave with her baby when the boyfriend comes outside to stop her. When he begins hitting her, Hunt, who happens to be walking by the tattooed man's house, sees this and begins to fight with the man.