Hunter Metts

Season 19 · Eliminated (6th–7th)

Where are they now

As of October 10, 2025

Hunter Metts reached the Top 10 of American Idol season 19. He released the EP Monochrome in 2024 and the single Weathervane on November 15, 2024. In 2025 he released Blue Ridge Run on June 20 and the EP A Crater Wide on October 10, both on Position Music and Interscope Records, and he toured in support of James Bay and headlined his own run in fall 2025.⁠[1][2][3][4]

Key figures

Career

Before the show

  1. 2021His debut single The River came out in 2021, with a January 15 release date under his own name.⁠[2][3]January 15, 2021

After the show

  1. 202120,000 Kisses came out on May 14, 2021, on 19 Recordings and BMG. As of August 3, 2021, he had not signed with a record label.⁠[1][3]May 14, 2021
  2. 2021He was scheduled to play the Franklin Theatre on August 8, 2021.⁠[1]August 8, 2021
  1. 2023In 2023 he quit his day job to focus on music.⁠[2]
  1. 2024He released the debut EP Monochrome on June 28, 2024, on Position Music.⁠[2][3][7]June 28, 2024
  2. 2024Weathervane came out on November 15, 2024, and became a widely streamed 2024 single.⁠[3][8]November 15, 2024
  1. 2025He toured North America as support for James Bay and launched his own headline run in fall 2025.⁠[2]
  2. 2025Abilene, described as a previously released single, carries a March 21, 2025 release date.⁠[3][8]March 21, 2025
  3. 2025Blue Ridge Run came out on June 20, 2025, on Position Music and Interscope Records. A July 17, 2025 article described it as already out.⁠[3][4]June 20, 2025
  4. 2025In September 2025 he released Center of the Universe and announced the seven-song EP A Crater Wide for October 10 on Position Music and Interscope Records.⁠[8]September 2025
  5. 2025The EP A Crater Wide came out on October 10, 2025, on Position Music and Interscope Records. He co-produced it with Andrew Berlin at the Blasting Room in Fort Collins.⁠[2][3][8]October 10, 2025

Date not documented

  1. Before the show he worked in computer coding.⁠[1]

Discography

TitleTypeYearLabelRIAA certificationU.S. sales
Monochrome⁠[2][3][7]EP2024Position Music
A Crater Wide⁠[2][3][7]EP2025Position Music/Interscope Records

Awards

Checked October 8, 2026; none found.

Sources

8 sources

  1. American Idol Alum Hunter Metts Shares Plans for New Music — Everything Nash, published August 3, 2021, updated August 3, 2021. News report. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
    Cited parts (4)
    • Body: “Hunter Metts made it into the Top 10 on Season 19 of American Idol”
    • Single: “Metts, who released “20,000 Kisses” following his time on American Idol , has yet to sign with a record label”
    • Show: “including a show at the historic Franklin Theatre this Sunday, August 8.”
    • Work: “who worked in computer coding before appearing on the show”
  2. Hunter Metts at The Basement — The Basement. News report. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
    Cited parts (8)
    • Monochrome: “delivered his debut EP Monochrome in 2024.”
    • Weathervane: “his 2024 viral hit “Weathervane,””
    • Tour: “touring North America as support for multi-platinum hitmaker James Bay and launching his own debut headline run in fall 2025.”
    • The River: “debut single “The River” released in 2021”
    • The River: “With his debut single “The River” released in 2021”
    • Day job: “Metts quit his day job in 2023 to focus solely on music”
    • EP: “delivered his debut EP Monochrome in 2024.”
    • EP: “Released via Position Music/Interscope Records, A Crater Wide”
  3. Apple album search for Hunter Metts — Apple. Release database. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
    Cited parts (8)
    • Weathervane - Single: "releaseDate":"2024-11-15T08:00:00Z"
    • Blue Ridge Run - Single: "releaseDate":"2025-06-20T07:00:00Z"
    • A Crater Wide: "releaseDate":"2025-10-10T07:00:00Z"
    • The River - Single: "copyright":"℗ 2021 Hunter Metts"
    • 20,000 Kisses - Single: "copyright":"℗ 2021 19 Recordings, Inc. under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC"
    • Open - Single: "collectionName":"Open - Single"
    • Open - Single: "releaseDate":"2022-02-25T08:00:00Z"
    • Open - Single: "copyright":"℗ 2022 Position Music/Interscope Records"
  4. Hunter Metts releases new single Blue Ridge Run — The Concert Chronicles, published July 17, 2025. News report. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
    Cited parts (2)
    • Blue Ridge Run: “Out now via Position Music/Interscope Records”
    • Single: “Out now via Position Music/Interscope Records”
  5. List of American Idol finalists — Wikipedia, updated June 10, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 6, 2026.
    Cited parts (1)
    • Contestants table, row Hunter Metts: Season 19, Place finish 6th-7th
  6. American Idol season 19 — Wikipedia, updated July 21, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 6, 2026.
    Cited parts (1)
    • Top 7 – Coldplay & Mother's Day (May 9) table (Eliminated); Elimination chart, row Hunter Metts: Pl. 6 (shared), Top 7 column (5/9)
  7. MusicBrainz release groups for Hunter Metts — MusicBrainz. Release database. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
    Cited parts (3)
    • Monochrome: "first-release-date":"2024-06-28"
    • Monochrome: "id":"4263d441-553a-4c97-9867-89ce035cca78"
    • A Crater Wide: "id":"728a3775-53ca-4f93-a1fc-fba20b1c6350"
  8. Hunter Metts honors a new single, Center of the Universe — Rock 'N' Load, published September 7, 2025, updated September 7, 2025. News report. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
    Cited parts (6)
    • Weathervane: ““Weathervane” — a 2024 release”
    • Earlier singles: “previously released singles”
    • Published: "datePublished": "2025-09-07T17:30:57+01:00"
    • EP: “due out October 10 via Position Music/Interscope Records”
    • Title: “HYPNOTIC NEW SINGLE “CENTER OF THE UNIVERSE””
    • Studio: “Recorded at the legendary Blasting Room in Fort Collins, Colorado”

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