The industry is already catching on to JT's brand of music. Toby Keith selected him as an opening act on of his recent Locked and Loaded tours. JT was also a semi-finalist for Best New Artist at the 2012 Academy of Country Music Awards. Plus, the renowned Vince Gill makes an appearance on JT's album, an impressive feat for a debut effort. Hodges wrote eight of the 10 songs on the album, which gives you an idea of his versatility. He generally prefers to draw his themes from the well of experience. "You try to grow from all the situations you have been through in the past," JT says. "It's really just my own interpretations of those unuiversal themes, emotions that make a song. I want to ignite that feeling inside myself or someone else. That's when a song is at its best in my opinion." Listen here on NEW!