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Sam Austins Is Your Next Pop Obsession

After a decade of hustling, the Detroit-born singer landed a viral hit with "Seasons." Now, he's ready for world domination.

Austins may seem like a sudden breakout act but his story isn’t too dissimilar from other megastars on the rise the last couple years: The 29-year-old has been hustling since his teens, eventually getting signed to a major label during the pandemic. Austins was a good kid, who never got into trouble and spent his evenings at home working on his art and weekends heading to downtown Detroit to perform at open mics and make music with the budding artistic community that had quickly accepted him. Like he was as a kid, Austins was drawn to the drum machine, wanting to make an album inspired by Detroit, the city’s eclectic music history and the artists he loves the most: Prince, Radiohead, Drexciya.

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