Sam Huntis ready to take the stage following his DUI arrest.
The country star, 35, announced the upcoming release of his highly anticipated sophomore album on Wednesday, revealing its artwork as well as a string of tour dates to support the record on his social media.
TitledSouthside, the album will be out on April 3.
The “Body Like a Back Road” singer is also slated to hit the road following his new album’s release, kicking off the 2020SouthsideSummer Tour on May 28 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
The news ofSouthside‘s release comes just two months after Hunt wasarrested on charges of driving under the influence and possessing an open containerin Nashville.
Officers found Hunt after responding to a call of a vehicle driving the wrong way down the northbound lanes of Ellington Parkway near Ben Allen Road, according to the warrant.
Upon their arrival, police said they encountered Hunt swerving in and out of his lane. He allegedly had bloodshot eyes and smelled of “an obvious odor consistent with alcoholic beverage” as officers quickly noticed two empty cans of beer in the passenger seat.
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Officers said that the musician was struggling to give them his Tennessee license, which was sitting on his lap, and instead tried to hand them his credit card and passport.
Hunt, who was the only person in the vehicle, also admitted to drinking recently, according to police. He allegedly agreed to a field sobriety test in which he showed “numerous signs of impairment” that police revealed was recorded on the officer’s car dashboard camera.
In a Nov. 22 statement posted to his Twitter account,Hunt apologized for the incident, calling it “a poor and selfish decision” that he doesn’t plan to repeat in the future.
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Huntreturned to the stage for the first timeless than two weeks after his arrest on Dec. 4, performing at New York’s Country 94.7’sStars and Strings eventat the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
In January, hereleased a singletitled “Sinning with You” — which included lyrics like, “My past was checkered, your spotless record was probably in jeopardy / Your place or my place, his grace and your grace, felt like the same thing to me.”
Hunt was originally scheduled to appear in court on Jan. 17, but the date has since been changed to March 17, according toDavidson County court records.
source: people.com
