He’s only 16 years old and he has millions of fans across all social media platforms. He is Maddox Batson, the next big thing in music.

Batson debuted early 2024, with his song “Tears in the River” when he was only 14 years old. He is from Nashville, Tennessee which you can hear a huge influence in his songs.

Both he and Morgan Wallen are quite similar in their style of music. Both of them are from Tennessee and both make country music. They get compared to one another a lot. He made his fame through Tiktok where he has 3.5 million followers. On Spotify, he has 456.3k monthly listeners. With his top song “Girl in Green” having over 8 million listens.

“Girl in Green” got Baston into mainstream media.

The song is about an attraction to a mysterious girl in a green dress. I can see why this is his most popular song. The lyrics are catchy but in the music video, there are also cameos from Embreigh Courtlyn. Courtlyn is an influencer part of the Glow House, an influencer group. She has over 5 million followers on Tiktok. I think her cameo in the music video had a huge influence on the popularity of this song.

I think that he is a young creative who uses social media as a platform to collaborate with other young creatives. As he grows there’s a possibility that he might reach a Justin Bieber level of fame one day. I hope as he gets older he can solidify his own personal style in his music.