Sam Hunt took home the Gene Weed Milestone Award at the 12th annual ACM Honors in Nashville on Wednesday night (August 22). At least, he claimed to be Sam Hunt — though this guy looked nothing like the “Body Like a Back Road” singer.
Posing for pictures backstage with Bobby Bones, Kassi Ashton and Academy of Country Music CEO Pete Fisher, the country star sported a more aerodynamic look — shaving all the hair off his head and face (okay, he kept his eyebrows). It’s hard to recognize the Georgia native without his bushy beard and brown locks!
Take a peek at his new look below.
Could the slick new look have something to do with new music? Back in May, Hunt released two singles (his first in more than a year): “Downtown’s Dead” and “Nothing Lasts Forever.” The tracks represent “another step in the direction towards what will become something new…in terms of a record,” the 33-year-old said in a recent interview.
The R&B-tinged country crooner has admitted he’d like to write music that’s more tapped into traditional country in the future, so perhaps we’ll be getting a new sound along with the new ‘do? We’ll just have to wait and see.
