Artist to Watch in 2026: Hudson Freeman
“If You Know Me” was the riff heard around the world this past year, a twangy earworm that thrust Hudson Freeman into virality. Shot against the familiar sprawl of a cornfield, the clip of Freeman captures the spirit of Americana with an intimacy that feels recognizable to anyone raised in rural America.
Now Brooklyn-based and already praised by the likes of John Mayer, Freeman’s music is folk for the modern era: deeply human, shaped by an online world rife with alienation and unrest. His 2025 album 'is a Folk Artist' poses a question: what does it mean to write folk music today, and what does it mean to be a “folk artist” at all?
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