JOSH ROSS DROPS “HATE HOW YOU LOOK”, OUT TODAY
TAKES HOME FIRST-EVER JUNO AWARD FOR ‘COUNTRY ALBUM OF THE YEAR’
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“SINGLE AGAIN” TOP 20 AT US RADIO AND CONTINUES TO CLIMB
18 APRIL 2025 (TORONTO, ON) — Today, award-winning singer-songwriter Josh Ross releases “Hate How You Look” via Universal Music Canada, the country’s leading music company and UMG Nashville states-side. The track is the latest taste of new music coming from Canadian-born and Nashville-based artist following previously released singles “Leave Me Too” and Gold-certified “Single Again”.
LISTEN TO “HATE HOW YOU LOOK” HERE
WATCH OFFICIAL LYRIC VIDEO HERE
Produced by long-time collaborator Matt Geroux, recorded in Nashville and written by Nicolas Sainato, Chris McKenna, Jessica Farren and Christian Yancey. The relatable lyrics are about a breakup and watching someone move on; Ross’ signature rich vocal rasp sings, “Hate how you look in that one that you know I love red dress / Hate how it still gets my heart breakin beatin out my chest / I Hate how you laughing and actin like what we had is gone / Girl it aint been that long.”
Ross shares, “I loved how energetic the song felt right away, and I knew it’d be a fun one to add to the live set, showcasing the versatility of our live show. We’ve been playing it for the past few months, and it’s been a blast—I’m really excited for everyone to finally hear the recorded version. I hope fans can connect with all the emotions that you go through seeing someone move on without you."
The past few months have been career-defining from being nominated for numerous awards including co-lead 2025 JUNO nominee, to top winner at the 2024 CCMAs, and his first-ever CMA Award, – ‘Jeff Walker Global Country Artist Award’. At the 2025 JUNO Awards, Ross took home his first JUNO Award for ‘Country Album of the Year’ for the Gold-certified EP Complicated, as well as performed his chart-climbing single “Leave Me Too”, watch HERE.
The current CCMA Entertainer of the Year is capturing fans worldwide, amassing over 970.5 million global streams, and his Platinum-certified hits have dominated Canadian country radio, including “Trouble” reaching #1 in Canada and earning RIAA Gold certification in the U.S. Meanwhile, his high-energy Gold-certified track “Single Again” continues to climb the U.S. radio charts entering top 15 after hitting #1 on Canadian Country radio.
Hot off the heels as support for Jelly Roll on The Beautifully Broken Great Northern Tour across Canada, Ross will continue hitting stages across US and Canada this Spring and Summer including Cavendish Beach Festival (PEI) and Kee To Bala (Ontario).
This is the beginning of an exciting new chapter as 2025 is shaping up to be Ross’ biggest year yet. For the latest information and to learn how to join The Roster for first access to merch drops, new music, tour dates and exclusive content, visit joshrossmusic.com.
Josh Ross Canadian Live Dates:
July 10 - Cavendish Beach Festival (Cavendish, PEI)
August 13 – Delta Bessborough Gardens (Saskatoon, SK)
August 21 – Kee To Bala (Bala, ON)
August 22 – Lucknow’s Music In The Field (Lucknow, ON)
Credit to Jack Owens
ABOUT JOSH ROSS:
Universal Music Canada/UMG Nashville artist Josh Ross is one of Canada's most promising singer-songwriter-performers. On an unconventional path of his own design, Ross pairs a dark, mellow blast of modern country rock with a warm vocal rasp, heart-on-his-sleeve writing and addictive hooks that respect no borders – genre or otherwise. Pulling influence everywhere from Guns N’ Roses and Metallica to country-rock outlaw Steve Earle, the former collegiate football player has leveraged his knack for emotional song craft into a series of Platinum-certified Canadian country radio hits. His dusky power ballad “Trouble” rose to #1 in Canada and earned RIAA Gold certification in the U.S. Recently, Ross earned his first-ever JUNO Award for ‘Country Album of the Year’. The current CCMA Entertainer of the Year is now breaking through in the States, tallying more than 970.5 million career streams and hailed as an Artist to Watch by Spotify, Amazon Music, Pandora, MusicRow, the Grand Ole Opry and more. Touring alongside hard-rocking superstars like Nickelback, Brantley Gilbert and Bailey Zimmerman, Luke Bryan, Ross recently wrapped tour as support to Jelly Roll on The Beautifully Broken Great Northern Tour across Canada. As his bold barroom anthem “Single Again” climbs the charts in the US after hitting #1 on Canadian Country Radio, Ross is proving to be a global force, taking home his first-ever CMA Award – the Jeff Walker Global Country Artist Award – recognizing his international achievements in country music. Ross released his Complicated EP last year, co-writing seven of the project’s eight tracks. With thundering drums meeting steel guitars and the melodies of heartland pop, the collection of songs show off Ross’ rich, edgy vocals. Complicated arrives just five years after Ross arrived in Nashville, proving there’s much more to come from this next-generation talent who’s anything but standard.
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