Payton Smith

Blessed with the looks of a matinee idol and the soft croon of a teenage dream, Payton Smith fuses the bright, R&B-influenced country-pop of Sam Hunt with the muscular arena-country of Keith Urban. Smith specializes in slinging six-strings just like Urban, but he also has a facility with melody and groove, as evidenced by his 2019 internet hit "Like I Knew You Would." A native of Houma, Louisiana, Payton Smith received his first guitar at the age of ten. He quickly found an affinity with the instrument, adopting John Mayer, Brad Paisley, and Urban as his guitar heroes. During...