The TikTok hit has become a sensation, thanks to its line dance moves and infectious chorus
Country pop newcomer Dasha made her CMT Music Awards debut with a short but electrifying performance of her viral single “Austin.” The song appeared on her recently released second studio album, which arrived in February.
Dressed in boots, shorts and a green vest, the big-name singer scored a top spot at the end of the TV show's third hour, despite being a relative unknown — and having never been to the eponymous city of her success. . “Thank you, CMT, for believing in me,” Dasha shouted at the end of the song. “My first time in Austin!”
The California-born, Nashville-based artist broke through with “Austin” earlier this year. The single has been used in more than 600,000 videos on TikTok — where it has more than 636,000 followers — many of which feature users recreating the song's viral dance. Dasha has previously been a more pop-centric artist and released her debut album Dirty Blonde in 2023.
“I started with the country. It was me and a guitar and it was me with my dramatic emotions as a 10-year-old writing songs and I was really inspired by Dolly Parton and Taylor Swift and Miranda Lambert,” Dasha said recently. The Zach Sang Show. “Kasey Musgraves was the first person I heard the lyrics to and I loved it [gasp] I can see it in my head, you know? He inspired me so much, so at 10 I started writing songs and it was all country — it was all country-pop.
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