Hudson Westbrook Releases New Single "Weatherman," a Clever Take on Heartbreak
Hudson Westbrook has unveiled his latest single "Weatherman", marking his first release of 2025. Launched on March 21, 2025, the track delivers an inventive perspective on heartbreak, masterfully weaving weather metaphors throughout its emotional narrative.
The new song, released on March 21, 2025, offers a clever spin on the traditional breakup track. Written by Westbrook alongside Lukas Scott, Neil Medley, Reid Haughton, and Beau Bailey, the track plays on the timeless joke about meteorologists often forecasting incorrectly. The song's narrative follows a protagonist who blames the weatherman for incorrectly predicting a sunny day when he's actually experiencing emotional storms after a breakup.
Hudson Westbrook is a rising country music star from Stephenville, Texas, who has experienced a meteoric rise in the industry. His debut single "Take It Slow" went viral, amassing over two million views overnight and launching his career. Since then, Westbrook has accumulated over 140 million global streams, averaging an impressive 10 million streams weekly. His rapid success led to signing with River House Artists label, which also represents superstar Luke Combs, and a publishing deal with Sony Music Publishing Nashville in January 2025.
Westbrook built anticipation for the release by teasing clips on social media, with one TikTok video amassing 1.9 million views. The song features a catchy melody with classic country instrumentation including strumming guitars, steady drums, and violin riffs. Westbrook himself has called "Weatherman" one of his favorites among his compositions, stating, "The second we wrote this song I wanted to put it out... It's one of my favorites I've ever written".
"Weatherman" is Westbrook's third single of 2025, following "Mine Tomorrow" released on January 24 and "Dressed Down," a surprise Valentine's Day release on February 14. These recent singles have already proven successful, with "Mine Tomorrow" and "Dressed Down" accumulating 4.5 million and 2.2 million Spotify streams respectively.
In November 2024, Westbrook released his self-titled debut EP, featuring seven songs including fan favorites "House Again," "5 to 9," and "Take Your Time". "House Again," a heartfelt waltz about his experience as a child when his parents divorced, has become one of his biggest hits to date. Another standout track, "5 to 9," cleverly flips the concept of Dolly Parton's "9 to 5" to celebrate enjoying life after the workday ends.
Westbrook's musical journey is relatively recent but intensely productive. Raised on diverse musical influences ranging from George Strait to gangsta rap, he developed his own distinctive sound that revitalizes the organic country-rock of the Red Dirt revolution while maintaining mainstream appeal. His vocal style has drawn comparisons to fellow Texan Parker McCollum.
Later in 2025, Westbrook will open for established country stars including Parker McCollum, Midland, Eli Young Band, Cole Swindell, and Ian Munsick. With three singles already released in 2025 and more new music promised, this year is shaping up to be pivotal for the young artist's career.
As Westbrook himself reflected on his journey: "This year has really been an insane ride. I started the year as a college student, and ended the year watching people scream my song lyrics back to me at my own headline shows. I truly feel like I'm living a dream".
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