#CMAFest26 | Rising star Payton Smith talks guitar skills and writing with some of country’s biggest names

Day 2 of CMA Fest is officially underway. 100,000 country music fans are on lower Broadway to see the genre’s biggest names and rising stars.

One such rising star is singer-songwriter Payton Smith. He is fusing different sounds together through the power of his guitar.

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He sat down with us to talk about his musical journey and writing with Morgan Wallen and Hardy.

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