Best New Artist

Kasey "Tuff" Tuffman, fresh from a tumultuous award show experience, retreats to his roots in Austin's Red Dirt music scene. There, he reconnects with Jonah Littlejohn, an old flame who offers his home studio as a sanctuary for Tuff to heal and create. As they navigate past heartbreaks and current insecurities, Tuff is determined to show Jonah that their musical partnership could harmonize into something deeper.