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Music Seen: Hunter Hayes Proves Why He's An Artist To Watch

Hunter Hayes is one of the most exciting new voices to emerge in today's contemporary country music scene. How do we know? Well, we've seen him display his considerable talents on a few different occasions now, including the 2013 Grammy Awards, last week's Philly Jam, and his Artist To Watch showcase set at New York City's Webster Hall late last month. The latter concert was livestreamed by our friends over at MTV —you can catch the entire Hunter Hayes: Artist To Watch showcase here— and we sent our ace photographer Lauren Weissler to the show to capture the scene for the latest entry in our ongoing Music Seen series.

Hunter Hayes VH1 Music Seen

Hunter Hayes VH1 Music Seen

Hunter Hayes VH1 Music Seen

Hunter Hayes VH1 Music Seen

Hunter Hayes VH1 Music Seen

Hunter Hayes VH1 Music Seen

Hunter Hayes VH1 Music Seen

Hunter Hayes VH1 Music Seen

Hunter Hayes VH1 Music Seen

Hunter Hayes VH1 Music Seen

Hunter Hayes VH1 Music Seen

Hunter Hayes VH1 Music Seen

Hunter Hayes VH1 Music Seen

Hunter Hayes VH1 Music Seen

Hunter Hayes VH1 Music Seen

Hunter Hayes VH1 Music Seen

Hunter Hayes VH1 Music Seen

To whet your appetite to watch the entire performance, here's a clip of Hunter Hayes performing his smash hit "Wanted."

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[Photo: VH1/Lauren Weissler]