Cover Story – Dylan Scott
From small-town roots to country stardom, Dylan Scott opens up on fame, family, and his biggest album yet — Easy Does It is just the beginning.
Dylan Scott doesn’t arrive with a roar. He doesn’t need to. While other artists blare headlines and chase virality, Scott has crafted one of the most quietly dominant careers in modern country music. With nearly five billion career streams, six No. 1 singles, and sold-out tours including his first arena headliners, the Louisiana native is a certified chart-topper. And yet, he’s never lost the aura of a grounded dreamer.
“I still pinch myself every day I wake up,” Scott tells Maverick Magazine. “This life is all I dreamed as a kid. So to continue to stack number one songs is crazy to me. I get so caught up in the daily grind and touring that sometimes it’s almost like I’m numb to everything, but each time a song of mine hits number one, it takes me back to that same feeling I had as a kid when I dreamed of doing this.”
That kid’s dream has become a wildly successful reality. Scott entered 2025 as the fourth most-played country artist in the format, thanks to back-to-back No. 1s — “Boys Back Home” with Dylan Marlowe and the Platinum-certified “This Town’s Been Too Good to Us.” His newest single, “What He’ll Never Have,” is already shaping up to be the biggest of his career, boasting over 300 million global streams and rising fast on the Country Airplay charts.
Still, Scott isn’t one to coast on statistics. Instead, he moves with an energy rooted in family, humility and gratitude. His success isn’t wrapped in flash. It’s in the authenticity of a life lived close to the music — and even closer to home. This quiet confidence now fuels his third full-length album, Easy Does It, a collection that celebrates the calm earned through years of grinding, loving, and learning.
“I’m not the 20-year-old kid anymore,” he says. “I’m 34 with kids and a wife, and I hope fans can see where I’m at in life. I just hope they see that I’m having fun and not too worried about things. Just enjoying life.”
Before the platinum records and arena tours, Dylan Scott was just a small-town boy from Bastrop, Louisiana, chasing a sound that felt like home. Raised in a working-class family where hard work was the norm and music was a family affair, Scott’s roots are steeped in the grit and romance of the American South — a region where the back porch is as sacred as the stage.
He grew up listening to country greats, but it was Keith Whitley who hit differently. “He’s my biggest inspiration,” Scott shares simply — a nod to the kind of emotional storytelling and vocal vulnerability Whitley mastered. That influence runs deep through Scott’s own catalogue, from his breakout ballads to the slow-burning sincerity of his latest work.
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