Nate Haller

Nate Haller
Haller performing in 2024
Haller performing in 2024
Background information
Born
Nate Hall

(1992-10-16) October 16, 1992 (age 34)
OriginWaterloo, Ontario, Canada
Genres
OccupationsSinger, songwriter
InstrumentsVocals, guitar, harmonica
Years active2018–present
LabelStarseed
WebsiteOfficial website

Nate Haller is a Canadian country singer and songwriter. He has released the albums Party in the Back (2022) and Can't Stay Here (2026) on Starseed Records. Haller has charted multiple singles in Canada, including "Lightning in a Bottle", "Ain't Like Me", "Backfire", and "Thought About You".

Early life

Haller grew up on a farmhouse in Waterloo, Ontario with both of his siblings taking an interest in music, but he stated that he initially only played his brother's guitar on occasion. He then was inspired to pursue music himself after seeing Australian singer-songwriter Xavier Rudd perform live while he was in high school. Soon after this, he was encouraged by a teacher in Grade 11 to enter a talent show, and began writing songs afterwards.

Career

Haller began his music career playing in Kira Isabella's live band for seven years. After befriending Callum Maudsley, a guitar player in the live band for the Reklaws, Haller moved in with Maudsley and the Reklaws' Stuart Walker. He subsequently started touring for three years as the acoustic guitar player for the Reklaws, and credits them for showing him "how the industry works". Haller began fully pursuing his solo career after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, and signed with Starseed Entertainment in 2021.

Haller released his debut single "Lightning in a Bottle" in March 2021, and it subsequently became his first top ten on the Billboard Canada Country chart. He followed it up with the promotional single "Grew Up On" in June 2021, and his second radio single "Somewhere to Drink" in September 2022, which features Brett Kissel and the Reklaws. Haller was semi-finalist in the SiriusXM "Top of the Country" contest in 2021. In January 2022, Haller released the promotional single "Broken", and then followed it up with his third radio single "Ain't Like Me" in May 2022. He won "Rising Star" at the 2022 Country Music Association of Ontario Awards, and received a nomination in the same category at the 2022 CCMA Awards. In 2023, Haller released "Take My Name" to radio. He also received a nomination for "Breakthrough Artist or Group of the Year" at the CCMA Awards.

In August 2024, Haller released the single "Race to the Bottom". In June 2025, Haller released the single "Backfire", a collaboration with Tenille Townes. The song became his first to chart on the all-genre Canadian Hot 100. He followed that up with "Thought About You" in 2026. Haller won both Songwriter of the Year and Musical Collaboration of the Year at the 2026 Canadian Country Music Association Awards for "Backfire".

Tours

Discography

Albums

Title Details
Party in the Back
  • Release date: November 18, 2022
  • Label: Starseed
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Can't Stay Here
  • Release date: September 25, 2026
  • Label: Starseed
  • Format: Digital download, streaming

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
CAN
 CAN Country
2021 "Lightning in a Bottle" —9 Party in the Back
"Somewhere to Drink"
(featuring Brett Kissel and The Reklaws)		 —25
2022 "Ain't Like Me" —15
"Budweiser" —20
2023 "Take My Name" —35
2024 "Race to the Bottom" —22 Can't Stay Here
2025 "Backfire"
(with Tenille Townes)		 793
2026 "Thought About You" 935
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Music videos

Year Title Director
2021 "Lightning in a Bottle" (live)
"Grew Up On"
"Somewhere to Drink"
(with Brett Kissel and The Reklaws)		 Ben Knechtel
2022 "Broken" Austin Chaffe
"Budweiser" (live)
"Take My Name" (live)
2026 "Thought About You"

Awards and nominations

Year Association Category Nominated work Result Ref
2022 Country Music Association of Ontario Rising Star N/a Won
Canadian Country Music Association Rising Star N/a Nominated
2023 Country Music Association of Ontario Album of the Year Party in the Back Won
Fans' Choice N/a Nominated
Male Artist of the Year N/a Nominated
Canadian Country Music Association Breakthrough Artist or Group of the Year N/a Nominated
2025 Country Music Association of Ontario Male Artist of the Year N/a Nominated
Single of the Year "Race to the Bottom" Nominated

References

  1. ↑ "Party in the Back, Album by Nate Haller". Spotify. November 18, 2022. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  2. ↑ Gratton, Cal (June 17, 2022). "Coast 2 Coast Closeup – Nate Haller". Saskatchewan Country CJNB. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Nate Haller - Budweiser". Online Radio Box. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 4 McPherson, David (September 1, 2022). "RISING COUNTRY STAR NATE HALLER FINDS HIS VIBE". Words and Music. SOCAN Magazine. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
  5. ↑ Johnson, Samantha (July 21, 2022). "Stampede performer Nate Haller loves playing to the crazy Alberta fans". Medicine Hat News. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
  6. 1 2 Campbell, Scott (February 12, 2022). "'It's been crazy': Canada's Nate Haller blazes his own musical trail". The Smiths Falls Record News. Toronto Star. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
  7. 1 2 "Nate Haller's Newest Single "Broken" Is Our 2022 Anthem". Front Porch Music. March 11, 2022. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Calgary Stampede - Nashville North, Nate Haller". Calgary Stampede. Archived from the original on September 20, 2022.
  9. ↑ Dunn, Lindsay (July 5, 2021). "Ontario musician Nate Haller has breakthrough year despite a global pandemic". CityNews. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Artist of the Month: Nate Haller". CMA Ontario. December 17, 2021. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  11. ↑ "Somewhere to Drink - Single by Nate Haller". Spotify. September 24, 2021. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
  12. ↑ "Pick of the Week – Nate Haller "Ain't Like Me"". Top Country. May 6, 2022. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
  13. 1 2 Baker, Jennifer K. (June 5, 2022). "Waterloo singer wins 'Rising Star' award from the Country Music Assn. of Ontario". CTV News Kitchener. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
  14. 1 2 "2022 CCMA AWARD NOMINEES". Canadian Country Music Association. July 20, 2022. Archived from the original on September 13, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  15. ↑ Ryan, Morgan (June 6, 2023). "[WATCH] ZOOMsclusive: NATE HALLER: From Reklaw's Guitarist To Solo Star!". Windsor's Country 95.9 & 92.7. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
  16. 1 2 "2023 CCMA Awards Nominees". Canadian Country Music Association. July 13, 2023. Archived from the original on July 14, 2023.
  17. ↑ Melanson, James (August 7, 2024). "NATE HALLER SHARES NEW SINGLE, "RACE TO THE BOTTOM" AMIDST HUGE SUMMER OF LIVE SHOWS". Canadian Beats Media. Retrieved October 13, 2024.
  18. ↑ "Canadian country singer Nate Haller on his brand new single 'Backfire'". Breakfast Television. July 28, 2025. Retrieved October 7, 2025.
  19. 1 2 References for Canadian Hot 100:
  20. ↑ Taylor-Singh, Heather (July 7, 2026). "Stella Lefty Nabs Her First Top 10 Hit as 'Boston' Climbs to No. 10 on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100". Billboard Canada. Retrieved August 9, 2026.
  21. ↑ "2026 CCMA Award Winners". Canadian Country Music Association. Retrieved October 9, 2026.
  22. ↑ References for Canada Country:
  23. ↑ "Nate Haller - "Lightning In A Bottle" (Live)" (video). YouTube. April 23, 2021. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  24. ↑ "Nate Haller - Grew Up On (Official Video)" (video). YouTube. July 5, 2021. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
  25. ↑ "Nate Haller, The Reklaws, Brett Kissel - Somewhere to Drink (Official Music Video)" (video). November 4, 2021. Retrieved September 19, 2022 – via YouTube.
  26. ↑ "Nate Haller - Broken (Official Music Video)" (video). January 21, 2022. Retrieved September 19, 2022 – via YouTube.
  27. ↑ "Nate Haller - Budweiser (Live)" (video). December 15, 2022. Retrieved December 15, 2022 – via YouTube.
  28. ↑ "Nate Haller - Take My Name (Live)" (video). December 22, 2022. Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via YouTube.
  29. ↑ "Nate Haller - Thought About You (Official Video)" (video). January 23, 2026. Retrieved February 6, 2026 – via YouTube.
  30. ↑ "TENILLE TOWNES TAKES HOME FOUR WINS AT THE 2022 CCMA AWARDS PRESENTED BY TD". Canadian Country Music Association (Press release). Global News Wire. September 11, 2022. Archived from the original on September 12, 2022.
  31. ↑ "2023 CMAOntario Awards: Winners Announced!". Country Music Association of Ontario. June 5, 2023. Archived from the original on June 5, 2023.
  32. ↑ "2023 CMAOntario Awards: Celebrating the Best Country Music In Ontario". Front Porch Music. March 27, 2023. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
  33. ↑ Alper, Eric (March 27, 2025). "The Country Music Association of Ontario Announces 2025 CMAOntario Awards Nominees". That Eric Alper. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
  34. ↑ "2025 CMAOntario Award Winners: Celebrating the Best Country Music In Ontario". Front Porch Music. June 2, 2025. Retrieved June 7, 2025.