Mexican-American artist Louie the Singer has his own definition of country success

When artists release their major label debut albums, they’re often still fairly early in their careers, working towards winning over the industry, establishing their reputations and introducing themselves to the public. But Louie the Singer is dropping his first project on MCA Nashville as a nearly 20-year veteran of the grind. And perseverance has given him an unwavering sense of self-determination.

Case in point: Louie’s contribution to the storehouse of country songs proudly proclaiming country identity doesn’t conform to the familiar template.

Countless white artists have sung about where they came from, how they were raised and how they live as proof of their authenticity. There’s often an air of defiance that suggests they’re confronting imagined doubters.

Louie, who’s Mexican-Ame